September 28, 1990

Friday, September 28, 1990
Top News Headlines This Week:
Sep 28 - Exiled emir of Kuwait visits White House   Sep 28 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame   Sep 29 - "Love & Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart   Sep 29 - "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog   Sep 29 - "Street Scene" closes at NY State Theater NYC after 6 perfs   Sep 29 - Brook Yeaton weds Traci Lords  
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 September 28
1901 - William S Paley founder & chairman (CBS)
1902 - Ed Sullivan TV variety show host/gossip columnist (Ed Sullivan Show)
1924 - Marcello Mastroianni actor (8«, La Dolce Vita)
1934 - Brigitte Bardot Paris France, sex kitten (And God Created Women)
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