European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Monday. December 19,1994 election spending broke records total Tab May Fop $7 billion study shows i by Cox news service Washington this year s congressional elec Tion races were the costliest in . History says the chairman of the Federal election commission the largest numbers Ever showed up in preliminary tallies of reports on Money spent through nov. 28by general election candidates Trevor Potter said at a breakfast with reporters. With More than 90 percent of the postelection re ports in the commission study showed that spending by Senate and House candidates who survived primaries was $596 million up 17 percent from 1992 and 50 percent from 1990. Democratic candidates spent a record $292 million up 8 percent from 1992. Republican candidates spent a record $294 million up 29 percent from 1992. Spending by candidates from the big rival parties was at parity for the first time in the three decades of required reports Potter said. In the past democratic candidates raised More than gop candidates for Congress. That had helped to offset the top s big Edge Over the democrats in raising party funds. But this year republicans led in spending both by parties and by candidates. The total Campaign Tab for Federal elections in the 1993-94 election Cycle is expected to Rise above $1 Bil lion once additional spending by parties primary los ers and political action committees is accounted for Potter said. That would set another record for a non presidential election year. The preliminary tally also showed that in this year s House races Republican incumbents All winners spent $3.52 for every Dollar spent by their democratic Chal lengers. V.  democratic incumbents 85 percent won spent $2.70 for every Dollar spent by their Republican Chal lengers. In open seat races republicans spent $1.02 for every Dollar spent by democrats. Republicans won three fourths of the open seats. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 19,1984 president Rea Gan decided to scale Back military spending by $28.1 billion Over the next three years a sign that All agencies would feel the Pinch of his deficit reduction plan the White House announced. 20 years ago dec. 19,1974 the soviet Union renounced any Trade agreement with the United states that commits Moscow to easing its policies on emigration. 30 year Sago dec. 19,1964 president John son announced that the United states planned to build a new sea level canal in Central America. 40 years ago dec. 19,1954 an italian Airliner carrying 31 people crashed near new York s Idlewild Airport and five people were known to have sur Vived after the dc-6 went Down in heavy fog and rain during its third Landing attempt. 50 years ago dec. 19,1944 a news blackout was ordered along the . 1 St army front where the German com Mander threw an estimated half of his tactical reserves into three thrusts into Belgium and Luxem Bourg in a last ditch Effort to break the allies drive for the Rhine River. World War ii 50 years ago today dec. 19 with bad weather keeping Allied warplanes out of the Battle of the bulge German tanks push Forward to the stave lot and Hoffa size areas but pockets of american soldiers at St. Vith and Gouvy begin to Pinch the nazi Advance. In the Philippines japanese troops defending Leyte Island Are told they can expect no More reinforcements or supplies. British forces take Wunt Rte Burma. /. Source 21&4 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world Warll. Bialor books corp., 1081 a Kkt foes arrested protesters from the Midwest anti fascist network pull a Kun were arrested and the Cross was put right Back up. The display Kluj klan Cross Iro Mountain Square in downtown Cincinnati permit cleared by a court order Friday allows the 10-foot Wood on saturday Only 1jl hours after it had been erected. Six people in Cross to stay up through dec 27  saved lives but lost her own mourners told Washington a Teresa Jan Mcgovern whose tormented adult life ended in a Wisconsin Snowdrift came Home saturday to the City where she grew up As the daughter of a . Senator who ran for president with her at his Side. There is no glossing Over the pain Here the Rev. J. Philip Wogaman said at her funeral in one of the largest churches in the nation s capital. Her body was found tuesday in a Madison wis., Alley. The official Caus of death for the 45-year-old woman was hypothermia in a state of acute intoxication. Her father former sen. George Mcgovern d-s.d., who lost to Richard Nixon in the presidential landslide of1972, and his wife Eleanor dabbed at their eyes. Those who believe Terry s life had Little meaning should realize that her deep sensitivity touched the lives of More people than we will Ever know the pastor related. He said some details Are just emerging. Three of those she helped spoke to the approximately 200 people at the service in Washington s foundry United meth Odist Church. Terry is the person who saved my life said a fellow alcoholics Anonymous member Donald Berlin of Chi Cago. She reached out to me so that could be Here today. The tragedy is those who have to die to keep the rest ofus  Berlin said that encouraged by Teresa Mcgovern he finally gave up drinking at Christmas in 1988. Not All the senators and congressmen before you and after you can legislate person to sobriety Berlin said address ing the former senator. That Power i Given Only to  Terry who was t Able to help her self helped others said Washington Post columnist Hobart Rowen recalling her encouragement in his own struggle against cancer. Like or. Berlin i received a gift from Terry i Learned Tobe grateful for every  Sam Mcgovern Rowen and Matthew Mcgovern Rowen two of four Mcgovern grandsons who read from scripture Are also grandsons of Rowen s. Teresa Mcgovern s daughters Marian 9, and Colleen 7, came from Madison for the funeral with their father Raymond Frey the couple separated eight years ago. After the service the family attended private burial in Washington s Rock Creek cemetery. Nicki Abourezk daughter of former sen. James Abourezk d-s.d., Sang atthe service which ended with the Mcgovern grandchildren placing Flowers on the casket. Ethel Kennedy widow of sen. Robert f. Kennedy was among those atthe funeral. Former Mcgovern speechwriter Rob Ert Shrum recalled Teresa s self Confidence and prominence during the 1972 Campaign when she organized a caravan nicknamed Grasshopper express that toured the South. He said one was part of an Enterprise that bolstered the Ca Reers of Many including president Clin ton