July 14, 1990

Saturday, July 14, 1990
Top News Headlines This Week:
Jul 14 - Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss   Jul 14 - "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premiers on WWOR-TV   Jul 15 - 45th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King   Jul 16 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA   Jul 16 - Civil trial by parents of Suicide victims against Judas Priest begins   Jul 16 - Ukraine declares independence  
Top Songs for 1990
Opposites Attract by Paula Abdul with the Wild Pair     Vision of Love by Mariah Carey    
Escapade by Janet Jackson     How Am I Supposed to Live without You by Michael Bolton    
Because I Love You (The Postman Song) by Stevie B     Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor    
Love Takes Time by Mariah Carey     Vogue by Madonna    
Step By Step by New Kids On the Block     It Must Have Been Love by Roxette    
1990 Prices US President
Bread:  $0.69/loaf George Bush
Milk:  $2.15/gal US Vice President
Eggs:  $1.30/doz J. Danforth Quayle
Car:  $15,472 Academy Award Winners
Gas:  $1.22/gal
Best Picture: Dances With Wolves
  Directed By Kevin Costner
Best Actor: Jeremy Irons
  in Reversal Or Fortune
Best Actress: Kathy Bates
  in Misery
House:  $149,800
Stamp:  $0.25/ea
Avg Income:  $42,652/yr
Min Wage:  $3.80/hr
DOW Avg:    2,634
People born on July 14
1913 - Gerald R Ford [Leslie King], 41st VP (1973-74), 38th pres (R-1974-77)
1918 - Ingmar Bergman Uppsala Sweden, director (Cries & Whispers)
1932 - Roosevelt Grier Cuthbert Ga, NFLer (NY Giants)/actor (Movin' On)
1930 - Polly Bergen Knoxville Tn, actress (Rhoda-Winds of War, Baby Talk)
On TV in 1990
The Simpsons    Murphy Brown    Family Matters   
Baby talk    Chicken Soup    Davis Rules   
Major Dad    America's Funniest People    Coach   
America's Funniest Home Videos   
Hot New Toys in 1990
Sega Game Gear    Dino Riders Ice Age series   
Top Books in 1990
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow     Number the Stars by Lois Lowry    
The Ants by Bert Hoelldobler and Edward O. Wilson     The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm    
Darkness Visible by William Styron     The Taming of Chance by Ian Hacking