Koopmans Kantorovich Win 1975 Nobel Prize in Economics
Stockholm UPI reports American economist Tjalling Koopmans and Russian Leonid Kantorovich won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on transportation efficiency and supply and demand. Koopmans, a Yale professor aged 65 and Dutch native, is famed for industrial production studies. Kantorovich, 63, known for optimization methods.
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Soviet Kantorovich Wins Economics Nobel Amid Controversy
Kantorovich and Koopmans win the Nobel in economics for optimizing resource use and production. Kantorovich, based in Moscow, faces cautious praise from Soviet critics while Western experts note his cautious stance toward official policy. Koopmans recalls wartime work on efficient shipping and links with Kantorovich.
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TV Show Buffs Gather Star Trek Fans in Dallas
UPI reports a regional Star Trek fan convention drawing several thousand enthusiasts in Dallas. Young fans recall gadgets like transporter beaming and phasers while noting Trekkies stay engaged despite years since the show’s last episode.
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UNLV to Offer Self-Defense Courses This Weekend
UNLV starts a 20 hour self-defense course on campus with Gary Friederich instructing. The program covers karate judo aikido and defenses against knives guns and clubs from Friday night through Tuesday. Registration is via UNLV Division of Continuing Education.
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Japan Karate Association
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Arizona State University
Phoenix College
Arizona Karate Association
Southeast Asia
Las Vegas Visitors Favor Gambling and Entertainment
A Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority profile study finds visitors prize gambling entertainment and a getaway vibe. Among 1000 interviews 94 percent enjoyed the trip, average stay rose to 3.8 days, and typical expenditure was about 44.91 dollars per day excluding gambling.
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Drug curbs call for wiretaps in drug fight
Dale Speck, director of law enforcement for the California State Department of Justice, urges adding telephone wiretaps to combat illicit drugs while stressing proper controls. He calls for using such tactics only after other methods fail and notes stiffer sentences and tax enforcement could curb trafficking. California leads in heroin, amphetamines, and marijuana seizures, with most heroin and marijuana smuggled from Mexico.
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