By Joel Currier and Mark Schlinkmann
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ST. LOUIS — James F. Conway, who as mayor of Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ from 1977 to 1981 fought to stem the exodus of residents and businesses from the city, died Tuesday of prostate cancer at Mercy Hospital Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ in Creve Coeur.
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Fire engulfs old factory complex slated for redevelopment in downtown Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Sonny Gray waives no-trade clause so Cardinals can deal him to Boston for 2 pitchers By trading Sonny Gray, Cardinals assert their new direction: They're in the futures market Cardinals set to be MLB revenue-sharing recipient for first time. What does that mean? 1 killed, 2 injured in O'Fallon, Mo., crash Another of Bailey's businesses is in trouble. Restaurants will stay open, he says. Mizzou signs Eli Drinkwitz to new contract, keeping football coach in place A tale of 2 tunnels: Inside Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz's decision to sign extension, stay UM System Board of Curators to meet amid questions about Eli Drinkwitz's future Cardinals bring back Yohel Pozo on major league deal, sign pitchers to minor league pacts What has Jordan Walker smiling in the batting cage? Inside his plan for a pivotal offseason Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ will see the season's first winter storm Friday, Saturday Two West Virginia National Guard members shot in DC Mizzou administration approves extension for Eli Drinkwitz, now awaiting signature McClellan: Vying for the affections of a 2-year-old
FILE PHOTO 1993 -- Former Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Mayor Jim Conway.
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Fall has arrived to the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ area. View life in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones.
Mark Schlinkmann – 314-340-8265
mschlinkmann@post-dispatch.com
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