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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1998

Page

8

Rethinking origins of the mind in apes and humans

AP report notes apes show left-brain language tendencies and moral reasoning, with chimp and bonobo studies linking cognition to human evolution. The Living Links center at Yerkes plans gene and brain research, led by Frans de Waal and Tom Insel, to compare ape and human cognition and language.

Atlanta Bill Hopkins Frans de Waal Kakowet Tom Insel Yerkes Hopkins de Waal Marc Hauser Harvard University Frans B. DeWaal Yerkes Regional Emory University Living Links Center

Ron Ridenhour who exposed My Lai massacre dies at 52

Ron Ridenhour, a former soldier turned investigative journalist who uncovered the 1968 My Lai massacre, died at 52 in Metairie after a heart attack. He mailed a three-page letter detailing the killings to officials, spurring a probe and war crimes charges against multiple officers, though only Lt. Calley was convicted.

Ron Ridenhour My Lai New Orleans Ridenhour Metairie Mary Howell Vietnam William Calley Ron Howell The Times-Picayune Arizona Lai Pinkville Idenhour Calley

Gasoline prices rise another 2.7 cents per gallon in two weeks

Gasoline pump prices jumped 2.7 cents a gallon over the last two weeks, lifting the statewide average to about $1.12 at 10,000 stations. Analysts note an overall 6.5 cent rise since March 20, with Lundberg predicting Americans may pay less than last year through 1998 amid volatile world events.

Los Angeles Trilby Lundberg Lundberg Survey Lundberg

Control center for first manned flight restored at Cape Canaveral

The refurbished block house in Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Station was dedicated as an Air Force conference center marking a revival of the historic site that launched John Glenn. Mercury veterans Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper attended, recalling early space feats while observers noted the 10 foot thick walls and periscopes that once shielded launch controllers. Wally Schirra, the Mercury astronaut who launched from Complex 14, did not attend.

Cape Canaveral Fla John Glenn America Complex 14 Cape Canaveral Air Station Air Force Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper NASA Carpenter Cooper Mercury Wally Schirra

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