Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Fri, Mar 27 1992 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 92 05:43:21 EST Message-ID: 03-27 0000 cc cc March 27, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. EATING YOU OUT OF HOUSE How many 1,600-sq. ft. houses could be built with the wood consumed last year by termites in the USA's worst-infested cities: City Homes Miami 26 Atlanta 19 Tampa 18 Norfolk, Va. 15 Orlando, Fla. 13 Los Angeles 13 Washington, D.C. 12 Source: Orkin Pest Control WEST LEADS IN HOME PRICES: The median price of homes sold in February was $129,200 nationwide. Median prices by region: West $176,300 Northeast $162,900 South $112,900 Midwest $93,900 Source: National Association of Realtors COUPLES CRUISING: If Fred Couples continues to win money at his present rate, how his season total would compare to Tom Kite's PGA record: Couples (projected) $2,025,184 Kite (1989) $1,395,278 Based on 23 events Source: PGA Tour WHEN I GROW UP ... : Percentage of elementary school student leaders who want to be a: Teacher 24.4% Doctor 23.6% Lawyer 21.9% Business executive 10.4% Firefighter:police officer 9.3% Source: National Association of Elementary School Principals survey of 1,000 student council officers in 1st-6th grade 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