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December 19, 1987

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Historical Context for December 19, 1987

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

Notable Births

1987Cédric Baseya, French-Congolese footballer^[†]

Cédric Baseya is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he made one appearance for the DR Congo U20 national team.

1987Karim Benzema, French footballer^[†]

Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Benzema is a creative forward known for his technical skills, vision and versatility on the field. He won 25 trophies with Real Madrid, including four La Liga, three Copa del Rey, and five UEFA Champions League titles. He has scored over 500 career goals for club and country, and is Real Madrid's second-highest goalscorer and top assist provider.

1987Ronan Farrow, American activist, journalist, and lawyer^[†]

Satchel Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow is an American journalist. The son of actress Mia Farrow and filmmaker Woody Allen, he is known for his investigative reporting on sexual abuse allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, which was published in The New Yorker magazine. The magazine won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for this reporting, sharing the award with The New York Times. Farrow has worked for UNICEF and as a government advisor.

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Headlines from December 19, 1987

British Press Freedom Erodes Under Thatcher, Critics Say

By Howell Raines, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Thatcher Government's legal actions against newspapers and broadcasters have resulted in a significant erosion of freedom of the press in Britain in 1987, in the view of journalists, civil libertarians and the handful of politicians interested in the issue.

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Court Backs Treatment of Woman Held Under Koch Homeless Plan

By Kirk Johnson

LEAD: A sharply divided appeals court yesterday upheld New York City's involuntary hospitalization of Joyce Brown, a 40-year-old homeless woman whose case has become a test of the city's powers to remove disturbed homeless people from the streets.

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

LEAD: A brief report by Reuters on Wednesday about Donna Rice's loss of her job as a spokeswoman for a jeans manufacturer misstated what she and Gary Hart have said about a visit she paid to Washington last May.

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CONTRA AID SNAGS BUDGET PACKAGE

By Jonathan Fuerbringer, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: President Reagan today threatened to veto legislation needed to put this year's budget compromise into effect if it does not contain support he considers ''adequate'' to sustain the Nicaraguan rebels into February.

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TEXACO REPORTED TO REACH ACCORD ON PENNZOIL SUIT

By Stephen Labaton

LEAD: A tumultuous four-year legal battle that pitted the Pennzoil Company against the giant Texaco Inc. was brought to a conclusion last night when Texaco agreed in principle to give Pennzoil $3 billion, a lawyer for Texaco said.

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Stronger Dollar Propels Stocks Sharply Higher

By Lawrence J. de Maria

LEAD: Stock prices rose sharply in heavy trading yesterday, extending Wall Street's latest rally to two weeks.

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BOESKY SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN JAIL IN INSIDER SCANDAL

By James Sterngold

LEAD: Ivan F. Boesky, once among the financial world's most powerful speculators and now a symbol of Wall Street's excesses, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for conspiring to file false stock trading records.

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Key Jobs in Military Off Limits for AIDS-Infected

By Robert Pear, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Officials of the Defense Department said today that military personnel infected with the AIDS virus were being removed from sensitive, stressful jobs because of new evidence that the virus could impair mental function, even in people who show no overt symptoms of the disease.

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INSIDE

By Unknown Author

LEAD: Hospitalization Is Upheld A New York State appeals court ruled that a homeless woman picked up under the Mayor's new program is mentally ill and may be hospitalized involuntarily. Page 11. Chess Duel Continues The final game of the world chess championship adjourned, with analysts saying either player could win when play resumes today.

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Quotation of the Day

By Unknown Author

LEAD: ''Benazir Bhutto doesn't cease to exist the moment she gets married. I am not giving myself away. I belong to myself and I always shall.''

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NEWS SUMMARY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1987

By Unknown Author

LEAD: INTERNATIONAL 3-8 Press freedom in Britain eroded because of legal actions against newspapers and broadcasters in 1987, in the view of journalists, civil libertarians and some politicians. Page 1 In Seoul, militant protesters, denouncing South Korea's presidential election as fraudulent, skirmished with riot policemen.

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

LEAD: An article in The Home Section on Thursday about Steven McDonald, a disabled police officer, misstated his educational background in some editions. He attended several colleges in the New York area but did not graduate; he did not attend Notre Dame.

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