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March 20, 1987

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for March 20, 1987

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

Notable Births

1987Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian footballer^[†]

Daniel Maa Boumsong is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

1987Jon Brockman, American basketball player^[†]

Jonathan Rodney Brockman is an American former professional basketball player. He was the starting power forward and team captain for the University of Washington men's basketball team. He is the University of Washington's all-time leading rebounder and second-all-time leading scorer in University of Washington history. He grabbed the 1,000th rebound of his career on December 30, 2008, in a win over Morgan State, and became Washington's all-time leading rebounder on January 15, 2009, in a win over Oregon, breaking Doug Smart's school record of 1,051.

1987Jô, Brazilian footballer^[†]

João Alves de Assis Silva, known as Jô or João Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

1987Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer^[†]

Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira, known as Pedro Ken, is a Brazilian former footballer. He is of Japanese descent.

1987Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player^[†]

Sergei Olegovich Kostitsyn is a Belarusian professional ice hockey winger for Metallurg Zhlobin of the Belarusian Extraleague (BHL). He was selected in the seventh round, 200th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL entry draft. He has also played for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) alongside his older brother Andrei.

Historical Events

1987The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.^[†]

The United States Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, caffeine products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.

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Headlines from March 20, 1987

NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB CHARGED WITH SEX BIAS

By Bruce Lambert

LEAD: The New York City Human Rights Commission formally charged the New York Athletic Club yesterday with illegally discriminating against women by barring them from membership.

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BARS A RECURRENCE

By Gerald M. Boyd, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: President Reagan repudiated his Iran policy initiative tonight, saying ''I would not go down that road again.''

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JAPANESE PARTNER FOR SHEARSON

By Alison Leigh Cowan

LEAD: The American Express Company said yesterday that it had agreed to sell a 13 percent stake in its Shearson Lehman Brothers brokerage subsidiary to Japan's largest life insurance company for $530 million.

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DISCOVERIES BRING A 'WOODSTOCK' FOR PHYSICS

By James Gleick

LEAD: No sooner was a breakthrough announced than it was obsolete, and only the coming of dawn yesterday ended what participants called the most extraordinary scientific meeting in memory.

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LOS ANGELES BROKER, KEY BOESKY FIGURE, ADMITS STOCK FRAUD

By James Sterngold

LEAD: The Government, pursuing its investigations of Wall Street, yesterday accused an important West Coast broker of manipulating the price of a stock and helping Ivan F. Boesky break securities laws.

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SEARCHING FOR SIGNS OF SPRING'S PALETTE IN A WHITE-WALLED WORLD OF GALLERIES

By John Russell

LEAD: TO the immigrant observer, the New York art scene is a matter of continuous, never-staling astonishment.

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A BROKER WHO WENT TOO FAR

By Richard W. Stevenson

LEAD: For years, Boyd L. Jefferies has stretched the boundaries of securities trading.

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TAX LAW USED TO DISCOURAGE WAREHOUSING

By Alan Finder

LEAD: A coalition of tenants and city and state legislators yesterday proposed a new campaign to prevent landlords in New York City from intentionally keeping apartments vacant.

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FLEET FACES CONNECTICUT DIVESTITURE

By Eric N. Berg

LEAD: One day after announcing a $1.3 billion merger with the Norstar Bancorporation of Albany, the Fleet Financial Group said yesterday that it might have to sell its banking operation in Connecticut because of that state's banking law.

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LAYOFFS DISRUPT STABLE LIVES OF L.I. FAMILIES

By Philip S. Gutis, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Gerard Mennona was on the telephone, giving a visitor directions to his family's large Colonial-style house here. ''We're the house at the end of the corner, the one with the 'For Sale' sign on the lawn,'' he said.

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The President, Chastened but Unrepentant, Offers Little New in His News Conference

By R. W. Apple Jr., Special To the New York Times

LEAD: President Reagan broke little new ground tonight in his first news conference since before Thanksgiving, and he showed himself still unable to give anything approaching a clear and complete account of how the Iran-contra affair developed.

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ON THE STREETS: HELPING ADDICTS COMBAT AIDS

By Michael Winerip

LEAD: One day this week, Barry Peterson, a heroin addict with a $100-a-day habit, went looking for Greg Howard in Military Park. A friend had said: ''Come to the park. Ask for Greg Howard. You can get a coupon.''

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