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LEAD: Jose Napoleon Duarte was lauded at a major political demonstration a week ago, as thousands of Government workers, peasants from state-run co-operatives and others dependent on Government patronage were trucked into El Salvador's capital for a show of his ruling Christian Democratic Party's political machine at work.
LEAD: The trucks stretch for miles across the Mexican border, farther than the eye can see, creeping forward by the inch with their cargoes of auto parts, video cassettes, fresh tomatoes and toys to cross the bridge and clear United States Customs. And as the lines grow longer each day on the Mexican side, tempers grow shorter on the American side.
LEAD: Pushing Back Retirement New laws barring age discrimination are likely to encourage older workers to stay on the job, earning incomes and paying taxes. Page 43.
LEAD: Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court said today that the Federal judiciary was being transformed from an ''elite'' into a vast bureaucracy by a flood of routine cases, and called for a major overhaul.
LEAD: Iosif Z. Begun, the Jewish dissident whose continued imprisonment set off violent demonstrations in downtown Moscow last week, has been freed, a senior Soviet official said today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 11, 1987, covering February 16, 1987.
Bon Jovi
Beastie Boys
The Bangles
Cinderella
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
1987Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2008)[†]
Luc Bourdon was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League from 2006 until 2008. After overcoming childhood arthritis, he was selected third overall in the 2003 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) draft and played for the Val-d'Or Foreurs, Moncton Wildcats, and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, spending four seasons in the QMJHL. The Canucks drafted Bourdon with their first selection, 10th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and he split his professional career with the Canucks and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Noted as a strong defenceman who could contribute on offence, Bourdon represented Canada in three international tournaments, winning two gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championship and a silver medal at the IIHF World U18 Championship.
1987Theresa Goh, Singaporean swimmer[†]
Theresa Goh Rui Si BBM is a Singaporean swimmer and Paralympic medalist, with a bronze at the SB4 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She holds the world records for the SB4 50 metres and 200 metres breaststroke events.
1987Tommy Milone, American baseball player[†]
Tomaso Anthony Milone is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, and Toronto Blue Jays.
1987Jon Ossoff, American politician and filmmaker[†]
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Ossoff was previously a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist.
1987Hasheem Thabeet, Tanzanian basketball player[†]
Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Dar City. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies before being drafted second overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. His performance as a second overall draft pick has led many analysts to label him as one of the "biggest busts" in NBA history.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]