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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1974
Page
3
The Ohio Democratic Senate nomination race narrows to a near tie between John Glenn and incumbent Howard Metzenbaum. Ohio Poll findings show Glenn slight winner in late surveys though ads depress turnout and Independents swing away, with only 31 percent of Independents backing Glenn in May.
The Ohio Poll indicates Glenn has gained ground against Metzenbaum with independents split. Metzenbaum remains ahead in some areas as both campaigns expand ads and major endorsements approach. The May survey follows televised debates and Kennedy Onassis backing, signaling shifting support in big cities and rural counties.
Ohio labor leader Frank W. King labels a circulated report a fifty page smear and fights rival claims as a political plot. Warren Smith is named as the report’s alleged author amid a leadership showdown ahead of the Cleveland AFL-CIO convention.
Attorneys for William L. Calley Jr plan to ask a federal court to allow continued freedom on bond as government seeks to revoke bail. Calley, freed on personal recognizance in lieu of $1,000, faces scrutiny after President Nixon declined further sentence reduction. The report recalls Army Captain Howard Levy’s 1969 bail and notes Calley’s My Lai conviction and March 1968 actions.
Federal probes show Penn Central officials possibly earned millions before the railroad's 1970 bankruptcy. A Philadelphia grand jury, active for 18 months, did not indict, while the SEC filed civil charges alleging massive fraud to hide losses from stockholders.
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