Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Thu, Jun 18 1992 Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 05:09:16 EDT Message-ID: 06-18 0000 cc cc June 18, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. BAD BILLBOARDS: Illegal highway billboards must be removed by June 18 as a result of the amended Highway Beautification Act. Number of illegal billboards: 1979 92,859 1980 64,509 1981 54,330 1982 50,032 1983 47,752 1984 47,204 1985 43,753 1986 36,340 1987 33,431 1988 33,337 1989 33,836 1990 34,174 1991 22,148 Source: Federal Highway Administration TOKYO LAND VALUES DROP: The collapse of Japan's "bubble economy" has cut the value of land in Tokyo. Amount of residential land valued at more than 1 million yen ($7,700) per square meter: 1987 365 square kilometers (140 square miles) 1991 190 square kilomenters (73 square miles) Source: Tokyu Land Corp. WINNING BY A WIDE MARGIN: Largest margins of victory for the four major PGA tournaments: Stroke Player Year Margin British Open Tom Morris Sr. 1862 13 U.S. Open Willie Smith 1899 11 The Masters Jack Nicklaus 1965 9 PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus 1980 7 Source: USA TODAY research ATTENTION, CAMPERS ... : Percentage of camps offering these most popular activities: Crafts 76% Swimming 69% Hiking 50% Archery 47% Nature class 46% Source: American Camping Association 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