ATLANTA - Billy Payne claimed the average summer temperature in Atlanta was a pleasant 75 degrees when he bid on the 1996 Olympic Games.

The ACOG president just didn't tell international officials what time of day that 75-degree reading was taken.

Chemical spill in Augusta Web-posted July 15, 1996 at 10 p.m. A member of the Richmond County Hazardous Materials team checks out a leaking 55 gallon drum that overturned inside a Benton Express truck and sprung a leak near Kroger on 15th Street. Hazmat members stopped the leak and cleaned up a small amount of sodium hydroxide, a low-level hazardous material. The truck driver, who tried to right the overturned barrel, was treated by paramedics at the scene for minor contact with the chemical. Photo by Jim Blaylock/Staff

Coliseum to vote on new manager Web-posted July 15, 1996 at 10:15 p.m. After more than eight months without a general manager, the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority is scheduled to vote today on a permanent replacement for former General Manager Wendy Oglesby. The authority is expected to choose the new manager from three finalists.

Young gymnast has high hopes Web-posted July 15, 1996 at 10 p.m. 16-year-old Andy Thornton will avidly watch on television as the U.S. gymnasts compete in the 1996 Olympics, but he might be captivating the audience in the year 2000. Photo by Blake Madden/Staff

Augusta Cotton Exchange can change your change Web-posted July 15, 1996 at 10:21 p.m. Olympic fans from around the world may be breaking open their piggy banks to finance their trip to Atlanta. And those francs, punts and pounds will spend just fine in Augusta, thanks to instant currency exchanges being offered by the Historic Cotton Exchange.

Go For the Gold! Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 5:05 p.m. Don't have a ticket to an Olympic event in Atlanta? Well get into the spirit of the games with our quiz. We'll select one winner from all correct entries to receive a $50 prize. Just respond online (once per customer, please!) by 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Profit increase credited to apartments Web-posted July 15 at 10:23 p.m.   Merry Land & Investment Co. on Monday attributed a more than 14 percent second-quarter increase in earnings to growth in the company's apartment portfolio.

Martinez-Evans off to a good start Web-posted July 15   at 10:30 p.m.  At the beginning of the year, kids in the Martinez-Evans Little League were just looking for a place to play. Now, they're in a position to play around the country.  Walker's team got off to a good start in the tournament on Monday, defeating Northeast of Atlanta 12-0 in a game called after five innings under the ``mercy'' rule. Alan Cannell allowed only one hit and struck out 12 for Martinez-Evans.

Braves top Expos: lose Blauser to a broken hand Web-posted July 16, 1996 at 12:17 a.m. ATLANTA - Just as the Atlanta Braves got Greg Maddux healthy, they lost another regular. They're not a baseball team, they're a M.A.S.H. unit.

A better mouse that won't trap you in tails, buttons Web-posted July 15, 1996 at 10:32 p.m. Apply the spirit of inventing the better mousetrap to the world of computers and you really do get a better mouse.  Today's mouse sports all sorts of fancy buttons, and some have even evolved without tails (they're cordless). One type of mouse that has really caught on is the flat mouse, better known as a touchpad.