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January 11, 1987

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THE 100TH CONGRESS IS FULL OF PARTISAN RISK

By David E. Rosenbaum

LEAD: AT the outset of the 100th Congress last week, the leaders tried to strike a bipartisan chord. The new Democratic Speaker, Jim Wright of Texas, told the House of Representatives, ''We seek not confrontation but cooperation.'' At almost the same moment, Bob Dole of Kansas, the Republican leader in the Senate, was saying, ''It is necessary that we start off on a totally nonpartisan, bipartisan basis.

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WHEN WILL IT END?

By Goerge Vecsey

LEAD: IN the tormented inner world of Giant fans, it is still the long, hot summer of 1969 and they are still singing ''Goodbye Allie.'' These poor souls still fall into a tortured sleep at night watching Mike Battle of the despised Jets hurdling the crouched, frozen bodies of Giant tacklers.

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FAMILY CARE LIFTS SAN JUAN FIRE VICTIMS

By Peggy McCarthy

LEAD: WHEN Nicholas Perrotti, a victim of the Puerto Rico hotel fire, arrived at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, he received two levels of care simultaneously. While doctors and nurses were preparing to put Mr. Perrotti in traction, members of his family fed him homemade soup.

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Condos Top Northeast Ski-Area Boom

By Lisa W. Foderaro

LEAD: CONDOMINIUMS, which shot up alongside the birch and pine trees of Northeast ski resorts in the 1970's, seemed to push chalets and other single-family homes to the edge of extinction, as well as bruising motels a bit.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 7, 1987, covering January 11, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1975-1985 by Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1975-1985

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

    Slippery When Wet

    Bon Jovi

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Third Stage by Boston

    Third Stage

    Boston

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & The Range

    The Way It Is

    Bruce Hornsby & The Range

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    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    30
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    Album cover for Fore! by Huey Lewis & The News

    Fore!

    Huey Lewis & The News

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18

Notable Births

1987Scotty Cranmer, American BMX rider[†]

Scotty Cranmer is an American BMX rider. He is tied with Dave Mirra for the most X Games BMX Park medals with nine, three each in gold, silver and bronze over fourteen appearances. He attended Jackson Memorial High School. Nicknamed "the Bulldozer", he is sponsored by Vans Shoes, Hyper Bike Co., Fox Clothing, Pro-tec Helmets, Monster Energy and Snafu. He owns a bike shop in Howell, NJ called SC Action Sports Bicycle Shop. He is also widely known for having a YouTube channel under the name Scotty Cranmer in which he makes videos with his friends riding skateparks, driving cars, and playing games while riding their bikes. His younger brother Matty is a regular guest on the channel. As of June 2021, the channel has accumulated over 1.71 million subscribers and 500 million total views since releasing his first video in September 2015.

Danuta Kozák

1987Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer[†]

Danuta Kozák is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the first female to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.

1987Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer[†]

Daniel Semenzato is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie D club Luparense.

Jamie Vardy

1987Jamie Vardy, English footballer[†]

Jamie Richard Vardy is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains EFL Championship club Leicester City. He will become a free agent on 1 July 2025.

Kim Young-kwang (actor)

1987Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model[†]

Kim Young-kwang is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his career as a model and has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to model at Dior Homme's show. As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Hot Young Bloods (2014) and On Your Wedding Day (2018), as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), The Guardians (2017), The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019), and Call It Love (2023).

Notable Deaths

1987Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1911)[†]

Albert Ferber was a Swiss pianist who had an international performing career that spanned four decades and took him across the world.

Historical Context for January 11, 1987

In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]