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LEAD: President Reagan is expected to tell Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone this week that the United States may be able to end trade sanctions against Japan by the end of June, according to Administration officials.
LEAD: By outbidding a Canadian rival at a time when Government attitudes toward foreign investment are relatively benign, the Amoco Corporation appears likely to succeed in its offer to buy Dome Petroleum Ltd.
LEAD: The Government has advanced its investigation of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. by gaining the cooperation of an important official at the Wall Street firm in return for immunity from prosecution, according to lawyers and Wall Street executives with knowledge of the Government's investigation.
LEAD: She was a top-notch undercover agent. Smart. Courageous. Flashed a smile that could warm the coldest criminal heart.
LEAD: Across the parched plains of eastern India, weary sharecroppers harvest wheat under a blazing sun. But at day's end, they have no money, little to eat and no land to call their own.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 22, 1987, covering April 27, 1987.
U2
Beastie Boys
Bon Jovi
Poison
Paul Simon
1987Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player[†]
Taylor Chorney is a Canadian-born American former ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Columbus Blue Jackets.
1987William Moseley, English actor[†]
William Peter Moseley is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of the fictional character Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia (2005–2010) trilogy, which won him a Kids' Choice Award, in addition to nominations for a Saturn Award and a Young Artist Award. He also played Prince Liam in the E! series The Royals (2015–2018).
1987Wang Feifei, Chinese singer and actress[†]
Wang Feifei, also known professionally as Fei, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was a member of the South Korean girl group miss A from the group's debut in 2010 until its disbandment in 2017. She debuted as a solo artist in 2016 in Korea with the mini album "Fantasy". After departing Korea in 2018, Fei has been pursuing her solo career in mainland China. In 2021, Fei released Chinese mini album "Fearless", an independent production by Wang Feifei Studio. She had also ventured into acting in China with roles in My Marvelous Fable and One and Only.
1987The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.[†]
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justice. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the U.S. attorney general, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet. Pam Bondi has served as U.S. attorney general since February 4, 2025.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]