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...admission charge is being levied to defray the costs of security guards and advertising costs for the lecture, he added
Korean politicians have not been the only beneficiaries of Gulf's-or the oil industry's-largesse. Dorsey admitted that Gulf had also donated $460,000 to former political rulers in Bolivia and had channeled another $50,000 through Beirut, as he euphemistically put it, to "defray the expenses of a public education program ... to bring about a better understanding in America of the Arab-Israel conflict." He did not say specifically who got that money. Meanwhile, Exxon and Mobil Oil acknowledged last week that they had also made gifts, which they insisted were legal, to political parties...
...such an institution would keep money deposited in the state from being invested in development elsewhere, and serve as a yardstick to measure the performance of private banks in meeting community needs. The profits that the bank generates could possibly be channeled to the state treasury and used to defray governmental costs...
Several-student groups last night began soliciting funds in the Houses to defray the legal expenses incurred by Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin in his recent manslaughter trial...
...rain stops. From the top of the stands, where it is less damp, this congregation is a crusade with hundreds of pennants strewn in the glowering breeze. The button sellers offer their indulgences. Their most popular model is the "March Against Racism" sold to defray the organizers' costs. It is in the same black and green color scheme as their banners and has a logo with six white, eight black, six polka dotted, and a few incomplete heads. If costs a dollar. There are also two black button models. One is a $.2 bargain, the other is larger and more...