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LEAD: The House of Representatives today acted to speed the system for removing dangerous pesticides from the marketplace, a process that supporters of the bill say is painfully slow.
LEAD: Seeking to shed the image of a Governor without a ''foreign policy,'' Michael S. Dukakis has undertaken an ambitious effort to broaden the scope and sophistication of his positions and circle of advisers on arms and international relations.
LEAD: FLORIDA grapefruit will begin showing up in supermarkets sometime next month, but a number of environmental groups say consumers should shun the fruit because it may contain lead arsenate, a lead compound that can cause brain damage, and arsenic, which can cause cancer.
LEAD: At the crowded produce markets and clothing shops on Coney Island Avenue yesterday, the day before Yom Kippur, the preparations for the most solemn holiday on the Jewish calendar were almost complete. Wives were making last-minute purchases for big meals they would cook and serve before sundown, the same as always.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1988, covering September 21, 1988.
Guns N' Roses
Def Leppard
Tracy Chapman
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Steve Winwood
1988Doug Baldwin, American football player[†]
Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jr. is an American former professional football player who spent his entire eight-season career as a wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Baldwin is the Seahawks third all-time leader in team receptions and receiving yards, second in receiving touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl twice and won Super Bowl XLVIII with them.
1988Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician[†]
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is a Pakistani politician who served as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office from 27 April 2022 to 10 August 2023. He became the chairman of Pakistan People's Party in 2007 following his mother's assassination.
1988Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (born 1914)[†]
Glenn Robert Davis was an American educator and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957, and Wisconsin's 9th congressional district from January 3, 1965 to December 31, 1974.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]