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 Thu, May 14 1992 Date: Thu, 14 May 92 05:42:12 EDT Message-ID: 05-14 0000 cc cc May 14, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. USA'S MEDICAL CONDITION: How the USA compares to countries that have the fewest patients per doctor: Persons per one doctor Italy 233 Spain 275 Czechoslovakia 312 USA 410 Tomorrow: Countries with most patients per doctor Source: The World Almanac, USA TODAY research BLACKS IN BUSINESS: States with the most companies on the "BE" 100 biggest black-owned companies and car dealers lists: Companies Michigan 22 Illinois 19 California 18 New York 17 Texas 13 Source: Black Enterprise magazine PARISH AMONG PLAYOFF LEADERS: The Boston Celtics' Robert Parish has cracked the top five list for most NBA playoff games: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Magic Johnson 186 Dennis Johnson 180 John Havlicek 172 Robert Parish 169 Source: USA TODAY research STATES WITH MOST ROLLER COASTERS: State Number of coasters Ohio 22 California 22 Pennsylvania 19 Texas 17 Source: Paul L. Ruben, North American editor, Park World Magazine 1 - As of June,1992 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