Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap,americast.usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Fri, Aug 21 1992 Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 04:08:23 EDT Message-ID: 08-21 0000 cc cc Aug. 21, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. STORM SEASON'S LATE ARRIVAL: Tropical Storm Andrew, the first-named storm of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Aug. 17. Dates of other first storms' formation since 1972. Earliest: May 6, 1981 Tropical Storm Arlene Latest: Aug. 29, 1977 Hurricane Anita Source National Weather Service, Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean WHO'S TO BLAME FOR RECESSION?: President Bush may blame Congress, but families in Cincinnati, Boston and Minneapolis say he's responsible for the recession. Who's responsible Response by percentage President Bush 36% Congress 26% U.S. business 13% Foreign business 11% Labor unions 8% Banks 6% Source: Decision Makers survey in July of 1,784 families PLAYING IN THE PGA PAYS OFF: Number of PGA players winning at least $500,000 in a year: 1980 1 1981 0 1982 0 1983 0 1984 0 1985 1 1986 3 1987 14 1988 19 1989 15 1990 22 1991 29 Source: PGA Tour Book 1992 OH, MY ACHING FEET!: Thirty-one percent of women wear only comfortable shoes. Why the rest say they wear painful shoes: An appropriate look 36% Men think they are sexy 19% To impress other women 16% No choice - all shoes hurt 5% Source: Poll of 504 women by Opinion Research Corporation for Easy Spirit Comfort Index. Respondents could choose more than one answer. 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