NEWS SUMMARY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1987
Date: 08 April 1987
LEAD: International A3-18
Astrid Melissa Edwarda Horn Weitzberg (8 april 1987) is een Zweedse popartiest.
In november 2007 debuteerde ze met de single ‘Långa nätter’. Na haar gelijknamige debuutalbum ‘Långa nätter’ (2008) verschenen de studioalbums ‘Säg ingenting till mig’ (2009), ‘Innan jag kände dig’ (2011), ‘Om du vill vara med mig’ (2013) en ‘Jag går nu’ (2015). Op 13 september 2019 verscheen haar zesde album ‘Konstgjord andning’. Met haar zes studioalbums heeft ze hoge noteringen gehaald in zowel Zweden, Noorwegen als Denemarken.
Lees meer...8 april 1987 was een woensdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♈. Het was de 97e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Ronald Reagan.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 38 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op dinsdag 8 april 2025, 161 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op woensdag 8 april 2026, in 203 dagen. Je hebt 14.041 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 336.985 uur, of ongeveer 20.219.114 minuten, of ongeveer 1.213.146.840 seconden.
Date: 09 April 1987
By Clifford D. May, Special To the New York Times
Clifford
LEAD: By Washington standards, it was a remarkably civilized news conference. No shouts, no sarcasm, no demands of ''Hold on, Mr. Congressman.''
Date: 09 April 1987
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-13 An accord to stabilize the dollar was reinforced by top economic officials from the United States and six other industrial democracies. The Washington conferees indicated fear of a trade war. Page A1 The U.S. rejected any postponement of Secretary of State George P.
Date: 08 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The McDonnell Douglas Corporation said it received nine down payments of unspecified amounts to reserve future launching dates for commercial satellites on its Delta II medium-launch vehicle. McDonnell said it would begin launching satellites for commercial customers in late 1988 or early 1989 and would have the capacity to launch up to 12 commercial satellites a year in the early 1990's.
Date: 08 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The Xerox Corporation and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company said they plan to form a joint venture to develop and manufacture electronic imaging products. The new firm, called DX Imaging, would combine the existing technology of both companies. The companies said they had already invested a total of $80 million in this technology and expect to invest another $40 million in 1987 to support the joint venture.
Date: 09 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: Canadian Airlines International has agreed to buy six advanced-technology Boeing 767-300ER airplanes and take options on eight additional planes for more than $1.6 billion, the company said. The extended-range plane has a fuselage 21 feet longer than the 767-200 version, which went into service in late 1982, and a range of 6,600 miles, with increased passenger capacity and cargo room.
Date: 08 April 1987
AP
LEAD: The Unisys Corporation introduced eight new models of its large A 15 mainframe computers. The company said that it had improved performance of the computers by an average of 20 percent.
Date: 09 April 1987
AP
LEAD: California's Attorney General asked the State Supreme Court today to allow it to challenge Texaco Inc.'s $10.1 billion takeover of the Getty Oil Company on antitrust grounds.
Date: 09 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: Unilever P.L.C., the British-Dutch conglomerate, has issued a prospectus seeking a buyer for the Stauffer Chemical Company, which it acquired last winter as part of its purchase of Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. A spokesman for Unilever said the company had previously said it would shed Stauffer as well as some of Chesebrough's smaller assets, including its Bass footwear and
Date: 09 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The Chrysler Corporation and Renault said they had agreed to extend by up to two weeks their talks on reaching definitive agreement on Chrysler's proposed $1.5 billion takeover of the American Motors Corporation. Chrysler and Renualt, the French-owned car maker, said in a statement that they ''now plan to complete work by April 23.