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LEAD: Indictments of the real-estate and hotel magnate Harry B. Helmsley and his wife and business partner, Leona, on fraud and tax-evasion charges are expected to be unsealed today in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.
LEAD: Congressional Democrats moved toward a compromise with the White House today on controversial elements of the trade bill, increasing chances that the legislation might escape a veto.
LEAD: In its second big deal in American publishing this week, Hachette S.A. of France agreed yesterday to pay $712 million for Diamandis Communications Inc., owner of Woman's Day, Car and Driver, Popular Photography and other consumer publications. The acquisition of the New York-based company will make
LEAD: Almost two weeks after the state's $28.4 billion budget was supposed to be in place, Republican and Democratic leaders found themselves at an impasse again today when both sides chose to hold their political ground rather than pass legislation that would have amounted to an agreement by default.
LEAD: The United States and its six principal economic allies reasserted their commitment to a stable dollar today, applauded their efforts in keeping it from plunging since December and renewed their promises to do more to run their economies better.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 13, 1988, covering April 14, 1988.
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Michael Jackson
George Michael
INXS
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1988Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Eric David Gryba is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Gryba was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the third round, 68th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
1988Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete[†]
Eliška Klučinová is a Czech heptathlete. In 2007, she won a silver medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships in Hengelo.
1988Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player[†]
Bradley Sinopoli is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played for nine years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally a quarterback with the Calgary Stampeders before being converted to wide receiver in 2013. He then joined the Ottawa Redblacks where he was twice named the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian, was named an East Division All-Star three times, and a CFL All-Star in 2018. He won two Grey Cup championships, after winning with the Stampeders in 2014 and with the Redblacks in 2016, the latter of which he was also named the game's Most Valuable Canadian.
1988Anthony Modeste, French footballer[†]
Anthony Stéphane Bernard Modeste is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera Federación club CF Intercity.
1988The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.[†]
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) was one of the final ships in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided missile frigates (FFG). Commissioned in 1986, the ship was severely damaged by an Iranian mine in 1988, leading U.S. forces to respond with Operation Praying Mantis. Repaired and returned to duty, the ship served until decommissioned in 2015.
1988In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.[†]
The United Nations (UN) is the global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]