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April 7, 1989

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Warsaw, as Seen in Moscow

By Unknown Author

LEAD: The official Soviet press provided detailed coverage of the accord by which the Polish opposition is to be given a role in government. Page A6.

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Bentsen Warns Europeans Not to Set Trade Curbs in '92

By Clyde H. Farnsworth, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Senate Finance Committee chairman, Lloyd Bentsen, today promised ''mirror action'' retaliation if the European Community raised trade barriers against the United States as the bloc moves toward a single market by the end of 1992.

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Charter Hopes Are Faulted By Experts

By Alan Finder

LEAD: The proposals for a revised New York City government offered this week by the five borough presidents are probably unconstitutional, several legal experts said yesterday.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 5, 1989, covering April 7, 1989.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson

    Electric Youth

    Debbie Gibson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown

    Don't Be Cruel

    Bobby Brown

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    38
  3. 3
    Album cover for Loc-ed After Dark by Tone-Loc

    Loc-ed After Dark

    Tone-Loc

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Traveling Wilburys by Traveling Wilburys

    Traveling Wilburys

    Traveling Wilburys

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    22
  5. 5
    Album cover for Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison

    Mystery Girl

    Roy Orbison

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Franco Di Santo

1989Franco Di Santo, Argentinian footballer[†]

Franco Matías Di Santo is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Mitchell Pearce

1989Mitchell Pearce, Australian rugby league player[†]

Mitchell Pearce is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.

Teddy Riner

1989Teddy Riner, French judoka[†]

Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner is a French heavyweight judoka. An eleven-time world champion in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division, two-time openweight world champion and one-time world champion with the French men's team, he is the first and only judoka in history to win twelve gold medals at the World Judo Championships. Having won the gold medal in the Men's +100 kg event at the Summer Olympics three times and, as a member of the French team, in the mixed team event twice. Additionally, he is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time European champion, a four-time World Masters gold medalist and eleven-time Grand Slam winner in his weight category.

Historical Events

Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets

1989Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors.[†]

The K-278 Komsomolets was the Project-685 Plavnik, nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy; the only submarine of her design class.

Historical Context for April 7, 1989

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