European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 11, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Cranston top spender in mailing newsletters Washington a sen. Alan Cran sinn. D Calil. Concedes that si.6.m.hj2 is a lot of Money to spend on Povur Mem paid newsletters to Imu Asti tucks in most three months but he insists that Cah formans and the taxpayers arc getting a bargain. Cranston the biggest spender inning he o Ltd us m the Senate s first disclosure of its members mass mail ing costs. I he report by the Secretary of the Senate published monday covers Only the three months that ended sept. 30. The California senator who faces a Tough Battle for re election next year spent twice As much on newsletters in that no Riihl As Arlen Specter r-pa., the second heaviest Hitler in the Senate mail room. Specter who also is seek ing re election in 1986. Mailed $789.189 in newsletters. The third ranking mass Mailer was Specter s multimillionaire fellow Republican from pen Suvania. John Heinz who spam $646.025. Twenty one senator reported they spent nothing on newsletters. They included such entrenched veterans As Barry Goldwater. R-ari/., Russell Long a la. And Johns Tennis a miss thai s a lot of Money and it s easy to get excited about it Cranston said of his $1.631,832 Tab fur 11,467.000 pieces of mail which the taxpayers will pay. Hut crans on said the per capita Cost of his newsletters slight Mure than d cents per constituent. On this Boisis he said 13 other senators spent nearly twice As Money As i to communicate with roughly the same number of constituent " the senator with the highest per capita Cost we Mosli Ipher Odd d-conn., at i1 cents per newsletter according to the report the politically sensitive Issue of mailing costs previously one of he most closely guarded secrets in the Senate flared into the open last Spring when sen Charles Mathi As. R-md., charged that one senator whom he refuses to identify pent $3.8 million on newsletters in 1984. I know of no other areas of Public expenditure where an individual can just put his fool on the pedal and run up .1 Bill of $3.8 million in a year. And never have anyone know about it Mathias told his colleagues recently. These costs should be treated like any other item of Public the list disclosed monday gave no firm clues to the identity of the High spending senator and the True big spenders May not be known until disclosures have been made for a full pressure from Mathias the housekeeping Senate senators receive an annual allowance of government supplied paper based on the number of voting age constituents in their Home states. Who spent what for mailing Washington a Here is the list of senators mass mailing costs in order of ranking for the three months ending sept. 30, according to a report issued Mon Day by the Secretary of the Senate. The Dollar Cost figures Are followed by total pieces of mail and com per capita of population Alan . 6 1.832, 11. 467,000 p cupid a1789, 1b9. Fi.w6.boo 66 a Nam k a164 07s, 3.349 700. 54 doily d Conn 1603894 4.089 000. M of trip r 1505. 6bo, 3.1s6 my. 1/4 Dnn Akl w wit Yip or. A Misti. 1w3,517. 4.sg3 Msj. 5 s Jert i in of Iton. H Aln. 145l,1iv 3 957. Boo. 11 3 Alan j or. A in13. 383 2772.600.78 allonge d Arnalfo. R n y1310 677. 1.0/4,Hso. 1 8 Bill Bradley. In j1781,377. 7.7 1 / 000, 38 Daniel p Moythan. In v 17/1.86s, 1.970 76$, 1 5 Paul sir non do l17s4 m4 2j.11. 180. 2 2 Lawton Cal d fla1218 4m, 1,067.570. 70 Daniel Quayle a and. 1207, 184 1,770.950,37 Ernul Honor inv is c1iu.316. 826 a. 4 6 Purn Hakim a Fla. 1147.237. 1.170 776. I 3 Orrin Haifa Ruh a 1135.819, 969, 8 7 Char a or aau Khiav haad. 1133 1bo. 1,788,160, 3 i in Vita or or. Dark 1137.994, 1,198.975. 57 Rufy . A Minn. 1137.038. 814,300. 