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1\t tnchctl please f j 'ld a copy of the f ina 1 Ilud i L report

for t.he David Crane for Congress Conunj ttcc {IN/b} which was

approved by the Commis~d on on January 22, 1979.

1\s of to(l~lY, ~1 CillUClry 30, 1979, all inform" Li onn1 copies

of t.he J·cport h~vc been reccivf2d by all parties involved, and

this report rn~y be rele~scd publicly. This relca~c will

compl(~te the 6th District of Indiana.

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'l't') t :ll!~ it )"(. ;1~; or)~: -tll:l 1 , Y rl'pOl- t.C(~ • ('Ol·rl.... ct ('ll comprehensive

t~i:h-l~,:r~Clll fi.lr'\.l ('11 fi/'23/·'8 rtl~:tat('l1 total r(lc;(-ipt·~; to

~~:'O':, ~~]11. :~o I t (d:~\] (~:-:pl'ndi t 111·(':~ to ~] ~)I~, ~(,9. BPI ilnd cilsh

on 11 .11 \(1 i!: (l f Pt'C \ '1'.\ ~"' C' ,. ) 1 I 1 ~) 7 () t 0 11 , :> G1'1 • 3 3 • B('g i 11n i n9

ca~~h Oil hd )1(.1 r('l~\,l.i 11('(1 ia t: $- 0- •

·llh... Com~dltce filC'cll"EC Form 31\ for thp period 1/1/77

thr~)uqh 6/~)O/77.

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'rhe auc1i t covered the period ...1"nuary 1, 1975 through

Junc' 30,1977. ]/ During that p0riod, the COl'1J~d.tteo reported

n h,'(d nr~i ng ci1~)ri b;l1 ;lnce of $-0-, total l-ccci pt.!; of $193, 069. 42,

tolal p:-:r'('nc1i tt1~~('S of $] 79,910.03 ilnd il closi.ng cash balance

at n('ci.'1.1bcr 31, 1976 of $13, 1~9. 39. 1:../

'rhe COllU'11 ttee reqistered '-Ii th the Feeleral Election

COlmHi~;~~.ion on l\uqu~lt 6, 1975 ar; it polit-leul comMitlee supporting

l1avj d Crane, candidate for the U.s. Hot1;.r~ of Hepr(!ncntativ('s

from th(' Gth ni~;tr:i.ct of Indiana. '1'hc COl!unittce \'laS designated

by the' c;1ndlc1~t(~ (l~ hi s pr:incipal campaion cOmI:liLt~e for the

197() p](·ction on ~ruly 18, 1976. fl'he COlm!dttec RlcJ.intnincd its

hQac1qlk~1·tc·l's in (;re('rt\·/ooa, Indianil..

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'I'his report. iB bused on un audi t of the David Crane

for Conqr(l~;S CO:l~rlit.t-ee (lIt.he Committe(!") undertaken by the

}\lld'i t l)j.v.i~lion of thp Feeler-ill Election ('(w.unission in accordance

\"i th the COl1"1mission'~; iludi t policy to determine ,·'hGther there

hC:I~; 1>e('n COIn!') i~ncc \Ili th the provisioI~S of the Federal Rlection

CC:IIl\}>':liCTn Aet-. of 1971, as amended ("the 1\ct"). The audit '-las

eondncLci1 pUr~jll(lnt to Sect.ion 43R (a) (B) of r:ritle 2, 'United

StilLrs CO(lO, \d1ich direct.s the COPlmission to In~l:e from time to

tilne ducij i[; and field in\"esti~uti.ons ,".~.i.t:h rc~;pccl to reports

(lnd 8t~d_('~n<.'ntf) filed under the provision::> of the l\ct.

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'1'ho prineip,,1 o[ficpr~ of the COllunittce during the

pc',-.iod o( the ~ltld i l \-JCJ:l' Hol.>(~rt J. \o.Ji thalll, co-Chai.rman; Milry

'J\\l'zi':lll, CO-Ch,lit-llldni J(.)hn \~. Bai.ley, Jr., 'l'l:ca~urcr and Harold

c. Ducote, i'\:;si~laIlL 'rrcilsurcr.

