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In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]
1989Alfonzo Dennard, American football player[†]
Alfonzo Dennard is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and was selected by the New England Patriots in the 2012 NFL draft.
1989Casey Hayward, American football player[†]
Casey Hayward Jr. is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Hayward was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft and has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Packers, San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.
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LEAD: Pressing an increasingly aggressive campaign of charges that the nation's top universities are unfairly limiting their enrollment, Asian-Americans have begun to seek new ways to get responses to their concerns.
LEAD: A fire in a switch and signal box, possibly the result of vandalism, brought most of the Metro-North railroad system to a halt yesterday at the start of the evening rush hour, stranding tens of thousands of commuters in Grand Central Terminal, railroad officials said.
LEAD: Bloomingdale's, one of the world's most famous retailers, went on the auction block yesterday, and Marvin S. Traub, its longtime chairman and chief executive, immediately said he was putting together a group to try to buy it.
LEAD: The recent indictment of South Korea's most prominent opposition figure on charges of violating national security laws has spread bitterness in political circles and raised new concerns among many Koreans about the Government's actions to suppress dissent.
LEAD: As the New York City mayoral primary campaigns enter their final weekend, the candidates traded last-minute barbs aimed at swaying voters.
LEAD: A report commissioned by the State Department says the Somali Army ''purposely murdered'' at least 5,000 unarmed civilians over 10 months ending in March.
LEAD: Former President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery yesterday to remove fluid from his brain that his doctors attributed to a fall from a horse two months ago, a spokesman for Mr. Reagan said.
LEAD: Nuclear Plant to Be Closed The Government said a new plant that makes fuel for nuclear ships is no longer needed, but a Senate aide cited faulty construction. Page 6. The Good Life in Moscow A renovated hotel in Moscow has all the trappings of a stately capitalist pleasure dome, including the Soviet Union's first casino.
LEAD: Large air shipments of cocaine from Colombia to staging areas near the United States have slowed to a crawl since the Colombian Government began its crackdown on the nation's drug industry, officials of the Customs Service and other Federal agencies said today.
LEAD: The Australian Government has refused a visa request by a leading American bridge player with the AIDS virus who was scheduled to compete in the world team bridge championships, which began here today.
LEAD: Aiming to help make literacy a global priority in the next decade, the General Assembly started International Literacy Year today with a celebration featuring Barbara Bush, two puppets and a group of singing schoolchildren.