Baby gorilla Coco signs for dinner and more at zoo
San Francisco Zoo’s 26 pound baby gorilla Coco is being taught sign language by Penny Patterson and students in developmental psychology. Patterson says Coco’s progress could aid teaching methods for retarded children and compares the gorilla’s language development to that of a deaf child. Patterson plans further sessions and a doctoral dissertation.
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San Francisco
Coco
San Francisco Zoo
Penny Patterson
Miss Patterson
University of Nevada Comparative Psychologists
Patterson
Caco
Health tips from NSMA on privacy and arthritis care
The Nebraska Medical Association urges privacy and social contact for mental health, recommends same sex shared rooms for adults and older children, and notes arthritis as a common rheumatic issue. Early diagnosis improves treatment, though a cure is rare, with good outcomes possible if treatment begins within six months of onset.
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Nebraska Medical Association
Alters
Nebraska Medical Associaton
United States
Seek youth in shooting of 5 school sophomores
Pontiac police seek a 16 year old Pontiac Central High School student identified by witnesses from yearbook pictures as the youth who shot and wounded five sophomores with one seriously hurt. Police declined to release the suspect’s name.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac Central
Mondey
Timothy Williams
Clem Cleveland
Leahy Helps Santa at Imogene Holiday Decoration Visit
Omaha Mayor Eugene Leahy admitted he helped Santa over the weekend by leading volunteers to Imogene Iowa to decorate the main street. Local mayor Denzil Gray noted past efforts to obtain decorations, as ten foot candy cane poles were placed along Railroad Street.
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Omaha
Neb
Eugene Leahy
Leahy
Imogene
Iowa
Denzil Gray
Teshy
Railroad Street
Legalizing marijuana urged by Consumers Union panel
Consumers Union urges repeal of all marijuana laws and replaces with controls on cultivation production and marketing. It calls for freeing those jailed for selling or possessing marijuana and says no drug is universally safe or harmless at all doses. The report notes the aim to end the marijuana black market and its social costs.
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Washington
Consumers Union
Columbus Library Report and New Books Mix
Librarian William Jacobsen promotes Nebraska State Services on educational TV channel 12 with airings on Bee Gat 7:3 or Dec 10 at 3 pm. The 30 minute program explains the Guide to Nebraska State Services. New books include The Persian Boy by Mary Renault Mind to Matter by W Hill Caribou Crossing by Mel Ellis Danny Hart Johnny Hawk The Chinese Agenda by Joe Poyer.
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Wm. Jacobsen
Nebraska
Channel
Bee
Ares
Mary Renault
Alexander the Great
Bagoas
W. Hill
Mel Ellis
Danny Hart
Johny Hawk
Two Day Seminar On Emergency Blizzard Operations
A two day seminar on emergency blizzard operations opened in Lincoln. Participants include the state Roads Department Nebraska Public Power District state Education Department county highway departments police departments National Weather Service and Lincoln and Omaha broadcast stations. The spokesman said the event coordinates radio and TV stations emergency vehicles motels and shelter operations and develops operational policies.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Roads Department
Nebraska Public Power District
State Education Department
National Weather Service
Omaha
Prentiss
State Civil Defense
Beef tour promotes American meat to Eastern shoppers
A 150 member cattle industry group from Nebraska and eight states left Omaha for Washington and New York to urge policy changes and dispel myths about cows. They plan to press chain stores to curb profit margins, lowering meat prices, with royalty including Nebraska Angus Queen Kathy Wotan and Hereford and Charolais representatives.
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Omaia
Neb
Omaha
Washington
New York
Nebraska
Colorado
Minnesota
Towa
Kansas
Montana
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Ell Votan
Mrs. Votan
Miss Volaw
Eli Volaw
M. J. Hawkins
M. J. Hawkins Cattle Co., Inc
Stanton
Parole Hearings Set for 42 Cases Including La Rosee
The Nebraska Board of Parole will review 42 cases December 19 and 20. James La Rosee, 36, serving life for Oroaha cab driver Erick Burkwis death, may get a diligence term if recommended to the Pardons Board. Also to be considered is Kermit D. Keeshan, 17 at sentencing, for second degree murder in Albion deaths.
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Lincoln
Neb
James la Rosee
State Board of Parole
Rosee
Air Force
Erick William Burkwisl
Parole Board
Board of Pardons
la Rosee
Kermit D. Keeshan
Albion
Keeshan
Albion High School
Paul Jerry Sherwood
Diane Zruba
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Highway Aircraft Corp
Sioux Army Depot Reservation
Paul Lewis
Highway Aircraft
Columbus Library Report
Caribou Crossing
Mel Bilis
Joc Poyer
Joe Poyer
Uiwhr
Tier Shan
Russia
Ching
Tooleys
Floyd A. Campbell, C.L.A
Home Valley
View Addition
Equitable
Manning-Bowman
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