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LEAD: Ministers in poor neighborhoods are arming themselves with bats, knives and guns to fend off criminals who threaten their property and their lives.
LEAD: In a world of workerless robot-controlled assembly lines, guideless recorded guided tours, chefless microwaveable fast food and tellerless night-and-day banks, there are consumers out there who always seem to run short and wonder why cash machines hardly ever do.
LEAD: Jeff George said he preferred playing for his hometown Indianapolis Colts, but could have been happy anywhere. He said there was no added burden he could not bear playing professionally so close to his backyard, and no, he was not all surprised that the week preceding the National Football League's 55th annual draft yesterday offered the unusual events that made his becoming a
LEAD: As he crossed this country carrying a message of European unity and liberty, Pope John Paul II said today that he would call a special synod of Europe's Roman Catholic bishops to consider the religious and social implications of Communism's collapse.
LEAD: Israel Underwrites Settlers The Israeli Government admitted that it secretly provided almost $2 million for a new Jewish settlement in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Page A3. East German Hero He is the future musical director of the New York Philharmonic, but in East Germany, Kurt Masur is a hero of the revolution.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 18, 1990, covering April 23, 1990.
Bonnie Raitt
Sinead O'Connor
Janet Jackson
Paula Abdul
Michael Bolton
1990Rui Fonte, Portuguese footballer[†]
Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.
1990Dev Patel, English actor[†]
Dev Patel is an English actor and filmmaker. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Patel was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.
1990Paulette Goddard, American actress (born 1910)[†]
Paulette Goddard was an American actress and socialite. Her career spanned six decades, from the 1920s to the early 1970s. She was a prominent leading actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
1990Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.[†]
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres away along the Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]