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Separate car crashes result in one dead, one injured
Published Feb. 8, 2005
Separate car crashes result in one dead, one injured
Two separate car crashes within an hour of each other Sunday morning resulted in one death and an injury.
Roy Gallemore IV was taken to the hospital after crashing his 1996 Mitsubishi Galant into a tree and being thrown from the car on Creasy Springs Road early Sunday, according to a Boone County Sheriff's Department news release. He was pronounced dead at the University Hospital Emergency Room.
Sheriff's deputies said reasons for the crash included the speed of Gallemore's vehicle. Post-mortem toxicology reports indicated the driver also had a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.
Brandon Bruce was taken to University Hospital and Clinics on Sunday after his vehicle veered off Interstate 70 and rolled down an embankment. Bruce is in stable condition, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
Bill could create jobs, improve Mo. finances
Missouri lawmakers last week proposed a bill called the Invest-in-Missouri Act to bring more money to state banks and improve Missouri finances, according to a news release from State Treasurer Sarah Steelman.
The state would gain more than $17 million in additional tax revenue in the fiscal year 2007, according to the release.
A UM system study on the state's tax revenue said the new bill would create 100 jobs and generate $20,000 in increased revenue.
In addition, the bill is designed to benefit agriculture businesses by marking low-interest loans for renewable energy businesses. If the bill passes, the state would phase in the plan in the next two to three years.
Iraqi elections give Bush approval boost
A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that President Bush has received a six-point approval ratings boost since January, with the largest change relating to the president's handling of Iraq.
In the groups' Jan. 7 survey, 42 percent of those polled said they approved of how Bush was handling the war and reconstruction of Iraq, and 56 percent said they disapproved.
Last week however, public approval of Bush's handling of Iraq rose eight percent.
Bush's job performance on issues such as Social Security, the economy and foreign affairs remained relatively unchanged between January and February.
The margin of error for the survey is plus or minus three percentage points.
The democratic Iraqi elections boasted a 72 percent voter turnout despite boycotts from major Sunni Muslim political groups.