Solow Wins Nobel Prize in Economics for Growth Theory
American economist Robert M. Solow of MIT won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his 1956 mathematical model showing how savings and technology drive growth along with labor and capital. The award cites contributions to growth theory.
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Solow cites Nobel laureate father as genius figure
Ken Solow notes his father Robert M. Solow, MIT professor, won a Nobel for 1956 growth model work. The Iowa professor calls the elder Solow incredibly bright and genius, saying he is smarter than the rest of us and could have been good at many things.
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Soviet Dancer Granted Political Asylum In Dallas
A 32 year old Soviet dancer Andrei Ustinov fled the Moscow Ballet and pleaded in broken English for help. Immig- ration officials said he received political asylum and will stay in Dallas to perform with the local ballet company for three months.
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Bork Debate Opens as Senate Floor Battle Looms
Washington The Bork nomination to the Supreme Court reached the Senate floor amid an opposition majority. Senator Orrin Hatch assailed what he called lies about Bork and warned of a lengthy debate possibly delaying a vote and the next nominee to replace Justice Powell. Clayton Lonetree, the former Marine embassy guard, is giving espionage details in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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Indian forces press Jaffna street fighting amid rebels on the run
Indian soldiers fought house to house along mined streets of Jaffna town and captured tall buildings used by Tamil snipers. Sri Lanka radio said the Tigers are on the run as India urged the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to quit its last stronghold. Shultz heads to Moscow for arms talks with guarded tone on a possible summit.
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Reagan to field questions in White House news conference
President Reagan will hold a nationally broadcast news conference in the East Room at 7 p.m. CD T. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the session will be covered by all three major networks and CNN, delaying the World Series start. Reagan refrained from announcing new policies and did not indicate any summit plan with Gorbachev. He announced his wife Nancy would return to the White House after cancer surgery.
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Salt may be only sodium raising blood pressure study says
Boston researchers report table salt might be the sole form of sodium increasing blood pressure, challenging the view that all sodium is harmful. The small study of five salt-sensitive men shows blood pressure rose with salt but not with sodium citrate, inviting further confirmation.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Tear gas and eggs attack Roh Tae-woo in Kwangju tour
In Kwangju Roh Tae-woo head of the governing Democratic Justice Party faced egg throws and tear gas during campaign stops. Security moved him to safety at least four times as students clashed with police nearby. The incident marks the first major assault in the campaign for the December presidential election.
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