37 Bab Packwood. A Ore. 1177.967, 674 949, 4 8 Paul Sar Sneid my. H73 09, 1,117.700, ? 8 Robert c Byrd. Do a. Vi70.bm, 1,077,000. 6 7 fab it genre Ora tenn1116,413 v87.7w. 2 5 Larry Reuler. R s d111 9s8, 919,000, 164 Denny decor i. A Arii. 1115 741, 735870. 38 James 5aer, a Tennis 14.686, 90.000. 2 4 Tom Hart. In. A Lowa. 1114 473, 944 6j4, j9 Don Nickle r Ola. H08 008. 94 350, 3 3 John Glenn. A Ohio s106 05?. 261 550. 1 0 John East r no. 1103,040, 714 boo 7 Richard lunar a Ltd. 1107.661, 6v5.700. 20 Szrom Thurmond is 19s.971, 677,000. 2 9 John d hockey roller Ivd a am1.9b9, 8&3 soon. 47 Jami Abdnour b d187.974. 603 950, 1 1 7 Mark Andrew v r n d181.177, 578.325, ii 8 James Cion a nod180.817, 708 000. So p5tr cd Leahy. D i. 178.576. 594000, 148 Carl i eve a Mph 176/79 s76 300 00 Paul Gridli ,i.i/0577 376777 13 in Wool Hin d Ala 168 674. So 0 100 17 David Dur print a Ger h Minna 674 36 9 to i 6 Milrot Mccur null p � v64 601. I. 1/5 i Bob Kaitun we.u7801 j07 005 1j Robfrt uric h to Tran is 133 417 77s 73 critic i i i r new 19/4. 4so cvx1 61 farm l i a d n j. 1sj 310 75 000 0 7 Dali Burt i d Ark 149 791 36s so ? i Wal Luis Roll w a i 148 163 388 of / 9 Warren Ruo -mr1 w it h 147886 470000 50 i Orui Miler in d 146694 a7 i 800 to a if Simmon by 147645 i for to a or vow a. W a s41 7ft? 14t 900 full i in vol or Iker. D i".,-. 137,354. 7 ,00 07 w cohr a h met i 115 937. Vhf 1 ii Al Rutn d n w to o Clio h9 8 x. Us Boi. 185000 06. I Titi b"1ff d us 117 907 91 too ?9 Tel wan Kinru Rev o a. 113 8sa. 7 1 Sto 07 a on Jun c -vi1 " 1" a 9. 7.1 we 14 Nunn d c.,1 i isl 50 9 so 07 Milkvi a Ais to 670 44 ff-0 07 Pipii it omani i. H n m 111 6 i7. 37 i to 0 i of be Nihon. He tit pro. R i. John h a ind Loipl Page forum sends Yule gilts to Nicaragua s Contra troops Nix. Ari. About pm kits Are exit a cd to be fourteen volunteers gathered Monda in a Large crowd to Witch the lighting of the Rockefeller tree. Ladue. To. Up Carnu Nagid Freedom fight i Friendship kits packed with by Cash minis and toiletries Are being sent by a conservative american group to the contras fighting to overthrow Nicara Gua s sandinista government. The Christmas gifts arc sponsored by the Eagle forum a conservative group headed by the . Council for world Freedom in Phoc glittering tree wows Rockefeller Center crowd new York a the lights of the de to Sands of visitors screamed w wide eyed children and adults crowded Sang. Then the red. Blue yellow Green and White lights on the 78-foot Norway Spruce came actress Lily Tomlin presided at the show thai preceded the lighting. It featured skaters Robin cousins. Jojo Star Buck and Ken Shelley opera Star Roberta Peters and dancers from the Christmas show at radio City music Hall located in Rockefeller Center. It was said or gory Wal acc. 9. Who was on vacation from Darwin Australia. The Trees in Rockefeller Center have been viewed by approximately 2.5 million people annually since the Holiday tradition started in 1931. This year s tree came from a farm in Pennsylvania. Home in this St 1 Ouis suburb id assemble the camouflaged pouches which contain Arti cles ranging from breath mints and chewing gum to disposable shavers and other Tuil clerics. The kits also contain bibles primed in Spanish and a pcs ugh from the l Agle forum in Spanish saying dear nicaraguan brother the chapter of forum in St. Louis Missouri made and tilled these pouches with Loving care for you. Cod bless or. Alejandro Bolanos of the nicaraguan information Center in is. Charles called the Volunteer Effort a Small but authentic gesture of Solidarity from americans trying to show Friendship to the nicaraguan peo a spokesman for the volunteers who packed the kits said he Hopes they would help the rebels keep Central America out of the hands of the soviet Union and return Nicaragua to the Side of democracy and
