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June 8, 1987

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LABOR STRIFE GROWS FOR G.M. IN SPAIN

By Paul Delaney, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: In front of the General Motors assembly plant here, workers and visitors are greeted by ''Encuentro,'' Pablo Serrano's impressionistic sculpture depicting two figures of polished metal. The artwork symbolizes the modern industrial environment that lies within.

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OVERHAUL OF TARIFFS EXPECTED

By Clyde H. Farnsworth, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: After more than a quarter-century the tariff schedules of the United States are about to be revamped and updated.

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SLUGGERS' RETURN IMPROVES HEALTH OF THEIR TEAMS

By Murray Chass

LEAD: THE names of Jeff Leonard, Pedro Guerrero and Jack Clark appear often among the leaders in virtually every offensive category in the National League. For much of last season, those names appeared nowhere at all. For much of last season, those players were lost to their teams: Leonard for the last two months with an injured right wrist, Guerrero for all but 31 games with a knee injury, Clark for more than three months with a thumb injury.

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COURT MERGER SEEN AS DEAD IN LEGISLATURE

By Frank Lynn

LEAD: A plan to merge all of New York State's trial courts - a major initiative of Governor Cuomo and the state's Chief Judge - is almost certainly dead for this legislative session, according to key Democratic and Republican legislators.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 3, 1987, covering June 8, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Joshua Tree by U2

    The Joshua Tree

    U2

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

    Slippery When Wet

    Bon Jovi

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  3. 3
    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Look What The Cat Dragged In by Poison

    Look What The Cat Dragged In

    Poison

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    45
  5. 5
    Album cover for Graceland by Paul Simon

    Graceland

    Paul Simon

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    39

Notable Deaths

Alexander Iolas

1987Alexander Iolas, Egyptian-American art collector (born 1907)[†]

Alexander Iolas was an Egyptian-born Greek-American art gallerist and significant collector of classical and modern art works, who advanced the careers of René Magritte, Andy Warhol and many other artists. He established the modern model of the global art business, operating successful galleries in Paris, Geneva, Milan and New York.

Historical Events

New Zealand

1987New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.[†]

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and over 600 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.

Historical Context for June 8, 1987

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