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DIED. James Hayden, 29, promising actor of stage and screen; of a heroin overdose; in New York City. In the current Broadway production of David Mamet's American Buffalo, Hayden won critical raves for his meticulously wrought portrayal of a confused drug addict. A runaway at 14 from his family's home in Brooklyn, he lived for a time on the streets, served with the Army in Viet Nam, then spent ten years as an actor. His career was set to take off on the strength of Buffalo, a critically praised performance last year in a Broadway revival...
...unrest in the wake of the assassination last August of Opposition Leader Benigno Aquino Jr. Speculation is rising that if President Ferdinand Marcos does not step down voluntarily, he will be forced out. Marcos' troubles have made it difficult for him to deal firmly with the Philippines' runaway government deficit, which now totals close to 4% of the country's gross national product...
China. The current growth rate of 8% to 9% in the People's Republic of China may be more than this still backward but ambitious country can handle. China's runaway drive to build factories and housing projects has produced cement shortages and other crippling bottlenecks. Chen predicted that the country's expansion may slow a bit next year...
...what might have become a runaway stayed in doubt, as Harvard lost its momentum and permitted Tufts to penetrate for the first time all game...
...civic enthusiasm may be premature. The nuclear plant, under construction since 1972 and now 97% completed, may not begin operating for three more years, if it ever does. Its long and sometimes tumultuous development has been marked by runaway costs, faulty construction, mismanagement by the utilities that own it, and inadequate supervision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Earlier this month the three owners-Cincinnati Gas & Electric, Dayton Power & Light, and Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric-began to consider their options. Among them was the sobering possibility of abandoning the project. Such a move would turn Zimmer into nuclear America...