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A Four-Part Series About It Starts Today, Page 1-C More Information From Company To Shareholder Is The Object Of Proposed SEC Guidelines. It's In Marketplace, 1-E KENTUCKY. IRER Edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1975 134TH YEAR NO. 284 PRICE 50c NQ THE Development Lag Blamed On City Hall Downtown Momentum Dyin Cincinnati: Turner, city council or who, but In the overall, aggressive positive leadership Is missing in our city administration, in city hall." "I think a little bit the present composition of our city government is not one that understands the business world and the business of creating Jobs," said William S. Rowe, president, Fifth-Third Bank.

"It is not as comfortable with the business community as perhaps councils and administrations In the past have been. Maybe they relate better to the small communities, the neighbor- hall who have the respect of the financial community and we don't have that now," one of the top three financiers in the city said. "It's necessary so that when the city comes to us for something, we have confidence enough in them to respond. No business is going to go in there and fight and hassle and fight and hassle with them on every detail. It's not worth it." "Leadership comes from all places," said William J.

Whittaker, past president, Cincinnati Bell. "I couldn't say whether it is the mayor, business community to make anything work," said B. John Yeager, president, Cincinnati Gas and Electric "but the business community can't do it alone. You must have the city administration and the active push of the city council-members themselves to convince the citizenry that the push for downtown is important. I'm not criticizing, but we have lost momentum in that area compared to previous administrations." "WE NEED POLITICIANS in city By SHERYL BILLS Enquirer Reporter It takes no particular expertise to conclude that development In downtown Cincinnati is stymied: In the past year, there have been no new groundbreaklngs, no new topping outs and no signs of new construction.

Instead, in the past year, Clncin-natians have witnessed: Closing of the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Albee Theater and Wiggins Restaurant all located in the First of a Series heart of the downtown central business district on the south side of Fountain Square. Abandonment of hopes for a Hyatt Regency Hotel on the south side of Fifth Street, between Race and Elm Sts. Failure of plans to materialize on a 440-room expansion of Stouffer's Cincinnati Inn at Sixth and Elm Sts. Deterioration of plans to construct a 20 story, 200 unit condominium tower on the downtown riverfront. In comprehensive interviews with leaders in Cincinnati's business and financial communities, it was evident that these are critical symptoms of decline.

It was their near-unanimous opinion that downtown development has "lost its momentum," lost its spirit and lost the driving attention it was once given through business and government working together. THE CAUSE, the business and financial leaders said, Is partially economic but more fundamentally a lack of aggressive leadership in Cincinnati City Hall. They named these specifics: A city manager, E. Robert Turner, who is "abrasive" to the business and financial communities. A Cincinnati City Council which has "de-emphasized" downtown development in favor of the neighborhoods and which fails to stir confidence or respect from the business and financial communities.

A city admlnistration-prlmarl-ly the Department of Urban Development, City Planning Commission and Department of Bulldlngs-whlch "lacks Imagination and creativity" and often does more to Impede new development than to encourage it. The charges, in many cases, were broad and sweeping, but they were supported by evidence which follows In this series. In all cases, the views expressed were nonpartisan neither political parties nor Individual members of city council were singled out. The discussions of council were directed at council In Its entirety. "You have to have the push of the a pause in progress the record 1964: Completion work by Working Review Committee.

Adoption of "The Plan for Downtown Cincinnati" 1965: Development contract signed with John W. Galbreath and Joseph B. Hall. Groundbreaking Cincinnati Convention Center. Groundbreaking Provident Tower.

1966: Beginning construction Fountain Square Garage. Beginning construction Fifth-Third Bank building. Beginning construction Dubois Tower. Groundbreaking Pogue's Garage. Groundbreaking WCPO broadcasting facilities.

Groundbreaking Stouffer's Cincinnati Inn. Beginning conttruction improving downtown streets, sidewalks, plantings. 1967: Beginning construction Fountain Square Plaza. Beginning construction Fountain Square walkway. Beginning Fourth Street beautif ication.

Riverfront Stadium. Groundbreaking Western-Southern Life Insurance Co. garage. Groundbreaking Garfield Towers. Remodeling Terrace Hilton.

1969: Groundbreaking Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Cin cinnati branch). Groundbreaking Formica Building and Contemporary Arts Center. Groundbreaking Fifth-Race Tower. Groundbreaking Shillito's garage. Groundbreaking Lytle Park apartments.

