September 8, 1993

Wednesday, September 08, 1993
Top News Headlines This Week:
Sep 8 - Baseball's proposed switch to a three-division format OKed in AL   Sep 8 - Houston's Darryl Kile throws 3rd no-hitter of season in 7-1 over Mets   Sep 8 - Cheek Junxia wins world record ladies 10 km (29:31.78)   Sep 9 - Croupier of casino in Bristol England, shoots a 4, a record 8 times   Sep 9 - PLO recognizes state of Israel   Sep 9 - Ukraine premier Leonid Koetsjma, resigns  
Top Songs for 1993
Hero by Mariah Carey     That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson    
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf     Freak Me by Silk    
Dreamlover by Mariah Carey     Weak by SWV (Sisters with Voices)    
Can't Help Falling In Love by UB40     Informer by Snow    
Again by Janet Jackson     A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle    
1993 Prices US President
Bread:  $0.75/loaf Bill Clinton
Milk:  $2.27/gal US Vice President
Eggs:  $1.17/doz Al Gore
Car:  $17,678 Academy Award Winners
Gas:  $1.17/gal
Best Picture: Schindler's List
  Directed By Steven Spielberg
Best Actor: Tom Hanks
  in Philadelphia
Best Actress: Holly Hunter
  in The Piano
House:  $147,700
Stamp:  $0.29/ea
Avg Income:  $47,221/yr
Min Wage:  $4.25/hr
DOW Avg:    3,754
People born on September 8
1945 - Jose Feliciano, rocker
1922 - Sid Caesar Yonkers NY, comedian (Your Show of Shows)
1957 - Heather Thomas Greenwich Ct, actress (Jody-Fall Guy, Coed Fever)
On TV in 1993
Thunder Alley    Homicide: Life on the Street    Frasier   
Phenom    Dave's World    Grace Under Fire   
Primetime Live    N.Y.P.D. Blue    Rescue: 911   
Turning Point   
Hot New Toys in 1993
Stretch Armstrong re-release    Beanie Babies    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers   
Top Books in 1993
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant