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Show ! FACTS! ; & FIGURES j The following facts and figures fi-gures are excerpted from a new booklet called "A Guide To Good Spirits', published by the Distilled Spirits Council Coun-cil of the United States (DISCUS)." (DIS-CUS)." Every year Americans spend more than $20 billion buying distilled spirits, more commonly called liquor, with adult Americans consuming 2.5 gallons per person last year alone. Yet many consumers consum-ers still harbor misconceptions misconcep-tions about what they're drinking, or how to use these products responsibly and in moderation. I A GUIE I I To coOP I I SPIRITS I Did you know the average-sized glass of wine, bottle of beer and standard m drink contain equivalent amounts of alcohol? Do you know your ns of an accident at a blood alcohol al-cohol concentration ot " percent is six times what ' would be if you were sober. Did you know that tM Federal liquor 19' on October 1, ' bringing the total burd Federal, state and to over 48 of the pr. "I typical bottle of liquoj Do you know that u "pnor' of liquor ia ct" double the pon-ent. ' . liquor is actually -t 1,10 Free Booklet For a fn-e 18-pap- ' featuring facts .taut . W and roHtH-nsible alcohol u write: DISCI'S. IVft. I 1 KveStrt.et.NW.Washint.1 1 ill '1 '"'amfflB |