On this day
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LEAD: At 4 feet 10 inches, Rose Kryzak could not be easily seen from her place behind the podium in Convention Hall here. But as she spoke in a reasoned and determined way about the needs of the elderly, she sure could be heard.
LEAD: The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said today that the bureau began its surveillance of groups opposed to the Reagan Administration's policies in Central America because of information that activists were providing aid to a ''terrorist organization'' in El Salvador.
LEAD: A Federal licensing board today rejected the Long Island Lighting Company's evacuation plan for the Shoreham nuclear power plant. The board said the plan was ''fundamentally flawed'' and might be inherently unworkable.
LEAD: The nation's leading banks lowered their prime lending rate yesterday by a quarter of a percentage point, to 8 1/2 percent, its lowest level since September.
LEAD: IF you are Holly Golightly, and you possess a very grand pair of sunglasses and a confident stride, you can probably use any bathroom in New York City. But if you are less gorgeous (or less impudent), getting to a bathroom when far from home or office can be an ordeal, especially in New York, a city not known for the grace or abundance of its public amenities.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 3, 1988, covering February 3, 1988.
George Michael
Tiffany
Soundtrack
INXS
Michael Jackson
1988Cho Kyu-hyun, South Korean singer[†]
Cho Kyu-hyun, referred to as Kyuhyun, is a South Korean singer, musical theatre actor, and television host. He debuted as a new member of boy group Super Junior in May 2006. Apart from his group's activities, he has established himself as a musical actor, notably through his participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including The Three Musketeers, Catch Me If You Can, Moon Embracing the Sun, Singin' in the Rain, The Days, Robin Hood, Werther, Mozart!, The Man Who Laughs, Phantom, and Frankenstein. He was also cast in television shows including Radio Star, We Got Married, Mamma Mia, Fluttering India and in the third, fourth, seventh, and eighth seasons of New Journey to the West. He debuted as a solo artist with his debut mini album, At Gwanghwamun, on November 13, 2014, making him the first Super Junior member to debut as a solo artist.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]