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LEAD: President Reagan's recent assertions that a Congressional ban on aid to the Nicaragua rebels in 1985 did not apply to his National Security Council or national security adviser directly contradict detailed statements to Congress in 1985 on how the Administration was complying with the law.
LEAD: A panel appointed by Mayor Koch has drafted a broad, five-year plan to combat the AIDS epidemic by expanding care for the sick, promoting research and seeking to prevent the spread of the deadly disease.
LEAD: A national organization of family and child welfare agencies plans to recommend the elimination of surrogate parenting contracts and payments to surrogate mothers, according to senior members of the group.
LEAD: Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger said today that the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf should provide bases and other support for aircraft that would patrol the waterway, protecting oil tankers and their naval escorts.
LEAD: Al Unser Sr., a man without a car for the Indianapolis 500 until 11 days ago, today became the oldest driver to win America's greatest automobile race.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 20, 1987, covering May 25, 1987.
U2
Bon Jovi
Poison
Beastie Boys
Paul Simon
1987Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer[†]
Timothy Derijck is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
1987Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer[†]
Yves De Winter is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
1987Moritz Stehling, German footballer[†]
Moritz Frederick Stehling is a German professional footballer, who plays in the RFCU Kelmis.
1987Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper[†]
Kamil Wiktor Stoch is a Polish ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport, having won two World Cup titles, three Four Hills Tournaments, three individual gold medals at the Winter Olympics, individual and team gold at the Ski Jumping World Championships, and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships. His other tournament wins include Raw Air (twice), the Willingen Five, and Planica7.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]