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 Wed, Sep 9 1992 Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 04:29:47 EDT Message-ID: 09-09 0000 cc cc Sept. 9, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. GOOD NEWS FOR DEMOCRATS: Percentage of national political coverage on ABC, NBC and CBS evening newscasts that was favorable to the candidates: Republican Democrat Presidential candidate 32% 44% Vice-presidential candidate 37% 75% Source: Center for Media and Public Affairs, broadcasts through Aug. 28 FALLING CAR LOAN RATES: Rates on four-year, new-car loans are at the lowest point since May 1972. How rates have fallen: Year Average annual rate 1985 12.83% 1986 11.67% 1987 10.84% 1988 11.18% 1989 12.27% 1990 12.10% 1991 11.65% 1992(1) 9.5% 1 -- Average weekly rate, 8:26 Source: Bank Rate Monitor GLAVINE ON A ROLL: Atlanta's Tom Glavine is 19-6 with a winning percentage of .760. Best all-time winning percentages among pitchers who won 20 or more games: Ron Guidry 1978 25-3 .893 Lefty Grove 1931 31-4 .886 Preacher Roe 1951 22-3 .880 Smoky Joe Wood 1912 34-5 .872 David Cone 1988 20-3 .870 Source: The Baseball Encyclopedia REACHING FOR THE SKY: Industrial countries with the most annual air miles per person: Air miles per person New Zealand 2,023 USA 1,698 Australia 1,513 Switzerland 1,350 Canada 1,105 Source: Where We Stand, International Civil Aviation Organization Bulletin, 1990 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