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An article in the sports section Jan. 13 gave an incorrect translation of the name Palo Alto, which means ''tall tree.'' The article also incorrectly spelled the name of a San Francisco Supervisor, Quentin Kopp, and increctly stated the derivation of the name of Menlo Park, Calif. It received its name from two settlers from Menlough, Ireland.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1985 International The President said he views arms - control negotiating commitments made with the Soviet Union in Geneva ''with the utmost seriousness.'' Mr. Reagan said he had ''no more important goal'' in his second term than to reduce and ultimately eliminate nuclear weapons. (Page A1, Column 5.) Kim Dae Jung would be imprisoned if he returns to South Korea from the United States as planned in early February, according to a senior adviser to President Chun Doo Hwan. The adviser, Choi Chang Yoon, said the exiled opposition leader could not be treated ''as a politician - he is a revolutionary.'' (A1:3-5.)
Closing with an autumn rebound, the American economy expanded at a 3.9 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, giving it a 6.8 percent gain for the year, its best performance since 1951, the Commerce Department reported today. The vigorous expansion was accompanied by a steadily declining inflation rate. At 3.7 percent, the rate for the year was the lowest since 1967. A buoyant President Reagan promptly seized on today's figures to assert that his economic policies had been entirely vindicated.
''The purpose of this budget isn't just to satisfy our accountants and raters.
The temperature climbed to just below freezing yesterday, bringing some respite from the record chill that has enveloped the New York metropolitan area. But public and private agencies continued to struggle with problems brought on by the weather. New York City's Human Resources Administration reported another record influx at shelters for the homeless, with 19,269 people seeking refuge on Monday night following a day that earlier recorded a low of 2 degrees below zero. About 11,800 of those people were from families displaced from their homes by heating failures or other cold-related difficulties. Deputy Administrator Jack Deacy said everyone would be accommodated.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 23, 1985, covering January 23, 1985.
Bruce Springsteen
Madonna
Prince And The Revolution
Chicago
Duran Duran
1985San E, South Korean rapper[†]
Jung San, more commonly known by his stage name San E (산이), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, where he was the label's first solo rapper. He left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand New Music. He left the company in 2018 and established hip hop label FameUs Entertainment in 2019.
1985Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer[†]
Dong Fangzhuo is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
1985Doutzen Kroes, Dutch model and actress[†]
Doutzen Kroes is a Dutch fashion model. She began her modelling career in 2003, in the Netherlands and was quickly sent by her agency to New York where she was cast by lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2008 until 2014, making her the second Dutch to earn the coveted title after Karen Mulder. She has been a brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris since 2006. Kroes has been one of the highest-paid models, with an estimated income of more than $5 million per year, since 2008. In 2014, she came in second on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $8 million in one year. In 2013, she became the first model to land four different solo international covers of Vogue's September issue in a single year.
1985Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Russian pole vaulter[†]
Yevgeny Yuryevich Lukyanenko is a Russian pole vaulter.
1985Aselefech Mergia, Ethiopian runner[†]
Aselefech Mergia Medessa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. She was a bronze medallist in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She is a two-time winner of the Dubai Marathon and has finished in the top three at the Paris and London Marathons. She was retrospectively confirmed as the winner of the 2010 London Marathon after the top two were disqualified. Her personal best of 2:19:31 hours is a former Ethiopian record for the distance and places her within the top ten of all-time.
1985Jeff Samardzija, American baseball and football player[†]
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed "Shark", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as a two-time football All-American playing wide receiver. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his major-league (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, the Chicago White Sox in 2015, and the San Francisco Giants from 2016 to 2020. He was an all-star in 2014.
1985James Beard, American chef and cookbook author for whom the James Beard Foundation Awards are named (born 1905)[†]
James Andrews Beard was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, Oregon, and lectured widely. He emphasized American cooking, prepared with fresh and wholesome American ingredients, to a country just becoming aware of its own culinary heritage. Beard taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. He published more than twenty books, and his memory is honored by his foundation's annual James Beard Awards.
In 1985, the world population was approximately 4,868,943,465 people[†]