NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 07 August 1988
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL/3-19
Rejouer dimanche 7 août 1988
Le 7 août 1988 était un dimanche sous le signe astral du ♌. C'était le 219ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était Ronald Reagan.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 37 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le jeudi 7 août 2025, il y a 323 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le vendredi 7 août 2026, dans 41 jours. Vous avez vécu 13 837 jours, soit environ 332 107 heures, ou environ 19 926 431 minutes, ou environ 1 195 585 860 secondes.
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7th of August 1988 News
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 08 August 1988
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A2-12 Iran accepted Iraq's compromise for a cease-fire in the Persian Gulf war to be followed by direct talks. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar said he would announce a date for the truce today. Page A1
COMPARING THE CANDIDATES
Date: 07 August 1988
LEAD: *2*Those Who Are ... Total 1984 Regist- Unde- Reagan ered cided Democrats Voters in '88 Democrats Race TOTAL 100% 16% 13% Opinion of Dukakis Favorable 38 18 41 Not favorable 19 3 11
Press Problems
Date: 08 August 1988
By Julie Johnson and David Binder
Julie Johnson
LEAD: White House correspondents customarily congregate for briefings in a room off the West Wing, where questions sometimes arise about just who can and who cannot enter.
South African Paper Curbed
Date: 07 August 1988
AP
LEAD: Police officers across South Africa today seized newsstand copies of The Weekly Mail, a prominent anti-apartheid newspaper.
Murdoch Agrees to Buy TV Guide In a $3 Billion Sale by Annenberg
Date: 08 August 1988
By Kurt Eichenwald
Kurt Eichenwald
LEAD: Walter H. Annenberg has agreed to sell Triangle Publications Inc., publisher of TV Guide, Daily Racing Form and Seventeen magazine, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for $3 billion, a price that dwarfs the next largest takeover in publishing.
China's Ear Is Its Voice In a Colony
Date: 07 August 1988
By Barbara Basler, Special To the New York Times
Barbara Basler
LEAD: The bronze plaque on the front of the big marble and tile office building solemnly declares that it is the headquarters of the New China News Agency, Hong Kong Branch. But everyone here - from the British Governor of the colony to the Chinese taxi driver - knows better.
Poll Reveals Gains by Democrats Among Vital Middle-Class Voters
Date: 07 August 1988
By Michael Oreskes
Michael Oreskes
LEAD: The Democratic Party is recapturing much of the crucial middle ground of American politics as the fall campaign approaches, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
The Political Kiss of Death
Date: 07 August 1988
By Bryce Nelson
Bryce Nelson
LEAD: As the flap over Gov. Michael S. Dukakis's mental health indicates, we have created an impossible situation for our political leaders, a situation that undermines both them and the quality of our political life. Few ambitious politicians now dare seek out professional help for psychological, marital, alcohol or drug problems for fear they will be labeled ''mentally unbalanced.
FOLLOW-UP ON THE NEWS;
Date: 07 August 1988
LEAD: THOUSANDS of people who are stung by bees every summer suffer only slight discomfort. Joseph Fevesh was one of the exceptions.