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Frank A. Marciano, the Buildings and Grounds superintendent for the area, explained yesterday that a leaky sewage pipe spilled its contents into a crawlspace under the kitchen, causing the odor that first appeared on Monday, Oct. 9. After three days of searching for everything from blocked drains to dead rodents, repairmen discovered the lead and replaced the pipe last Thursday...
German spies and student demonstrations don't sweep through Cambridge often; everyday life in the pipe-filled tunnels is much less glamorous. Tall tales and legends aside, most undergraduates rarely come into contact with the network. Some sharp observers, however, will note that through early fall, a swath of grass in the Yard stays green longer than the rest, and through winter that patch melts away its cover of snow and remains in sight. These few will see beneath the legend of the Harvard tunnels...
...debate drones on as Rosovsky slumps in his chair huddled around his pipe. CHUL members sift through a huge pile of reports, subcommittee recommendations, and position papers. As the time limit approaches, Rosovsky quickens the pace. The meeting ends; no one mentions the new Student Assembly. A lot has been decided. The house is in order until next month...
Some officials believe that wave-power machines could conceivably supply all of Britain's electricity needs. Says Alexander Eadie, Britain's Under Secretary for Energy: "Wave power is not just a boffin's pipe-dream. It is a credible proposition." The British government has doubled spending on wave-power research this year, to $5.5 million, and the Japanese have committed $5 million over the next two years. They are betting that these investments could pay off in decades ahead. Oil wells may dry up, but waves will never cease to roll...
...affliction in some vague way appears to be Charlotte's fault It is hard not to feel that these characters were included to make points already well established by the interaction of the two main figures. Eva's husband, who has little to do but smoke his pipe and look wise, is another minor irritation. The result is something close to triteness...