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November 5, 1987

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Headlines from November 5, 1987

REAGAN EXPECTED TO SEEK MORE AID FOR THE CONTRAS

By Neil A. Lewis, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: On the eve of a crucial two-month period for carrying out a Central American peace plan, the Reagan Administration has decided to seek $30 million in new non-lethal aid for the Nicaraguan rebels, Administration and Congressional officials said today.

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LEAD: New Student Loan Policy Education Secretary William J. Bennett said he was planning new guidelines that could make many schools ineligible for Federal aid. Page A16. Random Drug Tests Begin The Transportation Department said that it had begun random drug testing of employees, but that only one had been found to use drugs.

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Restoring Baronial Splendor in Pittsburgh

By Grace Glueck

LEAD: ''I WANT to put back as much as possible - the smells, the sounds, the flowers,'' said Thierry Despont, the architect who is restoring Clayton, home of the coke and steel baron Henry Clay Frick. ''I want the telephone to ring.''

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 4, 1987, covering November 5, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen

    Tunnel Of Love

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    30
  5. 5
    Album cover for A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd

    A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Kevin Jonas

1987Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor[†]

Paul Kevin Jonas Jr. is an American musician and actor. He rose to fame as the lead guitarist of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers alongside his younger brothers Joe and Nick. Jonas became a prominent figure on the Disney Channel alongside his brothers in the late 2000s, gaining a large following through the network: he appeared in the widely successful musical television film, Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010) as well as two other series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream (2008–2010) and Jonas (2009–2010).

Jason Kelce

1987Jason Kelce, American football player[†]

Jason Daniel Kelce is an American former professional football center who spent his entire 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Kelce played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He won Super Bowl LII, was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, and six-time first-team All-Pro selection. Kelce is often regarded as one of the greatest centers in NFL history.

O. J. Mayo

1987O. J. Mayo, American basketball player[†]

Ovinton J'Anthony "O.J." Mayo is an American professional basketball player who last played for Zamalek SC of the Egyptian Basketball Super League and Egyptian Basketball Federation. He played a single season of college basketball for the USC Trojans while earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors. Mayo entered the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the third overall pick. He was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he played four seasons. Mayo signed with the Dallas Mavericks in 2012, and then with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013.

Notable Deaths

Eamonn Andrews

1987Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (born 1922)[†]

Eamonn Andrews, was an Irish radio and television presenter, employed primarily in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s. From 1960 to 1964 he chaired the Radio Éireann Authority, which oversaw the introduction of a state television service in Ireland. He is perhaps best remembered as the UK host of This Is Your Life from its inception in 1955 until his death in 1987.

Historical Context for November 5, 1987

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