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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DIED. Herbert ("Zeppo") Marx, 78, last of the madcap Marx brothers; of lung cancer; in Palm Springs, Calif. The youngest Marx was pulled out of high school to replace his brother Gummo, who left the family vaudeville team before it moved to Hollywood. Cast as the straight man, Zeppo joined Chico (who died in 1961), Harpo (1964) and Groucho (1977) in five classic films, but he tired of his role and left the group after the release of Duck Soup in 1933. "He was a lousy actor," grouched Groucho, "and he got out as soon as he could." But Zeppo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 10, 1979 | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...ranked recqueteer Becky Lung, who combines a power game with an assortment of well-timed drop shots has had trouble with her knee, but is rounding into form...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson to Take the Court | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

Hefernon said airbound asbestos causes two deadly lung diseases, asbestosis and lung cancer. He added that EPA regulations require "an acceptable disposal site," such as a landfill area in a municipal dump...

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

Asbestos, the source of two deadly lung diseases asbestosis and lung cancer--is found in other University buildings as well as in pipes, DiBerardinis said...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: B&G Asbestos Safety Program Will Include More Employees | 11/21/1979 | See Source »

...reader with simply a sense of frustration. Stevens employees are torn between contradicting impulses of self-interest and blind sentalmentalism, their vision of a happy past and a strong faith that the future will be better. Stevens workers are bewildered, complacent, and left to die slowly with brown lung disease and blank disillusionment, but Conway doesn...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: J.P. Wouldn't Do That | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

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