On this day
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LEAD: A decade ago, computer companies trumpeted the arrival of the ''paperless office.'' It would be a workplace where memos and reports would be instantly distributed over electronic networks to be read on computer screens around the world, and where high-capacity memory disks would replace file cabinets.
LEAD: Stung by criticism that it has moved tentatively and ineffectively to prosecute savings and loan fraud, the Bush Administration has selected 100 savings institutions for priority investigation, Government officials disclosed today.
LEAD: Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu said today that ''it will not be possible'' for his Government to take part in economic assistance to the Soviet Union until Moscow has settled a 45-year-old territorial dispute over islands in the Kurile chain.
LEAD: One recent day, a 73-year-old man in a suit, tie and hat paced beside an open pit in the desert sands a few hundred yards from the Pacific Ocean and cried out in anguish for the son executed in 1973.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 4, 1990, covering July 7, 1990.
M.C. Hammer
New Kids on the Block
Madonna
Soundtrack
Sinead O'Connor
1990Lee Addy, Ghanaian footballer[†]
Lee Addy is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Ghana national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
1990Pascal Stöger, Austrian footballer[†]
Pascal Stöger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Union Dietach. He is the brother of Kevin Stöger.
1990Bill Cullen, American television panelist and game show host (born 1920)[†]
William Lawrence Cullen was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades. Known for appearing on game shows and later as a prolific game show host, he hosted 23 shows, earning the nickname "Dean of Game Show Hosts". Aside from his hosting duties, he appeared as a panelist/celebrity guest on many other game shows, including regular appearances on I've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth.
1990Cazuza, Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1958)[†]
Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Vermelho and at solo career, is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music. In his 9-year career, he sold more than 5 million albums and achieved 11 number one singles and 18 Top 10 singles in Brazil.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]