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...expense and expanse of the trial point up a growing anomaly of justice in the U.S. Angela Davis' trial cost California $1.2 million. Daniel Ellsberg's federal prosecution tab has been estimated at as much as $3.5 million. The Patty Hearst extravaganza cost at least $480,000 in Federal Government funds, plus whatever the Hearsts themselves paid. Joan Little's supporters had to raise a $300,000 defense fund, while the state of North Carolina spent at least as much. "The irony is that you have criticism of these expensive and prolonged trials; on the other hand...
...winter's tale that most shocked the theatrical community was the announcement early this year that the American Shakespeare Theatre, established in 1955, was in debt and might well have to close down forever. The tab for mounting a season's productions had risen to $1.75 million, and the AST could not open its doors this year unless $300,000 turned up from somewhere by the start of April...
...sheer quantity of money pouring into Iran's economy raises other difficulties. Pol-e-chah (tea money or bribes and kickbacks) has traditionally added 10% to 15% to the cost of doing business. Now the tab has jumped. A group of Iranian air force officers are awaiting questioning about the building of a $100 million airstrip. According to a government audit, only one-third of the money actually went into construction...
...water fountain." The company has developed a device, easily attached to any copier, that switches the machine on only when the user inserts a plastic identification card issued by his employer. The apparatus is hooked up to a computer that "reads" the cards and keeps a running tab on who has been using each copier-and for how many copies...
Ford, who campaigned in the south of New Hampshire, wanted to ski in the north. But only by helicopter could he have cut travel time enough to get in a run or two. At $830 per hour, which would have had to go on the electioneering tab, the desire was squelched. Phone records can get Presidents into trouble. When Richard Cheney, Ford's chief of staff, was on Face the Nation the other Sunday, some California enthusiast sent an election contribution to the White House. Cheney adhered religiously to the new guide book. The money was not delivered...