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LEAD: DURING this century, a few lonely voices -not all of them gay males - have created landmark fiction about the homosexual experience. One thinks of Thomas Mann, E. M. Forster, Andre Gide, Jean Genet, Christopher Isherwood, William Burroughs, Gore Vidal, Carson McCullers, James Baldwin. But in the last few decades, these singular voices have blended into a larger chorus.
LEAD: WHEN Meyer S. Frucher was appointed to head the Battery Park City Authority, his orders from Governor Cuomo were to the point: ''He said, 'My God, we've got to give this place a soul,' '' Mr. Frucher recalled.
LEAD: The Soviet Union advanced to the semifinals of the European soccer championships in West Germany yesterday, and the local police breathed a sigh of relief.
LEAD: Curtis Strange, whose five victories in the last year give him the best current record on the pro golf tour, made a move today toward achieving the biggest victory in golf: the United States Open championship.
LEAD: WHEN Brad and Sue Settell of Lincoln, Neb., bought their new Ford Taurus in October 1986, they were pleased with its stylish good looks and the space it had for their four children. Then things started going wrong.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 15, 1988, covering June 19, 1988.
George Michael
Poison
Def Leppard
Soundtrack
Van Halen
1988Jacob deGrom, American baseball player[†]
Jacob Anthony deGrom is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets.
1988Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (born 1922)[†]
Fernand Seguin, was a Canadian biochemist, professor and host of science programs on radio and television.
1988Gladys Spellman, American lawyer and politician (born 1918)[†]
Gladys Noon Spellman was an American educator who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district from January 3, 1975, to February 24, 1981, when her seat was declared vacant after she fell into a coma the previous year. She was a member of the Democratic Party.
1988Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.[†]
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]