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LEAD: The surgeon's bill for Dorothy Thomas's foot operation at Lenox Hill Hospital was $2,500. Mrs. Thomas, a freelance writer, said she got back $394 from her Blue Shield health insurance and $1,106 from her major medical policy. That left her owing $1,000.
LEAD: Forty years ago, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled the flag of a new nation and spoke with hope of its ''tryst with destiny.'' Today, Nehru's grandson, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, governs an India shaken by violence and scandal, uncertain whether the years since independence have brought more problems than progress.
LEAD: Wall Street marked the fifth birthday of the bull market yesterday in appropriate fashion: The Dow Jones industrial average jumped to another record close, its third of the week.
LEAD: The most dangerous inmates on Rikers Island, those convicted of felonies and sentenced to state prisons, are demanding their rights. They want to go to prisons in upstate New York where they would have more room and more to do.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 1987, covering August 14, 1987.
Whitney Houston
Heart
Whitesnake
LL Cool J
U2
1987Johnny Gargano, American wrestler[†]
John Anthony Nicholas Gargano is an American professional wrestler. As of April 2016, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is one-half of #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa. Gargano is known for his time in NXT, where he became the first-ever NXT Triple Crown winner by winning the NXT Championship once, the NXT North American Championship a record three times, and the NXT Tag Team Championship once. His popularity and success in NXT led him to be given the moniker "The Heart and Soul of NXT".
1987David Peralta, Venezuelan baseball player[†]
Senger David Peralta Guerreiro is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres.
1987Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player and sportscaster[†]
Timothy Richard Tebow is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. Tebow played college football for the Florida Gators, where he became the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy and helped lead the team to two BCS National Championship titles in 2006 and 2008. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Tebow held the Southeastern Conference's records for career passing efficiency and rushing touchdowns. He was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]