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i '.9'Mqydny, J(rne )G,1977 '1711? . wn51nN(::l ON POST • H~ . , o~~,~e.~~•obe~•~~ Q~.~est~ ~,oit.:'..~~,~~e.~~~ ~ :.~~x• ~el•~;'S .~'~~ ~er~,~~~~; . ; . , . ~ . ~` , . t fly Mnrlon 1111n1.z ~wwtl,bi.rnn roet Atn(t wrll.er I ' 71ou5e invrsllt;ntorS diSelQSe([ yes~terdn,y Iha` I)i•. Trnnk J. finuechi`r .(r.; whilc dlreclo(• of Ihc Nntinnnl'('nncet• . Irrslllulc in 1!173, billcd the Amcric:ut C:rnccr'Sociely for expenses incurred by his wire when the nccompnnicd him tn ACS mr•.cllngs Ili Montego Bay, Jnmaicn, '1n(l Manhnllan. ~ 'ncey sa1d they n•cre told by titc 1)e- p:rrtnient of Jlcallh, 1':rlucal(on nnd 1VelfIrc'S l;ener:il eottnscl lhat the 7rillint;s %eerr. "nt leasl"':( vlnlnt.lop o[ 1.Lc prohilrilion Ili I111.111's Staudnrds o[ Conducl of nclinnn thnt mny t'renle' the nppcarahce pf !t confllttt of Inter- e s l.. . . I • I . In n(Idilion to' liillirir; the ACS, Iiauschcr stubtultletl cxpense nceouhts ' to ll(e hovernr6Qnt fniticttt.ing •tlrnt he havc served on the NC[ Advisory then billed 1.he ACS for $22 and the 1 mny lrave coflqctcd twice for sonic ex- honrd. aot•e(•nment for $22. ' penses. Pocsplhe ACS run the NC17 won• • T:(11(inli willl rcporlcrs befm•e Utcy ~ ltnnschct• le/lthe NCf Ili N(fveMbct•' dlct•cd Itell. L .1[: holrnl.nhn (1)-N.C.), It had a chnncc to examine ACS nn(1 ' tti bceome scntirr vice presidetW. for rc-- chnlrhmn of the ].Iotrse Int.ergovcrn• rovertnnent expense nccotml^, Scarch o[ Ihc ACS, a lar{;c, vol(Inl.nry menlnl Rcinlions and Ilumnn lte- Ilauscher sal(1 hc had hcen nwnre of urgnni>:nllon. 'fhc move ' ninrc. than sources Suhconuntltce the IIEW Slnndnr(1s of Conduct, dnuhlcd his $37,000 l;ovct'nmcnt pnc Indicatlon Ihnt Rnuschct possl• ; whlch warn o[ criminal penalties In nty. '; bly enl;nkc(1 In whlt Ifch. ]Ichry A. - thc cmrfllct nf•h~tcresl l:rw for fr(Icrnl I[e was n speclnl(ir ntt a Ite.1rlnt; IhAt Wnxtnnn (1)-Cn1ifJ termed "do((bletl- employces who "ncccp;. directly or In= explore(I l.iev betwr.en Ihe CS nnd lhr, dlppina".came from n cab bill on Dec. (lirectly nn•y ... Ihlnt; of monelnry' N(;I, which shnre mnny common gnnl. 10, 1973. ''hnt nil:ht (lte NC[ chief re- anrl rn sponsnrerl Ihe much-ct iliclzed turned from .Immnicn, where lie iin(( ' vnlue front memhers of llte public pilot prntu-nm to try to dctec•t k)rcnSt ~ mct• nt the Ifal[ Moon Ifnlcl lvith 1 wll.h whom ho hn5 of[Iclal. cancer w)Ilt X rays. Critics complatii about 35 scientlsts whose Ccsenreh is reiationshlps. .,•." lhal Ihcy ncpIcct environmentally ~ flnnnced by the ACS. [ t t rl n Ir la willt '' nn n nc NC cmtsed cnncer oLhcr thnn smokinf;. The hcnring broupht,oat lhnl: nine high NCS offieislsltnve serVed'oh'1(ey ACS panels, while eight ACS offlcinls • ~` wifc, Mnr9nrcl, ma(lc the trips. )ta(iaCher snirl It was "lonq-sl.nn(ling ,s' pnllcy" for NC[ officlnis to nccept ,' )--cimtiursement from Ihc AC[ for, WIvcS who go nlonh to ACS functions. ~ i , . "lt never occurred to me or others" r~ q•• 0.hat lhla couid )c lmpropcr, (c sn (. 1 ~ h 111. also stttd tlrnt lic billed the ACS :.'for "nnylhinf' nhove lhe per dicm" fot• Eozss4ooot :' !subsistcnce nnd olher expenses pal(1, lty the government. ; At Ihe llnlf Moon Ifolel, Ilnuschcr'S Uil1 lncludcd a room charge of vO.hD I;frrr one person and $21.12 for n scc- ond, for eacli ofr four days. lie chnrRed the ACS for the entire $3,56.20 bill whlle, the records show, billing the !governmcnlt for full-(Iny nnd pnrt•(Iny 'subslsl.cncre tolnlintl $144. In conlrn9l, lie dcducled $15 "gnvcrnmenl. nllownnce for my share itf room'when ho nnd his tvifc ntnyed at Ihc Waldorf-Astoria Ili November, 11873, nnd hilled Ihe /1(:6 for hls wlfc's ~ ;aharc, $31.110. 11d tnld reporters ha.hnri i flone to New Y(rrlt tn receive the ACS' Nnlionnl Award. Itnuschcr got the I awnrd two yenra later. . grnn _5 n C At I)ullcs ' lnlernnlionnl Alrpurt,- Itnuscher, ttnable 11) fhul n 11mou1no :.fhc ACS total $1 mllllon ih lhc flscnl bccnuse of n'snowblol9n, Look;A tnxl lo '! ycnrs 1972 tthrough 11176, lnchtdlna his holne In llnckvlller-a b22 tide: •1-Tc,i ;$275,0001n the yc;(r Itausche(• and his :