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January 2, 1988

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Historical Context for January 2, 1988

In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people^[†]

Notable Births

1988Germán Cano, Argentine footballer^[†]

Germán Ezequiel Cano Recalde is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.

1988Luke Harangody, American basketball player^[†]

Luke Cameron Harangody is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Divina Seguros Joventut of the Spanish Liga ACB. He completed his college career at the University of Notre Dame in 2010. He is the only men's player in the history of the Big East Conference to average 20 points and 10 rebounds per game in conference play for his career. He was the 2008 Big East Player of the Year, and was named to the second team on the 2008 Associated Press All-America team. He is also the first Notre Dame men's player to be a three-time first-team All-Big East selection (2008–2010), and the first men's player to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding in consecutive seasons.

1988Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player^[†]

Damien Tussac is a rugby union player for Castres Olympique in the Top 14 and the German national rugby union team. He is a French citizen but qualifies to play for Germany because of a German grandmother.

Historical Events

1988Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.^[†]

Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 was an international charter flight from Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, West Germany to Adnan Menderes Airport, Turkey that crashed near Seferihisar, Turkey on 2 January 1988. At the time, Condor was a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa.

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Headlines from January 2, 1988

Why All Those People Feel They Never Have Any Time

By Trish Hall

LEAD: Because she wanted more free time, Sue Alstedt quit her job as a manager at A.T.&T. Then, to save even more time, she bought equipment to do her banking at home. But she soon became impatient with the computer because it was not as fast as the one she had used at work. ''I couldn't stand to wait for it, even though it was coming out at the rate of speech,'' she said.

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Autonomy in Industry To Challenge Worker

By Bill Keller, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Soviet Union today entered a critical phase in Mikhail S. Gorbachev's attempt to resuscitate the economy, in which workers will be asked to change their notion of work radically without yet having enjoyed any great rewards from two years of economic experiments and promises.

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INSIDE

By Unknown Author

LEAD: Improving Law Enforcement

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Reagan's Greetings, In Soviet Exchange, Have a Barbed Edge

By Joel Brinkley, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: President Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev exchanged televised New Year's greetings to the Soviet and American peoples today.

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NEW YORK REACHES PACT ON COLISEUM

By Joyce Purnick

LEAD: The Koch administration, working to keep viable its disputed plan for developing Columbus Circle, has agreed to a new proposal that includes no reference to the height of the project, reduces its purchase price and bulk, and places a new financial constraint on the developer.

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RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND U.S. CONDEMN SALVADOR AMNESTY

By James Lemoyne, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The United States Embassy and human rights advocates are strongly criticizing a blanket amnesty law here that has pardoned several gunmen accused of killing Americans and Salvadorans civilians in recent years.

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Teachers Union, in Shift, Calls 3 Acceptable for Chancellor's Post

By Jane Perlez

LEAD: The president of the New York City Board of Education and the head of the teachers union moved closer yesterday in the political battle over who should be the next schools chancellor.

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ISRAEL PUTS ARMY ON STREET PATROL TO PREVENT RIOTS

By Thomas L. Friedman, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Israeli Army put hundreds of heavily armed troops onto the streets of Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank today, blocking Palestinian efforts to commemorate the 23d anniversary of Yasir Arafat's first military operation against Israel.

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Quotations of the Day

By Unknown Author

LEAD: ''Happy New Year. Thank you, and God bless you.''

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NEWS SUMMARY SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1988

By Unknown Author

LEAD: INTERNATIONAL 3-8, 24 A Salvadoran amnesty law has led to the release of several gunmen accused of killing American and Salvadoran civilians, the United States embassy and human rights activists in that country say. Page 1 Israeli soldiers were on alert in Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank to combat Palestinian attempts to commemorate the 23d anniversary of Yasir Arafat's first military operation against Israel.

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

LEAD: The Page 1 chart yesterday tracing the dollar's fall against the yen incorrectly indicated a recent climb by the dollar. The dollar fell on Dec. 31 to 121.05 yen, its lowest point of the year.

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13 KILLED IN BLAZE AT BANGKOK HOTEL

By Barbara Crossette, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: At least 13 people died and 36 were injured when a fire destroyed a tourist hotel early today. Some guests received injuries trying to jump from windows or rooftops, according to police and fire officials.

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