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Not So Glamorous: Cleveland Society Editor’s Tale
Mary Strassmeyer, society editor for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, described the demanding, unglamorous life of social reporting. She recalled being robbed in daylight near Norwalk, shared her cross Atlantic experiences covering White House visits and Princess Anne’s London wedding, and named Cleveland figures like Steinbrenner and the Modells as prominent locals.
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Mary Strassmeyer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Norwalk
Miss Strassmeyer
Columbia Gas
Main Street
American Association of University Women
Society
Here
Parma
The
Zoo
U.N
Cleveland
White House
Princess Anne
London
Queen Elizabeth
Lady Bird Johnson
Pat Nixon
Prince Charles
U.S
Nixon
Anne
Charles
Tricia
Julie Nixon
George Steinbrenner
Art
Pat Modell
Nick
Gretchen Mileti
Mileti
New Coliseum