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LEAD: THE potential consequences of a dispute over whether Mount Kisco has the right to condemn a parcel of property it is leasing to a carting company has added impetus to the efforts by other northern Westchester communities to find a joint solution to their garbage-removal problems.
LEAD: President Reagan has agreed to freeze emission levels of nitrogen oxide, an important air pollutant, for at least the next seven years. The action will allow the United States to join in a major international treaty to reduce acid rain.
LEAD: Barrie Dowdeswell, general manager of the Royal Victoria Infirmary here, stands at the front line of Britain's troubled National Health Service, once viewed as a world model of a successful national medical service.
LEAD: LIKE many other movie palaces of the 1920's, the Alhambra Theater suffered indignities to its original architecture over the years. When sound came to films, acoustical plaster was applied over elaborate wall stenciling and other design details. In the mid-50's the ornate proscenium was covered by a
LEAD: Publicly, the United States has praised President Oscar Arias Sanchez of Costa Rica for leading the quest for peace in Central America. But privately, Reagan Administration officials have taken steps to embarrass and undermine him, and have derisively referred to him as ''the laureate,'' according to political leaders here and in Washington.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 3, 1988, covering August 7, 1988.
Guns N' Roses
Def Leppard
Steve Winwood
Tracy Chapman
Soundtrack
1988Jonathan Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Jonathan Bernier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, with whom he spent his first four NHL seasons. He subsequently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils. Bernier won the Stanley Cup as the backup goalie with the Kings in 2012.
1988Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer[†]
Mohamed Aly Coulibaly is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.
1988Anisa Mohammed, West Indian cricketer[†]
Anisa Mohammed is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies. She plays as a right-arm off spin bowler. Since her international debut at 15 years of age she has played in 122 One Day International (WODI) and 111 Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. Mohammed was the first cricketer, male or female, to take 100 wickets in T20Is. In WODIs, she is currently fifth on the all-time dismissals list with 151 wickets to her name. She was also the first bowler for the West Indies to take 100 wickets in WODIs, and the first for the West Indies to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match. In January 2024, Mohammed announced her retirement from international cricket.
1988Melody Oliveria, American blogger[†]
Melody Oliveria, also known by their handle bowiechick, is an American video blog contributor, most popularly to YouTube. They were listed as a notable contributor to YouTube in 2006.
1988Erik Pieters, Dutch footballer[†]
Erik Pieters is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back for EFL Championship club Derby County.
1988Beanie Wells, American football player[†]
Christopher Michael Wells, known as Chris Wells or Beanie Wells, is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft with the 31st overall pick.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]