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...policy did not result in significant difficulties. He recalls going to the immigration office, where hundreds of other Iranian students were lined up, and having his status checked and approved without incident.No Iranian students at Harvard faced deportation, The Crimson reported.444 DAYS IN LIMBO Meanwhile, in Tehran, Elizabeth Ann Swift ’62, and John W. Limbert ’64, both U.S. State Department diplomats, waited helplessly to be released. In the first days of captivity, the hostages were tied to chairs, Swift told The Crimson in 1982. Later, Swift, one of the two women not released during...
...epithets and move on. However, his writing has been critically lauded. “Lanark” is one of Gray’s most famous—and best—works to date. Dedicated readers who accept the novel’s quirks can expect swift and generous returns from the skilled hand of a unique and powerful writer...
...astonishing new benchmark. It erupted last week after authorities transferred 756 gang-affiliated prisoners in an attempt to thwart what they believed would be a state-wide prison rebellion on the eve of Mother's Day, when family visits often provoke unrest. The PCC's reaction was swift. On Thursday night, bandits armed with grenades and machine guns attacked police stations and left five officers dead. Over the weekend they stepped up their attacks with a series of bombings, ambushes and drive-by shootings that took the death toll to 52. And on Sunday, they bombed 11 banks...
...only bright spot of the Expose tale is that the backlash was swift. Under pressure from local media, Elloie issued a bench warrant for Expose's rearrest--claiming that he hadn't been told all the details of the case. But federal authorities swooped in with their own warrant and arrested Expose themselves. He has since pleaded not guilty and remains in jail without bail...
Harvard never thought that its year would end like this. For a team that routinely manufactured comebacks and blowouts, a sweep seemed too inconceivable, too swift and unceremonious for the guys who went a league-best 14-6 in Ivy play...