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Pg 4 Tb Daily JomaL, St Francois Co, Monday, August 9, 1993 to traffic soon toe open miglit acres in nine Midwestern states. In Cape Girardeau, residents were relieved to see the Mississippi's crest of 47.9 feet pass them by Sunday. With the river's level hovering at 47.9 feet for the second day, it appeared Cape Girardeau's predicted crest of 48.5 to 49 feet fortunately highest crest was in '73," said Lou Chiodini of the Army Corps of Engineers inSt Louis. "You can breathe a certain sigh of relief but it's not a time to stop being vigilant They still have to look at these levees. They're still saturated." While many areas north of Cape Girardeau experienced more than a wouldn't come true.

But officials said it was still too early to become complacent Townspeople continued to shore up already-reinforced sandbag barriers to protect low-lying areas from the relentless pressure of river. "We still have water on the levees, which is still higher than the sover, a spokeswoman for the city of Ste. Genevieve, which weathered a crest of 49.67 feet Friday well over the 1973 record of 43.3 feet The town settled by the French in 1735 is the oldest permanent settlement on the west bank of the Mississippi. "We still have many, many days and perhaps weeks where we have to be concerned about the possibility of a levee break," Rissover said. In Hannibal, in northeast Missouri, where the river has been over flood stage since April 1, residents returned to some flooded low-lying neighborhoods south of downtown to begin cleaning.

But the bridge River ST. LOUIS (AP) A 30-mile stretch of the Mississippi River north of here might reopen to traffic by the end of the week if towboat tests prove safe, the Army Corps of Engineers said. "In the next week we're talking about possibly, if the water goes down, to reopen Lock 24 and 25," said Bill Groth, of the Corps in St. Louis. Lock and Dam 24 at Clarksville is nearly 70 miles north of St.

Louis and Lock and Dam 25 at Winfield is about 40 miles north of St. Louis. Officials from the Corps, the U.S. Coast Guard and the towing industry are meeting to determine when the rivers can begin to go back into production, Groth said- "The plan is to try and do test tows to see the effects on the levees," he said. The tests will probably begin when the river drops to 39 feet, which is nine feet above flood stage.

A towboat will move 10 to 12 barges along the river to determine how much of a strain the wakes put on the saturated levees. Even if some sections are reopened, they may be shut down later because of safety concerns, said Lt. Paul Barragan of the U.S. Coast Guard. In most areas of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, navigational tools, such as buoys, are missing or misplaced, he said.

He added that the river may now flow on a different path than before the flood and river charts will need to be changed before vessels can travel safely. For now the Mississippi remains closed from Lock and Dam 17 in southern Iowa to Cairo, m. and most of the Missouri river in the infft is rlnsfirf tr traffic. Flooding on the Mississippi and Missouri and their tributaries has contributed to the deaths of 48 people and caused at least $10 billion in damage, flooding 17 million SuperCash repairs or shore up softening spots in the temporary levee system. At one point last week when officials thought they had a sufficient surplus, one emergency required more than 20,000 bags.

Staff photo by Lcroy Sigman NEVER TOO MANY Volunteers continued to fill sand bags Saturday at the Valle Desert in Ste. Genevieve despite a stockpile of thousands in the background, but officials said they are all need in case of a failure in the levee. Even as these were being filled, truck loads were being hauled to areas around the community to make over the Mississippi to Illinois, a vital link for the region's economy, remained closed. On the Missouri River, people were coping at Hermann, where flooding knocked out gas service Friday. The German settlement attracts tourists for its German festivals, food and wineries.

"Restaurants are using what they call creative menus and cooking with propane camp stoves and microwaves and so on," said Frank Wissmath, a volunteer for the city's tourism office. About 50 miles downriver from Cape Girardeau, at Cairo, where the Ohio River dumps into the Mississippi, the river deepens and widens dramatically. Little flood was expected there. Below that point in the Bootheel, New Madrid and Caruthersville were expected to see crests just inches above flood stage, said Karl Sieczynski of the National Weather Service in St Louis. The Mississippi was expected to top out at 34.7 feet today in New Madrid, where flood stage is 34 feet, and 34 feet Tuesday in Caruthersville, where flood stage is 32 feet, Sieczynski said.

to Winfield, about 40 miles north of the city. At St Louis, where' the river is expected to fall below flood stage in late August or early September, all but about 200 of some 12,000 residents who were evacuated a week ago were returning to their homes. They were forced out because of fears of explosions and fire at a flooded propane tank facility. In Hannibal, in northeast Missouri, where the river has been over flood stage since April 1, residents returned to some flooded low-lying neighborhoods south of downtown to begin cleaning. But the bridge M'.

Til uyci uic mississippi io iinnois, a vital link for the region's economy, remained closed. foot drop in the river in 24 hours, the Mississippi was still nearly 16 feet above flood stage on Sunday in this southeast Missouri town. Sandbagging was halted in Ste. Genevieve, a sure sign of the receding waters. But residents were afraid to declare victory.

"It's not over," said Jean Ris- people and caused at least $10 billion in damage, flooding 17 million acres in nine Midwestern states. Congress has passed a $5.7 billion relief bill. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy has said he will ask for more money. The flooding also has closed much of the upper Mississippi to commercial and recreational traffic. However, a 30-mile stretch of the river north of St Louis might reopen by the end of the week if levees show they can withstand wakes created by test runs of tow-boats and barges, the corps said.

The tests would probably begin when the river drops to 39 feet or 9 feet above flood stage. The river would be open from Clarksville, nearly 70 miles north of St Louis, Bridging the Information Gap for Retirement Planning Af Floodwaters are dropping, but communities continue to worry ST. LOUIS (AP) There was no jackpot winner Saturday night in Missouri's SuperCash drawing, worth $100,000. The Missouri Lottery Commission reports that: The winning numbers were 7-9-14-24-37. Four numbers were picked by 31 players, with each ticket worth 5,254.

