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, Jun 5 1992 Date: Fri, 5 Jun 92 05:20:08 EDT Message-ID: 06-05 0000 cc cc June 5, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. U.S. LEADS IN HANDGUN MURDERS: Developed nations where most handgun murders are committed annually: USA 8,915 Switzerland 53 Israel 25 Sweden 19 Australia 13 Canada 8 UK 7 Source: Handgun Control, Inc. CALLING FOR CHEAP AIRFARES: Four of the top five days for long-distance calls have been since American Airlines announced its 50%-off summer fares May 27. Day Millions of calls June 1, 1992 177 June 2, 1992 171 June 3, 1992 165 May 28, 1992 160 Dec. 2, 1991 158 Source: AT&T BELMONT'S BIGGEST WINNERS: The Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in the horse racing's Triple Crown, has a history of spectacular winners. Widest victory margins since 1905(1): Horse Year Lengths Secretariat 1973 31 Count Fleet 1943 25 Man o' War 1920 20 Risen Star 1988 14 3:4 1-Race moved to Elmont, N.Y., in 1905 Source: USA TODAY research SPENDING DIET DOLLARS: Projected growth of sales of weight-loss items: Sales in billions of dollars 1990 1996 Commercial weight-loss programs $2 $3.2 Diet foods $2 $3.2 Appetite suppressants $1.5 $2.8 Diet book:cassettes $.67 $1.1 Source: Marketdata Enterprises Inc. 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