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LEAD: New York City lost 34,000 jobs this summer, according to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, and may be headed for its worst year since the dark days of the mid-1970's.
LEAD: In the last few years, the Dow Chemical Company has ridden a wave of expansion, driven by a strong market for chemicals. But now the wave may have crested for the nation's second-largest chemical company. A number of analysts contend that the company took on too much and will be paying too dearly.
LEAD: What will happen when Don Campbell, a 67-year-old farmer from Williamsville, Ill., enters the voting both in November?
LEAD: The Mobil Oil Corporation said today that it had settled a lawsuit directed at its refinery in suburban Los Angeles by agreeing to reformulate a highly toxic acid used in the plant or ban its use and to allow inspections by an independent safety adviser.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 17, 1990, covering October 19, 1990.
M.C. Hammer
George Michael
Mariah Carey
Wilson Phillips
INXS
1990Tom Kilbey, English footballer[â ]
Thomas Charles Kilbey is an English television personality. He used to play as a professional footballer for Portsmouth F.C. Tom Kilbey grew up in East London and went to Forest School.
1990Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer[â ]
Janet Ava Owji, also known by her stage name OWJI and her former stage name Janet Leon, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and A&R. Leon began her career as part of the pop group Play, for which she was lead singer 2003â2005. She rose to further prominence in Sweden with the release of her hit debut solo album Janet (2009) and the successful singles "Let Go" and "Heartache on the Dancefloor", both also released in 2009.
1990Ciara Renée, American actress and singer[â ]
Ciara Renée Harper is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in Big Fish, the Leading Player in Pippin, Jenna in Waitress, and Elsa in Frozen. She played Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Paper Mill Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse. She starred as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in the CW series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, a spin-off of Arrow and The Flash. Her vocal type is mezzo-soprano.
1990EndÅ ShÅta, Japanese sumo wrestler[â ]
EndÅ ShÅta is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Anamizu, Ishikawa. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in March 2013, making the top makuuchi division that September. His highest rank has been komusubi. He has been awarded one special prize for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and four for Technique, as well as seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was runner-up in the September 2016 and September 2021 tournaments. He wrestles for Oitekaze stable. He is extremely popular with sumo fans and has been regarded as one of the most promising home-grown wrestlers in sumo.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[â ]