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October 26, 1987

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Headlines from October 26, 1987

U.S. Drug 'Crusade' Is Seen as Undermining Itself

By Peter Kerr, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Not enough is being done to assure that $200 million allocated for drug education last year is being used to establish effective programs in primary and secondary schools. Research indicates that the wrong type of curriculum can be ineffective or even harmful.

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Twins, Perfect at Home, Win Series

By Michael Martinez, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: From the beginning, they were an improbable team with an improbable chance. The players were gifted but woefully short on experience, the manager was merely the youngest among his peers.

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Tool Orders Jumped 29% Last Month

By Jonathan P. Hicks

LEAD: Orders for American-made machine tools rebounded significantly in September, rising 29 percent from the previous month's level, according to a report scheduled to be released today by the National Machine Tool Builders Association.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 21, 1987, covering October 26, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd

    A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hysteria by Def Leppard

    Hysteria

    Def Leppard

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

1987Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer[†]

Abudramae Bamba is an Ivorian footballer. He plays in the centre forward position.

Shawn Lauvao

1987Shawn Lauvao, American football player[†]

Shawn Sisifo Lauvao is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Historical Context for October 26, 1987

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