'I'he a\1el i tine] Ud0d Bueh te~; t ~-; ilf. vcrification of total

report eel rc'ceipt ~~ c1tld e>~lJ~nd.i tUl'(~~~ ~llld iuclividual transactions;

rC'vi('·...' of rl'quirl'd ~;llPP01:tlBq dOC\lIl\('llt .ilion and analy~i.s of

Comllliltc(~ dl'lJ~~; dl1d ohl.iqCllj~Hl~); and ~;uch other audit procedures

i\ [j d ('( llll~d n l'C e s ~; it r-y und e r t 11 eelr c UIU ~; l.a nee ~; •

I t is tlH' opin i on of the 1\udi t. st aff, hascd upon examination

of tile reports and ~; t LltQ:llCnts f i] cd and lhl' records prcscnted,

th;l L, l.':,:ct...'pL for t bl\ 00 f j icnc ic'~; noted be>] O\'J, the reports and

f;talL'1l\lillt~; of lhc~ I.>,lvid Cr2:1C for Congrt'~~~~ Committee fairly

pre~;ent t}),.-: fjllC1 J1Ci<l1 acli..... itjQs o[ th(: Cn:llIll-Lttcc for the period

cover('d by the ~tldj t.. Flu-t.he'r, c:-:ccpt ~l:~ Hoted below, no material

I'l"OhJl'I:l:; in cor.-lplyinq \,.'ith the Fed(~ral Ell'etlon Campaign Act \-Jere

d j ~; c (>V f ' r ('d c1 uri 11 (J t h (~ cou r =:; 0 0 [ t 11 call <.1 i l .

Section '13 ..1 (b) (9) Clnd (10) of 'l'jt.lp 2, United States

Code rt.'qn.ir(~ a C(':~l!r:.i t C'p Lo c1i~_-.cJ O~;l~ lhf") j dl\ntif. iCil tion of each

}.l(il !~():l Lc, \·;hO~Ll I.':::" 'lldj Lure's 11':'1\:<" })('t..\1) Iil;l<1t', including those for

}>1:·)"~;O:l.·!] ~~·,·1·\·jCC::~, :-;d]al:iQs a~ld r<,'illl.bl1~·:~l'd p:,pensps, by or on

l>('b;tl.t of :..;t:ch ('C;:ilitl i t lee Ol~ C,-111Uid~\t.c \.:.i t 11 i n th~ calendar year

i.ll iln (l(J'J rl.~,:l d t l' d::10llll t or \.:lluc j n exec;; ~~ () f $100, togetber \'Ji th

thc' ilHiOll!ll, dil Lt.', and purp()~~e of each such expendi ture.

~~(\Cl.j()ll t13:!(b) of 'l'jtlc 2, UniLc'd st:iltes COd0, states,

ill P~l1·t-, t h~~t ltll fl111d~~ (l~ :t i;ul.itic':ll cO:;I;;d ltc~e ~hnll DC scgrcguted

fro~i:, ~I~,d ~,-,~y Jl(j~_ 1)-' ('():~.l.~i ~l.~] t'd \-!.lth, any }ll'.r~;un'll funds of offi.cers,

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OUI- C'xamin<.lt.ion l"'vf'alcd that on Oc:tobcr 20, 1976 and

October 2B, 1 ')"/(i, t h<' ('omm it' •'f' di~;hur~;ec1 a total of $?O, 000 to

thp Ciltilp;' i <11\ ~1.'!l.-lqPt-. E:-:dlU ill"tion of nlolOorilnd..." copic~; of checks

a n(1 () t he r (]()(Olll'lf '1\ ta l jon d i .. ' , f) ~;(~d tha t the ('ilmp,l i.qn Manilqer used

the':;.. f\1n(l:; '(11' e~lmp~,iqn ('::I""lfliturcr; eturinq the period from

()(otoher ~, ]f)"/(» thl:"Ol1qh II()\,I'I:tl,(~r 16, 1976. He reviewed copies

of c.°hee}::; [I-om i Itt' (\:llilpi.ligll f1,tllagcr':-; personal bank account which

ill.1icdl"0r] that IH~ m.}(1(~ 32 P:':,"'nditurcr; to ]4 vendors totaling

$1 (I, !.>2G. H(>, for i\dv('rtisinq, printilH], PO!;tiH]f', staff and manage111£.'11 t ~;erv i C(~s. In ilChl itiOll, t.he Cnmpaiqn 1-lilnaqcr retained $ 3,375

il~ p.·,ym(~nt. [or S('l·V'j e(lf) rCl\c1c-r~d. '.1.'ht" rcma ini ng balilncc of

$98.111 \...a~; not account.ed for. Eiqht (~('n of th(~~;(~ expenditures

total i llq $] :i, 857.80 (.1 nelud i H(] three {3} payments to one (1)

v('nd()t~ totaling $]O,()S9.83) \aJerc each in execsr: of $100.

