Word: poled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bill Gail, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Stanford, calls his winter of 1981 in a South Pole station similar to Siple probably the most valuable thing I've ever done You learn a lot about how to depend on yourself, and learn a lot about being able to understand people's strengths and weaknesses...
RECOVERING. Marvin Mitchelson, 54, celebrity divorce lawyer and palimony pioneer; from broken ribs and a sprained neck received when his Rolls-Royce was hit by a Mercedes-Benz and knocked into a utility pole; in Los Angeles. His recuperation was undoubtedly speeded by the award last week to one of his clients, Dena al-Fassi, of the largest divorce settlement ever granted: half the claimed $6 billion fortune of her ex-husband, Saudi Sheik Mohammed al-Fassi...
Freshman Rudy Buntic had one of his most successful days of the season, winning the pole vault with a vault of 15 feet, six inches. Fellow Yardling Doug Boyd won the high jump...
...this weekend for the 38th running of this prestigious event. The sledding takes off today, with 19 mushers vying for a total of $14,000 in prize money. The race culminates in Sunday's finale, a finishing heat of 30 miles. Early indications point to the North Pole's Marvin Kokrine as the favorite, but you never can tell which way the snow will blow...
...equipment is better," says Warmerdam, "but so are the athletes. It's a combination." Just as the pole vaulter himself is a combination: sprinter, weight lifter, gymnast. He is characteristically happy. "Because," says Warmerdam brightly, "it is just a fun thing...