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15: Percentage of college students who told Playboy they were virgins
6, 6.5: Percentage of women and of men who said so in 1996
14: Where AIDS ranked among the leading causes of death of Americans last year
1989: The last time AIDS was not in the Top 10
2: U.S. 1868 1[cent] Z Grill stamps in existence
$850,000: Amount paid for one at an auction last week
Sources: New York Times; Park Central Hotel; Playboy; Statistical Abstract of the United States; Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
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CALLING GRACE METALIOUS Howard Baker asked the question at the heart of Watergate--"What did the President know, and when did he know it?"--and the question at the heart of Monicagate was posed by South Carolina Congressman Lindsey Graham, who last week wondered, "Is this Watergate or Peyton Place?" Let's look at some characteristics of Monicagate and see whether they are present in these other dramas.
WATERGATE PEYTON PLACE
Were there smoldering glances? No Yes Passionate embraces? No Yes Illicit sex? No Yes Ingenues taken advantage of by cads? No Yes Silly gifts? No Yes Shared secrets? Yes Yes Lies? Yes Yes Betrayals? Yes Yes Treachery by false friends? Yes Yes Could key parts in the drama be played by Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal? No Yes