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Half the physics prize is to be divided between Japanese-born Leo Esaki, 48, of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York and Norwegian-born Ivar Giaever, 44, of G.E.'s Research and Development Center in Schenectady, N.Y. The other half goes to Welsh-born Brian D. Josephson, 33, of Cambridge University. In a series of brilliant experiments and calculations, the three scientists explored different aspects of a phenomenon that has become increasingly significant in modern electronics: electron "tunneling," the passage of electrons through insulating material that, according to classical physics, they should...
...targets were the Defense Ministry and the Damascus radio station, both of which they hit. But homes and buildings near the ministry in the fashionable residential quarter of the city occupied by many foreign missions and embassies were also damaged, including a hospital and the Soviet cultural mission. A Norwegian United Nations truce observer, his wife and eight-year-old daughter were killed...
...committee's dual selection is fraught with contradictions and has already brought the resignation of two members of the five-member Norwegian Parliament's Nobel Committee. The two, Helge Rognlien and Einar Hovdhavgen, resigned Thursday to protest the 1973 prize recipients. Both said they voted against the joint award...
...Martin Olav Sabo, 35, the son of Norwegian immigrants, worked his way through Augsburg College. In 1960, as he was preparing to go on to graduate school, a friend encouraged him to run for the state legislature. He did and won, several times. By 1969, at the age of 30, he was the youngest returning member of the house. But he had accumulated enough experience and respect from his colleagues to be elected minority leader. In 1972, he became speaker of the house. The job entitles him to a $700-a-year raise, but in order to support his wife...
...killers escaped from Norway and arrived without mishap in Tel Aviv, though Norwegian police think they may have been responsible for the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old boy. Two "trailers," who had provided security for the killers, also made their getaway. But others were caught. Acting on tips, police picked up four of the Israeli conspirators at the Oslo airport; they carried large sums of money as well as false passports. Two others were apprehended in the apartment of an Israeli embassy official in Oslo...