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LEAD: Sales of new cars and trucks in the United States totaled 16.3 million in 1986, easily exceeding the previous record of 15.7 million set in 1985.
LEAD: Six months after President Reagan called for ''a national crusade against drugs,'' he has proposed sharp cuts in funds for drug enforcement, and today Republicans and Democrats in Congress denounced the reductions.
LEAD: Bid to Indict Biaggi Prosecutors are seeking indictment of Representative Mario Biaggi of the Bronx on bribery charges, Justice Department officials said. Page B1.
LEAD: An investment group seeking to acquire the Diamond Shamrock Corporation said today that it would try to gain control of the company's board if management rejected its latest offer.
LEAD: A four-year-old plan to build a restaurant behind the New York Public Library has been dealt a surprising setback, with the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission warning that it would consider ''absolutely untenable'' any structure that would make it difficult to view the library's west facade.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 7, 1987, covering January 8, 1987.
Bruce Springsteen
Bon Jovi
Boston
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Huey Lewis & The News
1987Chris Douglas-Roberts, American basketball player[†]
Chris Douglas Roberts is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
1987Cynthia Erivo, English actress and singer-songwriter[†]
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo is a British actress and singer. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar.
1987Freddie Stroma, English actor[†]
Frederic Wilhelm C. J. Sjöström, known professionally as Freddie Stroma, is a British-French actor. He is known for his work in roles including Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter film series, Adam Cromwell on the Lifetime series Unreal, Brit Vayner in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), H. G. Wells in the ABC series Time After Time, and Adrian Chase / Vigilante in the DC Extended Universe series Peacemaker.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]