Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Wed, Apr 1 1992 Date: Wed, 1 Apr 92 05:43:26 EST Message-ID: 04-01 0000 cc cc April 1, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE: Percentage of adults who think the following need a good spring cleaning: Congress 49% IRS tax code 23% Prime-time TV 11% Other 17% Source: Ty-D-Bol Spring Cleaning Report survey of 1,006 adults NYSE LEADS IN MARKET TRADING: A plunge and other troubles in the Japanese stock market and a bull market in the USA helped push the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the Tokyo Stock Exchange last year: Dollar value of trading 1990 1991 New York Stock Exchange $1.3 trillion $1.5 trillion Tokyo Stock Exchange $1.3 trillion $0.8 trillion Source: New York Stock Exchange BASEBALL BY DAY: Major league baseball teams with most and fewest daytime home games: Team Day Games Chicago Cubs 63 Major league average 25 Texas Rangers 6 Source: American and National Leagues WAITING FOR OSCAR: Jack Palance was named best supporting actor 38 years after his last nomination. Longest time between winning the Oscar and previous nomination: Nominee Years Henry Fonda 41 John Wayne 20 Gregory Peck 13 Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM