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LEAD: In this village of well-tended homes, architectural changes are as closely scrutinized as the Dow Jones industrial average.
LEAD: ''PARIS IN JAPAN: The Japanese Encounter With European Painting'' may be the sleeper of the season. It arrived at the Japan Society Gallery without fanfare and without great paintings. What it brings is a fresh perspective on both Paris and Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And in a catalogue indispensable to the exhibition, there is an eye-opening essay by J.
LEAD: Nearly four decades after the Supreme Court ruled that it was a violation of antitrust laws for big Hollywood studios to own movie theaters, some of the largest film distributors have acquired interests in about 14 percent of North America's movie screens.
LEAD: ON Christmas day, the public world comes grinding to a halt. With offices closed and shops shuttered, New York acquires a curious calm, as virtually all museums, concert halls, sightseeing attractions and other public places take the day off.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 23, 1987, covering December 25, 1987.
Soundtrack
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Whitesnake
Tiffany
1987Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer[†]
Ceyhun Gülselam is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a center back and defensive midfielder. He plays for Altay.
1987Demaryius Thomas, American football player (died 2021)[†]
Demaryius Antwon Thomas was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, earning third-team All-American honors in 2009. He was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. With Denver, Thomas made five Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. He was also a member of the Houston Texans, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]