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January 17, 1988

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'Greek' Loses an Out Bet

By Dave Anderson

LEAD: IN the tinkle of Las Vegas slot machines nearly two decades ago, Jimmy (the Greek) Snyder was hurrying out of the Stardust lobby toward double glass doors. But instead of moving through the door that opened outward, he found himself stumbling against the door that opened inward.

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Big Plays A Factor In N.F.C.

By Frank Litsky, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Between them, the Washington Redskins and the surprising Minnesota Vikings have four starting quarterbacks, two big-play receivers who have emerged from the shadows, two strong defensive lines and one cornerback with a pain in the ribs.

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LEAD: CBS Drops Commentator Jimmy (the Greek) Snyder, a television commentator for 12 years with the CBS Sports show ''N.F.L. Today,'' was dismissed a day after making controversial comments about blacks in sports. Section 5. Unifying Force in Cambodia Many of the 61,000 Cambodians in border refugee camps controlled by the Communist Khmer Rouge look to Prince Sihanouk, the non-Communist opposition leader, as a sort of liberator.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 13, 1988, covering January 17, 1988.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Faith by George Michael

    Faith

    George Michael

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Tiffany by Tiffany

    Tiffany

    Tiffany

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    40

Notable Births

1988Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2013)[†]

Andrea Antonelli was an Italian motorcycle racer. He was killed in an accident at the Moscow Raceway, whilst competing for Team Go Eleven Kawasaki in the Supersport World Championship.

Earl Clark

1988Earl Clark, American basketball player[†]

Earl Rashad Clark is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the University of Louisville and was drafted 14th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA draft.

Will Genia

1988Will Genia, Australian rugby player[†]

Sanchez William Genia is a professional rugby union player, currently playing scrum-half for the Kintetsu Liners in Japan. He had previously played Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds (2007–2015) and Melbourne Rebels (2018–2019). He also had previously played for Stade Français in France's Top 14 from 2015 to 2017.

1988Jonathan Keltz, American actor[†]

Jonathan Lippert Keltz is an American-Canadian actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series Entourage, and his work in the films Prom (2011) and 21 & Over (2013). He starred as Leith Bayard in The CW's series Reign. In May 2014, Keltz was promoted to series regular for the show's second season, which premiered in October 2014.

Héctor Moreno

1988Héctor Moreno, Mexican footballer[†]

Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Monterrey.

Notable Deaths

Percy Qoboza

1988Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (born 1938)[†]

Percy Peter Tshidiso Qoboza was an influential black South African journalist, author, and outspoken critic of the apartheid government in South Africa during the early periods of world recognition of the problems evident in the racially divided land. His eloquent editorials did much to challenge white South Africans who were shielded from the horrors of apartheid as experienced by millions of black South Africans at the hands of the minority government.

Historical Context for January 17, 1988

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