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December 26, 1988

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Headlines from December 26, 1988

Child Care at Home: 2 Women, Complex Roles

By Sara Rimer

LEAD: Every weekday evening in affluent homes across America, two groups of women trade places.

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MUBARAK SUGGESTS THAT HE IS WILLING TO VISIT ISRAELIS

By Youssef M. Ibrahim, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt said in an interview published today that he was willing to visit Israel if such a move could lead to negotiating an end to the Middle East conflict and a solution to the Palestinian problem.

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Nuclear Arms Industry Eroded As Science Lost Leading Role

By Fox Butterfield, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Forty-four years ago, when the first nuclear reactor at the Hanford Reservation here was started up to make plutonium for the bomb that destroyed Nagasaki, Enrico Fermi stood by with his slide rule to correct initial miscalculations.

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In Japan, a Growing Divide: The Rich, and Everyone Else

By Susan Chira, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: From the window of an anonymous apartment building in the eastern suburb of Funabashi, the Japan of Mercedes Benzes and $38 million Picassos seems far away.

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INSIDE

By Unknown Author

LEAD: Record Year for Homicides With a week left in 1988, New York City has surpassed its record of 1,841 homicides, and officials point to drugs as a major cause. Page 33. Will Blacks Lose Power? Chicago black politicians say they fear they'll lose the Mayor's office, its power and its patronage.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 21, 1988, covering December 26, 1988.

1
Giving You The Best That I Got
Anita Baker
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
8
2
Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)
U2
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
9
3
Cocktail
Soundtrack
Last week
3
Peak
3
Weeks
20
4
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Last week
4
Peak
1
Weeks
70
5
New Jersey
Bon Jovi
Last week
5
Peak
1
Weeks
12

Notable Deaths

1988Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (born 1907)^[†]

Glenn Herbert McCarthy was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as "Diamond Glenn" and "The King of the Wildcatters". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy founded the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, which garnered him national fame and inspired the fictional character Jett Rink in Edna Ferber's 1952 novel Giant which, in 1956, became a film, which starred James Dean in the role.

1988Pablo Sorozábal, German-Spanish composer and conductor (born 1897)^[†]

Pablo Sorozábal Mariezcurrena was a Spanish composer of zarzuelas, operas, symphonic works, and the popular romanza, "No puede ser".

Historical Context for December 26, 1988

In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people^[†]

Headlines from December 26, 1988

Child Care at Home: 2 Women, Complex Roles

MUBARAK SUGGESTS THAT HE IS WILLING TO VISIT ISRAELIS

Nuclear Arms Industry Eroded As Science Lost Leading Role

In Japan, a Growing Divide: The Rich, and Everyone Else

INSIDE

Giving You The Best That I Got

Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

Cocktail

Appetite For Destruction

New Jersey

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for December 26, 1988