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Anne Spoonhour has transformed her grief into a crusade. Since February 1984, when her 14-year-old son, Justin, hanged himself from a tree near his home in Putnam Valley, Mrs. Spoonhour has traveled all over, talking to teen-agers, parents, educators, clergymen and almost anyone who will listen, about the causes, myths and effects of suicide.
A local official who spoke with members of a Soviet parliamentary delegation that visited this city last month reported that the Russians seemed equally impressed and perplexed by the thrusting, anything-goes atmosphere that prevails along the banks of the Pearl River. ''If this is Marxism, I must re-read Marx,'' one Russian is said to have remarked. During their time here, the officials were exposed to the city's exploding free enterprise, to its Western-style hotels rivaling the best in Hong Kong, and to the many other signs that Canton has lost its heart to the policy of the ''open door.''
King George III had a bit of a raw deal in history. I think slowly but surely people are realizing he wasn't such an ogre as they made out.'' -Charles, Prince of Wales. [A1:2.]
Reagan Administration officials said today that there was an outside possibility that the meeting between President Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev might produce an agreement on guidelines to provide impetus to the arms control negotiations. But they stressed there was only a slim chance of this. With Mr. Reagan scheduled to leave on Saturday for the meetings in Geneva on Nov. 19 and 20, the officials, in separate discussions, said that because of the wide gap between the United States and the Soviet Union, it was unrealistic in the week remaining to expect major agreements to emerge.
An article in some copies on Wednesday about an auction of contemporary art at Sotheby's misidentified an Arshile Gorky painting that was sold. It was an untitled 1944 Surrealist work.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 6, 1985, covering November 11, 1985.
Soundtrack
Dire Straits
John Mellencamp
Whitney Houston
Tears for Fears
1985Osvaldo Alonso, Cuban footballer[†]
Osvaldo Alonso Moreno is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He defected from Cuba in 2007 and became a U.S. citizen in 2012. During his decade-long career with Seattle Sounders FC, Alonso played as a defensive midfielder who was known for his style of harassing, tackling and covering the field, while getting forward to supply enough offense to be considered a threat. This style of play had earned the nickname "Honey Badger" from Seattle fans for his fearless, aggressive playing style.
1985Austin Collie, American football player[†]
Austin Kirk Collie is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft. Collie also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions.
1985Tiidrek Nurme, Estonian runner[†]
Tiidrek Nurme is an Estonian long and middle-distance runner, the current national record holder of the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.
1985Jessica Sierra, American singer[†]
Jessica Ann Sierra is an American former singer and was the tenth-place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol. She was the third finalist eliminated, on March 30, 2005. Sierra released her single Enough in October 2010, from her shelved debut album Rebound.
1985Robin Uthappa, Indian cricketer[†]
Robin Venu Uthappa is an Indian former cricketer. He represented the Indian national team in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket.
1985Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish ice hockey player (born 1959)[†]
Göran Per-Eric "Pelle" Lindbergh was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first European-born goaltender to be drafted in the NHL Entry Draft and the first to achieve success in North America.
1985Arthur Rothstein, American photographer and educator (born 1915)[†]
Arthur Rothstein was an American photographer. His career spanned five decades, and he received recognition as one of America's premier photojournalists.
In 1985, the world population was approximately 4,868,943,465 people[†]