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LEAD: Could some advanced civilization devise a tun-nel that would open shortcuts through space between distant regions of the universe or through time into the past?
LEAD: Many of the nation's employers, bracing for increases of 20 percent or more in medical costs next year, have been moving to pass on part of the burden to employees and retirees. The changes, which are coming in a variety of forms, will mean hundreds or thousands of dollars in new expenses next year for some of the 160 million Americans covered by employer-sponsored insurance.
LEAD: Soviet Psychiatry Abuse A Soviet paper has printed a Moscow psychiatrist's article supporting Western charges of Soviet abuse of psychiatry to quash dissent. Page A9. Soviet Shuttle Criticized Despite the Soviet shuttle's successful test flight, a leading Soviet administrator says the craft has ''no scientific value.
LEAD: The Food and Drug Administration approved alpha interferon as the first drug specifically for treating Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer that afflicts many patients suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
LEAD: President-elect Bush plans to appoint former Senator John G. Tower of Texas as Defense Secretary on condition that Mr. Tower accept a strong manager as his No. 2, Bush transition aides said today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 16, 1988, covering November 22, 1988.
U2
Guns N' Roses
Soundtrack
Bon Jovi
Anita Baker
1988Jamie Campbell Bower, English actor, singer, and model[â ]
James Metcalfe Campbell Bower is an English actor and singer. He made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He went on to feature in The Twilight Saga (2009â2012) and as the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows â Part 1 (2010) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). Bower was part of the main casts of the fantasy series Camelot (2011) on Starz and Will (2017) on TNT.
1988Drew Pomeranz, American baseball player[â ]
Thomas Andrew Pomeranz, nicknamed Big Smooth, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, and San Diego Padres. Pomeranz was an MLB All-Star with the Padres in 2016, and a World Series champion with the Red Sox in 2018.
1988Austin Romine, American baseball player[â ]
Austin Allen Romine is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. He made his MLB debut in 2011 for the Yankees. He is the son of Kevin Romine and the brother of Andrew Romine.
1988Luis BarragĂĄn, Mexican architect and engineer (born 1902)[â ]
Luis Ramiro BarragĂĄn MorfĂn was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects visually and conceptually. BarragĂĄn's buildings are frequently visited by international students and professors of architecture. He studied as an engineer in his home town, while undertaking the entirety of additional coursework to obtain the title of architect.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[â ]