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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes sunday june 14, 1992 most in Senate got Money in 91 for making speeches Washington a three fourths of the Senate pocketed Money for speech making in 1991 a the last year that was allowed a and a half dozen senators paid a High Price in Legal fees to fight allegations of misconduct. David Durenberger r-minn., reported on his financial disclosure statement Friday that he still owes As much As $600,000 to lawyers for defending him in an investigation of some of his earlier speaking fees. Alan Cranston d-calif., one of five senators whose dealings with savings and loan financier Charles Keating were criticized spent $243,960 in contributions on lawyers. John Glenn a Ohio paid More than $100,000 for his defense in the same Case. Mark Hatfield r-ore., reported he still owes $50,000 to $100,000 to lawyers representing him in a Robe of his finances. He borrowed an additional 15,000 to $50,000 last year from a Friend John Dellen Back whose forgiveness of an earlier loan caused some of the senators problems. Orrin Hatch of Utah the senior Republican on the labor and human resources committee was the biggest draw on the talk for pay circuit with $92,750 in speaking fees. He kept the maximum allowed by a toughened ethics Law a $23,068 a and gave the rest to Charity. Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas grossed $90,007 in speaking fees but reported he was outdone by his wife. Elizabeth h. Dole president of the american red Cross who was paid $211,500 for speaking last year. John Breaux of Louisiana led democrats in speaking for pay with $47,000. David Boren d-okla., had $46,800 and Ernest f. Hollings d-., had $46,350. As part of the Deal that raised their 1992 pay Tomany stores won t Troy Mich. Apr some store chains Are refusing to sell magic Johnson a Book on preventing aids because of its Blunt language about now to avoid the sexually transmitted disease the books publisher said Friday. Times books publisher Peter Osnos said Kmart corp. And the Walgreen a co. Drug store Chain were among retailers objecting to the Book. The Book what you can do to avoid aids was written by Johnson who retired from professional basketball because he has the aids virus. The american medical association has endorsed the Book Osnos said. Dear Abby wrote in her nationally $129,500, senators agreed to accept no speaking fees or other Honor aria after last aug. 13. About three quarters took advantage of that 7v2-month Grace period. Lawmakers still travel extensively at the expense of interest groups. Phil Gramm of Texas who Heads the Senate Republican Campaign committee was reimbursed for 14 separate trips. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee took nine trips. Durenberger took a we Klong trip to Kenya and Uganda at the expense of the International foundation an organization of Christian businessmen. Several senators visited Israel others went to Budapest Hungary for a conference. Alfonse do Amato r-n.y., flew from Washington to Rochester n.y., at the expense of the kuwaiti government to discuss . Business opportunities in Kuwait after the persian Gulf War. The disclosure statements reinforced the Senate a image As a bastion of wealth. Some examples a Herbert h. Kohl d-wis., owner of the Milwaukee Bucks franchise in the National basketball association listed 12 assets Worth More than $1 million apiece. They ranged from the Bucks who grossed $21 million last year to a horse ranch in Wyoming. He paid $1.6 million income tax on $6.4 million income but the drop in interest rates Cost him $1.7 million. A Claiborne Pell d-r.i., netted Between $1,4 million and $10.3 million from securities sales. He listed 243 securities accounts 92 trusts 13 partnerships and seven Bank and investment accounts. A Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., has two Blind trusts Worth Over $1 million each and two other trusts of unspecified  aids Book syndicated column that the Book should be required Reading for everyone. Kmart spokeswoman Mary Mcgeachy said the retailer decided against carrying the Book in its main stores but is Selling it through its Walc books subsidiary. A Kmart s main stores carry a limited number of books and most Are geared toward children Mcgeachy said from the company a Headquarters in Troy. A a we re not a Bookstore a she said. A the Book is Verv informative but its also very graphic. A it should be available to teen agers a she added but not a a 3-year-old while their Mother is buying a  a a .noise Law challenged on behalf of preachers from wire reports Columbia . A a Federal judge has scheduled a hearing next month on two lawsuits seeking to Block enforcement of a Beaufort ., ordinance under which Street preachers have been arrested for making too much noise. . District court judge Matthew Perry scheduled the hearing on requests for a preliminary injunction after a hearing Friday on the suits brought by members of Calvary Baptist Church in Beaufort and Gethsemane Baptist Church in Lexington . Both sides will present their cases at the hearing scheduled for july 1. On thursday circuit judge Jackson Gregory in Beaufort issued a ruling upholding the constitutionality of the City  tries suicide Miami a the Man charged in the 1990 slayings of five Gainesville College students tried to kill himself in his prison cell a corrections department spokeswoman said Friday. Danny rolling 37, attempted suicide june 1 by wrapping a oed Shact around his neck and twisting it like a Tourniquet spokeswoman Paula Bryant said. A nearby inmate alerted guards rolling who is being held at Florida state prison near Starke is now under a suicide watch meaning he is checked every 15 minutes she said. The Louisiana drifter pleaded innocent earlier in the week to five first degree murder charges in the student slayings. He is serving a life sentence As a habitual offender in a string of  photos copied Tampa Fla. A employees at a photo lab routinely scanned customers pictures for nude shots and then saved copies a former worker said in a sworn statement. The copies were put in an album and passed around at parties said Joseph a a Jay Romer who was an assistant manager from 1986 to 1987, when he was fired. Romero a deposition is part of a lawsuit against Eckerd corp. And former employees Alex Moore and Mike Rios. Wendy Ellingson sued last year saying she was shocked to learn photos taken by her Boyfriend and sent to Eckerd for developing ended up in a strangers scrapbook. Hitler self portrait unsold new York a the Only known self portrait of Adolf Hitler pencilled in 1916, failed to sell at an auction. The self portrait was expected to fetch $15,000 to $25,000, but no one met the minimum bid of $9,000 sought by auctioneer Herman Darvick. The three Quarter View shows Hitler at age 27, wearing a world War 1 uniform and carrying a dispatch bag. A 1959 letter from Lee Harvey Oswald to his brother Robert sold for $15,400, the highest Price paid at thursdays auction. Written in the soviet Union after he renounced his . Citizenship it reads a i have chosen to remove All my ties with my past so i will not write again nor do 1 wish you to try and Contact me. 1 am starting a new life and i do not wish to have anything to do with the old  it was sold to Anthony Pugliese who last december paid $220,000 for the gun Jack Ruby used to kill Oswald. Yman unhurt by train Augusta a. A a train ran Over Thomas h. Watson but he Only suffered a bump on the head. And he got that when the Yelling of police officers woke him up and he conked his head on the underside of the locomotive. Watson had been sleeping Between the rails when the train ran Over him thursday As it braked to a halt. Police called by the trains engineers found Watson still asleep under the locomotive. They had to yell to Wake him up sgt. Eddie Lyell said. Watson who is homeless told officers he planned to give up drinking and Start going to Church As a result of his escape. Gator Aid officer John Gallaher takes Refuge thursday from Gator was trying to evade an animal control officer an Alligator that came after him in Slidell la. The called when it was seen crawling along a local Street  
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