LEAD: The Canadian Government went before Parliament today with legislation that would put into effect the free-trade agreement with the United States. But the measure received a cool greeting, indicating it may take the Government several months to get the bill passed in the House of Commons.

Canadians Facing Fight On Trade Bill

LEAD: President Reagan today fulfilled his pledge to veto the sweeping trade bill produced by Congress after three years of work, but he struck a conciliatory note in his veto message.

TRADE BILL VETOED AS PRESIDENT ASKS FOR NEW MEASURE

LEAD: The mother of Tawana Brawley ignored a grand jury subpoena today, defying New York State's first effort to compel her family's cooperation in the investigation of what the family says was the racially motivated abduction and rape of the black Dutchess County teen-ager.

Brawley's Mother Defies a Grand Jury Subpoena

LEAD: Senator William Proxmire strongly criticized the White House working group on the stock market collapse today, calling the report it issued last week ''pitiful'' and ''very disappointing.''

Proxmire Assails Report on Stock Fall

LEAD: President Reagan heads for Moscow apparently determined to resist any proposals that would place limitations on the Pentagon's plans to test anti-missile systems in space. But arms control experts, including some in the Administration, are saying that he may have already lost the leeway he is seeking to preserve.

Pressure Rises for U.S. Flexibility on 'Star Wars'

INSIDE

LEAD: Parliament is only in its eighth century of existence, but still the 1988 session is turning into a collector's item, with nude frolicking reported in the House of Commons shower room and, of even greater prurient interest for the avid British politician watcher, naked powerbrokering displayed on the floor of the House of Lords.

Parliament in the 1980's: Naughty (and Not Nice?)

LEAD: A major confrontation between the Legislature and Governor Cuomo seemed in the making today as they began to address ways to close what the administration says is a $900 million shortfall in the state budget.

Budget Battle Is Heating Up In Albany

LEAD: The General Motors Corporation announced yesterday that it had chosen Hal Riney & Partners, a relatively small advertising agency best known for its commercials for Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers, to create advertising for the Saturn, its new line of cars.

Surprising Choice on Saturn Ads

LEAD: Annoyed with the tactics that have delayed approval of a new arms treaty, Senate Democratic and Republican leaders moved today to shut off amendments by opponents of the pact so that the treaty can come to a vote before President Reagan arrives in Moscow on Sunday.

Senate Leaders Move to Speed Arms-Pact Vote

LEAD: It was 1956 and Joyce I. Wallace of Flushing, Queens, was awaiting a favorite uncle visiting from Des Moines. They had chosen to meet in Bryant Park behind the Public Library, and she was early. A man sat down beside her.

About New York; Tracking AIDS: Streetwise Study Of Prostitutes

LEAD: ''HI, this is Steve from New York,'' Steve says to Tom and Ray Magliozzi. Steve's 1970 Volkswagen bus seems to run on three cylinders, but that's all right. The problem is that the ignition absolutely will not work, and he has resorted to some agonizing methods of starting the bus. He wants to know if the Magliozzi brothers, whose ''Car Talk'' show is broadcast on National Public

On 'Car Talk,' Sound Repair Tips, No Charge for the Humor

LEAD: Oscar Bravo's third-grade schoolmates teased him when he was chosen to study ballet at the New Ballet School, a program sponsored by the Feld Ballet in cooperation with the New York City Board of Education.

They're Young and Chosen and Dancing

LEAD: In the year of the playoff jinx for the National Hockey League, the league's image grew still darker tonight. A power failure in Boston Garden late in the second period forced officials to order the fans to leave the arena and then suspend the fourth game of the Stanley Cup championship series between the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers.

No Lights, Then No Crowd; Hockey Halted for the Night

LEAD: American Airlines yesterday announced a major tightening of its frequent flier program, after a similar move last month by United Airlines. American's decision makes it likely that the rest of the major carriers will follow.

American Airlines Tightens Program for Frequent Fliers

LEAD: Declaring that Jersey City's public schools are plagued by a ''cycle of failure,'' New Jersey's Education Commissioner moved today to have the state take over the district for at least five years.

BID FOR TAKEOVER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BEGUN BY JERSEY

LEAD: Hospitality takes on new, and overwhelming, dimensions when the purveyors of good will are Government officials and food professionals here in the Republic of Georgia, and its recipients are three chefs from the United States.

Seattle to Soviet Georgia: Salmon With Less Salt

LEAD: A series of slowdowns and other job actions by the drivers' union have curtailed distribution of The New York Times in some areas. These actions are associated with contract negotiations, and The Times is unable to say how long the disruptions may continue. We regret the inconvenience to our readers.

To Our Readers

LEAD: WHEN it comes to grilling, vegetables often get shortchanged. All the attention goes to those juicy, sizzling steaks that send mouthwatering aromas into the soft summer air. If vegetables do make an appearance on the grill, they are usually stabbed through the heart with skewers, and included only to give color to a brochette.

What's Fresh, Crisp and Grilled?

LEAD: Three major transportation arteries on Long Island were closed yesterday for most of the day when a tank truck carrying as much as 3,000 gallons of propane overturned and burst into flames on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, causing large traffic delays and congestion.

Propane Truck Fire Disrupts L.I. Traffic

LEAD: A defendant in the Howard Beach racial-attack case pleaded guilty yesterday to a riot charge, and court records were unsealed confirming that another defendant pleaded guilty to the same charge in a closed session last week.

2d Defendant In Racial Case Pleads Guilty

LEAD: The conclusion of the eight-month-old takeover struggle for the Irving Bank Corporation was further delayed yesterday when the Bank of New York Company gained more time to continue its efforts to acquire Irving.

An Irving Suitor Gets More Time

BUSINESS DIGEST

Metropolitan Diary

LEAD: The chairman of the Financial Corporation of America said today that Federal regulators might be able to complete a deal on the sale of the company's American Savings and Loan Association unit to the Robert M. Bass Group Inc. as early as July. Last month, the Federal

Financial Corp. Deal Is Seen

Dávid Škutka is a Slovak football striker.

Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer

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Cameron van der Burgh OIS is a retired South African competitive swimmer and hedge fund analyst. He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and individual male Olympic champion. He is married to longtime partner Nefeli Valakelis.

May 25, 1988

Headlines from May 25, 1988

Canadians Facing Fight On Trade Bill

TRADE BILL VETOED AS PRESIDENT ASKS FOR NEW MEASURE

Brawley's Mother Defies a Grand Jury Subpoena

Proxmire Assails Report on Stock Fall

Pressure Rises for U.S. Flexibility on 'Star Wars'

Billboard 200

Faith

Dirty Dancing

Bad

More Dirty Dancing

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Notable Births

Historical Context for May 25, 1988