Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Fri, May 29 1992 Date: Fri, 29 May 92 05:20:41 EDT Message-ID: 05-29 0000 cc cc May 29, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. EX-SOVIETS TOP REFUGEE LIST: Percentage of refugees admitted to USA: 1988 1992 East Asia 46.0% 37.4% USSR:E. Europe 37.2% 54.2% Near East Asia 11.1% 4.4% Latin America 3.3% 1.9% Africa 2.1% 2.1% (Percentages based on financial years, from October to September) Source: Bureau for Refugee Programs BUDGET DEFICIT STEADY: Tax receipts gave the U.S. Treasury a $15 billion surplus last month. But so far this fiscal year, the budget deficit is still $63 billion larger than the first seven months of fiscal 1991. Treasury balance in billions: April +15 Oct. '91-April '92 -185 Oct. '90-April '91 -122 Source: Treasury Department COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ATTENDANCE: Year Avg. per day 1950 1,781 1960 3,522 1970 7,468 1980 9,541 1990 15,381 Source: NCAA TOP TONY WINNERS: Guys and Dolls won eight Tonys in 1951, including Best Musical. The revival of the play is nominated for eight Tonys this year. Musicals winning the most Tonys: Musical Number of awards Year Hello Dolly 10 1964 Chorus Line 9 1976 Fiddler on the Roof 9 1965 My Fair Lady 9 1957 Damn Yankees 9 1956 South Pacific 9 1950 Source: American Theatre Wing 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