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LEAD: A New York City Health Department announcement yesterday that it had cut in half its official estimate of how many New York residents are now infected with the AIDS virus set off sharp debate over the accuracy of the figures and the broad course of AIDS policies.
LEAD: THE American fashion world has been in turmoil for nearly a year. The decline of the dollar, coupled with diminishing supplies of silk and wool yarns, caused prices to rise. Retail sales of women's apparel plummeted. Large companies engaged in a frenzy of mergers and acquisitions, which placed diverse stores under the control of a few huge corporations and put thousands of executives out of work.
LEAD: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who only a few days ago spoke of Michael S. Dukakis with irritation and impatience, tonight offered the valedictory oration of his 1988 pursuit of the Presidency and lavished praise on the prospective Democratic nominee.
LEAD: EVERY year, gargantuan food shows that bring together buyers and sellers provide a snapshot of the American psyche, as seen through its stomach. At some shows, mustards are omnipresent; at others, everything seems to be flavored with Cajun seasoning. The evolution of fads, too, can be tracked:
LEAD: A 76-year-old man who lived minutes from a Manhattan hospital died of a heart attack after what city officials acknowledged yesterday was a wait of nearly an hour for an ambulance.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 20, 1988, covering July 20, 1988.
Def Leppard
Van Halen
Soundtrack
Guns N' Roses
George Michael
1988Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer[†]
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American dancer, singer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving the show in 2009, she returned in 2014 to serve as a judge on Dancing with the Stars, a position she held until 2017. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on the series, winning once in 2015 with her brother, Derek Hough.
1988Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player[†]
Stephen James Strasburg is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Washington Nationals. He is a three-time All-Star and a member of the Nationals team that won the 2019 World Series.
1988Shahram Mahmoudi, Iranian volleyball player[†]
Shahram Mahmoudi Khatounabadi is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for the Iran men's national volleyball team. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Mahmoudi debuted national games in 2013 Grand Championship with invitations from Julio Velasco. He is the younger brother of volleyball player Behnam Mahmoudi. He and his brother are originally from Mianeh, East Azerbaijan. Mahmoudi has been, three times, named Most Valuable Player in Asian Club Championship.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]