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July 12, 1990

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Headlines from July 12, 1990

Treasury's Rule Upsets Note Sale

By Kenneth N. Gilpin

LEAD: A ruling by the Treasury Department yesterday caught Wall Street by surprise and turned what had been expected to be a routine auction of $8 billion worth of new seven-year Treasury notes into a protest vote.

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Dirty Schools: Will a New Contract Help Clean Them?

By Felicia R. Lee

LEAD: A little more than two years ago, before the signing of a contract hailed as the start of a new era in school maintenance, New York City school custodians cleaned classrooms every other day, cafeterias once a week and mopped floors three times a year. Head custodians were paid almost $20,000 more than the average teacher and about $7,000 less than the average principal.

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Nun Named to Head Covenant House

By M.a. Farber

LEAD: Sister Mary Rose McGeady, the senior Catholic Charities official in Queens who has more than two decades of experience working with troubled youths, was named president of Covenant House yesterday, succeeding the Rev. Bruce Ritter.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 11, 1990, covering July 12, 1990.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer

    Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

    M.C. Hammer

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  2. 2
    Album cover for Step By Step by New Kids on the Block

    Step By Step

    New Kids on the Block

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for I'm Breathless: Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy (Soundtrack) by Madonna

    I'm Breathless: Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy (Soundtrack)

    Madonna

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Wilson Phillips by Wilson Phillips

    Wilson Phillips

    Wilson Phillips

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe

    Poison

    Bell Biv DeVoe

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Bebé

1990Bebé, Portuguese footballer[†]

Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, better known by his nickname Bebé, is a professional footballer who plays as either a winger or attacking midfielder for Spanish club UD Ibiza. Born in Portugal, and a former Portuguese youth international at under-21 level, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Rachel Brosnahan

1990Rachel Brosnahan, American actress[†]

Rachel Brosnahan is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Midge Maisel, an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 and two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 2018 and 2019.

Notable Deaths

João Saldanha

1990João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (born 1917)[†]

João Alves Jobin Saldanha was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed João Sem Medo by Nelson Rodrigues, Saldanha played for Botafogo. He then started a career in journalism and became one of Brazil's most prolific sports columnists. He often criticised players, managers and teams, and was a member of then-illegal Brazilian Communist Party.

Historical Context for July 12, 1990

In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]