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...time when new ones are about 16% has a market value of only $67,000. The person who bought the old mortgage would be permitted to use the $33,000 difference to reduce his taxable income, which could put him in a lower tax bracket. One drawback is that since there is at least $100 billion worth of such mortgages outstanding, this plan could cost the Government up to $15 billion in lost tax revenues...
...Another drawback with the plant is that reactions can be difficult to read for a layman. The changes are often very subtle," she added...
...Manhattan. He often jogs four miles in Central Park before he leaves for the office at 5 a.m., and recently he has taken on the added job of writing and delivering the news on Today, a chore that used to be handled by Floyd Kalber. Brokaw's drawback rather is something he cannot do much about: his frosty demeanor. It is a failing that he readily admits -and dismisses. Says he: "When you're on for two hours five days a week, if you try to be something that you are not, it will show through...
Good news here. Workhouse Wade Lau, whose mediocre record last year (4.63 gpg) obscures some sterling performances, now has a capable understudy in tiny but quick Mark Whiston. The 5-ft., 7-in. freshman from Ipswich acknowledges that his size can be a drawback, but "compensates with playing the angles. I'm really quick, because I have to be," he adds. "A lot of shots hit Wade that wouldn...
Cheryl Hollmann Keen, a graduate student at the School of Education and co-director of the staff, said yesterday the committee staff is willing to work at CfIA. "The main potential drawback of eliminating the Faculty committee is that we would have to change our name and might lose our page in the course catalog," she added...