Sen. Howard Metzenbaum’s stunning loss to former astronaut John Glenn Jr. In yesterday’s Ohio Democratic primary will not weaken the support of the Jackson Amendment. Knowledgeable capital sources said that since Metzenbaum will continue to serve in the Senate until the new Congress convenes in Jan. 1975 and the Jackson Amendment issue is expected to be resolved long before that, Metzenbaum’s retirement will not affect its strength in the Senate.
The amendment was not an issue in the Ohio primary and rarely was even mentioned. At this point it is not expected to be an issue for the Nov. general elections either. Metzenbaum, the first Jewish Senator from Ohio and one of three in the current Congress, promptly joined the list of sponsors for the Jackson Amendment after his appointment to the Senate last Dec. by Democratic Gov. John J. Gilligan to succeed William B. Saxbe who was named Attorney General. Saxbe, a Republican, first backed the Jackson Amendment but later repudiated it. Sen. Robert Taft, Ohio’s senior Senator and a Republican, strongly favors the amendment.
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