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A report in the Science Watch column in Science Times on Tuesday incorrectly described the drug captopril. To treat high blood pressure, the drug inhibits production of hormones that cause constriction of blood vessels and direct the kidney to retain salt and water.
Roberto Sanchez is among several hundred people who are losing their jobs after the closing of La Prensa, the opposition newspaper. ''It's a sweet little story, what's happened to me,'' Mr. Sanchez said with a smile while sitting in La Prensa's quiet newsroom this week. ''This is the fourth job I've lost since the revolution, each time because the place I was working was shut down by the Government.'' The story of the journalist's search for steady work illustrates the Government's continuing confrontation with news outlets it considers unpatriotic.
The scene in Upper New York Bay yesterday seemed one of almost biblical proportion. As jet fighters swooped, blimps floated and helicopters hacked away at the skies, thousands of vessels of every conceivable size and shape -inflatable raft to aircraft carrier -thickened on the waters until it seemed for a moment that mortal men might walk across the hulls to New Jersey. Into this mad swirl steamed the 800; 800 Chrysler and Dodge dealers, making a grand entrance for this weekend of excess aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, flying a 100-foot-wide American flag, releasing 2,500 red, white and blue balloons, and saluted by fireboats spraying red, white and blue geysers. Catching a first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty brought tears and goosebumps to these passengers. ''Awesome statue, Buck!'' Sharon Sloan, of Waxahachie, Tex., yelled to her dealer-husband.
Nearly a century ago, and continents away, a young Armenian prepared to leave for America. The craftsmen of his village, too old to join the journey, sent a gift with him. It was a traditional silk rug, bearing the image of the Statue of Liberty. How those villagers knew Miss Liberty's face is a mystery. The statue was only four years old, and the men lived in a distant land. Perhaps they had received letters or picture postcards from those who had gone before. Perhaps tales had somehow made their way to Armenia from New York City.
With the eyes of America on its most cherished symbol of freedom, the city and the nation rededicated the Statue of Liberty in a blaze of light last night, marking its centennial as a beacon of hope in New York Harbor. In a radiant crescendo to Liberty Weekend's opening ceremonies on Governors Island, President Reagan ''unveiled'' the monument by triggering a 1.4 million-watt series of laser beams that shot a mile across the harbor and bathed the statue in successive stages of light. Beams of bright red caught the base of the Lady first, then changed to red-amber as they caught the pedestal. Seconds later, a steel-blue wash revealed the full, 151-foot monument. Next 15 floodlights splashed the full statue in an intense white light.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 2, 1986, covering July 4, 1986.
Janet Jackson
Patti LaBelle
Whitney Houston
Bob Seger
Peter Gabriel
1986Ömer Aşık, Turkish basketball player[†]
Ömer Faruk Aşık is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), was sought after by many of the top Euroleague basketball teams at the age of 19. Aşık got his first chance playing professionally with the Turkish Basketball League team Fenerbahçe in 2005–06. After one season with Alpella, Aşık moved back to Fenerbahçe and eventually ended his Turkish club career with them in 2009–10. He gained recognition playing for the Turkey national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and as the starting center, he helped Turkey win the silver medal. In July 2010, Aşık signed with the Chicago Bulls. He was nicknamed "The Turkish Hammer" and "Asik the Destroyer" by Bulls commentator Stacey King.
1986Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Vietnamese footballer[†]
Nguyễn Ngọc Duy is a Vietnamese retired professional footballer who played as an midfielder.
1986Rafael Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis player[†]
Rafael Arévalo González is a retired professional tennis player from El Salvador. The majority of Arévalo's professional career has been restricted to playing on the Futures (ITF) circuit, with a further 22 appearances for the El Salvador Davis Cup team; he also had modest success in the juniors, reaching a peak of No. 10 in 2004. However, in 2008, aided by the Salvadoran Tennis Federation, he was awarded an invitation to the 2008 Beijing Olympics tennis tournament. The Tripartite Commission, which issued the invitation, is composed of representatives from International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). It is standard practice to award such invitations to countries with small Olympic teams. Arévalo was the first player from El Salvador to represent the country in a tennis competition at the Olympics. Arévalo defeated South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik in three sets in the first round, before being beaten by Swiss World No. 1 Roger Federer in the second. Later that year, Arévalo won his only ATP Challenger Tour match, beating Borja Malo in Quito, before losing to Julio Cesar Campozano.
1986Willem Janssen, Dutch footballer[†]
Willem Janssen is a Dutch professional football official and a former player who played as a central defender. He is the technical director of VVV-Venlo.
1986Terrance Knighton, American football player[†]
Terrance O'Neil Knighton is an American football coach and former defensive tackle. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft after playing college football for the Temple Owls. Knighton was nicknamed "Pot Roast" and "Mutton Chop" by his teammates. He also played for the Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins and spent time with the New England Patriots prior to the 2016 NFL season.
1986Marte Elden, Norwegian skier[†]
Marte Elden is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2011.
1986Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (born 1933)[†]
Paul-Gilbert Langevin was a French musicologist, who was a specialist on Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert and 19th-century classical music.
1986Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (born 1903)[†]
Franciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher. He was director of the Conservatorium in Antwerp, Belgium, and organist at Mechelen Cathedral from 1923 to his death in 1986.
1986Oscar Zariski, Belarusian-American mathematician and academic (born 1899)[†]
Oscar Zariski was an American mathematician. The Russian-born scientist was one of the most influential algebraic geometers of the 20th century.
In 1986, the world population was approximately 4,958,072,838 people[†]