Numbers

39

Number of people killed in the crash last week of a Peruvian airliner in a marsh near the Pucallpa airport

325

Estimated number of people who have died in five air crashes worldwide in August, the deadliest month for plane wrecks since May 2002

29

Initial weeks of the human gestation period during which a fetus cannot feel pain, according to a controversial new study

Number of states that have recently passed laws requiring doctors to inform women seeking abortions after the 20th week of their pregnancies that their fetuses can feel pain

84

Number of years since the Miss America Pageant's inception in Atlantic City, a reign that ended last week when the city agreed to let the pageant leave and search for a new home

9.8 million

Number of viewers who tuned in to last year's pageant on ABC, down from 25 million in 1995; ABC has dropped the annual telecast, which will now air on Country Music Television

Sources: Associated Press; USA Today; New York Times (2); Newark Star-Ledger (2)