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April 24, 1987

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Headlines from April 24, 1987

LAMBORGHINI GOES TO CHRYSLER

By John Holusha, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Chrysler Corporation added another exotic Italian name to its lineup today when it acquired Nuova Automobili F. Lamborghini, a producer of ultra-fast, ultra-expensive grand touring cars. Chrysler executives are clearly hoping that the glamour of Lamborghini - combined with the luster of Maserati, already a Chrysler affiliate - will go a long way toward helping Chrysler change its image as a blue-collar automobile company.

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GUILTY PLEA ENTERED BY BOESKY

By Robert J. Cole

LEAD: Ivan F. Boesky, the speculator at the center of Wall Street's insider-trading scandal, pleaded guilty yesterday to a single criminal charge -conspiracy to ''make false, fictitious and fraudulent statements'' to the Government.

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DEBATE ON ENDING MISSILES IN EUROPE DIVIDING EXPERTS

By Michael R. Gordon, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Proposals to eliminate medium-range and short-range nuclear missiles from Europe have prompted an unusual debate among arms control experts about how best to deter war and reassure Western European nations of the American commitment to defend them in the event of an attack.

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS SHOW OFF NEW TALENT AND STRIKING STYLES

By Roberta Smith

LEAD: GROUP exhibitions organized by commercial galleries and by this city's various corporate and alternative spaces might be seen as the filler or the white noise of the art world. Only intermittently reviewed, they are ever with us; the more you look for them, the more you find. They are the backdrops against which one-person exhibitions stand out, as well as the crowded stages on which most young artists make their debuts.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 22, 1987, covering April 24, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Joshua Tree by U2

    The Joshua Tree

    U2

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    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

    Licensed To Ill

    Beastie Boys

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

    Slippery When Wet

    Bon Jovi

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    33
  4. 4
    Album cover for Look What The Cat Dragged In by Poison

    Look What The Cat Dragged In

    Poison

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    39
  5. 5
    Album cover for Graceland by Paul Simon

    Graceland

    Paul Simon

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    33

Notable Births

Ben Howard

1987Ben Howard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Benjamin John Howard is an English singer-songwriter, musician and composer. His self-released debut extended play (EP) Games in the Dark (2008) was followed by two more EPs, These Waters (2009) and Old Pine (2010). Signed to Island Records, his debut studio album came in 2011 titled Every Kingdom. The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart and was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Howard later released two more EPs, Ben Howard Live (2011) and The Burgh Island E.P. (2012).

Kris Letang

1987Kris Letang, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played juniors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Val-d'Or Foreurs for three seasons, during which time he was selected 62nd overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In his second full NHL season, Letang won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh. He became a two-time Stanley Cup champion when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in 2016, and a three-time Stanley Cup champion when the Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators in 2017. Internationally, he has competed for Canada at the under-18 and under-20 levels, winning back-to-back gold medals at the World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007.

Rein TaaramÀe

1987Rein TaaramĂ€e, Estonian cyclist[†]

Rein TaaramÀe is an Estonian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Kinan Racing Team.

Jan Vertonghen

1987Jan Vertonghen, Belgian international footballer[†]

Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Mainly a centre-back, he also played as a left-back.

Varun Dhawan

1987Varun Dhawan, Indian actor[†]

Varun Dhawan is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list in the 2010s. He starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018.

Historical Context for April 24, 1987

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