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That is scant comfort to millions of Americans who are facing heftier payments on loans. Harold Goldberg of Chicago, a 52-year-old accountant who last year took out a $20,000 home-equity loan, estimates that his monthly repayment will rise $40 this month, to $183. Says he: "I'm just grateful that I didn't borrow any more than...
Currently there is a sharp tilt to Social Security benefits, with lower-income workers getting a far heftier return on their payroll taxes than middle-and upper-income workers...
...different comic-book titles, largely in the heroic vein, will be sold in the U.S. this year, up from about 190 in 1985. With a combined circulation of roughly 150 million, the comics are more popular than at any other time since the early '50s. That in turn means heftier profits for new publishers and for the comic-book industry's leaders: Marvel (1985 sales: $100 million) and DC Comics (a reported $70 million), both based in New York City, and Archie Comic Publications ($20 million) of Mamaroneck...
That open-mindedness, along with the differences between European and American ingredients, has inspired most of these newly arrived chefs to re- create their recipes. For the most part, they use domestic products and only occasionally find that they require heftier seasoning...
...examples of defense spending cited in your story lead me to believe that a heftier military budget does not ensure a more effective...