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LEAD: In another largely reassuring report on inflation, the Government said today that prices received by producers for finished goods rose three-tenths of 1 percent in November, the same as the average for the three preceding months.
LEAD: President-elect Bush named John G. Tower, a former Texas Senator with strong ties to the military industry, as Secretary of Defense today, saying that he was ''totally satisfied'' with the check into the candidate's personal and professional background.
LEAD: When New Yorkers step around the recumbent bodies of homeless people in the streets and wonder who or what is responsible for the wrenching problem, they are confronting a long list of candidates and causes.
LEAD: Engineers have developed methods for reinforcing buildings that might have saved many of the lives lost last week in the Armenian earthquake. But the structural defects that contributed to the Armenian disaster are widespread in most countries and cannot be eliminated in time to prevent future catastrophes, experts agree.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 14, 1988, covering December 17, 1988.
U2
Anita Baker
Soundtrack
Guns N' Roses
Bon Jovi
1988Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist[†]
Liisa Ehrberg is an Estonian racing cyclist. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
1988Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer[†]
Grethe Grünberg is an Estonian former ice dancer. With partner Kristjan Rand, she is the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and the 2005–2007 Estonian national champion.
1988Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player[†]
Kristopher Carlos Joseph is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 2008 to 2012. He was selected in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics with the 51st pick overall. He is the older cousin of Pistons point guard Cory Joseph.
1988David Rudisha, Kenyan runner[†]
David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 m at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where, at the former, he set the world record in the event with a time of 1:40.91. He is also a two-time World champion and two-time Diamond League champion in the 800 m. Rudisha is the first and only person to ever run 800 m under 1:41, and he holds the three fastest times ever run in this event, each being a world record when set.
1988Yann Sommer, Swiss footballer[†]
Yann Sommer is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Inter Milan. Known for his exceptional reflexes and high agility, Sommer is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
1988Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer[†]
Craig Stephen Sutherland is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career in the United States playing college soccer for Midwestern State University and North Carolina State University. Sutherland played 16 times in the Football League for Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle between 2011 and 2012. He has also played for Woking, Queen's Park, Cowdenbeath, Stenhousemuir and East Fife.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]