31. јул 1988. је био недеља под знаком звездице ♌. Био је 212 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Ronald Reagan.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 37 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био четвртак, 31. јул 2025., пре 331 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је петак, 31. јул 2026., за 33 дана. Живели сте 13.845 дана, или око 332.302 сати, или око 19.938.168 минута, или око 1.196.290.080 секунди.
Date: 01 August 1988
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A2-11 King Hussein yielded to the P.L.O. all claims to the West Bank. The action by the Jordanian ruler, whose family ruled the territory from 1948 to 1967, reinforced doubts on an American peace plan. Page A1
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: South Africa has wisely suspended temporarily a proposal that would require some journalists to register or face heavy fines or jail. But the proposal is only suspended, not shelved, and it's hardly reassuring that Home Minister Stoffel Botha cites ''practical considerations'' as grounds for his decision.
Date: 01 August 1988
Reuters
LEAD: The official Mozambican press agency said today that South Africa had secretly flown foreign journalists into rebel-held areas of Mozambique in violation of a security pact between the two countries.
Date: 31 July 1988
By Albert Scardino
Albert Scardino
LEAD: FOR years newspapers have fought with mixed results to get special shield laws passed in state legislatures to protect reporters from being forced by the courts to reveal the names of confidential sources. While no other citizens are afforded similar privileges, journalists have often seen themselves as unelected public servants, members of a special Fourth
Date: 01 August 1988
By Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr., Special To the New York Times
Robert Mcg
LEAD: In a ceremony that seemed as inevitable as one of his extra-base hits, Willie Stargell completed his journey from rookie to renown today, becoming the 200th man to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Date: 31 July 1988
AP
LEAD: The new Burmese Government arrested a major opposition figure, at least 10 other critics and an Associated Press reporter, Western diplomats said today.
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: What disappointed me with Ms. Dolan's article was the absence of the other side of the story. Can women make a difference, not only in changing management styles, but also in broadening the definition of news? I say yes on both counts.
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: With heart and Seoul. SADIE MILLER Forest Hills, Queens
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: Yes. But for objective media coverage I have to turn to sources other than the home press and television. The domestic media continue to report on the Olympics with a parochial fervor that borders on arrogance.