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Raj day • Novembers, Friday Page 5 November 8, 1996 r JE Big money wins big votes th»s a ‘irtfei peoitci? IS Quat WASHINGTON (AP) — Spend noie, win more. For congressipn- ;ontenders, it was a rule to live jy (his year. Nine of 10 candi- iates who were able to follow it talked away victorious. J The large House freshman class was living proof. The better fund- aisers managed to build moats ound once-vulnerable campaign as ties, while the few who lagged dollars ultimately fell to better anced challengers. Republican Ion Fox kept his louse seat in suburban Philadelphia by a mere 10 votes in unofficial returns after out- spending his Democratic chal lenger two-to-one and begin- Big the final three weeks of the Election with a $370,000 advan tage in cash on hand. ■ Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss, an- Dther freshman locked in a tight race, emerged with a victory after tspending his Democratic op- nent four-to-orie. Rhode Island mocrat Patrick Kennedy had easier re-election after out- ending his challenger $1.1 mil- n to $12,400. But Chicago’s Michael Flana- n, a “giant killer” in 1994 when toppled House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, found himself on the short side of the money — and the vote. Flanagan was oust ed by a Democrat who outspent him two-to-one. And North Carolina lost two Republican freshmen, including former Raleigh police chief Fred Heineman who was outspent by more than $150,000 by eventual winner David Price, the Democ rat that Heineman ousted two years earlier. In another ouster, Republican Chris Cannon outspent Democ ratic incumbent William Orton about three-to-one on his way to capturing a Utah seat. Republicans were quick to cite their money advantage in many races as a key reason they main tained control of Congress despite a $35 million campaign by unions designed to aid Democrats. “Our members went out and raised the resources,” said Rep. Bill Paxon of New York, who chaired the House GOP fund raising committee. Paxon said the committee in creased its aid to candidates six fold — to $32 million — this elec tion, and Speaker Newt Gingrich raised more than $100 million on his own for candidates. With a half-dozen races still undecided Thursday, a computer analysis of elec tion returns and Federal Election Commission records showed that House candi dates who headed into the fi nal three weeks with the most in combined spending and cash on hand won 93 percent of the time. The House winners on av erage spent $4 for every vote they got — the losers $2.80. In all, winning candidates out- spent the men and women they defeated $212.9 million to $89.9 million. With a few notable excep tions, big spenders fared al most as well in the Senate, winning 82 percent of the time. One race, in Oregon, was still too close to call. The figures were nearly identical to the past several elections, a fact that some cite as evidence the frequent discussion of campaign fi nance reform has generated little change in candidates’ reliance on big money. Election Big npP’jjjjjifl spenders Almost all congressional contenders who spent more won their races. Total House mm ^ Winners’ spending (as of October 15): $212,855,219 Votes won 52,922,689 ($4.02 per vote) Losers* spending (as of October 15): $89,916,703 Votes won 32,368,881 ($2.78per vote) House spending Number of winners who spent more on campaign than losers: 397 of428* (93%) Senate spending Number of winners who spent more on campaign than losers: 27 of33* (82%) * Does not include undecided races AP/ Amy Kranz ofK- to Texaco slurs I Y ATT AC? f A O 4 A rA T\T /-»1 1 rA V-»!»"»/-» ly o t~\ Baptis DALLAS (AP) — Adam Nel- on had heard the talk about acist language in Texaco’s ex- cutive suites before he got to Dallas Texaco station Thurs- ay morning. But he wasn’t angry enough o take his business elsewhere. “This isn’t some big deal,” laid Nelson, 26, as he filled his lank. “This is corporate Ameri ca. These folks just happened to get caught on tape.” At a Mobil station across lid, but reach back t i ie street, Kason Delaney, a ildhood when asi42-y ear . 0 i c i black dentist, said gi° ,L he felt forced to stop buying at ison system has U5% exaco _ ilains, 25 part-time “j Texaco. I don’t want ivolunteers,Grooinj I 0 boycott ... but I really feel [ike they don’t deserve to have ay money,” Delaney said. Transcripts of recordings ere revealed this week of igh-level executives making acist remarks about employ es. The tapes were turned ver to a lawyer suing the hite Plains, N.Y.