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LEAD: Traces of a muscle-paralyzing drug have been found in the body of one patient suspected of dying from unauthorized injections given by a West Islip nurse, a Suffolk County prosecutor said today.
LEAD: Natural gas prices climbed to their highest levels in two years on the spot market today amid what experts said was a combination of bitter cold weather and a fresh dispute between pipelines and gas producers over a Government ruling that went into effect last Friday.
LEAD: In six years as District Attorney of Brooklyn, Elizabeth Holtzman says, she has raised the professional standards of her office, introduced new strategies to deter crime and forged closer ties with the black and Hispanic communities by aggressively investigating complaints of police brutality.
LEAD: For the first time in New York State, the number of inmates serving time for drug-related offenses has surpassed those imprisoned for any other type of crime, officials of the overcrowded prison system said yesterday.
LEAD: It was Sunday night, so Bill had his ARTS Anonymous meeting in Hicksville.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 30, 1987, covering January 5, 1988.
Soundtrack
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Whitesnake
Tiffany
1988Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist[†]
Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni Awang is a Malaysian professional track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics. He is also the first Malaysian to have competed in the Olympics five times.
1988Luke Daniels, English footballer[†]
Luke Matthew Daniels is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Barrow, where he also serves as goalkeeper coach.
1988Mandip Gill, English actress[†]
Mandip Kaur Gill is an English actress and narrator. Her first television role came in 2012 when she was cast as Phoebe McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. After departing the series in 2015, Gill went on to have guest roles in Cuckoo, Doctors, The Good Karma Hospital and Casualty. In October 2017, the BBC announced that Gill had been cast as companion Yasmin Khan in the 2018 series of Doctor Who. She appeared in every episode of Series 11, 12 and 13.
1988Nikola Kalinić[†]
Nikola Kalinić is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was also formerly sports director of Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split.
1988Miroslav Raduljica, Serbian basketball player[†]
Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He has also represented the Serbian national team in international competition. Standing at 2.13 m, he plays at the center position.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]