During di.~~cu~~si()ll;; v;jlh C01l1mittcc officials it was

<lir;(']osed that. the $20, 000 \':a~ disbur~~0cl to the Campaign r-~anager

to }:)"ovi dr~ th;~ Comrni ttec adc'quatc operating funds during a period

\'lhC'Il there \'Ja~; no one avai] ~~b] c to sign Commi ttcc checks.

COll1mi t toe checks requ ired t\·,'o (2) ni.<Jna tures and due to the

,1b~;('llCC of the i'\r;sj r;tant r.:'r(-'~l~;urC'r during most of October 1976,

on]yone (1) pC'r~;on \',rZlS available lo ~;i~;n checks.

\vc ~~\l9qC'~~lcd that i.n the fut.ure, an (1(ldi tional COlumi ttec

aqent shouJd be tel~\porurily adc1ed il~~ an aut.hori ~~('ct signatory on

the Commit t-('C~' s ba1l1~ account t~1crl'1IY prc'cludillq the need for this

t.ype of activi ty to reoccur. rJ'h0 ('0l1:l1l1 ttC0 aqrc'(~d that this \vas

a simpler ~;olution ill~d that our sU~lqll~jt.jon \-,·ou1<1 he used in

the futurC'.

\'~0 iH.1Vjsc'd t.he C(l::r::1.ittcl.' of the rC!JorLin~{ requirements

CO) It .-. incc1 i 11 th(~ CO!llmi Sf;:i 011 • ~~ ~;eptclllb .... r 29, 197(' "Notice to

1\'11 Ciu1c.l:i (1~1 LC';~ alld Co~md.t t('C~; II (fa:~e E:-:hibit J\), and suggested

tlld l t})(~ ('ui:1l:,i t tee tlmend the' j ,- r('porl~; to 5hO\-1 t he tIl timn te

V('lH.lor/pClyt '0 i tC'mi. za t ion a~; tlppropria tp ra thf~r t hlln sho\ving

"]ump sum" ~c1vallCC~) a:~ or:iqil1t111y reported. In rC9arcl to this

~;P('cj a] rcportin~J rl.'qtl1 rC1':('n t- lor advC:lnccs to C(lmmi ttec personnel,

('(Hnmit l.r'(' off;(~ii1l~; ~;t· •.,t(\d th.-~t th0V \-,'L'rC' un('l\','arp that the

Ctln;;Ti t t- ('l' 1~~!:1 not l,,\)~:'pl.i c ...1 v,' i L11 t.he - 1"("-0 U j l·cn~f.'n t-~; of the J\.ct.

l! <. 1\','( \'.l ( ']", t 1H' CC)1: lin i l Ll ' • i1(n'Cf. 'd to f i 1c n L1 111endHl C'n t. disc losing

t 11\' }J.lJ·t-icul;ll·f; of th'.' ;li_~()\'f' illcntiont-d (l<1V~inCp payments. On·

~J\lli/' :~~), '·~)·/8, the' C(,:.!::ii~;:;j()ll rcc("iv('d the CO:nillittec'~ amended

~;Chf'du] (':: ~J~; r0q\1(~~; l.t~d.

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~~ i IlCO t h(~ COl!\nl i t-l.ee ilr.l<.'nd(·tl their r('nort~ to di.sclosc

thp r('q\H':~t'('<1 in f c)).I"'lt.i.oll, \-..'0 rcc()ll!J~('nd no furth(!r i\ction with

Y('::P('ct lo tht.~ di.::cloSlll-l!; hC)\'lever, we referred the c:ommi.nqlina

i ~: ::11 t • t () t'IH ()f fie (. 0 f en('r a 1. COll n: ;C~ Ion ,1 u nc 27, 197B, i it il<·c·fn·ddnt:(~ \'Ji th CO~1'i;d f)~ion policy, \'lhcre fJlutlcr flnder P.cvic\4/

~l (I /. a(7 8) wa ~) i n j l.i l u t.e d •

On Octollt'r ?-5, 1978, the ('Ol~ll'li~~;ion found reasonable

Citl.1:;P to hclj,0v0 t holt tlH' Cnrnnd tt:c~e vio];\t.r·<l 2 P.S.C. t132 (b) by

au t ll'lri. :~j 11(1 the d i ~;l)\l1·:a\Ii\'·l1f. of $20, OOC) i 11 ciln~pil:i ~n funci!; to the