Three numbers were picked worth $5. Pick 3 winners ST. LOUIS (AP) The winning Lottery Daily Pick 3 game: 7-0-1 Missouri Lotto ST. LOUIS (AP) There was no Missouri's Lotto drawing, worth an estimated $15 million. The Missouri Lottery Commission reports that: The winning numbers were 3-24-27-30-32-40.

Five numbers were picked by 10 players, with each ticket worth $1,466. Four numbers were picked by $44. Three numbers were picked by worth a free play. The next Lotto drawing will be worth an estimated $2.7 million. Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) No one picked all six Powerball numbers drawn Saturday, sending the multistate lottery jackpot to $31 million for Wednesday's game.

The Jackpot was $26.5 million Saturday when these numbers were drawn: 3. 18. 20. 22. 35 and Powerball 4 1 Six tickets matched the first five eacn.

iwo ot tnose tickets were sold sold in Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon and Illinois Lotto SPRINGFIELD, 111. (AP) No one by 1,214 players, with each ticket numbers in Saturday's Missouri jackpot winner Saturday night in 693 players, with each ticket worth 13,048 players, with each ticket numbers and are worth $100,000 in Missouri, while one each was West Virginia. matched all six numbers in Satur- of the six numbers each are worth a second tram hit his tram from North Kansas Cilv Hosrrital with Kansas Gty man says it's hieh time Americans. MIL I A II II aay muuon Lotto drawing, Illinois state lottery officials said Sun day. areas around Ste.

Genevieve, dropping as much as a foot in 24 hours. About 50 miles down river in Cape Girardeau, the "Mississippi crested Sunday and water began to recede. "We still have water on the levees higher than the highest crest was in '73," said Lou Chiodini of the Army Corps of Engineers in St Louis. "You can breathe a certain sigh of relief but it's not a time to stop being vigilant" The National Weather Service said much of the Midwest will be hot humid and without rain for the next few days, raising hopes the levees will survive as the waters recede. Flooding on the Mississippi and Missouri and their tributaries has contributed to the deaths of 48 room reaction area for pumping milk.

Two Missouri legislators expressed some skepticism about the lactation room. Sen. Larry Rohr-bach, -California, and Rep. Gracia Backer, D-New Bloomficld, questioned spending state funds on it Construction costs for the room were $1,225, the refrigerator cost $99 and most of the furnishings came from surplus. "I think it's probably an admirable idea, but whether it's appropriate or timely I don't know," Backer said.

"I'm just amazed," she said of the room. I didn't know we had gone that far." Rohrbach called the lactation room "an avant garde thing." To set aside a little bit of private space, I don't have any problem with that as long as it's not some extraordinary cost I would hope that we wouldn't spend very much money if there's very limited use of the facility," he said. McClurg-Hitt is the only employee now using the room. Officials couldn't predict how many other workers would take advantage of it But statewide' 65 percent of women over 16 with children under age 6 are in the workforce, according to the 1990 census. And in 1991, 45 percent of infants were being breast-fed when they were released from the hospiial.

The new lactation room at the Department of Health has drawn mixed reactions, McClurg-Hiu said. Some employees like it some don't and still others arc uneasy about it she said. ST. LOUIS (AP) Water levels dropped dramatically in some areas along the swollen Mississippi River, but continued pressure on saturated levees kept flood-weary residents holding their bream. "It's not over," said Jean Rissover, a sandbagging volunteer in Ste.

Genevieve, about 50 miles south of St Louis. "We still have many, many days and perhaps weeks where we have to be concerned about the possibility of a levee break." The town settled by the French in 1735 is the oldest permanent settlement on the west bank of the Mississippi. It weathered a crest of 49.67 feet Friday well over the 1973 record of 43.3 feet The Mississippi was ebbing in Lactation has mixed JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. (AP) For mothers who breast feed their babies, working can be a nuisance.

But the State Department of Health hopes public and private business will follow its lead The department is the first to open a room specifically for mothers to pump milk for their babies in private. For health department employee Debbie McClurg-Hitl. who was moving from office to office to pump milk for her now 10-moth-old son, the newly opened room is a blessing. "You had to be really dedicated to move your stuff around all the time," said Ms. McClurg-Hiu, a registered dietitian at the Department of Health.

"It was frustrating." "Making the Department of Health and other workplaces 'mother friendly is not just nice, it is a necessity," said Dr. Coleen Kiv-lahan. state health director. "When 69 percent of the department's employees are women, which reflects the trend in many workplaces, we must consider the well-being of children and their mothers in our workplaces." A public rcstroora or an office is not always a good place for pumping because it lacks privacy and convenience, said Rosalind Wilkins. nutrition specialist at the department Pumping milk in a icstroom is like telling someone to go cat your lunch in the bathroom," she said.

She said at least (wo Department of Health workers in the past 18 months stopped breast-feeding their habtts because there was no privaw mm- Wednesday's Lotto drawing will be worth at least $8 million to a single winner, lottery officials said. Saturday's Lotto drawing produced 72 tickets matching five of the six numbers. Those tickets each are worth $2,809. The 4,962 tickets matching four rot lVlany 45 and 50 year olds axe worried as to whether or not they'll be able to retire. The numbers drawn Saturday were 11,31, 43, 44, 51 and 54.

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KC plans new museum SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A for a museum here honoring African Harold McPherson, a former Springfield resident, wants to build a $1 million complex centered around the work of prominent inventor Walter Majors. The museum would also have audio-visual displays, a perform inz arti center and a library. McPherson hopes to build it on a site near Drury College. "The museum will give us a chance to recapture some of the thines that seem to be lost," McPherson said..