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LEAD: Governor Cuomo met with the Queens District Attorney here today to discuss turning the case of the Howard Beach racial assault over to a special prosecutor.
LEAD: RECENT discoveries in the southwestern United States, southern Greece and the South Pacific have persuaded a growing number of archeologists that primitive people were much more destructive to their habitat than had been generally believed.
LEAD: The buoyant, optimistic American West, whose economic growth has outpaced the nation over much of the past 20 years, has begun the new year facing a new set of realities: declining population growth, persistent problems in important industries and growing apprehension about the future.
LEAD: More than 50 religious leaders met at City Hall yesterday to condemn the Howard Beach racial attack in the third such gathering that Mayor Koch has held to encourage groups to speak out against racism in New York City.
LEAD: Momentum appears to be gathering for an attack on what many educators regard as Americans' ignorance about the world beyond their shores. Foreign failures and difficulties that have developed in recent years, from Vietnam to Iran, have led to calls for a general bolstering Americans' knowledge of unfamiliar languages and cultures.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 7, 1987, covering January 13, 1987.
Bruce Springsteen
Bon Jovi
Boston
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Huey Lewis & The News
1987Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer[†]
Stefano Del Sante is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Eccellenza marche club A.S.D. Fabriano Cerreto.
1987Jack Johnson, American ice hockey player[†]
John Joseph Louis Johnson III is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in his second stint with the team. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks. In his prime, he was a capable two-way defenseman, combining physical prowess and offensive capability. Johnson won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022.
1987Florica Leonida, Romanian gymnast[†]
Florica (Floarea) Leonida is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a silver world medalist and a silver European medalist with the team. She was a successful junior gymnast winning gold on beam and three silver medals at the 2002 Junior European Championships.
1987Steven Michaels, Australian rugby league player[†]
Steven Michael Michaels is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He's played in the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Super League. His usual position was as a wing but he also played centre. Michaels previously played for Hull FC, the Brisbane Broncos, and the Gold Coast Titans.
1987Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist[†]
Daniel Oss is an Italian cyclist, who competes in gravel cycling for the Specialized Gravel team.
1987Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Marc Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman who is a player development assistant for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Staal played 17 seasons in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, and Philadelphia Flyers, amassing over 1,100 games played. He is the second oldest of the four Staal brothers to play in the NHL, and the third to reach 1,000 games played, making them the first trio of brothers to each reach the mark. Of the brothers, Marc is the only defenceman and only one who never played for the Carolina Hurricanes, as well as the only brother along with Jared never to win the Stanley Cup.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]