Between 1977 and 1987, the Australian Football Council ( AFC ) in conjunction with the VFL ran a night series, which invited clubs and representative sides from around the country to participate in the " National Football League " for the Wills Cup, however Victorian sides still dominated.

By 1987, however, the USSR withdrew its opposition, concluding the SDI posed no threat.

When it started in 1970, the Universal Press Syndicate gave cartoonists a 50-percent share on the ownership of their works, while the Creators Syndicate ( founded in 1987 ) granted artists full rights to the strips, something that Universal Press did in 1990. followed by King Features in 1995, while before 1999 both the Tribune and United Feature services began granting rights to creators over their works ; however the latter three syndicates only applied this to new strips, or to ones popular enough.

In October 1987, however, the contras staged a successful attack in southern Nicaragua.

Despite this, however, Italy's alleged 1987 GDP growth of a phenomenal 18 %, it was shortly re-overtaken by both France and the United Kingdom during the 1990s, when Italy's economic growth was particularly stagnant, with an average of 1. 23 % compared to an EU average of 2. 28 %.

The Colts, however, did receive eventual Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson as a result of a trade during the 1987 season and would go onto compile a 9 – 6 record, good enough to win the AFC East and advance to the postseason for the first time in the franchise's history in Indianapolis, where they would eventually lose to the Cleveland Browns.

Modifications have occurred over the intervening years, however, and in early 1987 Libyan uniforms were similar to those worn by military personnel of a number of Middle-Eastern Arab countries.

Soon however, Marl's records became more sample heavy, as can be seen by comparing the MC Shan LPs Down By Law ( 1987 ) and Born to be Wild ( 1988 ); the rhythms less electronic, with drum samples and patterns becoming more prominent.

By 1987, however, the word returned, in script lettering, to the front of the team's jerseys.

The biggest happenings however took place in the years 1987 through 1989, with the " orange " wave spilling over Poland into cities such as Warsaw, Łódź, Lublin and Tomaszów Mazowiecki following Major Fydrych's arrest on 8 March 1988.

In 1988, however, overseas construction contracts totaled only US $ 2. 6 billion ( orders from the Middle East were US $ 1. 2 billion ), a 1 percent increase over the previous year, while new orders for domestic construction projects totaled US $ 13. 8 billion, an 8. 8 percent increase over 1987.

Its role was last redefined by statute in 1987, and it probably came into being as a military branch in 1754 ; however, the unit also uses the name " Fortress Guards " which may be traced back to much earlier units of Sammarinese military.

" This invention received the patent number 4, 671, 174 on June 9, 1987, however the patent no longer exists.

Since 1987, however, backyard barrel burning has showed almost no decrease, and is now the largest source of dioxin emissions, producing about one third of the total output.

From 1982 to 1987, Newburg was an incorporated city, however it was an unpopular move and was eventually dissolved.

The name of the borough is typically pronounced " moo-NAH-kee ;" however, in January 1987, then-Mayor of New York City Ed Koch pronounced it " mah-NOO-chee " when he made his now-famous quip that the New York Giants should hold their victory parade in the borough after the team had just won Super Bowl XXI.

A year later, Gaye's mother founded the Marvin P. Gaye Jr. Memorial Foundation in dedication to her son to help those suffering from drug abuse and alcoholism ; however she died a day before the memorial was set to open in 1987.

Norman had no wins on either the PGA or European 1987 tours, however between 1987 and 1989 he had four wins in Australia ( in 1988 ).

By 1995, however, some of these concerns ( which had been identified by the Congressional Research Service in 1987 ) seemed less important.

In Queensland possession of cannabis or any schedule 1 or 2 drug specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 carries a maximum prison sentence of 15 years, however, jail terms for minor possessions are very rare.

( The 1953 logo, however, would be used in tandem with the newer logo until 1987.

The car was initially badged as a Renault, and some cars carried both Renault and AMC badges, however most 1986 and all 1987 models had only AMC branding ; it was available as a sedan with two or four doors, a hatchback ( introduced in 1984 and badged as Encore ), a two-door convertible and, for the final 1987 model year, a higher-performance version of the 2-door sedan and convertible sold as the GTA.

I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on September 16, 1987.

Rejections are relatively uncommon ; the Senate has explicitly rejected twelve Supreme Court nominees, most recently Robert Bork in 1987.

Similarly in Argentina, in addition to the Senate at federal level, eight of the country's provinces, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Mendoza, Salta, San Luis ( since 1987 ) and Santa Fe, have bicameral legislatures with a Senate.

Delivered at the Senate House, University of London on 4 March 1987.

Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996.

From 1985, when Howard Baker of Tennessee retired, until his resignation from the Senate, Dole was the leader of the Senate Republicans, serving as Majority Leader from 1985 until 1987 and again from 1995 to 1996.

During his time in the Senate, he was chief author of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, served as chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs from 1987 until 1995, sat on the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees and the Special Committee on Aging.

