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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 92 04:43:42 EDT
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Oct. 23, 1992
    
SNAPSHOTS:
   A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics 
that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY.
    
LET THERE BE DAYLIGHT:
This Sunday clocks in most of the USA will be changed to standard 
time - not the first choice of most people. Those who prefer:
Daylight Savings Time      66%
Standard time              28%
No preference               6%
Source: Hilton Time Surveys of 1,024 adults
    
MINORITY COVERAGE:
The Baltimore Afro American, the USA's oldest black newspaper, 
turned 100 this month. States with the most black newspapers:
California     19
Florida        17
Texas          15
Georgia        14
Alabama        10
North Carolina 10
Source: Editor & Publisher International Year Book
    
SUMMING UP CONFIDENCE:
Percentage of students who think they are good in math:
               Girls     Boys
3rd grade       64%       66%
11th grade      48%       60%
Source: American Association of University Women
    

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