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, Oct 1 1992 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 04:57:26 EDT Message-ID: 10-01 0000 cc cc Oct. 01, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. AGING WAR VETS: The last surviving American veteran of the Spanish-American War of 1898 died last week. He was 106. Average age of veterans: World War I (1917-1918) 94.2 World War II (1941-1946) 69.6 Korean Conflict (1950-1953) 60.7 Vietnam War (1964-1973) 44.7 Persian Gulf War (1991) 26.4 Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIG, BUT NOT THAT BIG: The proposed takeover of Dominion Bankshares by First Union Sept. 21 was among the biggest this year, but no where near the record: Deal Value (in billions) First Union:Dominion $0.830 BankAmerica:Security Pacific $4.670 Source: USA TODAY research STAR POWER FOR THE FEET: Percentage of people who say they are more likely to buy a brand of athletic shoe if a sports star endorses it: Adults (age 18-75) 7% Teens (13-17) 29% Source: 1991 Athletic Footwear Association poll of 1,100 people WANTED: ORGAN DONORS: Number of people waiting for transplants for the three most-requested organs: 1987 1992 Kidney 11,873 21,149 Heart 646 2,573 Liver 450 2,179 Source: Health Resources and Services Administration 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