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- GRAPEVINE, Page 13That's What Friends Are For
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- By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
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- Alabama Democratic Senator Howell Heflin was in no danger
- of losing his seat in last November's midterm elections, but
- that didn't stop him from recruiting colleagues to help his
- campaign. One of those who answered the call was Ohio Democrat
- John Glenn. The former World War II hero and pioneer astronaut
- filmed a spot extolling Heflin's support for the space program,
- which brings millions of tax dollars to Alabama. In spite of
- the seemingly innocent nature of the plug, the commercial never
- aired. Reason: Heflin's first order of business upon his return
- to Washington was chairing the Senate Ethics Committee
- investigation of the infamous Keating Five, which included the
- same John Glenn. A Heflin spokesman says the ad "just didn't
- fit in" with campaign plans, but wiser heads had advised the
- Alabaman's office about the impropriety of using Glenn -- who
- eventually received a mere slap on the wrist -- as a character
- witness.
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