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LEAD: TWO weekends ago, Hani Al Hassan, a senior official of the Palestine Liberation Organization, held a dinner party at his home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Most of the guests were successful Palestinians working in the gulf region, and it became almost immediately obvious, in the heated, emotional exchange that ensued with the P.L.O.
LEAD: ''The way mankind responds to crisis is first disbelief, then denial, then the third stage is mobilization, and we're at the horizon of that now. '' Dr. Stephen C. Joseph New York City Health Commissioner
LEAD: Tensions between the United States and Mexico over the control of international drug traffic flared today at a summit meeting between President Reagan and President Miguel de la Madrid.
LEAD: WEARING a white hat with a brim as wide as his smile, a white scarf and a navy blue overcoat, Lyle Nelson carried the American flag yesterday as he led the United States team into McMahon Stadium for the opening ceremony of the XV Olympic Winter Games.
LEAD: A guest of an Embassy Suites hotel under construction in Parsippany, N.J., will see more than trees and waterfalls when he leaves his room. Across the landscaped atrium, doors to all 273 other two-room suites will be visible beyond the circular walkways. The low-slung, 260,000 square foot building will rise only five stories but stretch the equivalent of three city blocks.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 10, 1988, covering February 14, 1988.
George Michael
Tiffany
Soundtrack
INXS
Michael Jackson
1988Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Katie Boland is a Canadian actress, writer, director, and producer. She began her career as a child actress in film and television and has since branched out into adult roles, in addition to writing, directing, and producing her own projects.
1988Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer[†]
Ángel Fabián Di María is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Argentine players of all time and one of the best players of his generation, Di María is known for his dribbling ability, playmaking, rapid pace and agility.
1988Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player[†]
Siim Liivik is an Estonian-Finnish professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
1988Frederick Loewe, German-American composer (born 1901)[†]
Frederick Loewe was an American composer. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all of which were made into films, as well as the original film musical Gigi (1958), which was first transferred to the stage in 1973.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]