Cil1llf,·&1qn Plilllil001: \-.. lln dctinq il~; aqc·nt fo}' tlH: COl'\pdtt.ce cor.,minqlcd

thp f \llld~ \.J; th t}H' l'loni (.~; i J\ hi.s pc~r~~on;l] c}u'ckinq account. Tn

add i tin n, the Cn!~~;q.i ~;~~ i on fOil 11(1 reason to hpJ i eve tha t th0 Cilmpili~n

Inu.n"''1('l~ vio]alf:~d :~ u.s.c. 1l·~7.(b) ~or cOl'lminQ]in<J the ccu!lpaign funds

\'J] 111 {h('\ P\onic~~ in hi~; p('r~:()n(11 chQckinct account. Letters of

nolirl<"tltion anc1 COI1Ciljilticlll agrcc'l~cnl~ \·J<.~re sent to the two

r0Sr'()lHlf~nts on ()ct.ohcr 27, 1f)78. r:'h(~ nqr~ements included it civil

p0niJl ty of $~OO for each of the respondents. Both rCf;pondcnts signed

th(~i.r r(·~.;p0ctivc i~~lrc01n('nt~: .Jnd returnc·cl the'In together with t\tlO

chc:c}:s tot~lin~ $.100.

Hasecl on th~ COll'l'~ i !~~~ion policy and the rC'coll111H'n(la tion

of the Officc of Ccncral LOU n~;cl, the ~Ol!U!lir..ision 'Voted on

])\.'cel~lh('r ] 11, ] 978 to clo~~(~ lhp fi 10 and take~ no furth0r action

:i n thi ~; C C1 f; C •

B. Contributions In-J~;.n,1

Sec t-ion .13 A (b) (~) () r ':'1 t 1 C! 2, {Tn:i ten ~ta l~cs Cf)c1c,

r(tl1Iirc's a C('1~U~1:i.t.t('C to dj::r]o:;e tht.' fuJI n;1T"l~ il.l1d m::::i.linq

ildd I (.~;~;, occup~1l \ (',~1 and p1 i ~H'i pd] p] (1e(,\ of bt::iin("'~~fi (if any),

of ('deh p<·t:~;on ',o.'h() h;JS l~\(1(ic' on(' or more contrihutions to such

("( )1:IT"i ltc'c' \·:i thin t h(' ca] ('11(::11" YC:1r in i111 i1S(lr~nu to ulnount or

v,l1u(' in C'>:cp:;s of ~~lOO, t()u(·thcr \·.'i t-11 the i11""tuunt: ilno date of

~:\If'h eont-ributio~1:~. Se:ct.lclll '~~·1 (b) {3} of '}'it1e 2, Uni.ted ~tates

(,();if~, r(~ql1ire~~ Cl rOll,l!\itt-<.·\, {o discloBe thC' 10:i11 sUP.\ of individual

C"t)lltl-ibuLion!; r:Cld,." t·o or fClr finch cO~'lnit.tc(' (',!' candidate durinq

til(' J:('}lllrt.iIl'.l J.>(~r.ic:1 anJ 11~d rcport'cJ u};..1('r :",::ction 43'1 (b) (2)."

Secti Ol~ ] 011.1 (ll) (d: ,;'i tJ (, ]], ('oell'" of Fc'c1cr<11 Regulation~:;,

)"t'q,11 )'('~; th;·d.: (~~'~"~l i n-kil~d (·onLr:ibut·:\.(')11 ~~h.ll] br'" va]u('(l at the

\1: Ultl ~l1~d "1!,)1-1"~11 ('l~.itl:"l.'!C' C>ll ~ . ho c1:!tl\ j nctll"rc,l, dlld rc'port(",cl if in

C'Z('(\~~~~ of $1.00 UIl t.h~.\ ~lPP1".. }~q":l ate :;ch('(1ule or :"(~ce.ipt~; .:'\nd c>:pcndiL\IJ"('~~, id"l)t":i r:!l'('! ;l~; to i t..; n~ttnr(' <lnl.1 ]i~~tl,.1 ~l:; an "in-kind

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Dlll"inq our l'('vi.'\·J of the con\tail.tc("'~; contribution records,

it· \-Jar; not.(·d th;lt. the CO!'llllt t tc-e did not report len (10) contril,\1 t ionr; i n - ~~ i n d from t- ( n (1 0 ) i n <1 i '.t .i d u 1 1: totit1 i n q 1 , 3 0 9 • 8 3 •

j,ljve (5) of thC~.;l' contrj}nlt ion~~ totalinq $742.13 were each in

(·;·:C(·~!'i of $)00. 'rhe COl~l1nitlf'c \oJ<1S unil})Jc' to explain the omission

of lhc~~c conl:l-ibutionf; in-kind [rom their reports.