Wirth, a Democrat, was a member of the House from 1975 to 1987 and was elected to the Senate in 1986, serving one term there before stepping down.

Long was elected to the Senate in 1948, and re-elected until 1987.

* Doug Moseley-United Methodist clergyman and a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1974 – 1987 ; former Columbia resident

Baker later served as Senate Majority Leader ( 1981 – 1985 ) and White House Chief of Staff ( 1987 – 1988 ).

Senator William Proxmire ( D-WI ), the new Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, took up this topic in 1987.

in Argentina, eight provinces have bicameral legislatures, with a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Mendoza, Salta, San Luis ( since 1987 ) and Santa Fe.

First elected to the Senate in 1976, he is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and was its chairman from 1985 to 1987 and 2003 to 2007.

He was unanimously selected President pro tempore of the Senate during the 100th Congress ( 1987 – 1989 ).

After he considered and rejected a run for governor of Louisiana, Long retired from the Senate in January 1987.

Carlucci was deputy defense secretary from 1981 until 1983, national security advisor from 1986 until 1987, and defense secretary in 1987, following the resignation of Weinberger, his nomination by President Ronald Reagan and his confirmation in the Senate by a vote of 91 to 1.

* Tim Cullen, majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate from 1981 to 1987

* 1987 – Hungerford massacre: in the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with an assault rifle and then commits suicide.

Even with respect to slavery the new citizen law of 450 BC may have had effect: it is speculated that originally Athenian fathers had been able to register for citizenship offspring had with slave women ( Hansen 1987: 53 ).

By contrast, Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities ( 1987 ) portrays a wealthy, white protagonist, Sherman McCoy, getting lost off the Major Deegan Expressway in the South Bronx and having an altercation with locals.

Governor and Mrs. Clinton attend the Dinner Honoring the Nation's Governors in the White House with President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan, 1987.

Bulgaria's economy contracted dramatically after 1987 with the dissolution of the Comecon, with which the Bulgarian economy had integrated closely.

The duo named themselves Gemini, and a second album with more music by Björn and Benny was released in April 1987, containing the big hit " Mio My Mio "; also to be found on the soundtrack to the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, for which Andersson co-produced the music.

In 1987, Andersson wrote music and co-produced the soundtrack with Anders Eljas for the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, based on Swedish author Astrid Lindgrens Mio, my Mio.

Julie Manet became the subject for many of her mother's paintings and a book of her memoirs Growing Up with the Impressionists: The Diary of Julie Manet, was published in 1987.

* Lenses for the Canon EF mount, introduced with the company's EOS family of film SLRs in 1987 and used to this day on Canon full-frame and APS-H EOS DSLRs, can function fully on the company's APS-C DSLRs that use the EF-S mount ( although their angle of view will be different on the smaller APS-C sensor ).

After a ballot of members and the passing of a motion at the 1987 Portsmouth conference, the party merged with the Liberal Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats, although a minority left to form a continuing SDP led by David Owen.

The comic also ran A4-sized Beano Specials in 1987 with full coloured pages, which later were replaced by Beano Superstars which ran for 121 issues from 1992-2002.

European business schools adopted business ethics after 1987 commencing with the European Business Ethics Network ( EBEN ).

The percentage of Chileans with household incomes below the poverty line – defined as twice the cost of satisfying a person's minimal nutritional needs – fell from 45. 1 % in 1987 to 13. 7 % in 2006, according to government polls.

Love worked with director Alex Cox on her first two films ; she gained a small part in the Sid Vicious biopic Sid and Nancy ( 1986 ), and was then given the leading role in his following film, Straight to Hell ( 1987 ), which caught the attention of artist Andy Warhol.

Contacts with the FARC, which had irregularly continued despite the generalized de facto interruptions of the ceasefire and the official 1987 break from negotiations, were temporarily cut off in 1990 under the presidency of César Gaviria ( 1990 – 1994 ).

Between 1985 an 1987 the relationship of the PG with the local Comorians became worse.

First published in 1980, the standard was formally adopted by the IEC as an international standard in 1987, with various amendments becoming part of the standard in 1996.

Crete with its nearby islands form the Crete Region (), one of the 13 regions of Greece which were established in the 1987 administrative reform.

In 1987, shortly after it was decided that Charlotte would receive an expansion National Basketball Association franchise ( the Charlotte Hornets ), former NFL player Jerry Richardson met with a group of potential backers to discuss the possibility of bringing an NFL expansion team to the Carolina region.

The Monforts were former executives with ConAgra, which acquired their family's meatpacking and distribution firm in 1987.

Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985 – 86, and remained at this level for four years ( achieving a highest league finish of 14th ) often with late escapes, most notably against Leeds in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off final replay to secure their top flight place.

It was released in the summer of 1987 and quickly became popular with bulletin board system ( BBS ) operators and other users.