European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 5 House leaders speeches earned $600,000 Washington a special interests paid nearly $600,000 last year for speeches by a half dozen top leaders in the House. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski d 111, chairman of the tax writing commit tee took in the most with $285,000, according to financial disclosure reports made Public tuesday. Rank and file members shared in the speech making Windfall that supplemented their $89,500 salaries. All told House members accepted millions of dollars for speaking and writing. Many got More for talking than the average family earns in year. The flow of speaking fees mostly from special interests that ranged from colleges to Banks was hardly slowed by the allegations of financial improprieties that led last year to the resignations of speaker Jim Wright a Texas and rep. Tony Coelho a Calif the majority whip. Wright s successor speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., reported he received $32,000 in Honor aria. Coelho s successor rep. William Gray d-pa., reported $164,098. Foley s successor As majority Leader rep. Richard Gephardt d-mo., re ported $34,500. Rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., waste top talk for pay lawmaker outside the leadership with $ 160,517. House members Are allowed to keep Honor aria equivalent to 30 percent of their salaries. Most give what is left to Charity. Rostenkowski traditionally spreads the excess among churches and schools in his Hometown of Chicago. Republican whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia handed over$29,304 of his $67,491 in fees to the Atlanta zoo. The disclosure statements of most House members were made Public tues Day although some lawmakers were granted extensions. Senators reports were to be released wednesday. Speaking and writing fees were not the Only source of outside income for members of the House which has dozens of million Aires. One of the wealthiest rep. Amor Houghton r-n.y., an heir to the coming Glass works Fortune received $127,000for managing family trusts. Rep. Don Sundquist r-tenn., listed dividends of $5,000to $ 15,000 from his interest in a popular restaurant red hot n Blue in Arlington a. Rep. Ronald Machtley , earned interest by lending Money to his own Campaign committee. Rep. Dante Fascell d fla., who Heads the foreign affairs com Mittee pocketed a $24,000 salary from Hislaw firm $11,913 in social Security Bene fits and As much As $ 15,000 from his stake in a thoroughbred horse Breeding opera Tion. Rep. Barney Frank d-mass., under investigation by the House ethics committee for his alleged association with a male prostitute reported an Advance of Between $ 15,000 and $50,000 for a Book he is writ ing. Rep. Ben Jones d-ga., an actor who played on the old Dukes of hazzard show listed a $10,625 Advance for his autobiography. Another sex actor rep. Fred Grandy a Lowa earned $26,219 in royalties from his tour on the love boat series. Rep. J. Howard Coble , won $600 in a con Gressional pinball tournament which he donated to charities. Rep. Curtis Weldon r-pa., who once helped extinguish a fire in a House office building was reimbursed for expenses of 19 speaking trips to fire fighting organizations in 16 states. He received no fees for those speeches. Weldon is a founder of the congressional fire prevention caucus. Rep. Chester Atkins d-mass., earned $17,307 As chairman of the Massachusetts state democratic committee. Rep. Sta Parris r-va., sold a 1948 Chrysler roadster for something Between $15,000 and$50,000. Rep. Ben night horse Campbell. D-colo., earned nearly $14,000 designing in Dian jewelry. Rep. Herbert Callahan d ala., was paid $12,000 in director s fee from the Finch companies. Although democrats who control the House were paid the most for their speech making republicans shared in the Leader Robert Michel of Illi Nois reported $49,300. Rep. Jerry Lewis of California who Heads the House Republican conference was paid $31,000. As part of a Bill raising their government salaries House members agreed that 1990 will be the last year they will receive Honor aria. Senators will allow themselves lower government salaries than House members after this year but will keep their speaking fees. Frank Reed Given loud Homecoming in Maiden mass. Malden mass. A a marching band and the cheers of thousands of residents created a rousing Homecoming tuesday for Frank Reed released recently after 3 a years As a hostage in Lebanon. The noontime procession officially welcomed feedback to this suburb just North of Boston where Resi dents never lost Hope during his 44 months of Captivity. Reed and his family led the City s High school ban through downtown to City Hall to the tune of tie a yellow ribbon the song that inspired the idea offers tooling Trees across the nation with yellow ribbons As reminders of american hostages. Reed 57, was freed by his shiite moslem Kidnap pers april 30. He underwent medical treatment at an Drews fab md., until last weekend and is schedule to return for More checks. On monday Reed recalled in an interview that Fel Low hostage Terry Anderson once suggested Reed would get through the experience because he was realistic Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press has been held Cap Tive since March 1985. I be never been a person to go through super highs or super lows Reed said. I be never been a person to get depressed. That May have sustained me during the whole Bob Woolf Reed s spokesman repeatedly stopped him from answering questions about the six americans and 10 other westerners still held in Lebanon. On sunday Reed said some of the hostages were infill health mentioning Anderson 42, and Thomas Sutherland 59, but gave no details. A
