European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 talk s not cheap to congressmen lawmakers collect $9.8 million in speaker fees Washington a rep Bill Young had a Busy speaking schedule inthe first weeks or 19b7, jelling to places like Atlanta. Los Angeles Dallas and Seattle As part of the multimillion Dollar congressional Honor aria circuit. Columnists comment on subject see Page 10. Between Jan 5 and feb. 6, the Honda Republican made 18 speeches All of them to officials of major defense con tractors who have More than passing in Terest in hearing from a member of Ahouse appropriations subcommittee on defense which has a major role in Pentagon spending. The whirlwind schedule was not with out its Reward $29,000 in speaking fees from the likes of Rockwell Lockheed and Boeing an amount that the census Bureau says is just j 1,853 below what the median . Household collected i income for All of 1987. Young did t keep All of his  financial disclosure statement says he gave 13,200 to Charity which brought his speech making net la $25,800, or 184 less than House rules allowed him to keep. He made no More for pay speeches aflcrfeb.6. Harry Glenn Youngs press Secretary said thursday the Law maker s Honor aria appearances were lumped together be cause he Only schedules them during times when Congress either is not in ses Sion or has a Light schedule As generally  occurs in january. He said Youn generally works a 7  . Day while on these vis its meeting wit company officials and Louring plants not just speaking for a fee. I Learned something from these trips Glenn said. Young is not unique among the 390 representatives and 87 senators Whin 1987 pulled in j9.8 million on the Honor aria circuit a controversial perk being targeted for oblivion by reformers a Federal pay commission and influential lawmakers like House speaker Jim Wright a Texas. The commission said Public Faith inthe integrity of Congress is threatened by the steady growth in honorariums which Rose 30 percent from 1986 to 1987. Us recommendation to the White House and Congress ban honorariums and raise congressional pay from $s9, yearly 1135,000, the Champion Honor aria earner for 1987 was rep. Dan Rostonkowski d iii., the chairman of the ways and Means committee the panel that originate most tax legislation in Congress. Rostonkowski is so much in demand that his 22 paid appearances in january 1987 brought in j76,Soo in Honor aria. Even though the powerful chief tax writer of the House had taken in More than nearly three times the 125,881 thai mouse rules allowed him to keep Rostonkowski did t withdraw from the 1987 Honor aria circuit. -.-. He kept talking and by year s end his voice had brought in $245,000 125,844 for Dan to Slonkowski $219,156 for Thela Verne and Dan Rostic Nicowski Charity fund. A spokesman says the fund s Money was distributed about 50-50 among Chicago and non Chicago health ethnic religious and educational groups with Bona fide Charity status. Rostenkowski does t re lease their names. Rostenkowski was one of three lawmakers who went into six digits on the 1987honoraria circuit. In second place with $118,588 was budget committee chair Man Bill Gray d-pa., who gave 194,938 to Charity. Third was Senate minority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., $106,050, with $80,000 to Charity. Both Gray and Dole Kepi less for themselves than Capitol h ill rules permit. The Home lets members keep Honor aria earnings up to 30 percent of official salary or $26,850. In the Senate the Factor is 40 percent or $35,800. In 1987, 44 senators took in less than this amount the new Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Mainc was above average in Honor aria earnings and below average in giving to us. Rep Bill Young Charity. He took in $42.225, about $6.000 above the Norm and gave away $7,350,. About $2,000 below the average senator giving. One senator who will be Able to watch next year s pay Honor aria debate with detachment is Dan Quayle r-lnd., who advice president will fall under the existing ban on paid  by the executive ranch and the judiciary. In 1987, Juanic was More Active on the Honor aria circuit than the average  collected $49,255. Kept $34,953 and gave 14.302 to Charity. Nader fights planned pay raise by the Washington Post Washington charging that proponents of a pay raise for lop government officials have distorted the fads consumer activist Ralph Nader has launched a nationwide Public relations and organising Campaign to Block the increase from going into effect. A presidential commission recommended wednes Day that salaries of lop Leve government officials should be raised 50 percent to make up for inflation Over the past 20 years. Nader associates arc preparing citizen petitions Call ing for Congress to vote Down the raise a pledge Sheet for members of Congress to sign promising not to accept an increase and a fact Sheet about what Nader Calls the salary  Nader said the