Beginning construction second-level walkway. Western-Southern Life Insurance Co. 580 Project (Southern Ohio Bank, two office towers). Groundbreaking first stage Riverfront Park. Groundbreaking Procter Gamble garage and office building.

Beginning expansion Procter Gamble headquarters. Opening heliport atop Western-Southern garage. of Lytle Park. Beginningconstruction Procter Gamble plaza. Completion plan for North Frame (Garfield Place) revitalization.

Cincinnati Bell switching center. Abandonment North Frame (Garfield Place) revitalization plan. riverfront sports coliseum. 1974: Nothing. 1975: Uncertain archers Enquirer Founds Fund To Build Carillon Tower The Enquirer is establishing The Enquirer Carillon Tower Fund to help collect donations for a proposed 83-bell, 333-foot tower on the riverfront, William J.

Keating, Enquirer president, announced Saturday. The proposal for the national historic landmark to permanently commemorate the nation's 200th anniversary was reported January 11 by The Enquirer. This plan sparked The Enquirer's offer, Keating said. "The project would be of value to our entire area, not only the downtown and riverfront area," he said. Cost of the tower and carillon Is estimated at $2 million.

Additions such as a museum and landscaping, which could be completed later, would cost another $3 million. Keating said the fund would be "a vehicle to raise money to demonstrate public Interest so city, state and federal money can participate. "All monies collected by The Enquirer will be held In escrow," Keating said. Ernst Ernst, certified public accountants, will audit the fund. A FIVE-MEMBER board of trustees will be named to operate the fund.

It Is being designed so that contributions will be tax deductible. If sufficient funds do not develop for the project, all donations will be returned, Keating said. James R. Verdin, vice president of the I. T.

Verdin said in announcing plans for the tower last week that it needs a sponsor as well as funds. Work must start by July for it to be ready for the start of the bicentennial celebration In July, 1976, Verdin said. Donations should be sent to the Carillon Tower Fund, The Enquirer Information Center, 617 Vine Cincinnati, Ohio 45201. The sender's name and address should be included with each donation. Ain't Nothin' But Elvis' Wolfhounds hoods, but when you look at It, what have they done for the little communities?" Mayor Theodore M.

Berry and City Manager Turner both attribute the city's slowdown in downtown development to economics. "THE PRIME FACTOR Is the economy," Berry said. "I blame much of It on the economic situation," Turner said In a December press conference. But the financier mentioned earlier dismissed the economy as an excuse. "Sure, money rates are too high," he said, "but you make your deal work.

I don't think the present leadership in city hall has the capability to put a deal together." Despite the alarm of the business and financial leaders over the dormant state of downtown they continually pointed to the assets Cincinnati has and expressed hope for the future. They named assets of the stadium, arena, expressways, convention center and new office space and said downtown Cincinnati is still better than most cities. "We've come a long way and we still can go further," Whittaker said. "I think we'll move ahead in spite of our problems, in spite of the city" (hall). "We've got so much potential," said Provident Bank President Joseph F.

Rippe. "When you stand up In Eden Park and look down here, this is a showplace. It's the show-place of the Midwest and it should be treated as such." But the leaders also warned of what could happen unless attention is focused on present problems. "I think we can go on a downward trend If we don't move soon In the continued development of the city," Yeager said. "I've always been of the philosophy if you don't move forward you move backward," said Joseph B.

Hall, retired Kroger executive and one of the prime developers of downtown. "We are on the brink now," said developer Charles B. Levlnson. "We can go one way or the other. We can go like Cleveland and Detroit." "What we need Is some aggressive push in the city," concluded Rlppe.

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"I thought they were taking us to the dog pound," said Patsy Haynes, 19, who was inside the crate with Areecla (Honeybee) Benson, 17. The REA Express delivered the crate to the gatehouse of Presley's Graceland mansion Friday. But Elvis Uncle Vester phoned the mansion and was told that Presley didn't need any more dogs and to refuse shipment. THE CRATE WAS loaded back into the truck for the ride back to' the depot. At that point the girls kicked and clawed their way out of the boxes and began screaming and pounding to alert the driver.

