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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NATIONAL
INSURED UNIT TRUST 324                                                       880
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.33 - 5.54%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.40 - 5.68%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 26, 1996                      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal income tax but may
                be subject to state and local tax. Capital gains
                are taxable.
Total Principal $10,000,000 in 100,000 units
Average Life    26.7 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.91 to $96.95 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A5 139 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A5 147 quarterly payment plan
                6710A5 154 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in all states
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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PORTFOLIO INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
 
<TABLE>
<S>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>
Connecticut            10.6  %          Illinois               15.8  %          Indiana                10.1  %
Louisiana              10.1             New Hampshire           1.9             New York               15.7
Pennsylvania            5.3             South Carolina          5.2             Utah                    9.0
Wyoming                16.3
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Descrtiption of Chart)
2014-16                                            10.0%
2017-19                                             0.0%
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
2020-22                                            38.5%
2023-25                                            29.7%
2026+                                              21.8%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/25/96*
  (Descrition of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.33%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.33%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.39%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.02%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.79%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 36.0% FEDERAL AND 5.0% STATE INCOME
  TAX RATES. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES;
  CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH. TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED AS OF 6/30/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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 BONDS THIS NATIONAL INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $ 1,000,000  State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue               AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Trinity College Issue, Series E, 5.875% Due 7/1/26.                  2006 at 102
   1,500,000  The County of Cook, Illinois, General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds,              AAA   Aaa
              Series 1996, 5.875% Due 11/15/22. (When issued.)                            2006 at 101
   1,000,000  Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Refunding and              AAA   Aaa
              Improvement Bonds, Series 1995 (Community Hospitals Projects), 5.60% Due
              5/15/14.                                                                    2006 at 102
   1,000,000  Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans (Louisiana), Exhibition Hall Authority,                     AAA   Aaa
              Special Tax Bonds, Series 1996-C, 5.60% Due 7/15/25.                        2006 at 101
     180,000  New Hampshire Higher Educational and Health Facilities Authority, Hospital               AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Concord Hospital Issue, Series 1996, 6.00% Due 10/1/26.
              (When issued.)                                                              2006 at 102
     470,000  New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, Mental Health                     AAA   Aaa
              Services Facilities Improvement Revenue Bonds, 1995 Series A, 6.00% Due
              2/15/25. (General Obligation Bonds.)                                        2005 at 102
   1,000,000  New York City, New York, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and Sewer              AAA   Aaa
              System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series A, 5.875% Due 6/15/25.             2005 at 101
     500,000  Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Commonwealth of                    AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Revenue Bonds, State System of Higher Education, Series N,
              5.875% Due 6/15/21.                                                         2006 at 100
     350,000  Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (Westmoreland County,                         AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Municipal Service Revenue Bonds, Series of 1995A, 0.00% Due
              8/15/22. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about July 27, 1995
              at a price of 19.274% of principal amount.)                                 No Optional
                                                                                              Call
     500,000  South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds, 1996 Refunding                   AAA   Aaa
              Series A, 5.75% Due 1/1/22. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about April 4, 1996 at a price of 93.751% of principal amount.)             2006 at 102
   1,000,000  Intermountain Power Agency (Utah), Power Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds,                 AAA   Aaa
              1996 Series D, 5.00% Due 7/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds delivered
              on or about February 27, 1996 at a price of 94.504% of principal amount.)   2006 at 102
   1,000,000  Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds                    AAA   Aaa
              (Idaho Power Company Project), Series 1996A, 6.05% Due 7/15/26. (When
              issued.)                                                                    2006 at 102
     500,000  Natrona County, Wyoming, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Wyoming Medical Center                  AAA   Aaa
              Project), Series 1995, 6.00% Due 9/15/24.                                   2006 at 101
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 $10,000,000  TOTAL             13 BONDS FROM 10 STATES
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 07/25/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.07. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $     99.91     4.90 %      5.33%   5.40%   5.36%   5.44%   5.38%   5.46 %
 500 / $50,000               99.75     4.75        5.34    5.41    5.37    5.45    5.39    5.47
 1,000 / $100,000            99.49     4.50        5.35    5.43    5.38    5.47    5.40    5.49
 2,500 / $250,000            99.23     4.25        5.37    5.45    5.40    5.48    5.42    5.50
 5,000 / $500,000            98.46     3.50        5.41    5.51    5.44    5.55    5.46    5.57
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.95     3.00        5.44    5.54    5.47    5.58    5.49    5.60
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.45     2.50        5.46    5.58    5.50    5.62    5.52    5.64
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.95     2.00        5.49    5.62    5.53    5.66    5.54    5.68
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%   39.6%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.33  % 7.40%   7.72%   8.33%   8.82%
         5.34    7.42    7.74    8.34    8.84
         5.35    7.43    7.75    8.36    8.86
         5.37    7.46    7.78    8.39    8.89
         5.41    7.51    7.84    8.45    8.96
         5.44    7.56    7.88    8.50    9.01
         5.46    7.58    7.91    8.53    9.04
         5.49    7.63    7.96    8.58    9.09
</TABLE>
 
JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
 
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
09/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 9/15/96   $   .5176
 Monthly plan           10/15/96       .4437   $ 5.3246
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .8922
                         2/15/97      1.3383     5.3566
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .8958
                         5/15/97      2.6874     5.3756
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.98 =   100.020
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/25/96)        interest
 100.020      X   $5.3246        =   $532.57
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN PENNSYLVANIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 214                                                       880
    
 
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<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.28 - 5.49%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.32 - 5.59%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 26, 1996                      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    27.0 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.98 to $97.02 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706H8 647 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706H8 654 quarterly payment plan
                6706H8 662 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in Pennsylvania
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2018-19                                            14.3%
2020-21                                            28.5%
2022-23                                             4.3%
2024-25                                            24.3%
2026+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/25/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.52%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.28%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.22%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.02%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.79%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 38.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 2.8% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED
  AS OF 6/30/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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 BONDS THIS PENNSYLVANIA INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   500,000  Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Commonwealth of Penn-  2006 at 100 AAA   Aaa
              sylvania), Revenue Bonds, State System of Higher Education, Series N,
              5.875% Due 6/15/21.
     500,000  Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority (Allegheny County,          2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series A of 1996 (South Hills Health
              System), 5.875% Due 5/1/26.
     500,000  Delaware County Authority (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Hospital Revenue  2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series of 1995 (Delaware County Memorial Hospital), 5.50% Due
              8/15/19. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about July 27, 1995
              at a price of 94.645% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Erie City School District, Erie County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation    2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series A of 1996, 5.75% Due 5/1/26.
     500,000  Northampton County Industrial Development Authority (Pennsylvania),         2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1995 Series A (Metropolitan
              Edison Company Project), 6.10% Due 7/15/21.
     150,000  Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (Westmoreland County,            No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Municipal Service Revenue Bonds, Series of 1995A, 0.00% Due      Call
              8/15/22. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about July 27, 1995
              at a price of 19.274% of principal amount.)
     350,000  Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (Westmoreland County,            2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Municipal Service Revenue Bonds, Series of 1996, 5.90% Due
              2/15/25. (When issued.)
     500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            8 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 07/25/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.07. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $     99.98     4.90 %      5.28%   5.32%   5.31%   5.35%   5.33%   5.37 %
 500 / $50,000               99.82     4.75        5.29    5.33    5.32    5.36    5.34    5.38
 1,000 / $100,000            99.56     4.50        5.30    5.35    5.33    5.38    5.35    5.40
 2,500 / $250,000            99.30     4.25        5.31    5.37    5.35    5.40    5.37    5.42
 5,000 / $500,000            98.53     3.50        5.36    5.43    5.39    5.46    5.41    5.48
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.02     3.00        5.38    5.46    5.42    5.49    5.44    5.51
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.52     2.50        5.41    5.50    5.44    5.53    5.46    5.55
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.02     2.00        5.44    5.54    5.47    5.57    5.49    5.59
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      30.0%   33.0%   38.0%      41.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.28  % 7.54%   7.88%   8.52%      9.03 %
         5.29    7.56    7.90    8.53       9.04
         5.30    7.57    7.91    8.55       9.06
         5.31    7.59    7.93    8.56       9.08
         5.36    7.66    8.00    8.65       9.16
         5.38    7.69    8.03    8.68       9.20
         5.41    7.73    8.07    8.73       9.25
         5.44    7.77    8.12    8.77       9.30
</TABLE>
 
JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
09/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 9/15/96   $   .5127
 Monthly plan           10/15/96       .4395   $ 5.2771
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .8844
                         2/15/97      1.3266     5.3091
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .8880
                         5/15/97      2.6640     5.3281
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.05 =  99.950
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/25/96)        interest
 99.950       X   $5.2771        =   $527.45
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>


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