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...encourage businesses to reinvest in research and development. A tax credit for R & D is, he believes, the way to go. But again, he doesn't say how much or define what types of R & D would be covered. Would it cover only "cutting edge" technology, or could new yo-yo development qualify...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Tsongas's Plan for Prosperity | 4/26/1991 | See Source »

...except to the sanity of adults. (Retail prices: $1.50 to $5.) One company to thank for this is Classic Items of Chicago. It has sold 2.5 million of its version, the Klika, since April. A Seattle company, Fascinations Toys and Gifts, has sold 900,000 of its Newton's Yo-Yo. Competition for the cacophonous market share is reaching a peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOYS: Hey, Kid: Cut It Out! | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

Celebrating two-and-a-half years of successful fundraising for an endowment fund, Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) presented a benefit concert yesterday by cellist Yo-Yo...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: PBHA Campaign Exceeds Goal | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

According to Rogers, the concert was organized not only as a fundraising event, but also as a way to give more exposure to PBHA and its public service programs. The performance drew Harvard graduates, students and Cambridge-area residents who said they came to support PBHA, or hear Yo-Yo Ma or both...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: PBHA Campaign Exceeds Goal | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

...around the ankles or to a body harness, the wrist-thin cord is long enough to allow a few seconds of free fall before it stretches, dampening the force of the plunge. The jumper sometimes hurtles to within a few feet of the ground before rebounding skyward like a yo-yo as the cord snaps back to its original length...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Ultimate Leap of Faith | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

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