What happened on December 30, 1987

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Reeve's Real-Life Human-Rights Role in Chile : Superman Moved to Give Moral Support to Threatened Actors ELIZABETH MEHREN, Times Staff Writer
Orange Parade Marshals
Tv Ratings DENNIS McDOUGAL, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Art JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Movies JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Stage JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Music KENNETH HERMAN
POP MUSIC REVIEW : Trick's Got Its Act Together Again DUNCAN STRAUSS
1987: The Year That Red Was Visible in Two Distinct Shades HOWARD ROSENBERG
Movies JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Radio THOMAS K. ARNOLD
Pop/rock JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Tv & Video JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Art JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
TV REVIEW : 'From 7': The Dimming of Great Expectations TOM SHALES, The Washington Post
Dance EILEEN SONDAK
'Silent Edward': Musical Message From McAnuff LYNNE HEFFLEY
5 All-Time Favorite Rock Films JANE LIEBERMAN
1987 ARTS IN REVIEW : MUSIC AND DANCE : County Had a Year of Fine Culture, With Some Sour Notes CHRIS PASLES
1987 ARTS IN REVIEW : COMEDY : If Laughter Is the Best Medicine, a Lot of People in the County Are Healthy, Indeed DUNCAN STRAUSS
'Australia Live' Bicentennial Gala Due on Cable United Press International
American Cinematheque Offering 18-Day Tribute to Rock Music JANE LIEBERMAN
New Welk Theatre Director Stars On and Off the Stage : Theater NANCY CHURNIN
Pop THOMAS K. ARNOLD
COMMENTARY : 'Rock on Film' Series Offers Great Moments, Despite Small Flaws KRISTINE McKENNA
The Material Pursuit of Collecting Art SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Times Art Writer
Staying on Her Toes Pays Off for S.D. Dancer EILEEN SONDAK
Problem of Illiterate Father Focus of 'Afterschool Special'
TV Viewers Tuning Out Home-Shopping Networks : Marketing Concept of Mall, Couch Potato Combination Falls Short of Expectations MARK FRANKEL, Frankel is a Washington-based free-lance writer and contributing editor to Channels magazine. and
1987 ARTS IN REVIEW : POP MUSIC : Concert for Needy Capped Year of Frustration for Pop Music Fans, Hungry for Local Fare RANDY LEWIS, Times Staff Writer
First Off . . . JOHN VOLAND, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press

What happened on December 30, 1987

NEWS

Safety Panel Confirms 3-Wheel ATV Ban DAVID VOREACOS, Times Staff Writer

Mass Slayer Abused Wife, Got Daughter Pregnant, In-Laws Say United Press International

Mafia Suspects Arrested at Sicily 'Summit' United Press International

Andelson Dies of AIDS; Gay Regent, Activist KEVIN RODERICK, Times Staff Writer

Meaning Is in the Eyes, Ears of the Beholder Jack Smith

Patrick Bissell, Star of Ballet Theatre, Dies BURT A. FOLKART, Times Staff Writer

Zulu Chief Assails Tutu as a Hypocrite in Peace Call MICHAEL PARKS, Times Staff Writer

Court Orders FEC to Pay Old Hart Debt Associated Press

Jet Lands After Oil Leak United Press International

Jackson to Be on Dakota Ballot Despite Problems Over Funding Associated Press

Storm Sputters but East Is Hit by Wind, Snow From Associated Press

Deukmejian Puts Honig Proposals in Spending Plan CARL INGRAM, Times Staff Writer

Court Seizes Hart Funds to Pay Debts From 1984 Associated Press

Rocket Shipment Canceled Associated Press

Nearly Half in Survey Disapprove of Mulroney Associated Press

Two Israelis Injured in Wave of Letter Bombs Associated Press

Europe Traffic Toll Down From Reuters

Economic Index Falls 1.7%, Biggest Plunge in 6 Years : Some See Signs of Recession JOSH GETLIN, Times Staff Writer

Governor and Others Still Hold Out Hope MARK A. STEIN and CARL INGRAM, Times Staff Writers

Rooftop Workers Have Opera World Abuzz in Paris SHIRLEY MARLOW

CIA, North Network Had Close Ties, New Data Hints MICHAEL WINES and WILLIAM C. REMPEL, Times Staff Writers

N. Korea Charges 130 U.S. Intrusions in 1987 Associated Press

World at Crossroads : U.S. Holds Key to '90s Economics TOM REDBURN, Times Staff Writer

First Post-Challenger Shuttle Flight Delayed : NASA Cites Failure of Key Motor Component in Test Last Week of Redesigned Booster Rocket JOSH GETLIN, Times Staff Writer

Makers to End Sales of 3-Wheel ATVs and Give Safety Training Associated Press

Anna Williams; Oldest Person in World at 114 From Times Wire Services

U.S. Bond Issue Will Aid Mexico in Paying Debts TOM REDBURN, Times Staff Writer

Brazil Pays 1st Interest in 10 Months United Press International

Freeway Work Opens Doors for Some : High Failure Rate Haunts Minority Contract Efforts WILLIAM TROMBLEY and RAY HEBERT, Times Urban Affairs

