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 Thu, Sep 24 1992 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 92 04:37:35 EDT Message-ID: 09-24 0000 cc cc Sept. 24, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. SERVING THE COUNTRY: Percentage of congressmen* who served in the military. House Senate DEMOCRATS 41% 66% REPUBLICANS 54% 64% * No congresswomen served in the military. Source - USA TODAY research by Pam DeCoteau. LANDING JOBS WITH WINNERS: Toronto's Candy Maldonado could become the fifth player in baseball history to play for more than three playoff teams. The others: Player # Playoff Teams Don Baylor 5 Danny Heep 4 Doyle Alexander 4 Lonnie Smith 4 Source: 1992 Elias Baseball Analyst. SMOKE - FREE WORKPLACE: Facilities managers predict the workplace of the feature will be virtually smoke - free. Companies with smoke - free offices: Today 56% 2020 96% Source: International Facility Management Association survey of 2,470 managers. FIRST TRY: Percentage of teens (ages 12 - 17) who have tried these substances: Alcohol 46% Cigarettes 38% Marijuana 13% Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse of 12 - to 17 - year olds. 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