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 Mon, Jun 8 1992 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 92 05:19:51 EDT Message-ID: 06-08 0000 cc cc June 8, 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 LIGHT: Cost of electricity for comparable light bulbs used 10,000 hours, including the newly developed E-lamp: Compact Traditional E-lamp fluorescent Standard long-life $16.40 $17.76 $65.80 $87.50 1- Using a national average cost for electricity Source: Electric Power Research Institute, Edison Electric Institute WOMEN ON BOARD: 519 of the 1,000 companies listed by Fortune as the largest industrial and service companies in the USA have at least one woman on their board. Pct. of women directors Industrial 500 44% Service 500 60% Source: Catalyst WINNING WITHOUT THE OZ: Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillens is injured and out for the year. White Sox record since 1985 with and without Guillens in the starting lineup: In lineup: 505-525 .490 Out of lineup: 66-71 .482 Source: Elias Sports Bureau STARTING AT THE TOP: Billy Ray Cyrus' Some Gave All made it to No. 1 on the Billboard chart faster than any debut album since the chart began in 1963. Most rapid rises to the top: Artist, debut album (year) Weeks to No. 1 Billy Ray Cyrus, Some Gave All (1992) 2 Paul McCartney, McCartney (1970) 3 The Beatles, Meet the Beatles (1964) 3 Stevie Nicks, Bella Donna (1991) 4 Source: Joel Whitburn's Record Research books 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