Italian Drug Toll Soars Reuters

California Bid for Collider Rejected : State Is Not Listed Among Eight in Running for $4.4-Billion Project ROBERT GILLETTE, Times Staff Writer

Slayings of 16 May Have Started Before Christmas J. MICHAEL KENNEDY, Times Staff Writer

Doctor Accused of Working at Clinic Without License JIM CARLTON, Times Staff Writer

Abu Nidal Group to Free 2 French Girls From Times Wire Services

Pope Plans Scandinavian Swing Reuters

Brazil Drug Battle Kills 6 From Reuters

U.S. Expels 2 Chinese Envoys on Spy Charges Times Wire Services

Pittsburgh Mayor Out of Hospital Associated Press

Betty Ford Re-Enters Hospital United Press International

Syria Deploys Troops Near Israeli Security Zone in S. Lebanon Associated Press

Kim Dae Jung Accepts Roh Victory : Rules Out S. Korean Uprising Despite Vote Fraud Charges DAVID HOLLEY, Times Staff Writer

India Building Falls, 16 Die Reuters

Botha Pressured to End Housing Segregation MICHAEL PARKS, Times Staff Writer

Army Plans On-Site Disposal of Chemical Weapons in 8 States United Press International

U.S. 'Appalled' as El Salvador Frees 2 Slayers Associated Press

Judge Refuses to Let Detroit Papers Merge United Press International

Storm Brings Record Cold to Northeast : 60-Below Wind Chills Prompt Urgent Efforts to Help the Homeless United Press International

A Place for Ideas That Won't Fit on a Bumper Sticker KATHLEEN HENDRIX, Times Staff Writer

Jet That Split Open Needed Few Repairs Over 19 Years of Service Associated Press

Researcher Forecasts More Centenarians PATRICK McMAHON, United Press International

Gulf Leaders Ask U.N. for Iran Sanctions MICHAEL ROSS, Times Staff Writer

Letters From Room 12 : 'Dear President Reagan and Sen General Godbchav'--Fourth-Graders Share Hopes, Fears KATHLEEN HENDRIX, Times Staff Writer

State Sen. Hart to Oppose GOP Veteran for Congress ALAN C. MILLER, Times Staff Writer

Book Review : A Soap Opera From the House of Gucci MARTHA GROVES, Times Staff Writer and Groves, who covers retailing for The Times, does not own a Gucci purse. and

Don't Wait for the Midnight Hour SARAH BAN BREATHNACH

Oldest Driver in Quebec Hangs Up His Keys Associated Press

Tougher High School Studies Urged : Bennett Paper Backs Course Requirements in Seven Core Subjects DAVID VOREACOS, Times Staff Writer

Cosmonaut Back From 326 Days Aloft WILLIAM J. EATON, Times Staff Writer

Do Look a Gift Myth in the Mouth THOMAS H. MIDDLETON

U.S. Bishops Asked to Review Controversial Policy Paper on AIDS JOHN DART, Times Religion Writer

Carcasses of Electrocuted Deer Kill Hunter in N.Y. United Press International

Israel Rejects U.S. 'Advice' on Deportations, Arrests 9 Activists DAN FISHER, Times Staff Writer

5 Killed as Rocket Fuel Burns in Utah Plant Associated Press

Children of the Holocaust Look Back GARY LIBMAN, Times Staff Writer

Army Stages Coup in Black S. Africa Area : General Takes Over in Transkei Region, Charges Corruption Associated Press

Britain Honors 14 Heroes of Ferry Disaster Reuters

BUSINESS

Bidding Far From Frenzied : Boesky & Co. Furnishings Sold at Auction in N.Y. Associated Press

Boeing Struggles to Turn Around Troubled Canadian Aircraft Firm Associated Press

Cardis Corp. Gets a Bit of Relief on Its Debts : Agreements Worked Out With Auto Parts Wholesaler's Bank and Its Trade Vendors MARY ANN GALANTE, Times Staff Writer

New Homes Sales Off 1.2% Last Month; Prices Up Associated Press

Local Telephone Rates Called Too High : Users Out $6 Billion as Firms Rack Up Big Profits, Group Says Associated Press

COMMODITIES : Precious Metals Prices Fall Despite Dollar's Weakness From Associated Press

CREDIT : Bonds Rally Despite New Drop in Dollar Associated Press

20% Increase in OPEC's Income Is Seen for 1987 : Would Be Cartel's First Yearly Gain Since 1980 Associated Press

European Banks Buy Dollars, but Slide Continues : In London, Stock Index Skids, Reflecting Lack of Confidence in U.S. Policy TYLER MARSHALL, Times Staff Writer

Industry Analysts See 1988 as Another Profitable Year for U.S. Airlines From Reuters

Muscovites Go on a Spending Spree : Some Splurge on Dining Out, Art and Summer Homes From The Washington Post