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...that's where you or I might come in. You or I might look at this and say gee, bankruptcy or no, the $300,000 house supports a $200,000 first mortgage. You might not want to lend that kind of money -- if you have that kind of money -- at 11% for 30 years. But how about lending it at 14% for two years, backed by a first mortgage and the borrower's personal guarantee? With the borrower paying all closing costs? And perhaps with even a point or two thrown in for good measure...
...Statistical Abstract of the United States, a 984-page volume packed full of figures from the mundane to the delightful. First published in 1878, the Abstract each spring sends librarians, market researchers, consultants and journalists scurrying to mine its nuggets. But the Census Bureau publication goes well beyond gee-whiz numbers. Its 1,450 tables and charts offer a fascinating window on the world. With imagination -- and strong eyes for the fine print -- a reader can use the Abstract to make at least a little sense out of the world's never-ending and confusing blizzard of information...
Such corporate giants as AT&T, Shearson Lehman Hutton and Toyota are catching a ride on the golf cart. Prizes offered by the corporate sponsors of Professional Golfers' Association tournaments are expected to top $63 million this year, up from $31 million four years ago. Says Gee Winands, advertising manager for Sunkist Growers, which annually earmarks about $200,000 for the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour: "We get brand-name exposure by sponsoring the 'Quiet Please' paddles. Every time they hold them up, well, you can't get that kind of exposure from regular advertising." Corporations love golf, says Susan...
...Tigers also recruit players for their team, including Diana Gee, who was on the U.S. Olympic team last year. Princeton also has access to a tournament-quality facility (Dillon Gymnasium) and a paid coach...
...congenial minority leader, Bob Michel of Illinois. The chunky, blow-dried Gingrich represents the party's Young Turks, ultra- conservative Republicans, many of them elected in the '80s, who are fed up with their elders' deference to the majority. The Old Guard, Gingrich said, "tends to say, 'Oh, gee, ((the Democrats)) are in charge. How can we be nice enough to them that they'll let us pretend we're part of the game?' " In contrast, he declared, "I represent the wing of the party that says, 'Fine, we'll take up that challenge.' " Michel, who slipped and referred...