European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Ine associated press Illy Graham is Leo log do a the Aga of 69 and is nol Latag about decrement Hul the $54 million silly Graham evangelistic association is contemplating an Era without us Leader and his  crusades. The non denominational association s officers already am streamlining operations and looking Lor ways to keep in going it s an Uncertain Mure said John coils newly appointed chief operating officer of the Minneapolis based non prolix association thai has received donations cd Mote than s332 million in the past six years. Graham whose now Book facing death has jumped to the Best seller lists said he is unsure what will happen 1o inc association after his death Slars and stripes bookstores will be Selling inc Book the Board May decide to do something very courageous and ust soul in Down he said in a Telephone interview from his 400-acre Mountain Homo in Montreal n c we were nol moan to be a self perpetuating  corps and others expect general contributions which accounted or 77 percent of the 185.3 million in revenues generated by the association and its subsidiaries in 1966 to drop considerably in Graham s absence corps said he is con Ideal inert Are enough financial supporters who want Graham s work in Bible training publications film emergency Relief and counselling to continue. He s Uncertain however what the financial boundaries will be. Graham has been the association o primary spokesman. Unlike Oral Roberts Whoso son Richard has his own television show no one has Boon groomed to succeed Graham nobody is going to step into Graham s shoes but thai does t  there Ain t Woltil i things we can do said George Wilson he helped found the association in 1950 Wilt donations one pledges of Aboul $25,000, Graham then was acting pics idol of a Mas of my life his already been oved. Ill 60 glad when the lard Calif me to it then Billy Nham. Local Bible College. Today the operation employs Aboul 100 people. In its nondescript Minneapolis Headquarters a mail censer Crew of about to people works up to 13 hours a Day. Including donations Graham 6 decision Magazine and Olhorn publications the mail Center handles about 60 million pieces of mail a year Oaid spokeswoman Mary Becker. The Headquarters also is inc nerve Center Idi the crusades ital Hutu Laken  to All so Stales and 64 . Wilson stressed that Graham in t thinking Aboul retiring and that his Iriondo More than 40 years could live lobe 100 Graham said his doctors at the Mayoch Nic have Lold him to expect Lobo Able to crusade leave Nelly or another sin years most of my life has already been lived the the Era after it Graham Southern Baptist minister said in an interview last month. Ill be glad when the Momcil comes that inc lord Calls Molo  when Graham  die it will change the whole Structure of the association Wilson said already there Are signs of change since the june 1 retire men of Walter Smith who headed the association s foreign opera sons inc association has closed All but a couple of its offices in Europe. All of flicks there will be closed by the Ond of 1988. Corts said. Tho association a stockpiling previously unreleased video tapes of Graham s crusades alter he Dies the tapes could be broadcast to continue his monthly television shows. We have a lot of telecasts thai would be  Wilson said. The Board of directors decided in november to Cule lenses by consolidating in Minneapolis the Burbank. Calif production Arm of Graham s world wide pictures movie subsidiary. There is one thing that won t change. Corps said the legacy of financial integrity and disclosure will continue even if in moans revealing what others might View As conflicts of interest. In footnotes to the 1966 annual report or example Graham s Eon inlaw Ted Dienert is mentioned As a major shareholder and employee of ills Waller Bennett co. Of Dallas the association last year con raced 121.7 million in production services broadcasting time and newspaper advertising through the Agency Graham said his loyalty to the and Agency was formed when Dienert was Only a child. The late Waller Bennett helped him Pioneer the evangelical Usa of radio and television. Arl Borden president of the evangelical Council of financial accountability in Washington d.c., said Graham s annual financial disclosures ate a Model Lor other evangelistic groups. Despite Hie negative publicity surrounding television evangelists in 1987 following the sex scandal involving pal s Jim Bakker contributions to the Graham association were about 4 percent ahead of 1966, said Graham who draws a yearly salary of $77.972, including a monthly living allowance saturday. January 23, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 13