Word: metzenbaum
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...with his trusty knight errant, Sir Spiro the Agnew (2). In New York, wearing Spiro's livery, James Buckley (3) joins Richard Ottinger (4) in assailing Charles Goodell (5), who already feels the weight of Sir Spiro's spiked mace. In the heartland of the realm, Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio (6) is threatened by the ax of Robert Taft Jr. (7), while in Tennessee, Albert Gore (8) aims a mighty swipe at William Brock (9). In Florida, Lawton Chiles (10) closes with William Cramer (11), toe-deep in the Gulf of Mexico. And across the water in Texas...
OHIO: Who is Howard Metzenbaum? Until this spring, many Ohioans had never heard of him. He served briefly and obscurely in the Ohio legislature many years ago but has not held an elective office since 1950. In the years ensuing, he has made a fortune running the Airport Parking Corporation of America...
...Rockefeller will spend either $1,500,000 or $2,500,000-depending on whether one accepts his figures or his opponent's-to stay in Albany. Norton Simon spent $1,300,000 in a quixotic attempt to become the Republican candidate for United States Senator from California. Howard Metzenbaum found out how much it costs to take a Senate nomination away from former Astronaut John Glenn: nearly...
...Metzenbaum challenged Glenn on his own ground: Glenn favored continuation of massive spending on space exploration, while Metzenbaum argued that the money would be better used for the mundane. Metzenbaum attracted labor backing, heavy Jewish support and the endorsement of Cleveland's black mayor, Carl Stokes. Most of all, how ever, what put Metzenbaum across was harder work and a costly, deftly executed television campaign...
...Loss. Whether Metzenbaum can come from behind again in No vember to win the Senate seat that Young is relinquishing is problematical...