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January 12, 1989

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Headlines from January 12, 1989

2 KOCH AIDES DENY PATRONAGE IN JOBS

By Frank Lynn

LEAD: Contradicting earlier witnesses before a state investigating committee, two Koch administration officials who supervised a job referral program in the basement of City Hall denied steadfastly yesterday that the program was used for political patronage.

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Need for High-Tech Consortiums Stressed

By Lawrence M. Fisher, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Executives in several high-tech industries and some academics and Government officials say that if the United States is to remain competitive, it must begin forming a large number of cooperative research and development consortiums. The joint research efforts would substantially alter traditional relationships among business, universities and the

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 11, 1989, covering January 12, 1989.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Giving You The Best That I Got by Anita Baker

    Giving You The Best That I Got

    Anita Baker

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack) by U2

    Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

    U2

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Cocktail by Soundtrack

    Cocktail

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    23
  4. 4
    Album cover for New Jersey by Bon Jovi

    New Jersey

    Bon Jovi

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  5. 5
    Album cover for Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

    Appetite For Destruction

    Guns N' Roses

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    73

Notable Births

1989Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer[†]

Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made his professional debut with Jahn Regensburg on 31 January 2012 in a 3. Liga match against VfB Stuttgart II.

Axel Witsel

1989Axel Witsel, Belgian footballer[†]

Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Belgium national team. He originally also played in more offensive roles such as central or attacking midfielder.

Historical Context for January 12, 1989

In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]