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September 4, 1990

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Historical Context for September 4, 1990

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

Notable Births

1990James Bay, English singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

James Michael Bay is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.

1990Jonny Lomax, English rugby player^[†]

Jonathan Lomax is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the Super League, and England and Great Britain at international level. A versatile player, Lomax is primarily a stand-off but is equally comfortable at both scrum-half and fullback, and featured more regularly on the wing in the early stages of his professional career.

1990Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter^[†]

Danny Robert Worsnop is an English singer most prominently known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot. He has worked with several artists including I See Stars, Papa Roach, With One Last Breath, Breathe Carolina, Memphis May Fire, The Word Alive, All That Remains, The Funeral Portrait and Testarossa, providing guest vocals on several songs.

Notable Deaths

1990Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (born 1925)^[†]

Lawrence Arthur Cremin was an American educational historian and administrator.

1990Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (born 1898)^[†]

Irene Dunne was an American actress who appeared in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other genres.

1990Turan Dursun, Turkish scholar and author (born 1934)^[†]

Turan Dursun was a Turkish author and atheist who was a critic of Islam. A former Muslim cleric and scholar of Shia Islam, he became an atheist during his study of the history of monotheistic religions. Influenced by the 9th-century Iranian skeptic philosopher Ibn al-Rawandi, Dursun wrote a number of books about religion which included interpretations of Islamic texts, heavily criticizing Islam and the founders of its major branches.

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Headlines from September 4, 1990

Credit Markets; Move by Fed To Cut Rates Is Expected

By Kenneth N. Gilpin

LEAD: Credit market analysts say the Federal Reserve Board is likely to take the long-expected step of easing monetary policy in the next 10 days to two weeks.

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Alexander's Refocuses on Retailing

By Isadore Barmash

LEAD: Alexander's Inc., the troubled 65-year-old department store chain, has been valued by its main owners in recent years more for the potential of its real estate than for its retailing business.

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Are Extra Overtime Police Patrols Preventing Crime?

By Ralph Blumenthal

LEAD: He saw the man turn the corner and then he noticed the bulge of a gun.

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THE BREAD SHELVES IN MOSCOW SHOPS SUDDENLY GO BARE

By Bill Keller, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Moscow consumers today faced a new and ultimate insult, a bread shortage, as the city's bakeries failed before the appetites of residents flooding back into the city from their annual August vacations.

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Our Towns; A Week of Green In the Gray Lives Of AIDS Children

By Michael Winerip

LEAD: ''Don't use the camp's name,'' said Phyllis Susser, an AIDS specialist. ''Please don't even mention the county where it's located.''

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Confrontation in the Gulf; Asian Refugees From Kuwait Wait in Jordan Desert Camps

By John F. Burns, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: A desperate encampment of at least 70,000 Asian refugees from Kuwait has sprung up in the last three weeks here on a bleak desert strip on the Iraqi-Jordanian border.

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Business Digest

By Unknown Author

LEAD: The Oil Jolt

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Richer Nations Are Asked To Double Their Aid to Poor

By Steven Greenhouse, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: To combat the decline in living standards in the world's poorest nations, some third world and Western officials today called on the industrialized world to double its aid to poor nations. The plea was made as a United Nations conference on helping the 41 least developed nations began.

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New I.B.M. Mainframes Due

By John Markoff

LEAD: Responding to technological innovations that threaten the superiority of the high-power mainframe computers at the heart of its empire, the International Business Machines Corporation tomorrow will introduce its first new generation of mainframes in more than five years.

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A Louder, Fiercer Connecticut Battle for Governor Forms

By Kirk Johnson

LEAD: United States Representative Bruce A. Morrison bounded down the middle of Route 25 in a pair of very white Footjoy tennis shoes, smiling and shouting to the people in their lawn chairs whenever the thunderous marching band ahead of him paused for breath. That was not too often, but it was that sort of day.

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Confrontation in the Gulf; Evacuation of Hostages Is Stalled As Iraqis Prohibit Foreign Flights

By Joseph B. Treaster, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: A handful of Western women and children detained in Iraq or Kuwait for weeks flew out of here today, but plans to evacuate hundreds more were complicated by the Iraqi Government's refusal to grant landing rights to planes from other nations.

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After 4,000 Years, Medical Science Considers Garlic

By Jane E. Brody

LEAD: CAN a clove or two of garlic a day keep the doctor away? After 4,000 years of folklore extolling garlic as a preserver and restorer of health and youth, modern scientists have begun to define the complex condiment's medically important effects and substantiate several of its reputed benefits.

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