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D-4 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRERThursday, May 27, 1982 ictim Possibly Alive obley Says Recovery coln Heights Industrial Park to developer William Korte. Two transfer ordinances were passed despite the opposition, sell ID LriiJl ours After Incident City's No. 1 Priority Island ing me land for $26,000 an acre. "The price is too cheap," said Vice Mayor Southall. "WE WOULD be better off leasing," Dawson said.

"We would get all the tax, and we would own all the land. The price is definitely too low for industrial land." The fiscal recovery plan may have been Dantzler's final major action as city manager. He has resigned, effective July 26, and he said Wednesday he has not changed his mind about the resignation. He has been manager since January, 1981, after serving as mayor six years. Southall, another member of the fiscal commission, said the possibility of replacing Dantzler with an administrator has been discussed by the commission as a possible economy measure.

He said the city charter may have to be amended to remove the manager's job. BY STEVE HOFFMAN Enquirer Reporter LINCOLN HEIGHTS Mayor James E. Mobley said Wednesday night the city's financial recovery plan "must be put on top of the list so we can get back to a zero budget." He made the comment after council approved the plan submit-ted by City Manager Herman Dantzler in special session. "I am satisfied with it," said Mobley, one of seven members on a state-mandated Financial Planning and Supervision Commission which assisted with the plan's creation. "SOME THINGS in it might be reconsidered later," the mayor said, "but, it gives us a vehicle for us to work with.

It gives us a direction." Council had to approve the plan by Saturday, 120 days after Gov. James A. Rhodes appointed the commission. It becomes effective Immediately after commission approval today. The city was placed ln a fiscal emergency Dec.

29. It is more than $400,000 in the red. The emergency ordinance approving the plan was passed without any discussion or opposition. Councilman James Harding, who has been highly critical of administration policies ln recent months, was absent Wednesday. In the only other legislation considered in the half-hour ses- sion, Councilmen Arthur Dawson and Charles Southall opposed the sale of nearly eight acres in Lin ENQUIRER BATAVIA BUREAU BATAVIA-Murder victim Per-mon E.

Gilbert, 46, apparently was alive for some time after his personal van was abandoned on a rural road in Adams County. Gilbert's body was found in some brush off Swope Road, Tate Township, at 6:22 p.m. Sunday. The man's nude body, found by a 15-year-old boy mowing grass nearby, had three bullet wounds, two ln the back and one in the side, said Nick Cappuro, Clermont County Coroner. The absence of rigidity in the body indicated Gilbert had not been dead more than 10 hours when found, making sometime Sunday morning the time of death, Adams County Sheriff Louis Fulton said.

A resident who called deputies Sunday to report a van parked off the side of the rural road said it had been there for at least a day, Fulton said. The plush cream-and-brown van was first reported to Adams County police as an abandoned vehicle about 3 p.m. Sunday, before Gilbert's body was found. Police broadcast a description of Gilbert's 1979 Ford van Sunday evening after finding the body and said four men, possibly armed, might be in it. The van was recovered by police Monday afternoon on Ebenez-er Road, northwest of Manchester.

Fulton said the van "had just been pulled off in a wide spot in the road. It was right out in the open; there was no effort to hide it." Capt. Clarence Pennington, chief of detectives for Clermont County Sheriff John Van Camp, speculated that robbery was the motive for the killing. Gilbert, an appliance repairman, was last seen alive leaving his farm house on Ohio 774 on the outskirts of Hamersville around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Council To Name Kuhlman City Manager Morning Truck Accident Closes Highway council's search committee for Barfels' successor, cited Mrs. Kuhlman's "positive history with the city as the deciding factor." She added, "We did not want to lose that." Mrs. Kuhlman's salary as acting city manager was set at $32,000 annually, but her salary in the full-time post will not be revealed until council takes official action at its next meeting, according to Mayor Brandon H. Wiers. A graduate of the former Regi-na High School in Norwood, Kuhlman was in the banking profession from 1948 until joining this city as finance director in 1969.

Since 1972, she has served as both finance director and council clerk. She yielded both posts when Barfels resigned. Mrs. Kuhlman, 52, is married and the mother of two children. She Is former president of the fire department ladies' auxiliary and Forest View Garden Club.

She was treasurer of the city's 25th Anniversary Committee in 1981. Also, she has been active in the annual Community Recogition Days, this city's fall fair. -STEVE HOFFMAN FOREST PARK -Claire R. Kuhlman, acting city manager since mid-March, will be named to the permanent post at city council's June 7 meeting, legislative leaders have indicated. City employees were notified Tuesday of Mrs.

Kuhlman's selection from a field of three candidates. The vacancy has never been advertised since Wayne Barfels resigned suddenly March 15 after serving four years. Mrs. Kuhlman was out-of-town Wednesday on city business and unavailable for comment. Lynn Ashley, chairman of MILFORD-Ohio 126 near Shawnee Run Road was closed to all traffic most of Wednesday following a truck accident at 8:30 a.m., police said.

Sgt. Mark Mathews said a dual-axle dump truck owned by Alpine Construction 2145 Alpine Place, Walnut Hills, crashed through a guard rail on Ohio 126 directly across from Shawnee Run Road. The truck, being driven by construction company employee Kyle R. Wittenhagen, 26, went over an embankment and dropped about 45 feet into a creek bed which runs into the nearby Little Miami River, Mathews said. Heavy duty wreckers were finally able to bring the truck out of the creek bed by 7:45 p.m., police said.