proposed raise to $135,000 a Yea for members of Congress . District judges and fed eral official at the Deputy Secretary level threatens to create a maharajah Congress.". He claims that the commission that recommended the raise was stacked with multimillionaire thai it calculated its inflation adjustments from the highest Federal salary in this Century and that evidence of a government brain Drain at the lop is exaggerated. They Are playing a very very deceptive statistical game by saying that inflation has eroded the salaries of judges members of Congress and lop officials of the executive Branch by 35 percent since 1969, Nader said. Nineteen sixty nine is the highest paid year since1900," he said. Tak Cany other year take 1940, or 1964, or 1980, and the figures would be quite different Lloyd n. Cutler chairman of the 1988 commission on executive legislative and judicial salaries said Nader s comments about salaries in 1969 arc True enough  he said inflation had eroded salaries before 1968, an the first executive salary commission was established to Correct the inequity. Salaries in 1969 were adjusted for past inflation and this is a better figure to use than the previous year he said. Look at he commission Nader said of the All while All male group. Where Are the women where arc the Blacks where Are the wage earners As near As i can Tell it is made up entirely of millionaires and  Cutler said the commission s makeup was determined. By appointments made by the president the Senate presi Dent the House speaker and the chief Justice As a result he said it was hard to balance its membership As much As might be done if a single person appointed All members. The president must Send a salary schedule for the 2,49 1 highest Federal officials to Congress Wilh his budget on Jan. 9.11 goes into a Fleck automatically in 30 Days unless voted Down by both the House and the Senate. Alcohol related death rate Down Atlanta a the number of fatal traffic accidents involving alcohol dropped Over the last five years even though More than 23,000people were killed in alcohol related crashes Federal officials say. In 19s7, 23,632 people or 51 percent of All 46,386 people who died in . Traelic accidents were killed in crashes involving alcohol the National centers for disease control reported thursday. That compares with 25,165 killed in 1982 in alcohol related crashes or 57 percent of the 43,945 truffle fatalities that year. The proportion of alcohol related traffic fatalities May have fallen the cd said because of increased Public awareness of the problem enactment of More stringent Laws and increased enforcement and enactment of Laws that raised he drinking age to 21 in All states. Although exact figures were not presented the cd noted that the proportion of teen age Drunken Drivers involved in fatal crashes fell 34 percent. Armed postal worker gives up after siege vex i we Sands of time new Orleans a a postal worker who shot and wounded three people and held his Girlfriend hostage in the City s main Post office for almost 13 hours was coaxed into surrendering thursday by an old acquaintance the police chief. I just tried to Appeal to him As a father said Warren word Rork whose son played football with suspect Warre Murphy. I m glad it worked. I m not a trained hostage negotiator Murphy 39, gave himself up shortly after 9 . And released his hostage 29 year old Carol Smith unharmed said police spokeswoman Carmine Moncriel. Authorities did not immediately announce the charges he faced. The police chief said Murphy was concerned about a marital breakup and the welfare of his children who reportedly Are with his estranged wife in Washington Volncy Hayes an Fri spokesman said after arriving for work wednesday evening Murphy pulled a Bir shot loaded Shotgun out of a bag and started shooting. He hit one person in the Eye another in the thigh and another in the . The three people were not critically injured authorities said. About 400 postal workers and customers lied when the shooting broke out. About100 others look cover and hic for four hours before being escorted out by officers making search for the gunman. In the stars arid stripes 40 years ago today. Dec 17, 1948 Alger Hiss a former High ranking policy advisor 10 the slate Depan ment was indicted by a Federal grand jury on charges of giving secret go Vern ment papers to a communist courier. 30years ago today  ,17, 1958 Secretary of health education and welfare Arthur Flemr invoiced opposition to a Law hat required College students to sign a loyally oath before receiving student Loans. 20 years ago today. ,. Dec 17, 1968 president elect Nixon said a Edgar Hoover would remain Asabi director and Richard Helms would stay As head of the Central intelligence Agency. 10 years ago today. Dec. 17, 1978 the City of Cleveland failed to meet a deadline set by three Banks for payment of $15 million in Short term notes throwing the nations 17th largest City into default