On anniversary of John Glenn's death, organizers request funds for statue

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Organizers of a sculpture effort to honor the late John Glenn are banking on Ohio's love of the famous astronaut to try to attract some state funding.A New York graduate student championing creation of the statue says he's preparing a request for about $20,000 in state funding toward estimated project costs of between $175,000 and $200,000. Capital budget requests are due Jan. 3.The sculpture would be placed outside the John Glenn Post Office in Glenn's birthplace of Cambri