Route 682 Extension Sparks Support and Hospital Opposition
Public hearing for the proposed Route 682 extension drew broad backing from city county and Ohio University sources with concerns raised by Athens State Hospital over route placement. Dowler outlined a $775000 plan to start early next spring, noting traffic relief and safety enhancements amid hospital objections and local criticisms.
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Officials wean on Route 682 extension hearing flights
City and university officials grappled with the proposed Route 682 extension as they took airplane rides over the affected area before the morning public hearing. John W. Dowler, the state highway department’s division deputy director, led the briefing and flight previews.
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John W. Dowler
State Highway Department
Divorce Decree Awards Custody to McKnight Children
Elizabeth A. McKnight wins divorce from Wilbert E. McKnight on gross neglect grounds and is awarded custody of four minor children. In related notes, officials use a glass-bottomed plane for highway department photo work during a planned road extension section. First flight included Mayor Ray Shepard Service Safety Director Dwight Robinson planning members William Herbert Goff Dunfee John Good and Councilman Foster Coe. Ohio University President Vernon Alden and other university officials took the second flight.
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Dwight Robinson
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John Good
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