Ohio to close most state parks for austerity period
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will shut 46 of 57 state parks and keep 11 open on a limited basis after Labor Day 9 p.m. as part of an austerity program due to a stalled 1971-72 budget. Only select facilities will remain, with revenue producing lodges cabins and golf courses kept open.
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Ohio State Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Marvin Katz
Public Information
Katz
Solomon
Catawba Island
South Bass Island
Kelley
East Harbor
Findley
Crane Creek
Burr Oak
Cowan Lake
Dillon
Hueston Woods
Lake Hope
Mohican
Pike Lake
Portsmouth
Punderson
Pymatuning
Ohio State
Legistute
Ohio Parks Fight Closure By Governor Austerity
Ohio Chapter of the National Campers and Hikers Association denounces Gov. Gilligan’s park closures as part of an austerity plan. Spokesman Don Plummer urges members to lobby lawmakers while Parks cut boating and dockage by Sept. 19 and limit hunting to open areas.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
National Campers and Hikers Association
John J. Gilligan
Don Plummer
Dayton
Plummer
Metro Budget Balanced by Huron Housing Authority
The Huron Metropolitan Housing Authority plans its first balanced budget for 1971 72 totaling 180000 with 72000 expected rental income and 108000 in federal subsidies. The budget covers Willard and New London housing and was presented at a Thursday meeting.
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New London
Huron
Joan R. Mowery
HMHA
Huron County Commissioners
HUD
Woman Injured In Highway Crash Near North Fairfield
City resident Rosaliha J. Myers, 55, of 38 Cortland St., was hurt when her car struck a tree and a utility pole after crossing New State Road and hitting an embankment and fence. She received treatment at Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital after the late Thursday crash. Police cited loss of control just north of North Fairfield. Separately, James F. Miller, 19, of rural Willard, veered off Ohio 103 near Baseline Road early Thursday, struck a route marker, and ended in a cornfield.
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Rosaliha J. Myers
Cortland St
New State Road
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
State Highway Patrol
North Fairfield
James F. Miller
Willard
Ohio
Nixon names Helen Hayes to National Council on the Arts
President Nixon appointed actress Helen Hayes to the National Council on the Arts an advisory group for federal support of art and culture Hayes will fill the unexpired term of Sidney Poitier who resigned a White House spokesman said Thursday
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San Clemente, Calif
UPI
Nixon
Helen Hayes
National Council On the Arts
Miss Hayes
Sidney Poitier
White House
CAB opposes merger of American and Western Airlines
The Civil Aeronautics Board Bureau of Operating Rights announced opposition to the proposed merger between American Airlines and Western Airlines in Washington.
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American
Western Airlines
Kirbawy Given 30 More Days To Enclose Junkyard
Kirbawy George Kirbawy of 27 Marian Dr must enclose the junkyard at George's Auto Parts Ohio 61 East Norwalk with a fence and obtain a junkyard license to comply with Judge Robert J. Vetter. He received 30 extra days after earlier orders.
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Kirbawy
George Kirbawy
George
Ohio 61
East Norwalk
Common Pleas Court
Ronald H. Freeman
Richard Andres
Sheriff's Department
Marian Dr
Robert J. Vetter
Vetter
Bullet Hole Found In Door At Southside Marathon
A bullet hole was found in an overhead garage door at the southside Marathon service station on Benedict Avenue. Station manager Fred Hespeler reported discovering the hole when opening at 8 a.m. Thursday, indicating a slug fired sometime after closing on Wednesday night. No bullet was located inside the station.
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Southside
Marathon
Benedict Ave
Fred Hespeler
Lais Rd
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