\"le rC'cOHl1!lt'nc1cd to the Conl!lli t tee that they file

compl·ch('n:..;ivl~ ;-llnl'llc1mc'llt~ for the auc.1i t. period to include t:hc

r<'quj red in f OJ-mil t ion. On ,1anu<:!ry 13, 19'78 and r-.'a rch 1, 1978

th('\ Comml~-;:;,ion receivpc} the COIllmiLtec'~) ~mc'nded reports, which

\·.'('rp not compl(·Le. HO\':('~J0r, on June 23, 1978, thc.! Committee

f;ull1n i t l('d an amended rc:port as requi.rc'd.

H< .(.( )ll1menda t ion

SiJlce the Comnd.t-tcc has su1>lnittcc1 the required information,

\'o'e ret:01il!l:(~nd no additionCll uct.ion.

Section 431(c) (4) of Tit.le 2, United Stiltes Code,

c:-:(\mpts frO!:l lhc c1cfjld Lion of "contribution" accounting

~;('r \'·ic('~~ r('JH,:C'l:cd lo or on bQha] f of a political committee solely

for lh(~ pllrpO~~(~ of (:n~~urincr CO~ll!Jli~nc0 \·.r:i.th the provisions of

the J~ct, ll\lt r(~quir('s i1 cO!:::!littcc to repol:t the ;lmounl~; paid

or :i llcurr('cl for such ~h-:'COU:1tin<] :Jc~vicc~~ in accordance \'li th the

r(\quirer:~ents of f)cct.ioll t13:1 (h) of the Act.

Durillq our (\:':il1:1in"tjQ!l of the Commit.t.ee's ,records,

:it \'lil~; rC'vca]c'd- that l:l'~ ~'\~.~~;ist(,nt rTrc'~l~;urcr's ilccountin9 firm

r('llclCl-~c1 ~iCC()\1n"t:i~H.J ~~c~-v.i Ct..'~; to lhe C01t'Ini ttce valued at $13 1286.

'1'hc' Ccn:~::~i. t toe' did not i :1C} uc1e the va] t1(~ of these services in its

orjq:inal report. '.I'h(' ':··.;_~~;islant rl'r~a:all:~r stated that this onlission

"lin-; due to an ovcrr;i9h:' Oll his part.

\\'C' rC'COllii;l('n,: 'd t-C' th(" C()~i:r:d ~·t(·(\ th:1t they file

e()r:p~'t--"h(~~)~;:ivl" .:lml'.'!~"'_:::>'·!:;.-<~ for th\.' alH1:i t l"C'riod to include the

r<'CIu; )-('<.: inf'o~T~~lljon. ():1 ~T~ln\1.:1J:Y 13, J ~l'le and n.:n:ch 1, 1978

t. h(· COL1":-j ~;~~ j 0: 1 reel.' i Vt·d l h\.~ ('('I:lU.i. t t c ....: I~; ~Hn('nd(~d reports.

f~.i.nc\.' t 11,' Cc~:~mi t :.:V h~l!; :In:C'~il1~c1 thc'; r repoJ·t~; to di~close

t}ti~~ jnfOrj::~lLj(ln, no :l('~·Jit-.i()n~ll ~lctjon :i.~.; \'.'llrranlcc1.

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Serl.ion 43'1 (h) (7) of Title 2, United f;tatcs Code,

rC'Cjuircs a cnIHllll t.tc!C t.o disclose each rehate or refund in

c,,:CP ~; S 0 f ~] 0 0 •

Duri.ng our examinat.ion we di!-)cov(~red four (A)

ullclppnsi tC'(l chC'c]~s totalinq $!j71. 35 rcpre~enting refunds f)·Oln

t\'JO (2) Vell(l()l.·~~ rec(~i.v(~(l i.n })c"!cpmber, 1976, and January, 1977.

