Climber Nearly Dies On K2 Summit Return
Jim Wickwire of the 1978 American K2 expedition nearly died after reaching the summit on September 6. Trapped at 27,000 feet in 25 below zero with an empty oxygen tank he endured a desperate night before walking down with team members John Roskelley and Rick Ridgeway. Wickwire, a 38 year old lawyer, described the peril and his decision to snap photos before descending to safety in Seattle.
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New career path echoes in child life specialist role
Joyce Iain Kennedy profiles the emerging field of child life specialists who ease hospitalization trauma for children through play, orientation, psychological prep, and family support. Training blends psychology and education. Utica College offers a bachelor’s in psychology child life.
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New E-Pill Promises Quick Potency Boost for All Sexes
A high potency vitamin E pill claims to rapidly increase sexual drive and rejuvenate potency in men and women of all ages while improving general health. Available by mail order from Super-E, it charges 7.95 for two weeks, 11.95 for a month, or 18.95 for sixty days with a money-back guarantee.
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Horse Sense Quiz Answers Key Revealed
A reader supplied solution sheet lists six quiz items with answers: Wattles for the Gobble creature, Equine for feed bag wearer, Eleventh for cranberry sauce month, Tom Cat for the two and four legged nickname, Mule as the hybrid, and a paired letter puzzle solving to a set of Bible references and adjectives.
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High school counselors conference planned at UTPB campus
About 40 counselors from west Texas and southeast New Mexico will gather on The University of Texas of the Permian Basin campus Wednesday for a College Board fall conference. Registrar Robert Warmann said the event will review College Board programs most used by students transitioning from high school to college or other postsecondary education.
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University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
College Board
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