Metzenbaum Fights Identity Gap In Senate Bid
Howard Metzenbaum faced a sharp identification gap against John Glenn as he sought the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. A November poll showed only 10 percent knew Metzenbaum, while 95 percent recognized Glenn. The Cleveland businessman and lawyer long built APCOA and serves on many boards while pursuing campaign causes and lifestyle, including sports and family.
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Cleveland
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Howard M. Metzenbaum
U. S. Senate
John Glenn
Metzenbaum
U.S
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Airport Parking Co. of America
APCOA
ITT Consumer Services
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Lawyers ‘Constitutional Defense Committee
National Council On Hunger and Malnutrition
Cleveland Metropolitan
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University of Wisconsin
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University of Arizona
University of Cincinnati
Shelly
Shaker Heights High
Amy
Fairmount Temple Congregation
Metzenbaumen
Senatorial drive on civil rights and social reform
The speaker recalls battles against private clubs that barred Jews and Negroes, noting victories at Manakikis and Sleepy Hollow Golf Clubs. He aimed to crack the Union Club in Cleveland, a fight he ceded as lost. He emphasizes hunger, crime, poverty, hospitals, and human rights as core concerns for a potential Senate bid, wanting direct action beyond committee tasks.
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