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Just a few feet, it seems, can make a difference. Last March, George Wallerstein, an astronomer at the University of Washington, stunned mountaineers and geologists by declaring that the Himalayan mountain known as K-2 might be 36 ft. taller than Mount Everest, long thought to be the world's highest peak. This month, however, an eight-man Italian expedition, led by Geologist Ardito Desio, 90, refuted that claim. Using satellite signals and surveying techniques, they found that Everest towers 29,108 ft. above sea level -- 80 ft. taller than previously believed and 840 ft. higher than...
...Wallerstein readily concedes that his measurement, taken while climbing K-2, may have been inaccurate. "Mine was done with a secondhand receiver, while theirs was made with first-rate equipment," he says. "I guess it proves that in this business there's no place for amateurs...
...figure for infidelity, reported in 1953, was 26%, and more recent studies, including the Redbook poll, have shown little change. Others dispute Hite's allegation that 91% of divorcees initiated the split-up. Women do take the first step in the majority of divorces, according to Berkeley Psychologist Judith Wallerstein, but her own studies indicate that the proportion is closer to two-thirds...
...volunteer Complaint-Mobile workers are nonlawyers. But, as Volunteer Ernie Wallerstein points out, just being able to "mention the D.A.'s office gives you clout." Explains former Assistant District Attorney Ray Bonner, 36, who originally conceived the Complaint-Mobile project: "Many people simply can't afford lawyers, and they don't need them. They simply have to demand their rights. Most businesses know that people do not complain and even if they do, they'll go away if they lose Round 1. We're just helping them get what they should be able...
...early as Friday, faculty and administration members expressed the fear that police would have to do a great deal of damage in order to get the demonstrators out of the buildings. Immanuel Wallerstein, a professor of sociology, said that if police were called onto the campus, the University would be "burned down...