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OLD NEWS
READ ALL ABOUT 1989

JUL/AUG 2014 Edition of the FoothillsTimes

OBITUARIES

Lucille Ball
August 6,1911 - April 26, 1989

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HEADLINES
George Bush Senior becomes president of the United States.
Ruptured tanker Exxon Valdez sends 11 million gallons of crude oil
into Alaska’s Prince William Sound
Army General Colin R. Powell is first black Chairman of Joints Chief
of Staff
A San Francisco Bay area earthquake measuring 7.1 in magnitude,
killed 67 and injured over 3,000. Over 100,000 buildings damaged
or destroyed.

TOP MUSICIANS and SONGS

Lucille Ball was an American icon. She
started as an RKO girl in the late 1930’s
and by the 1950’s she was a major
television star. In 1962 Lucille became
the first woman to run a major television
studio, Desilu. Desilu went on to produce
well known TV shows such as “Star Trek”
and “Mission Impossible”. Lucille Ball
was a remarkable woman and her mark
on history will remain for a long time to
come.

“Look Away” - Chicago
“My Prerogative” - Bobby Brown
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” - Poison
“Straight Up” - Paula Abdul
“Miss You Much” - Janet Jackson
“Cold Hearted” - Paula Abdul
“Wind Beneath My Wings” - Bette Midler
“Girl You Know It’ s True” - Milli Vanilli

TOP SONGS
INVENTIONS

High Definition Television

PRICES

Average Wages: $28,900
Average Car: $15,000
Cost of a Home: $148,800
Cost of Eggs: $0.96
Cost of Stamp: $0.25
Cost of Gas: $1.12

World Wide Web

Soft Contact Lens

INTERNET USERS
1995 16 million
1997 70 million
1998 147 million
2000 361 million
2001 513 million
2013 2,749 million

MOVIES
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Little Mermaid
Batman
Dead Poets Society
Back to the Future Part II
Ghostbusters
Major League
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Digital Cellular Phones
TOP SONGS
SPORTS
World Series: Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants (4-0)
Super Bowl: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals (20-16)
Golf (Masters): Nick Faldo
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