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...Iowa and Tennessee, also received the bad strawberries. Health officials in Los Angeles said up to 9,000 students and teachers who recently ate the berries would be offered protective gamma globulin shots, a treatment that is usually effective up to two weeks after exposure. The outbreak came during peak growing season in California, where 80 percent of the U.S. strawberry crop is grown, causing some worried suppliers to cancel orders. One grower said he lost $12,700 in canceled orders Wednesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poison Fruit | 4/2/1997 | See Source »

Munroe started off well with the first of two delightful arias about the fickleness of women and hit peak form in the famous love-aria at the beginning of Act Three, combining expressive phrasing and a smooth, full richness of tone that impressed even this Pavarotti fan. But he faded a bit in the other favorite, "La donna e mobile" (in this translation, "Woman's fidelity") and went slightly hoarse in the lilting, flirtatious duet with Madalena. Nevertheless, he brought a professional polish and pleasing musicality to the role immortalized by Luciano...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, | Title: Lowell House Opera Presents Verdi With a Spot of 'Grease' | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

...university of Harvard's size and endowment should have one of the top gyms in the nation, but instead, the MAC languishes as an artifact of the past. The sheer paucity of cardiovascular and weight-lifting equipment available makes the completion of a full workout during peak hours virtually impossible. Moreover, the crowded basketball courts must be shared with three varsity teams. If the MAC added five more Stairmasters, five more stationary bicycles, more indoor basketball courts, and two more bench presses, there would be no need to worry that the new facilities would suffer from lack...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Improve the MAC; K-School Out | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

...certain peak hours, like from 3 to 6 p.m., it's crowded enough, especially the Stairmasters," said Misasha C. Suzuki '99. "Definitely more people will go where better equipment...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: MAC Fee Included In Tuition | 2/26/1997 | See Source »

...Walt Disney Co., Gramercy (which released Fargo) by Polygram, Fine Line (Shine) by Time Warner. October Films (Secrets & Lies) is partly financed by mighty Allen & Co., but despite rumors that it is open to a takeover bid, Bingham Ray vows to maintain autonomy. "We're at the peak of our game right now as a privately held, true independent," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: INDEPENDENTS' DAY | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

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