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 Mon, Sep 21 1992 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 92 04:39:57 EDT Message-ID: 09-21 0000 cc cc Sept. 21, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. FALL IN, FALL OUT: Active duty U.S. military personnel since its peak during the Vietnam war: Millions 1968 3.55 1970 3.06 1972 2.32 1974 2.16 1976 2.08 1978 2.06 1980 2.05 1982 2.11 1984 2.14 1986 2.169 1988 2.14 1990 2.04 1992 1.87 1993 1.77(1) 1-Estimate Source: Department of Defense CALLING THE BIG ONES: World's biggest telecommunications companies: Company Country 1991 revenue from telecom (in billions) AT&T USA $55.4 NTT Japan $43.3 British Telecom U.K. $21.8 GTE USA $19.6 Alcatel France $17.3 Source: Financial World TRIPLE CROWN TIMELINE: San Diego's Gary Sheffield could be the first player since 1967 to lead the league in home runs, batting average and runs batted in. Triple Crown winners by decade: 1901-10(1) 2 1911-20(1) 1 1921-30 2 1931-40 4 1941-50 2 1951-60 1 1961-70 2 1-RBIs unofficial until 1920 Source: USA TODAY research SUNBURN TRUTHS: Forty-six percent of people say they were sunburned this summer at least once. Percentage a sunburned: Men 55% Women 39% Source: Poll of 1,000 adults by the Wirthlin Group for Coppertone 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