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Attendee in gas mask at Cleveland pollution hearings, January 1970
Verso: "Bruce Cline - 20 Cleveland Hts. student Cooper School of Art." An attendee at Cleveland's pollution hearings, held in January 1970 in Cleveland City Hall, wears a gas mask to protest air pollution in the city. The hearings came following the…
"1000 March From CSU to River in Dramatic Protest of Pollution"
This Cleveland Press article by Betty Klaric, published on April 22, 1970 describes the Earth Day march held by students and faculty of Cleveland State University. Over 1000 people marched from Cleveland State's campus to the Cuyahoga River to…
"Wise environmentalism," Plain Dealer editorial
In this Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial from November 26, 1976, a case is made for gradual steps to be taken to improve the environment. Environmental policy laid out by the government, the author argues, must be mindful of economic and social…
"Architects peg cost of restoring Rockefeller Park at $11 million"
In this Cleveland Plain Dealer article from June 18, 1980, Christine J. Jindra describes the findings of a report on the cost of renovating Cleveland's Rockefeller Park. By this time, the park, running from Lake Erie to University Circle, had fallen…
"Beauty is buried in clutter"
In this editorial published in the Cleveland Press on January 9, 1971, William E. Scheele describes the deterioration of Liberty Boulevard (now Martin Luther King Boulevard), urging for its refurbishment and stressing its importance to Cleveland's…
"Fill Threatens Doan Parkway, Women Protest to City Officials"
This article by Betty Klaric, published in the Cleveland Press on April 16, 1969, describes efforts made by The Cleveland Heights - University Heights League of Women Voters and a Park Preservation Committee to stop the continued dumping of debris…