Ex-Rep. Regula, Ohio congressman elected to 18 terms, dies

Regula pushed for acquiring the properties that now make up the Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio and helped pass new user fees for national parks to provide money to improve facilities.

Regula and his wife, Mary, also were instrumental in establishing the National First Ladies Library in Canton, which opened in 1998 and later became a national historical site.

Throughout his career, he blocked legislation to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Mount McKinley to Mount Denali.