"We thought they were going to dump it in the river," explained Honeybee. Patsy and Honeybee said the scheme began three weeks ago when Mississippi Delta Junior College classmate Debby Black, 19, wanted to send Presley a gift for his 40th birthday, which was January 8. .511 AViVAV NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) Thousands of chanting demonstrators armed with firebombs, iron bars and sticks, Saturday stormed the U.S. Embassy and a British cultural office in Nicosia and the British Embassy in Athens. They ransacked offices and made bonfires out of the On Page 5-A: Related photo.

debris. U.S. marines fired teat gas grenades in Nicosia but no casualties were reported in any of the incidents. The demonstrations were called to protest Britain's decision to evacuate 10,000 Turkish Cyprlot refugees from British bases on Cyprus to Turkey. The Cyprus government 9m Ji- Memorial to commemorate bicentennial Policy Rauf Denktash, and the leader of the Greek Cyprlots, Glafkos Clerides, on a political solution to the problems of the divided island.

U.S. Ambassador Rodger P. Davles was killed during an attack on the American Embassy In Nicosia last August as antl-Amerlcan feeling boiled over in the wake of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus. Greek-Cyprlots still harbor anti-American feelings on grounds the United States did nothing to prevent the Turkish Invasion. Armed Greek-Cypriot national guard troops, Including three armored cars outside the embassy, did nothing to stop the demonstrators.

A second attack broke off with the arrival of six armored personnel carriers of the Canadian, contingent of the United Nations peace force on the island. Another group of demonstrators attacked the offices of the British consul, an educational and cultural organization funded by the British Parliament. The demonstrators ransacked the library and started a small fire before moving on. Similar demonstrations were staged in all the towns and many villages of the Greek-controlled part of the island. In Athens, a spokesman for the British Embassy said gasoline bombs tossed through broken windows "burnt out the first floor." But he said most of the embassy's staff abandoned the premises unharmed and police were able to disperse the demonstrators.

III) TM 'Wll Debby and Joan Thigpen, 19, convinced Patsy and Honeybee to pose as wolfhounds, then raised $55 from classmates to finance the shipment. The four women arrived in Memphis Friday morning, prepared the crate at the home of Debby's sister and called a delivery truck. "We took a deck of cards and a couple of peanut butter sandwiches," Honeybee said. "But I Just prayed the whole time. We played cards for a while, but after they turned the box upside down while loading it, I was scared." "I'm not in love with him or anything like that," she said.

"I Just wanted to say 'hi' to him." AFTER THEIR RESCUE, the coeds asked truck driver Sam Delist to drive them back to Graceland. Honeybee spent the night in the gatehouse and the other three women returned to the gate Saturday. Honeybee said that her trip won't be a loss even If she doesn't see Elvis. "I've had a big time," she said. Delist, who has been driving delivery trucks for 32 years, said "I think it was wonderful.

And I'll tell you one thing about those little angels. They were sweet." AP lenrphoto re 5s ilxi fc.yss says the British move supports what It claims are Turkish plans to partition the island. A State Department spokesman in Washington said most American personnel had left the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia before the attack by an estimated 5000 demonstrators. He said the State Department expressed "grave concern" to the Cypriot government over the attack and that "we have made it clear that we expect the Cypriot government to provide full protection for the embassy and all American personnel in Cyprus.

The government of Cyprus has assured us they will provide the necessary protection." The new protests came during, the second round of talks between the leader of the Turkish Cyprlots, PTI said its sources "also summarily dismiss talk of power struggle as the cause or the likely consequence of Mr. Brezhnev's withdrawal Usually knowledgeable Western and Asian diplomats said Saturday that they had no evidence to confirm Brezhnev had relinquished his official responsibilities. A few Soviet diplomats have quietly confirmed reports in Moscow circles that the 68-year-old leader is ill, but attribute it to a bad case of flu complicated by respiratory problems. According to one unconfirmed report, Brezhnev Is resting In a sanatorium on Moscow's outskirts. Brezhnev Resigns, Indians Say From UPl.

New York limei Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev has taken leave of his responsibilities" because of Illness, the Press Trust of India (PTI) has reported from Moscow. OnPagel7-A: Detente still alive. In a dispatch from its Moscow correspondent, who cited Informed sources, the agency said a combina-tion of overwork in recent years, age and niness and the recent death of his mother had forced Brezhnev to step down. Coeds Honeybee (Left) And Patsy Mlsslsslppians hiding In crates were rejected.