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JOHN GLENN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY
JOHN GLENN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY
The American hero and U.S. senator for Ohio made several stops the Valley during his career.
February 1964: Edward J. DeBartolo named chairman of the Mahoning County John H. Glenn for Senate committee.
May 1964: Glenn loses to incumbent Sen. Stephen M. Young.
December 1969: Glenn enters Senate race as a Democrat.
April 1970: Glenn speaks to 500 Democrats at a fundraising dinner honoring Charles J. Carney.
May 1970: Howard Metzenbaum defeats Glenn for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
November 1973: Glenn says he will run for U.S. Senate in the May 1974 primary.
December 1973: Glenn and his family visit Youngstown, stopping at the Mahoning County Courthouse.
April 1974: Glenn and pro-football star Roosevelt Grier greet Glenn supporters at the Voyager Inn, a downtown Youngstown hotel.
April 1974: Dr. George D. Beelen and Atty. Paul M. Dutton have taken charge of Glenn’s campaign in Mahoning County.
May 1974: Glenn tops Metzenbaum; to face Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk in November election.
June 1974: Glenn speaks to the Young Democrats of Ohio at the Holiday Inn on Belmont Avenue.
September 1974: More than 800 tickets sold for a $50-a-plate Democratic fundraising dinner that will feature Gov. John J. Gilligan and Glenn at the Maronite Center.
November 1974: Wins Senate race against Perk.
September 1976: Glenn mingles at the Canfield Fair.
October 1976: Glenn speaks to Democratic workers at Philip Murray Hall on South Avenue.
February 1977: Pledges to help develop the Mahoning Valley into the Ruhr Valley of America – Ruhr was a major industrial region in Germany.
October 1977: Glenn comes to Youngstown to meet with community leaders and extend support to the candidacy of J. Phillip Richley for Youngstown mayor.
October 1978: At the dedication of west extension of Federal Plaza West, Glenn says that it’s the latest proof that “Youngstown is alive and well and kicking.”
August 1979: Glenn stops at YSU and Canfield Fair.
February 1980: Dutton to be regional coordinator for Sen. Glenn’s re-election campaign in four Northeast Ohio counties.
March 1980: Announced his candidacy for a second six-year term in the Senate.
February 1983: Glenn, now considering a run for president, makes a stop on his campaign run at the area labor pipefitters hall on McClurg Road and at a fundraising dinner. He raises $150,000 here.
March 1983: Edward J. DeBartolo is to receive the Mahoning Valley Businessman of the Year Award and Glenn is to give the keynote address.
April 1983: Glenn affirms he is running for president.
June 1983: Atty. Don Hanni Jr. asked to serve as an adviser to Glenn.
November 1983: Glenn’s support erodes in The Vindicator-YSU poll.
March 1984: Glenn quits presidential race.
December 1984: Glenn meets with Youngstown Mayor Patrick Ungaro to discuss cuts in federal funding.
February 1986: Announces at the Mahoning County Courthouse that he is seeking re-election in the Senate.
October 1986: Glenn tours North Star Steel plant in Brier Hill and speaks before the Northeastern Ohio Senior Citizens Council at the Mahoning Country Club.
November 1986: Glenn is re-elected to his third term in office.
April 1991: Glenn comes to The Vindicator to talk with Bertram DeSouza as he heads into his 1992 re-election run.
October 1998: Glenn marks the end of his career in the U.S. Senate.
Source: Vindicator files