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LEAD: Tenants at Tudor City, the classic complex of buildings near the United Nations, now own two small parks that were once threatened with development. The action ends a conflict that dragged on 15 years.
LEAD: A conference on protection of the earth's protective ozone layer has reached an agreement in principle to freeze and ultimately to reduce production and consumption of chemicals thought to deplete the ozone.
LEAD: A combination of Federal tax changes and a small city tax cut will save New Yorkers a total of $305 million on personal income taxes next year, city officials said yesterday.
LEAD: The country's major agricultural lenders are beginning to sell much of the vast acreage they have been taking over from troubled farmers for the last few years.
LEAD: Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, seeking to steady the dollar, told President Reagan today that the Bank of Japan would guide interest rates lower.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 29, 1987, covering May 1, 1987.
U2
Beastie Boys
Bon Jovi
Poison
Paul Simon
1987Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer[†]
Leonardo Bonucci is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his technique, ball-playing skills, tackling and his ability to play in either a three or four-man defence.
1987Amir Johnson, American basketball player[†]
Amir Jalla Johnson is an American former professional basketball player and coach who served as an assistant coach for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. He is currently a part of the player development staff for the LA Clippers. He has previously played for the Detroit Pistons, the team that selected Johnson in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft, as well as the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.
1987Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player[†]
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli retired tennis player.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]