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LEAD: Faced with fiscal problems that have forced him to delay hiring more than 1,800 police officers, Mayor David N. Dinkins said yesterday that he favors creating a special fund to help pay for the police, but he did not say how the money should be raised.
LEAD: Continuing to move aggressively in his first days in office, Joseph A. Fernandez, the New York City Schools Chancellor, said yesterday that he would take command of schools and school boards that do not measure up to his academic standards.
LEAD: After 10 days of trying to persuade Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega to give himself up, the Vatican's envoy to Panama on Wednesday entered the spartan quarters that served as the deposed Panamanian dictator's temporary sanctuary and delivered an ultimatum: His refuge in the Vatican Embassy would expire at noon today.
LEAD: Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, the fallen Panamanian leader who had vowed never to surrender to the United States, was arraigned on drug trafficking charges here today after giving himself up to American forces in Panama.
LEAD: From the first, the story seized the attention of the nation: a pregnant young woman dying of gunshot wounds while her husband, also shot, frantically called for help over his car phone; then the 17-day fight for life of their baby boy, delivered eight weeks premature.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 3, 1990, covering January 5, 1990.
Phil Collins
Milli Vanilli
Billy Joel
Janet Jackson
Paula Abdul
1990C. J. Cron, American baseball player[†]
Christopher John Cron Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right-handed.
1990Leroy Fer, Dutch footballer[†]
Leroy Johan Fer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for UAE club Al-Nasr. He formerly represented the Netherlands national team, making eleven appearances between 2010 and 2014.
1990José Iglesias, Cuban-American baseball player[†]
Jose Antonio Iglesias Alemán is a Cuban-born American musical artist and professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2011 with the Boston Red Sox, and has also played for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.
1990Mark Nicholls, Australian rugby league player[†]
Mark Nicholls is an Australian professional Athlete
1990Arthur Kennedy, American actor (born 1914)[†]
John Arthur Kennedy was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the original casts of Arthur Miller plays on Broadway. He won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Miller's Death of a Salesman. He also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for the 1955 film Trial, and was a five-time Academy Award nominee.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]