-based com- any for discrimination. Texaco, which got its start pWith a gusher in Texas nearly «100 years ago, also has re- -jifceived subpoenas from a prand jury investigating |vhether the executives illegal ly destroyed documents on mi- 3:00 p.m., Center for W* POrity hiring. in industrial Park, offF0- Texaco chairman Peter I. Bi- rmation.) | jur issued an apology Wednes- day and announced that two ■am, an Internet-based Cor® J , , late Agencies executives were suspended, m is a 98.6 million revolvii# “If they apologized then I 989 by the State Energy Cos think we can’t hold a grudge,” rides revolving, low-interesl^ said Herbert Wright, a 47-year- is to be made in public biwWp rants must repay the loansio itimated savings. As of Aligns! : he state of Texas overCCP'j it of energy consumed ins® LoanSTAR program is tte' over 300 buildings to measois’ nonitoring network includes" lingsville, the University oils niversity, and Texas Tech rovide a brief overviewofi* liscuss how the Internet loin's am fessor, Architecture; W, W* dergraduate Engineeriny jfessor, Mechanical El fessor, Mechanical Engi 1:00, Rudder 308 us programs don’t/1 worship services, skills, therapeutij 1 literacy efforts.! rovided to inmates j ms ’ families and a m said. 25 percent of priso e actively in religion ! basis, Groom esti® ; r programs andei 3 interest. ict assessment, faculty dev# igs. or, Center for Distance Lu cid black salesman. “I’m sick of black people feeling like they have to hold a grudge forever. God calls us all to forgive,” Wright said. “I’ve called white people some things I probably wouldn’t want to be caught on tape saying and I would hope they wouldn’t hold it against me forever.” Business has shown no signs of dropping off since the remarks became public, em ployees said. A Texaco spokesman said the company could not immediately charac terize sales since the remarks were reported Monday. The company’s stock initial ly fell about 5 percent, but has since recovered a bit. “People come in here talking about it, but they don’t say that they’re not going to come back,” said one black attendant, who would only identify himself as Chris. “This is not something new. I get called ‘nigger’ three to four times a day.” The furor has reached all the way to the statehouse. State Rep. Ron Wilson, D-Houston, said he intends to file legislation requir ing that Texas divest its holdings in Texaco Inc. Wilson, who is black, said he has identified state man aged pension funds invested to include approximately $20 million by Employees Retire ment System, $207 million by Teacher Retirement System and $19.5 million by the Per manent School Fund. 1:00 p.m., Rudder 301 Future of e you to the nature of eli at surround this format, dissemination and presei anal publication formats, i ding a bibliography for furtW vill be available. C :00 p.m., Rudder 302 iet Explorer 3.0 :00 p.m., Rudder308 ation Using WindowsNT^ “You're not going to turn on the television and see floods and floods of distilled liquor ads.” Fred Meister President and chief executive of liquor council NEW YORK (AP) — The liquor industry voted Thursday to drop its decades-old volun tary ban on broadcast advertis ing, saying it wants to be as free to use radio and TV to promote its products as brewers and wine-makers. Reed Hundt, the Federal Communications Commission chairman, said the decision by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States “is disap pointing for parents and dan gerous for our kids.” Another critic said the industry’s action marks the start of an open season on market ing liquor to chil dren and teens. But industry officials said liquor marketers will advertise as responsibly on ra dio and television as they have for years in print. “You’re not go ing to turn on the television and see floods and floods of distilled liquor ads,” said Fred Meister, president and chief executive of the liquor council. The big broadcast networks may not even give them a chance. CBS, ABC and NBC each said Thursday they had no plans to change their long standing policies against ac cepting liquor ads. A call to the Fox network was not immedi ately returned. The liquor group’s policy makers voted unanimously to revise the industry’s code of ANNOUNCING LIBRARY CLOSING THE STERLING EVANS LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1996 DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE. THE LIBRARY WILL REOPEN ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1996 FOR ITS REGULAR HOURS, NOON TO MIDNIGHT. o gas slack due Alcohol goes on the air Voluntary ban of commercials ends practices to permit liquor ad vertising for the first time since 1936 on radio and 1948 on tele vision. One of the world’s biggest distillers, Seagram Co. Ltd., be gan advertising some of its whiskey brands on local TV sta tions in defiance of the ban five months ago. Seagram’s action triggered protests from President Clinton, the FCC’s Hundt and groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which said the ban should stay in place to protect children. George Hacker of the advocacy group Center for Science in the Pub lic Interest said the repeal “marks the beginning of an open liquor-mar keting season on America’s children and teens.” He urged broadcasters to refuse to take the ads, and urged the White House to persuade the industry to reinstate the ban. But Meister said distillers feel the self-imposed ban left them at a competitive disadvantage, and that “people are not as con cerned about the medium we use as they are that the adver tising is responsible.” The ban also contributed to “the mistaken perception that spirits are somehow harder or worse than beer or wine” even though single servings of each beverage have about the same amount of alcohol. 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