Word: hdns
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Sporadic delivery of The New York Times last week resulted from labor problems at the Times, not from difficulties with the campus delivery service, Harvard Delivery News Service (HDNS) officials said yesterday...
Archie C. Epps III, dean of students, who oversees HDNS, said yesterday the delivery service received several editions of the Times too late for door-to-door morning delivery last week because of a "work slowdown" by Times employees...
Last spring, two students sued HDNS--which is the only campus service that delivers The New York Times and the Boston Globe--and won settlements equal to the replacement costs for missed papers...
...until this spring, when Mitchell W. Smith '82 became manager of HDNS, the location of the news service office and its telephone number remained a mystery. When Smith succeeded the reclusive Marty Olive '79-4 and publicized the whereabouts of HDNS, hundreds of called-in complaints and legal threats prompted a questionable refund policy...
Even though delivery improved during the spring semester, a handful of students took Smith and HDNS to court and won reimbursements. Most plaintiffs won easily, especially two freshmen who were awarded $25.80 when Smith slept through the proceedings...