“Dayton, Ohio” was the answer.
The clue ran in the Feb. 26, 2017 edition of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle.
Credit: PAMELA DILLON
Credit: PAMELA DILLON
Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement via email on Monday, Feb. 27:
“I will continue to fight to keep the NAHF in Dayton, Ohio and this weekend’s New York Times Crossword puzzle was a national reminder of how important this Congressionally Chartered organization is to our community. I look forward to hearing from the Blue Ribbon Panel and receiving their recommendation on how we can keep the NAHF viable for future generations.”
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Credit: TY GREENLEES/STAFF
In January 2017, the Dayton Daily News reported the museum lost the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in December 2016 after the board of trustees announced it was moving the event for one year to Fort Worth, Texas, in 2017. It marked the first time the ceremony will leave Dayton since it started in 1962.
In a Jan. 25 letter to the Hall of Fame’s Board of Trustees chairman, William R. Harris, Jr., Turner alleged his office had received complaints of “financial mismanagement and misappropriation of NAHF resources and assets.”
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These issues “appear to threaten the very viability of the NAHF to meet the basic purpose” of the organization’s congressional charter and sustain its not-for-profit status in Ohio, the congressman wrote.
The Hall of Fame has denied Turner’s claims and called on the congressman to restore its reputation after making the allegations.
In a prior interview Wednesday, Turner said the financially struggling Hall approached him with past concerns of closing. He said he had worked with the Hall “for a number of years” on financial issues. The aim of the investigation is to put the Hall on a path to financial stability, he said.
“Just a few years ago, they approached me with concerns that their finances were so bad that they might close their doors at the Air Force museum,” Turner said. “With their recent decision to relocate the enshrinement dinner, the question has arisen again as to the ability to meet their financial needs. I’m very concerned that the long-term viability of the National Aviation Hall of Fame is at risk.”