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LEAD: PARENTS often talk about the stress of juggling work and children, of searching for child care that is of high quality but affordable, consistent rather than erratic. But what about the children who are living through the social upheavals taking place? What do they think of the arrangements being made for them?
LEAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission accused two brokers for Moore & Schley, Cameron & Company yesterday of trying to corner the stock of Chase Medical Group Inc.
LEAD: Michael R. Milken, the head of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.'s ''junk bond'' operations, is expected to be dismissed within the next two weeks as part of an agreement between the Government and the firm that was disclosed yesterday.
LEAD: When you're looking for a job in the Bush Administration or if you're a Republican thinking of running for mayor or governor, it couldn't hurt to have contributed $100,000 or more to the Bush campaign for President.
LEAD: Marking the end of six flush years for New Jersey government, Gov. Thomas H. Kean today released a proposed $12.09 billion budget for the next fiscal year that he described as ''tight,'' ''frugal'' and ''bordering on the austere.''
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 25, 1989, covering January 26, 1989.
Bobby Brown
Guns N' Roses
Traveling Wilburys
Def Leppard
Poison
1989MarShon Brooks, American basketball player[†]
MarShon Scitif Brooks is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at shooting guard and small forward positions. Originally drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 25th pick in the 2011 NBA draft, he was immediately traded to the New Jersey Nets.
1989Emily Hughes, American figure skater[†]
Emily Anne Hughes is an American former figure skater. She is the 2007 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 U.S. national silver medalist. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 7th.
1989Torrey Smith, American football player[†]
James Torrey Smith is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Carolina Panthers. Smith is a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens and Super Bowl LII with the Eagles.
In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]