Pubdate: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 Source: Orange County Register (CA) Copyright: 2000 The Orange County Register Contact: P.O. Box 11626, Santa Ana, CA 92711 Fax: (714) 565-3657 Website: http://www.ocregister.com/ Section: News,page 7 CRANE COMPLETES ALCOHOL TREATMENT Illinois Rep.Phil Crane has returned to his congressional duties after completing a 21-day treatment program for alcoholism, receiving warm applause from colleagues on the House floor Tuesday. Crane, the most senior House Republican and a former presidential candidate, declared he is back and "in good health." "I feel better, mentally and physically," said Crane, a 16-term congressman from Chicago's northwest suburbs. "I look forward to the hard work. ... This has been a deeply humbling experience for me." The 69-year-old conservative announced last month that he was taking a leave of absence to enter a treatment program in Maryland. At the time, he said his growing dependence on alcohol "has taken a toll on my health and other aspects of my life." - --- MAP posted-by: Allan Wilkinson