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April 23, 1992
    
SNAPSHOTS:
   A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics 
that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY.
    
WHERE BLACK MAYORS PRESIDE:
Black mayors preside over 31 cities with populations of more than 
50,000. Number of those cities that are:
Majority white:  15
Majority black:  16
Source: National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.
    
BUDGET DEFICIT WIDENS:
So far this fiscal year, the federal budget deficit is $45 billion 
larger than it was the first six months of fiscal 1992. Deficit in 
billion:
March                   -$49.4
Oct. '91-March '92     -$196.9
Oct. '90-March '91     -$152.2
Source: Treasury Department
    
THE STATE OF VOLLEYBALL:
Home state of colleges playing in the NCAA Div. I men's volleyball 
championship matches since 1970:
California   42
Other         2
Source: NCAA
    
CONSIDERING MOTHERHOOD:
Major considerations for women thinking about having a first 
child:
Finances           72%
Partner's career   45%
Own career         33%
Education          33%
Woman's age        28%
Respondents could choose more than one
Source: Poll of 600 women ages 18-65 by Strategic Research for 
Advance Pregnancy Test
    

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