Gorilla Learns Sign Language in Zoo Study
Coco a 16 month old gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo is taught sign language by Stanford graduate student Penny Patterson. Patterson compares Coco to a 2 year old deaf child and plans a doctoral dissertation based on the project while noting Coco’s signs for more drink and going to another room. The study aims to reveal sign word order and context versus imitation.
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Coco
Penny Patterson
Stanford University
Penny
Larry Carroll
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
San Francisco Zoo
Miss Patterson
University of Nevada
Police Sharpshooter Kills Young Kidnapper
In Corona California a 16 year old girl endured a seven hour kidnapping and assault ordeal before Richard Lee Driskill 22 was fatally shot at 15 feet by Officer Richard Godfrey ending the chase in a citrus grove. Debra Brazil escaped unharmed after her mother Angela Brazil alerted authorities.
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Corona
Calif
California
Richard Lee Driskill
Debra Brazil
Hughson
Here
Driskill
Brazil
Los Angeles
Police Sponsor Toy Drive in New Ellenton
The New Ellenton Police Department and the police auxiliary sponsor a toy drive for needy children at Christmas. Bring usable toys to New Ellenton City Hall between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours pickups can be arranged by calling Chiefs and officers listed.
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New Ellenton
Police
New Ellenton City Hall
Jack Fields
Chuck Webster
Carl Langley
Handbook Reveals Privileges for U.S. Senators
A Congressional Handbook lists allowances and perks for senators including wallet-size electrocardiograms free ice and Library of Congress speech-writing aid. It notes life insurance, staff allowances tied to state population, and office suites sized by seniority with costs and benefits outlined.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
U.S
Library of Congress
National Gallery of Art
Joint Committee On Congressional Operations
House
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Texas
Mich
Time to seek help for heart attacks, doctors urge
In a Journal of the American Medical Association report from Maryland researchers Feinleib and Davidson, many heart attack deaths could be prevented if victims called for help earlier. Studying 719 deaths in Montgomery County in 1969, they found 257 from coronary disease and at least 155 died before definitive medical care.
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Chicago
Maryland
Manning Feinleib
Michael J. Davidson
National Heart and Lurg Institute
Bethesda
Journal of the American Medical Association
United States
Feinleib and Davidson
Montgomery County
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