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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Matthew L. Alexander, one of Harvard's private contractors, said yesterday he knows of one site in western Massachusetts that accepts asbestos, but he refused to name it, "because I don't want other contractors calling this place--they might close...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: Contractors Forced to Store Waste | 11/28/1979 | See Source »

...until very recently, simple technical problems stood in the way of decent opera films. Movie theater sound systems couldn't deliver the dynamic range of operatic performances without unbearable distortion; directors didn't know how to dub singing voices convincingly; the acting of singers showed embarassing flaws under the close scrutiny of the movie camera. Joseph Losey's Don Giovanni is remarkable not because it records a worthy performance--it's rifled with musical problems of evert sort--but because it solves the worst of the artistic problems that have kept opera off the screen. With any luck future directors...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Donning the Screen | 11/28/1979 | See Source »

Elizabeth Ann Swift '62 is one of two women hostages still held in the U.S. embassy in Iran, a close friend of hers confirmed yesterday...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Iranian Students Hold Alumna Hostage; U. S. Confirms Her Status at Embassy | 11/28/1979 | See Source »

...Swift family in Washington D.C. yesterday refused to comment on the matter. "Her family is utterly terrified and feels she is in great danger," a person close to the family said yesterday...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Radcliffe Alumna May Be Held Hostage By Students at U.S. Embassy in Iran | 11/27/1979 | See Source »

Swift, a former Cabot Hall resident, graduated cum laude in history, but "was always interested in government," a close friend said yesterday, adding. "she was not wildly political...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Radcliffe Alumna May Be Held Hostage By Students at U.S. Embassy in Iran | 11/27/1979 | See Source »

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