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FEC RELEASES NEW COMPUTER PRINT-OUT
ON CONTRIBUTION DATA

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 22 - The Federal Election Commission today released two new
computer print-out summaries of contributions to federal candidates: (1) a 400
page alphabetical listing of major contributors to the Carter and Ford i

3 and (2) a listing of all’ to tes
52 ©: e largest non-party political cammittees. .

This is the second series of summary reports made available through the FEC's
new camputer system. Last month, the FEC released a Presidential candidate index
showing all reportes filed and summarizing total contribution and expenditure figures.

FEC Chaimman Vernon Thamson said, "The contribution data we can campile ina.
single computer print-out, such as the two we are releasing today, will save:‘hours:
of time for persons desiring to analyze federal campaign finance reports. Through
our system, we hope to have all contribution and expenditure data instantly

at everybody's fingertips."
petails of the computer contribution summaries released today follow: 7
(1) CARTER/FORD PRIMARY ELECTION CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY:

The FEC report lists by contributor name and amount the more than 10,000
contributions of $500 or more to the Carter and Ford primary election campaigns. This
$8 million. This is broken down as approximately 5700 donors giving

Contribution refunds reported by the campaigns through the October 10 reports .. ..
are included in the report. ‘he FEC report cautioned that (1) Refunds made by the :
campaigns but not reported in time to be included in this report, or (2) incomplete

‘ person, may be among the legitimate explanations for contributions that could appear
on the face of the index to represent possible violations of the $1,000 contribution
Limit per election. a

The contribution data is compiled from reports filed by the campaigns through
the October 10 reports.

“(2y" POLETICAT, COMMITTEE ‘CONTRIBUTION LISTS

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The mLitical oommittes list represents the initial releace 7f conkxiition
summaries of political committees not connected with a political party. The FEC staff
identified 125 political committees reporting expenditures of $50,000 or more through
the September 10 Report. Contribution data on the first half of these committees is being
released today. The second half will be released as soon as they are available.

The index lists the total primary, general and special election contributions
for each Presidential, Senate and House candidate, made by each political committee.

NOTE: AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF THE 50 COMMITTEES IS ON THE. BACK’ GF THis’ RELEASE

NOTE: THIS LIST DOES NOT REPRESENT THE 50 LARGEST COMMITTEES, ONLY.
SUMMARIES MADE AVAILABLE. . :

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NAMES OF POLITICAL COMMITTEE INDEXES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE)
Active Ballot Club, A Dept. of the Retail Clerks Int'l. Assoc.
AFL-CIO COPE Political Contributions, Committee 3
Agricultural and Dairy Educational Political Trust
Alaska Alive Voluntary Committee .
Amalgamated Political Education Committee :
AMCOPE ‘
American Conservative Union
American Dental Political Action Committee
American Family Political Action Committee (AF-PAC)
American Medical Political Action Committee
American Optometric Association Political Action Committee
Association for Better Citizenship
Attorneys Congressional Campaign Trust
Automobile and Truck Dealers Election Action Committee
Bread Political Action Committee
Brooklyn Longshoremen’ 8 Political Action and Education Fund
Burlington Northern Employees Voluntary Good Government Fund
Business-Industry Political Action Committee
California Dental Political’ Action ‘Committee
_i@alifornia Medical Political Action Committee
Coal Miners Political Action Contribution Committee
Colt Industries Voluntary Political Committee
Committee for Action
COPECWA Political Contributions Committee
District 2 MEBA~AMO, AFL/CIO Voluntary Political Action Fund
Employee Rights Campaign Committee
Florida Dental Political Action Committee
General Telephone of California Employee's Good Government Club
Gun Owners of America Campaign Committee "76. (TARGET | 76)
Hughes Active Citizenship Fund ©
ILGWU Campaign Committee
Independent Minnesota Political Action Committee for Education
Eaborer’ 8 Political League
\Litton Employees PAC (LEPAC)
LTV Corporation/Vought Corporation Active Citizenship Campaign Fund
Machanists Non-Partisan Political Leauge al,
Maryland Medical Political Action Committee .
Masters, Mates & Pilots Pensioners, Action Fund
National Agents Political, Action Committee (NAPAC) _
National -Conservative Political Action Comittee
National’ Education Association Political Action “comifttée
Non-Partisan Political Support Committee |
North Westerh Officers Trust Account 1
Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Cpminittee
Podiatry Political Action Conlmittee
Texas Medical Political Action Committee
Transportation Political Education League
Trust for Special Political Agricultural Education
United Steelworkers of America Fund
VOTE/COPE Committee on Political Education
Young’ America's Campaign Committee