European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Sen. J. William Fulbright d-ark., shares family Fortune mum to sen. Philip a. Hart a much married into Money. My a is sips is i Mupi the Kennedy Brothers Robert d-n.y., and Edward d-mass., Are second generation millionaires. By Harry Kelly a staff writer at least one of every five is considered to be a millionaire. This is the finding of an associate press Survey of senators and their associates Back Home and in adds to the Senate s reputation As the country s most exclusive one senator figures the ratio of sen ate millionaires is even higher than one out of five. In a private conversation he estimate that 30 of his colleagues or almost one third of the 100 senators were Worth million dollars or close to it. It is impossible to draw a detailed Pic Ture of senatorial assets or financial dealings. Most politicians avoid publicizing their wealth and the sources of it. Despite annual demands and the inevitable drives after such scandals As the Thomas Dodd ease the Senate Aswell As the House has refused to pass a Law requiring members to disclose financial holdings dealings and Worth. In some cases a senator widely believed in his Home state to be a million Aire denies that he . Russell b. Long d-la., demo cratic whip and chairman of the finance committee is believed to be a millionaire by the Home Folk. They Point to land holdings Oil Stock and a Baton Rouge Law firm. Asked about this Long replied ambiguously i have never actually submitted statement of Worth that showed $1 Mil sen. Wallace f. Bennett a Utah senior Republican on the banking and cur Rency committee and former president of the National association of manufacturers has been ranked As a millionaire. He owns a firm that manufactures paint and distributes Glass an also has an Auto Dealership. But he Page 12 says reports that he is a millionaire Are in error. Among the acknowledged million Aires the Brothers Kennedy Robert f of new York and Edward m. Of Massachusetts. Their father Joseph Kennedy s oi1n�� As estimated at $300 million in 1963. One half was reported to be in Trust funds for the Kennedy children and grandchildren. Both Maryland senators Democrat Daniel b. Brewster and Joseph d Tyd Ings Are of wealthy families. Tyding says he does not consider himself a millionaire yet. Brewster acknowledge she is. My net Worth exceeds ?1 is comprised of Trust funds that i inherited and certain business and real estate interests that i developed when i was practising Law. I ended my prac Tice of Law when i entered the Senate " Illinois Republican Charles h Percy s Fortune is estimated at $5 Mil lion or More. Percy elected to the sen n i?66 Sta Ted As a Stock boy in Ell & Howell and left As Board chair Man. Claiborne Pell . Says his fort Newas inherited and supplemented through investments. He is a limited partner inthe brokerage firm of Auchincloss Parker and a Fannin r-ariz., estimated his Ash at in the neighbourhood of a million dollars All in land and buildings sen. Thruston b. Morton Ray a former assistant Secretary of state and gop National chairman during the Eisenhower administration acknowledge she is a millionaire in 1066 Morton said he had $1,170,000in Pillsbury Mills Stock and that he and his wife had Trust accounts of about$1.2 million. Hawaii Republican Hiram Fong is sued a financial statement prior to his sen. Charles h. Percy r-lll., made his in cameras. A m i w. ",4i i Vrsan i my i. .bufe., 1 " " Hawaii sen Fang reaped Law profit a the stars and stripes tuesday election which estimated his net at $2 million. Fong is president j factors ltd., an Industrial and is a founder of the Law Long Miho Choy and Robinson. H. Dominick r-colo., is a of the family which owns the Street brokerage firm of Dominick Nick. Snia Democrat Harry f. Byrd which include controlling in two daily newspapers Ana belly in Virginia and interests in Apple growing packing and proc j operations As Well As other oui b. Everett Jordan d-n.c., is red a self made millionaire. A to local sources and who s who is general manager Secretary or and director of Sellers. Manu no co., a Cotton Mill Secretary or and director of the Jordan g co. President treasurer Gen Langei and director of Royal cot ill co., and director of various firms including the Wachovia land Trust co. Of Winston Salem. I Missouri senators democrats v. Long and Stuart Symington filled to be millionaires. By Ming or Ltd Money and added to it by Matins Emerson electric co ofis during world War ii. In add icing a lawyer Long is in farm ii the Small loan banking and nce p. Anderson d-n.m., an of the Senate aeronautical an committee owns an insurance is. An aide said the senator is Ainaire. Joseph s. Clark d-pa., had been millionaire class according to n statements of Worth until Hise last year. He and his former joint assets had been listed at above $1 million. In the con onal record of dec. 18, Clark Worth at $806,231. 8ia associates of sen. Herman i 1968 it \ fast Talmadge d-ga., think it very Likely that Talmadge is a millionaire partly from the value of Large tracts of . Talmadge also had built what is described As a profitable business sell ing country hams and sausage. But aides said Talmadge was not quite millionaire. Sen. James 0. Eastland d-miss., Isa wealthy planter and also a lawyer. He is said to have Large land holdings inthe Mississippi Delta where he lives. An aide said he did t know Whethe Eastland was a millionaire. Sen. Philip a. Hart d-mich., is not millionaire. But his wife is the former Jane Briggs daughter of the late Walter Riggs who left his five Ohnor Van s25 million. A sen. Stuart Symington d-mo., inherited Money and rehabilitated an electric company. H the stars and stripes friends of sen. Warring. Magnuson d-wash., expressed belief Magnuson might be a millionaire. Anaide of Magnuson chairman of the sen ate Commerce committee said no. Sen. J. W. Fulbright d-ark., is considered Well off. An aide said the Ful Bright family might be Worth a million or More. The family owns a newspaper a bottling Plant and a Wood Plant which turns out furniture. But an aide noted that six shared inthe family interests and expressed Strong doubt Fulbright s share would be Worth a million. Sen. Jacob k. Javits r-n.y., is considered Well off. Whether he is a millionaire is subject of debate. Pauo Dwyer lawyer and former political foe of javits says he believes the sen Ator is. O Dwyer cites javits former partnership with his brother Benjamin in a Law firm and his current partner ship with the firm of javits Trubin Sillcocks Edelman and Purcell. A political Friend state atty. Gen. Louis Lefkowitz expressed doubt javits was a millionaire. He said the million Aire in the family is brother Benjamin. Page t3
