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In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]
1989Jack Falahee, American actor and singer-songwriter[†]
Jack Falahee is an American actor and singer. On television, he portrayed Connor Walsh on the ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020) and Frank Stringfellow on the PBS historical drama Mercy Street (2016–2017).
LEAD: THERE are 23 of them in camp, and if you laid them end to end it is possible they would stretch halfway to Cypress Creek Road, just north of the ball park. Some of them have been through the rigors of spring before; some are simply new to the whole thing, their names unfamiliar to the fans who come here early every morning to see the
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL REPORT A new effort has begun to resolve U.S.-European differences on farm policy. A proposal by Trade Representative Carla A. Hills has raised hopes of progress in the GATT talks with the European Community. The U.S. has previously insisted on the elimination of all farm subsidies.
LEAD: What an ugly afternoon, right from the pre-game shoving and insults - a ritual used by the Flyers to let opponents know that domination is the name of the game played here - to the fencing match between the Islanders' Randy Wood and the Flyers' Ron Sutter at the game's end.
LEAD: For Muslims and Arab in the United States, the uproar over ''The Satanic Verses'' has caused embarrassment and indignation. Page A6.
LEAD: At a time when pieces of fine art are being sold for breathtaking prices, a unit of the Chase Manhattan Bank is seeking to raise $300 million from large pension funds to invest in paintings and other works.
LEAD: The United States and the European Community have begun a new effort to resolve differences over long-term agricultural policy changes that caused a breakdown in talks on global trade liberalization two months ago in Montreal.
LEAD: Olympic Effort Faulted A report asserts that the United States has inadequately developed Olympic athletes. SportsMonday, C1. Doctor's Second Thoughts Eight years after Ronald Reagan was shot, his doctor says Presidential power should have gone temporarily to Vice President Bush. Page A13.
LEAD: In a policy change that will help many elderly people and may also significantly increase nursing home revenues, the Federal Medicare program has begun to pay the nursing home charges for thousands of people who had not previously qualified for the benefits.
LEAD: The bell tower high above St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church rang out in perfect harmony this morning, but the church below was closed and the members were in deep discord.
LEAD: Diane Sawyer will reportedly earn $7.5 million under her new five-year contract with ABC, which hired her away from CBS with the offer of an anchor's chair. CBS is negotiating with Connie Chung of NBC for a job that will give her more visibility and most likely more than a million dollars a year. And in New York two weeks ago, the CBS flagship station hired away Ernie Anastos, an anchor at the A
LEAD: She was South Africa's most celebrated heroine, hailed as the ''mother of the nation,'' a woman so revered for her courage that she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and offered academic honors from abroad.
LEAD: To the Japanese, the American tempest over the FSX fighter is a puzzling tale of what happens when two of the world's closest military allies are also two of its fiercest commercial rivals.