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Campaign costs 1000'sEditor's Note: the following is the second of a two-part report on campaign spending h\ the local and district candidates.B RICH GRANT Collegian Senior KditorCampaign costs for both candidates in the 23rd Congressional District race have run into five figures Incumbent Albert Johnson has raised $20,013 93 in contributions for the primary and general election since April 7, according to Rich Robb, Johnson’s administrative assistant Media advertising accounted for $14,775 29 and $10,829.46 went to other expenditures Regarding the deficit, Robb said. “There was a balance on hand prior to when the law went into effect ” The Federal Flections Campaign Act of 1971 required all candidates for lederal office, after April 7. to make campaign spending information available to the public According to Robb, fund sources included $6,760 from the Republican National Congressional Campaign Committee. $300 from James G Milholland, an executive for Harcourt, Brace, $2,000 from the Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee, $1,000 from Cordelia S May and $2,055 from Joseph SegelA campaign monitoring worker for Common Cause, a nonpartisan citizen’s group, reported Segel was president of Franklin MintOther large contributions include $500 from Mary Ethel Pew. $300 from the Mortgage Bankers Political Action Committee. $250 from Ray S Walker, a Bigler, Pa., businessman and $200 from J J Kirk, a Dubois, Pa businessmanFunds given included $500 from W Crocker Pugh of Philadelphia, a Sun Oil executive. $250 from G E Ritter of Ridgeway, Pa , an associate of Stackpole Carbon Company and $150 from Robert A Digel of Southport, president of the Hamlin Bank and Trust Company In addition, the campaign received $1,420 from individuals contributing less than $100 dollars each Robb said Johnson contributed $1,000 and loaned the campaign committee $1,500 which was paid back.According to Mike Miller, campaign manager for Ernest Kassab. Johnson’s opponent. Senator Hugh Scott had arranged a Washington luncheon in March to raise funds for Johnson before the election law went into effect.“Il was a cocktail party,’’ Robb said, in answer to the charge “It raised for our primary approximately $5,600.” He added that contributions were made through the $100 tickets and said the party was attended by “very much a cross-section of labor and business.”Asked whether Johnson had received funds from the American Nazi Party and H L. Hunt, a conservative Texas billionaire, as reported by columnist Jack Anderson and True Magazine, Robb replied “False.”According to Robb, campaign expenditures included $5,233 32 for radio advertising, $1,241.39 for printing, $311.98 tor ballpoint pens to give out, $50 to Republican women for a banquet and $3,284 for newspaper advertisements and postageFigures for the Kassab campaign were available from Common (’ause.T don’t have the figures on hand,” Miller told The Daily Collegian “The only person wfho has the copy aside from the people in the clerk’s office (the clerk of the House of Representatives) in Washington and the secretary’s office (the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth) in Harrisburg, is our accountant and he’s been out campaigning and I just can’t reach him According to Common Cause information compiled from Kassab’s information, during the period of Sept. 1 to Oct. 16 Kassab had receipts of $14,500 and had spent $14,659.Kassab had contributed $9,000 to his campaign.Fund sources included $2,000 from Eric Younger of Far Hills, N J., $250 from the Warren County Democratic Committee. $500 from Henry Satterwhite, proprietor of WESB radio and $250 from Roy Benjamin of Harrisburg.A series of cookouts netted the campaign $1,660 in ticket receiptsAbout 40 per cent of the contributions came from small, unitemized receipts of $100 or less.Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, each candidate must “declare how much money he has collected, how much he has spent, and how the money was spent.” Candidates must also give the “names and occupations of all contributors of sums greater than $100.”In the local House race, the reports go to the Clerk of the House of Representatives in Washington and to the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania.
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State College Daily Collegian
State College, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Nov 07, 1972
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