European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday october 3, 1977 1976 election Cost $177 million Washington up it Cost nearly $177 million to elect a president 33 Sena tors and 435 members of the House of representatives in 1976, according to studies by the Federal election commission. The Fec saturday released a report showing that candidates for the House spent a total of $60.9 million on their Gener Al election campaigns last year. The report completed the Fec s study of Campaign spending in the 1976 marking the first time the government has made a comprehensive financial analysis of both presidential and congressional elections. Earlier reports showed Senate general elections Cost $38.1 million in 1976, while presidential candidates spent $77.8 million total on primaries and the general elec Tion. Strong Harvest onions Are piled in curving rows during the Harvest at Lake Labish Ore. The Field is near Salem in the state s will Amette Valley. A photo Anchor pulled from Lake relic of 1929 ferry sinking is recovered Milwaukee up a 4,500-Pound Anchor from the . Milwaukee sunk in the Depths of Lake Michigan during a howling storm in 1929 with a loss of 52 lives has been hauled ashore. It May be come a Monument. I d like to see it near the water some place where people can see it and touch it said Roger Chapman one of those who discovered the Hulk of the sunken ferry ship in 1972. It s something a lot of per sons Don t really Ever get too dose to. I think it s a Monument to the people who work on the lakes and sail on the lakes and recognize the Way it was Chap Man  s 56-foot steel research boat towed the Anchor from the car ferry grave seven Miles North and three Miles out in the Lake to Milwaukee Harbor in six hours. The port of Milwaukee s Crane Pul led the still Black Anchor onto a Jones is land Dock Friday. Chapman 35, gave the City of Mil Waukee Possession of the Anchor. Under capt. Robert Mckay the ship made it through the Start of the storm Docking in Milwaukee. It was reloaded with 25 Railroad car containing lumber Barley and other live Stock feed and assorted other foods including cheese and butter. Two freight cars held bathtubs and one carried Factor fresh automobiles. Then the Milwaukee without a radio transmitter and despite the storm headed Back to grand Haven Mich. It san oct. 22,1929. The report on House Campaign spending revealed of the almost $61 million spent democrats put up $32.4 million republicans $28 million and independents almost $500,000. Winning Cost More than losing. Win ners spent $38 million or 62.4 per cent of the total. Incumbents out spent challengers barely accounting for 50.2 per cent of the total. House candidates received $65.7 Mil lion in contributions resulting in a net sur plus although some candidates finished in the red. Of the total contributions $23.6 million just Over a third was in amounts of $100 or less. There were 433 democrats 390 re publicans and 37 Independent and minor party candidates for the House last year. Campaign contributions to incumbents totalled $35 million almost twice the $18million Given to their challengers. Candidates spent almost $2.4 million of their own Money in their campaigns. Most of that amount $1.7 million was spent by challengers and most of it $2 million was spent by losers. The most Money was spent in califor Nia $6.7 million Texas $4.5 million and new York state $4.2 million. The least was spent in the District of Columbia $42,551. The american social health association american social health association Asha works with communities and the armed services to prevent venereal disease provide Public information assist citizen action and support research. Hake someone Happy through i 1978 Dod combined Federal Campaign overseas area 1978 National health a agencies International service agencies american red Cross this is a stars and stripes Public service advertisement