Word: lonoff
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Appropriately enough, Lonoff, who was at Widener researching an upcoming anthology, spent the time reading, she said...
...Lonoff stepped into the fourth floor Widener east elevator but found her expectations of arriving at floor C premature when the elevator ground to a halt and its console lights switched...
...Lonoff, unable to restart the elevator, pressed an emergency bell several times then yelled for help. In response, several voices told Lonoff to wait in between floor B and C while they brought assistance, she said...
...just stayed in my little cage reading a book," said Lonoff...
...would-be rescuers, mostly passers-by and circulation desk staffers, scrambled but failed to locate a maintenance closet key, which could also unlock the elevator doors, Lonoff said. A key was finally located, but not before a bystander called the Cambridge Fire Department...