Hood student tutors signing chimp Nim in New York program
Hood College sophomore Lisa Paddon tutors Nim the infant chimp in a Columbia University Ameslan project directed by Dr. Herb Terrace. The aim is to train Nim to use American Sign Language and test syntactical use while exploring future teaching and breeding of signing chimps.
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Amsterdam Avenue
New York City
Lisa Paddon
Nim
Hood College
Lisa
Columbia University
Herb Terrace
Columbia
Ameslan
Dr. Terrace
Terrace
Hood
Wykeham Rise School
Washington, Conn
Southbury Training School
Connecticut
Carol Stewart
liberal arts college
Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Frederick
New York
campanio
West 78th Street
Summit
N.J
Frederick residents plan to use rebates for necessities
A News-Post survey finds 50 Frederick County households expect federal income tax rebate checks in May and will spend them on basic needs like food, utilities, clothing, and household supplies rather than buying new cars. Several residents favor saving or bill-paying, while others anticipate groceries, fuel, and rent.
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News-Post
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Ford
Congress
Dorothy E. Ambush
Adamstown
Anntie Bell Adams
Frederick
Clyde E. Adams
Buckeystown
Thurmont
Michael R. Carty
Walkersville
B. Earl Duncan
Duncan
Jesse E. Oden
Sjamsville
Berger
Irene Barber
Christina Clabaugh
Jefferson
Robert E. Flaherty
Harry W. T. Fouche
Fouche
Commissioners deny proposed industrial park near Frederick
County commissioners reject changes in water and sewer classifications for a 160 acre site north of Frederick proposed for an industrial park. The plan faced opposition from the Metropolitan Commission Planning and Zoning Commission and Council of Governments, with concerns over master plan consistency and groundwater pollution risk.
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Lawrence A. Dorsey
Frederick
Metropolitan Commission and
Planning and Zoning Commission
Council of Governments
Dorsey
U.S. 15
Biggs Ford Road
Norman Todd
Todd
Carolyn Price
Planning Commission
Ms. Price
Edgar Virts
Donald L. Lewis
Paul L.Crum Jr
Sterling Bollinger Sr
Wirts
Americans flee Saigon as Communist advance tightens grip
The AP report describes the North Vietnamese push toward the central coast threatening Saigon enclaves, triggering a Saigon evacuation and pausing a refugee airlift from Da Nang. In Qui Nhon 25 miles northwest heavy fighting raises concern while radio links fail and ships report killings aboard an escape convoy.
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SAIGON
South Vietnam
Da Nang
Qui Nhon
Central Highlands
Associated Press
Peter O'Loughlin
Da Nang harbor
O’Loughlin
Pioneer Contender
Pioneer Commander
peo
Ford focuses energy legislation with Elk Hills visit
President Ford signs a $24.8 billion tax cut and plans a May 1 target for a compromise energy bill with Congress. He tours Elk Hills petroleum reserve near Bakersfield to spotlight expanded oil production while urging a rapid energy policy. The trip follows Easter services in Palm Springs and a private Easter dinner.
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Calif
Ford
Navy
Elk Hills
Bakersfield
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church
Palm Desert
South Vietnam
White House
Ron Nessen
Da Nang
Nessen
Congress
administration
City weighs share for underground wiring project on South Market Street
Mayor Ronald N. Young says the city will reduce property owners bills to negligible levels for reconnecting to underground wires. The total cost split with Potomac Edison is unclear, with about half funded by a $2 million bond and tax dollars through 1995, while PSC decisions on PE charges and collection methods await guidance.
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South Market Street
the
Frederick Improvement Foundation
Ronald N. Young
Potomac Edison Company
Young
Sea ice Commission
PSC
Viet Cong says ready to hold talks in South Vietnam
A Hanoi broadcast says the Viet Cong will talk with a South Vietnamese government excluding President Nguyen Van Thieu. The group demands Thieu’s overthrow and a peace government that upholds the Paris cease fire before talks proceed.
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TOKYO
Viet Cong
Nguyen Van Thieu
Paris
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Murdered in Ohio spawns crime rise report
A Ohio family murder case prompts discussion of rising crime figures while unrelated items note the Suez Canal opening and a weather forecast. Marcus Tullis Cicero, the Roman statesman, is cited with historical dates 106 to 43 B.C.
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