
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, May 2, 1994                   TAG: 9405020067
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

MILITARY REPORTEDLY OVERSPENT ON TRIPS

Top military brass took 238 helicopter trips between the Pentagon and Andrews Air Force Base in 1993 at a cost of about $1,000 to $3,000 per flight, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

The Post's review of records showed the flights cost taxpayers between $238,000 and $714,000 at a time when President Clinton has promised to reduce the unnecessary use of government aircraft.

The 14-mile trip takes about 25 minutes by car, and would cost about $22 by cab, The Post said. If the 238 trips had been by auto, the bill would have been about $5,200. - Associated Press

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