'l'h('~;e refun<.ls had not been inclu<1c.:d on the Comnlittec' s reports.

\':c ndvi~cd the CommittJ'(' to deposit th(l~c checks and

to inclu(1e th(:~~t' refunds on a comprehensive amendment to be

f i.] eel \'l.i t h t hp Couun if;r;:i on. 'f'hcse ch(:'cJ~s \'lerC dppo:~i ted in

f;eptC'plbcr, ] 977. On danuary 13, 1978, the Comrni~;~;ion received

tlH~ Conuni t. tee'~; aUlcl1(lcc1 reports disclosing the refunds.

R<'('onllncnOllli on

Since the COlmn.i t tee has amended their report:; to disclo8c

thi~; infor;:111. tion, no adc1i tional action i~; rccomm(~nc1ed.

E. Itemization of Individual Cont.rihutions

Section 43'1(a) (1) of rritlc 2 of the united States Code

requires a tr0~surcr of n political committee supporting a

cClnd:i.c1;1t(\ for" ~] ection to Fcc1(~ral of[icc to file \vi. th the

Commission reports of rcc0jpts and CX})(~JH.li.tures on forms approved

by 1. t..

scctl.("'ll ] 011. 2 (a) of ~'j tIc 11 of the Coc1(~ of F<?dcrn1

Rl"'qU] ilti():1:·, in r("~] ('vant part, requir0~; C'~lch report of receipts

ilnd ('X}h' lH.1it'..n-,,"':; [il(~d by u. politi.cal commi.ttee to be on FEe

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'rhr~ conuni L t(~c! i tClni :l.C'd cJ 11 COlllribl.1tions received

hut: (lid not. }"('r1ort cJll ~lqqrcsatp cl"llcnrl;lJ" ypur-to-dilt:C figure

for lllo~~~l .i1:,11villualfi \..7ho~3C conl:rjbut.jon~; t.otaled in cxcess of

$1 0 0 j 11 ;l C ~1] (\ 1h 1a ryea r •

1n ('~lr]y 19·/7, th(! nif;closur(' D.iv:isio:l cancelled the

f~(,l}(l; 11':1 0 f rc '.1 ~~onab] (' C;\\1 ~~L! to be1 j ("'v. 1 comp] ianc(1 lettor

l)l.'\c~i\.l:'l~ o.f ~l:~~;ur:lJICC!; fl·0::l th\..... CCl 1'linittC'(, th,lt thi~; Tl1.:lttcr \\1ould

bt\ ('OlrL'cL\'(! ;110n'1 \\'lLh the fi].illq of t-1H;ir January 31,1977

rt'p(ll·t. ni1rj:~J our fj«ld\':~)L}~ ill O,-:tobc\r, ]977, the committee

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prnvidpc.1 il compnterized li~t-ing of contributions incluc.ling the

aqqreqiltion that h,ld br~"n previously omi.tted. toJc inforn\cd the

c('lfllld. t t.ee in a Ie tt~r of iludi t find i.nqs that this listing contained

Illdl ('ri.al errors una omi ~;~;ions, ilnd they agreed upon our recommend." i on to correct it and f i1c it with the COlnmission in a rcasonahlo

;1I1l(J\lnt of time. On r.1arch 1, 1978, the Committee submitted a

:;('cond computerized listing \'lhich a150 contained material errors.

()Ja r"~~lrch 20, 1978, thp Committee provided il third computerized

l:i:;ting contain.inq t:h(.~ required information.

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flince the ConUll j t. l"(·f· has amended thei.r reports to disclo:;e

t.his inform~tion, no (lrld j tional action is recommended.
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FEDERAl. ELECTION CO,\11\\lSSION

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING 'lHIS ORGANIZATION

MAY BE lOCATED IN A OOMPIZI'ED COMPLIANCE ACIION

FILE REIEASED BY THE aJ+1ISSION AND MADE PUBLIC IN

'!HE PUBLIC REOORDS OFFICE. FOR nus PARTICULAR

ORGANIZATION'S COMPLETED OOMPLIANCE ACrION FILE

SlM'Ly }SK FOR mE PRESS StM1ARY OF MUR /1 6,;Y

'!HE PRESS sm-tfARy WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF HIS'IDRY OF

'IHE CASE AND A StM1ARY OF 'mE ACl'IONS TAKEN, IF Mfi.

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