LEAD: Secretary of State George P. Shultz indicated today that he had received no assurances from China's leaders that they would curb their sales of missiles in the Middle East.

Chinese Missiles Sold in Mideast Worrying Shultz

LEAD: In a victory that unfolded in the 11th hour, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today elected William J. McCarthy, the union's leader in New England, as president.

Teamsters, Rejecting Acting Chief, Pick New Englander as President

LEAD: Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, L.I., the first track in the nation to run harness horses, in their high-wheeled sulkies, under nighttime lights, is going out of business, its owner announced yesterday.

Roosevelt Raceway Closes Down; Losses and Competition Are Cited

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LEAD: On a recent summer evening, nine members of the self-help group WARM (for Women's Association for Research in Menopause) met in a conference room in midtown Manhattan. Seated in a circle, the women, who were in various stages of menopause, discussed such common concerns as hot flashes, heart palpitations and preparing their daughters to cope.

TROUBLED MILLIONS HEED CALL OF SELF-HELP GROUPS

LEAD: Aides to the Rev. Jesse Jackson today outlined a series of things they say he expects from the campaign of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, from a campaign plane for the fall to access to Mr. Dukakis if he is elected President.

Jackson's Aides Describe Goals Of 'Partnership'

LEAD: As the idea of a single market for the European Community gathers momentum, political opposition is fading even in nations like Britain and Denmark where go-it-alone sentiment has traditionally been strong.

EUROPE LOOKS TO '92 AS YEAR DREAMS OF UNION COME TRUE

LEAD: Providing further evidence of a sustained improvement in the nation's trade balance, the Commerce Department reported yesterday that the trade deficit in May was $10.9 billion.

TRADE GAP IN MAY PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF SUSTAINED GAIN

LEAD: A Vietnamese ship rescued three United States Navy aviators shortly after their plane crashed into the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands three days ago, and the ship was taking them to Vietnam today.

Vietnam Saves 3 U.S. Fliers

LEAD: The Soviet Union called here today for the withdrawal of American naval forces from the Persian Gulf and indirectly urged Iran to end its war with Iraq.

Soviets in U.N. Council Ask For U.S. Pullout From Gulf

LEAD: ''People have asked repeatedly, what do we expect. It is not mysterious. We want a commitment in the platform and by the nominee to new priorities and to peace. We seek partnership and shared responsibility in a plan to win in the fall.'' - The Rev. Jesse Jackson.  [ 8:4. ]

Quotations of the Day

LEAD:  International 2-6  The trade deficit was $10.9 billion in May, the Government reported. The May figure fell about midway between the revised April deficit and the March deficit, suggesting that the deficit may be temporarily on a plateau. Page 1  Ending trade barriers in West Euorpe by late 1992, once regarded as a utopian concept, is increasingly perceived as an unstoppable process.

NEWS SUMMARY

LEAD: While emphasizing his support for the United Nations, President Reagan told Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar today that the United States would not pay the $467 million it owes the organization until further progress is made on administrative restructuring.

Reagan Urges Change at U.N. Before U.S. Pays Off Old Debt

LEAD: Because of a production error, an incorrect answer for the Thursday crossword puzzle appeared yesterday. The correct answer is on page 10 today.

Corrections

LEAD: The Nicaraguan Ambassador left the United States tonight, complying with an order issued by the Reagan Administration in retaliation for the ouster of the American Ambassador in Managua.

Nicaraguan Ambassador Heads Home

LEAD: An article yesterday about an ordinance requiring permits for people moving into or out of East Orange, N.J., incompletely described a lawyer representing a woman who is challenging the ordinance. Although the lawyer, Marianne Tolomeo, is arguing the case on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, she is with the Newark law firm of Podvey, Sachs, Meanor & Catenacci.

LEAD: Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader, opened a Warsaw Pact summit meeting here today focusing on the withdrawal of troops and conventional weapons from Eastern Europe.

Gorbachev in Warsaw Pact Meeting

LEAD: Cuba will start to withdraw its troops from Angola only after South Africa begins to carry out a long-stalled United Nations plan for independence in neighboring Namibia, the chief Cuban negotiator in the talks on the Angolan conflict said here today.

Cuban Lists Conditions for Angola Troop Pullout

LEAD: A 23-year-old French student was among the gunmen who attacked a Greek excursion ship this week, the Greek Government announced today.

Greece Reports Raiders Included a Frenchman

LEAD: Taiwan's ruling party has appointed several new leaders to its top policy-making body, and for the first time a majority of its members are natives of Taiwan.

Taiwanese, for First Time, Hold Majority in Key Body

LEAD: Israel today ordered the closing of 1,200 schools in the occupied West Bank next week in what was described as an attempt to curb Palestinian protests.

Israel to Shut 1,200 Schools In the West Bank Next Week

LEAD: The puff-puff, chug-chug, whistle, soot and steam were the stuff of rapture.

A Little Engine That Could Still Can

LEAD: Mexican voters had not even arrived at the polls on the morning of July 6 when the weekly magazine Impacto was beginning its press run with a surprising headline. ''The People Decided: Carlos Salinas de Gortari,'' the headline announced, hours before the presidential vote count was scheduled to start.

To Many, Mexican Press Is Meek . . .

LEAD: As part of its coverage of the Mexican elections, the newspaper El Norte infiltrated a reporter among the supporters of the ruling party who were stuffing ballot boxes. Another reporter managed to attend a secret class on how to multiply the vote illegally.

To Many, Mexican Press Is Meek . . . But at One Paper, at Least, the Reporters Rake the Muck

LEAD: All 14 trucks and a bus in the veterans' convoy carrying supplies to Nicaragua have crossed the border into Mexico despite Federal efforts to block the journey, a spokesman said Thursday.

Supply Convoy to Nicaragua Crosses Border

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July 16, 1988

Headlines from July 16, 1988

Chinese Missiles Sold in Mideast Worrying Shultz

Teamsters, Rejecting Acting Chief, Pick New Englander as President

Roosevelt Raceway Closes Down; Losses and Competition Are Cited

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TROUBLED MILLIONS HEED CALL OF SELF-HELP GROUPS

Billboard 200

OU812

Hysteria

Faith

Dirty Dancing

Appetite For Destruction

Notable Births

Historical Context for July 16, 1988