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LEAD: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a Democratic Presidential contender, assured opponents of the nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork today that he would lead the fight against his confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.
LEAD: A state report on organized-crime influence in New York City's construction industry, scheduled to be released today, was delayed by Governor Cuomo yesterday after defense lawyers in a Federal rackteering trial in Manhattan said the report could taint the trial.
LEAD: A lot of people are speculating these days that Henry E. Singleton, the savvy head of Teledyne Inc., is revamping his company's investment portfolio. Yet some analysts say they think the speculators are dead wrong.
LEAD: In the months that the nation waited for Lieut. Col. Oliver L. North to speak, many predicted that he would ''fall on his sword'' to protect his superiors, colleagues and President Reagan.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 8, 1987, covering July 9, 1987.
Whitney Houston
U2
Motley Crue
Heart
Whitesnake
1987Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist[†]
Gert Jõeäär is an Estonian road bicycle racer, who rides for Estonian amateur team CFC Spordiklubi. From 2013 to 2016, Jõeäär competed with UCI Professional Continental cycling team Cofidis.
1987Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter[†]
Rebecca Rea Sugar is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician. She is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for the network; prior to coming out as non-binary, Sugar was described as the first woman to do so.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]