Word: escorted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since 1977, when two Leverett House residents were raped in their rooms, the University has been struggling to improve the security of its students, in general, and to prevent rapes, in particular. Guards have been posted in some entryways, night-time escort services have been extended, more blue-light emergency telephones have been installed on campus buildings, students have received ID cards with photographs, the Harvard Police station has been moved closer to the Radcliffe Quad, University police have created a sensitive crime unit with two female officers, and students and Faculty members have formed committees on security...
...members say they are pleased by the changes in security over the summer and expect the campus to be safer this year. Nevertheless, they plan to push for further improvements, including better security in the Mather House area, an all-night escort service, and "victim advocacy" in rape cases. "It's not perfect and it never will be perfect," says Elisabeth A. Einaudi '83, former president of the organization. "But I think things are getting better."Eight new mercury-vapor lamps, slated to be installed at the Radcliffe Quad by mid-October, are part of the increasing effort to beef...
...into a mortuary and offer burial services at lower prices than private establishments. The new tab for an average Mount Olivet funeral comes to $1,100 compared with $2,500 elsewhere. That includes coffin, the use of two limousines, death notices in two Denver dailies and even a motorcycle escort. Those who want a more stylish send-off can choose a top-of-the-line bronze casket for $3,682.25, much cheaper than the private equivalent sold for $8,900. For the truly cost conscious there is also a no-frills, Boot Hill model-a stark pine box covered with...
...intercepted and waved off about 40 sorties by Libyan air force planes. Each time, U.S. F-14s rolled in beside the interlopers, and the Libyan planes turned and headed for home. Had the Libyans not done so, the American pilots would have had no choice but to escort them through the exercise area, however dangerous it might be, since the craft of both nations were over international waters...
...banner, emblazoned with the imperial, sword-bearing lion of the late Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The boarders heartily sang Iran's old imperial national anthem. As the action took place, a passing yacht radioed for Spanish help, which soon arrived. Then the two uncaptured boats headed under escort for the Spanish port of Algeciras, and later for Iran, while the hijacked ship turned toward Tangiers, making a successful escape...