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 Fri, Jun 19 1992 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 92 05:24:16 EDT Message-ID: 06-19 0000 cc cc June 19, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. FEELING SUMMER'S HEAT: This summer's forecast for the continental U.S. calls for above-normal temperatures in all regions except New England, the Great Lakes and parts of the Southwest. Summer temperature extremes: Hottest summer 1936 74.33 Median 71.80 Coolest summer 1915 69.53 (Temperatures for June, July, August) Source: NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, National Weather Service GM'S HOTTEST CARS: Saturn, the nameplate General Motors introduced in 1990, has become one of GM's best sellers. Top-selling GM cars: 1992 sales through June 10 Pontiac Grand Am 105,070 Chevrolet Cavalier 102,573 Chevrolet Lumina 96,519 Saturn sedan:coupe 80,256 Chevrolet Beretta:Corsica 79,371 Source: General Motors ALL-SPORTS CHANNEL SOARS: ESPN hit a new high of more than 60 million subscribers last month. Number of ESPN subscriber households: Year (millions) 1979 1.4 1980 7.3 1981 13.6 1982 22.8 1983 24.3 1984 34.8 1985 36.1 1986 40.2 1987 45.2 1988 49.7 1989 54.8 1990 57.2 1991 59.1 1992 60.5 Source: ESPN TOUGH TIMES FOR DADS: How men and women think being a father today compares with 20 years ago: More difficult 81% About the same 12% Easier 6% Don't know 2% (Numbers add up 101% due to rounding) Source: Bruskin:Goldring Research poll of 1,000 adults for MassMutual life insurance company 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