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April 12, 1989

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Headlines from April 12, 1989

Six Indicted In California Savings Case

By Richard W. Stevenson, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: In a case that mixed the elements of a novel with the problem of fraud in the savings and loan industry, a Federal grand jury here today indicted six people on charges of defrauding a California savings institution of more than $16 million.

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Everyday Magic: Leftovers as Art

By Jacques Pepin: A Monthly Column By the Cookbook Author Who In July Will Become Dean of the French Culinary Institute In New York

LEAD: ALL the good cooks I know, professionals and home cooks alike, are misers in the kitchen. I am not talking here about the avariciousness of a deceitful cook who skimps on ingredients and shortchanges guests, or the prudishness of a cook whose cuisine lacks imagination. Rather, I am referring to the stinginess that is the result of a profound respect good cooks share for raw ingredients, a sound, common-sense approach they bring to their trade and a thorough knowledge of the cooking process.

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Pact Reached For 36% Rise In Jobless Pay

By Sam Howe Verhovek, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Breaking a longstanding deadlock, legislative leaders and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo agreed today to increase New York State's maximum unemployment insurance benefit by 36 percent, the first raise in five years.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

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

  1. 1
    Album cover for Loc-ed After Dark by Tone-Loc

    Loc-ed After Dark

    Tone-Loc

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson

    Electric Youth

    Debbie Gibson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Like A Prayer by Madonna

    Like A Prayer

    Madonna

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown

    Don't Be Cruel

    Bobby Brown

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  5. 5
    Album cover for Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison

    Mystery Girl

    Roy Orbison

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1989Bethan Dainton, Welsh rugby union player[†]

Bethan Dainton is a Welsh rugby league player who plays as second-row for Leeds Rhinos. She formerly played rugby union as back row for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Harlequins Women in the Allianz's Premier 15s. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2016, and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.

Ádám Hanga

1989Ádám Hanga, Hungarian basketball player[†]

Ádám Hanga is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2017.

Miguel Ángel Ponce

1989Miguel Ángel Ponce, American-Mexican footballer[†]

Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño, also known as Pocho, is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Empire Strykers in the Major Arena Soccer League. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team. He is an Olympic gold medalist.

Valentin Stocker

1989Valentin Stocker, Swiss footballer[†]

Valentin Stocker is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder, and as an attacking midfielder. He also played for the Switzerland national team.

Kaitlyn Weaver

1989Kaitlyn Weaver, Canadian-American ice dancer[†]

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver is an American-Canadian ice dancer. With partner Andrew Poje, she is a three-time World medalist, a two-time Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Canadian national champion.

Notable Deaths

Abbie Hoffman

1989Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (born 1936)[†]

Abbot Howard Hoffman was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement.

Sugar Ray Robinson

1989Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (born 1921)[†]

Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound, and is ranked as such by BoxRec as of April 2025.

Historical Context for April 12, 1989

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