The truck was a total loss, Mathews said. Wittenhagen, who was treated at Bethesda North Hospital and released, told police the truck's brakes failed on the Shawnee Run Road Hill Just before the road meets Ohio 126. A commonsense approach to clean air is now before the Congress EwpiB mm 11 KINGS MILLS-A ranger at the Animal Safari at Kings Island is listed in serious condition at Bethesda North Hospital after being attacked by a lion Wednesday-while cleaning an animal compound. Terry Raitt, 34, 2814 Griffiths Cincinnati, suffered multiple lacerations. Following surgery, he was placed in Bethesda's intensive care unit, hospital officials said.

1 More than 350 animals rove the Wild Animal Safari compound. The lion attack was the second in the park's 10-year history. In July, 1976, John McCann, 20, Morrow, was mauled and bitten by lions. He was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time, park officials were uncertain why McCann had left his jeep.

Among other injuries, McCann had been bitten in the neck. Park officials said Raitt has been a ranger at Wild Animal Safari for ii years. Officials were uncertain whether the lion that attacked Raitt had been separated from the other animals. They said an investigation would be conducted. Store Arson Causes $2,000 In Damages READING Fire, attributed to arson, destroyed about 200 rolls of carpeting of various sizes and value early Wednesday morning, causing about $2,000 structural damage to the Carpet Mart store here, fire officials said.

Firefighters discovered several gasoline cans inside the building, where several fires had been started, said Fire Chief Robert Holl-meyer. When firefighters arrived at the building, at Reading Rd. and Benson St. at 4:07 a.m., flames were shooting out the front and side windows of the building from areas where merchandise was stored. The rear of the building was vacant, Hollmeyer said.

The chief said he could not determine the value of contents lost because of the various sizes and qualities of the carpet stocked inside. The Hamilton' County Specialized Arson Task Force was called in to investigate the fire, and arson reward placards were posted shortly after the blaze was put out, Hollmeyer said. Firefighters from Evendale and Lockland assisted Reading in fighting the fire. Reading fire-! fighters were on the scene until 11 a.m., Hollmeyer said. Structural damage to the building was confined to broken windows and a hole in the metal of the single-story, concrete block building.

Anyone with information the fire is requested to call 825-SCAT. Sharonville Man, 1 9, Sentenced For Wreck A 19-year-old Sharonville man was sentenced Wednesday to 1-5 years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of a West Chester man. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Thomas C. Nurre also ordered a three-year driver's license revocation for Mitchell Green, 111 Williamsburg and ordered Green's vehicle registra- tlon and license plates impounded. On Feb.

2, Green pleaded no contest to the charge of aggravat-! ed vehicular homicide in the Dec. 13, 1981, two-car collision that claimed the life of David C. Lee, 31, 8591 Ptarmigan Ct. The accident occurred on US 42, south of East Kemper Road. According to a pre-sentence re-! port, Green's car struck Lee's car broadside.

According to Nurre, prosecutors said Green had been drinking. mm mm hmmm iiEfisi ilk 9 Mi 11 fuel economy and cut costs-all of which should stimulate sales. And by selling more cars and trucks, many unemployed auto workers can be called back to work-at least 15,000 people, for example, are required for every 100,000 cars produced. What should Congress do? A broad cross section of labor, manufacturers, small businesses, consumers and concerned citizens Significant improvement in automobile emissions provided by H.R. 5252 Uncontrolled Emissions 1960 Controlled Emissions 1980 100 80 A new, updated version of the Clean Air Act is currently before the House of Representatives.

The bill, H.R. 5252, provides a modified but still very strict set of standards on automotive emissions. These standards are the same as were in effect in 1980, and will continue to protect public health. The air will get cleaner. The standards set out in H.R.

5252 are very specific. The levels of auto emissions will remain extremely low. The bill requires a 96 reduction in' the level of hydrocarbons, a 92 reduction in carbon monoxide, and a 51 reduction in the oxides of nitrogen from uncontrolled levels. According to the most recent scientific studies, those standards are more than adequate to produce healthy air. As new cars and trucks replace older vehicles, the air will continue to get cleaner and cleaner.

So the more new cars that are sold, the sooner the air will be cleaner. And, within the next 5 to 7 years, national air quality goals will have been met-even in those relatively few areas which now have problems. Saving jobs and money. H.R. 5252 can help save people's jobs.

Here's why. The bill will make it possible for manufacturers to meet the automotive standards with less expensive emissions hardware while still maintaining national air quality requirements. The Environmental Protection Agency has stated that this could mean nationwide annual savings of approximately $1 billion. The bill will improve vehicle performance, increase 60 a. 49 40 in 20 ,5 4 mm EMiKaaJ tiMVMVMxi HC CO N0X HC NO.

CO have joined in support of H.R. 5252. But Congress is still debating the issue. Passing H.R. 5252 is a billion dollar opportunity to continue air quality progress and help the economy.

We believe it's the kind of opportunity that should not be wasted at any time-and especially now. It's time for Congress to act! 0 JACOBS CONTINUED FROM PAGE D-l Jacobs' application was not solic-, ited and was never considered. At the time. Jacobs told The Enquir-' er that he thought his son was well-qualified for the post. JACOBS HAD been asked by the commissioners in February to a head a committee of public health officials that was appointed to evaluate the TB program and make recommendations.

The report he filed with his son's application was not endorsed by that committee. The committee, which included the health commissioners of Cincinnati and several suburban municipalities, recommend-, ed that the TB Control Program remain" under the county commissioners and not be transferred to Jacobs' department. Mrs. Wallls said Wednesday the Board of Health should talk to Jacobs about the propriety of recommending his son for a Job and the hiring of Dr. Petrtyl.

She, McClure and Hilsinger all said they want to discuss the situation at the board's next meeting on "I Intend to definitely bring this up," she said. "I think the board needs to discuss It." mmm The Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc. A'.