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To: John Hunt who wrote (15678)	5/10/1998 11:59:00 PM
From: S. maltophilia	Respond to of 18056

From your nypostonline.com article: " ...she had all her money locked up in Berkshire Hathaway shares, a not uncommon phenomenon among that company's shareholders." "...More than 80 percent of the holders of Berkshire Hathaway's original Class A shares purchased them more than 20 years ago for less than $100 a pop, and have never sold...."" "Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway does not plan any dividend payout for shareholders. (It never has.)" They must've used their margin accounts to get to Omaha<g>