European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes saturday october 12,1991nasa to expand intelligent life search Washington up Nasa officials Are gearing up for what they said will be the most comprehensive search Ever for evidence of intelligent life in Duter space. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence or Seti project involves a wide scan of the sky for Energy emanating from other planets. Scientists said there is some probability that if life exists in outer space some of that life could be creating detectable radio Waves. A nature does no to produce any signals like an am radio station a said nasal a Larry Webster head of Seti. A on Earth we Are generating High Energy pulses and sending them out into space and it is not unreasonable that other life forms Are doing the same  the projects scientists will be using some of the worlds largest radio telescopes to search the skies in the Vicinity of stars similar to the Earth a Sun for signals in the 1,000 to 3,000 Megahertz Range. A companion sky search using telescopes in the Northern and Southern hemispheres will scan the entire sky up to 10,000 Megahertz. This wide scan is designed to detect signals from sources not targeted by the higher intensity search. The project will be coordinated by researchers from the Ames research Center in Mountain View and Pasadena a Jet propulsion Laboratory in California. It will officially kick off next year on the 500th anniversary of Columbus discovery of the americas october 12,1992. However Webster believes the Impact of any discovery by the project would be far greater. A i done to think comparing the Columbus discovery of the americas is equivalent. That is a much smaller event. Man has been wondering since he first looked up whether he is alone a he said. A if we can see that affirmatively it will have a tremendous Impact a said Webster adding that Nasa officials have considered the potential cultural and religious implications if life in outer space is detected. Scientists have increasingly supported the theory that Complex life has evolved on planets orbiting other stars in the universe and that such life May be civilized Nasa said. The Seti project will Only scan about three tenths of 1 percent of Earth a Galaxy Webster said but the project will be the biggest search for extraterrestrial life Ever conducted. Because of the great distance to other stars any life detected would almost have to be More advanced than humans. A if they Are 1,000 Light years away and they Only started transmitting 500 years ago that information wont get to us yet a Webster said. The telescopes will search up to 1,600 Light years away. A a the extraterrestrials have to have been transmitting the Energy Long enough i have to be looking at them and the Energy of their signal has to be Strong enough in order for the Seti project to detect the signals coming from other life forms Webster  fans not Happy Over gorillas of his dreams new York a animal rights activists Are going ape Over a plan to turn a Monog Amist into a swinging single. Timmy a Lowland Gorilla who a happily attached in Cleveland is headed to the big Apple to mate with four potential new friends. While this sounds like Good news for Timmy a at 33 years old and 500 pounds he a not a real Looker a some folks believe the change in surroundings will have the ape climbing the Walls. Timmy is due at the Bronx zoo next month to begin his Simian a escapades. A a it a time we started realizing animals do have family situations and emotional tics that they Are not simply objects or things a said or. Elliot Katz head of the California based rights group in defense of animals. Timmy is one of Only 301 Lowland gorillas in Captivity in North America. But since his arrival at the Cleveland met Roarks zoo in 1966, Timmy has had trouble finding a partner with real Appeal a until he met 32-year-old Katy last year. Before Katy Timmy was a unable to maintain a close relationship lived in an isolated depressed state a said Katz. But when Timmy and Katy met the fur really flew. A Timmy is outgoing playful and there a a Joy to his life a something wed Call love a said Katz who has spoken with zoo Gorilla keepers. But their match is not completely perfect. Timmy so Fertility evaluation is excellent a said Peter Glankoff of the Bronx zoo. Katy is sterile said sue Allen of the Cleveland zoo. Officials at the zoos came up with a solution bring the single Silverbach male to meet four Fertile new flames in the Bronx a Tanka 28 Patty cake 19 Huer Fanita 18 and Julia 11. This is not necessarily Good for Timmy Katz said. A the zoos Are just looking at it from the Point of View of the Gene Pool As opposed to what is Good for the animal a said Katz. Allen disagrees saying Katz is making the mistake of a attaching too Many human qualities to a  so How serious is Katz about All this Timmy now has a lawyer Gloria Homo Lak of Cleveland. A this is the talk of the town out Here a said Homolak. A some people Are up in arms. Others Are just  zoo officials in Cleveland have heard mostly from the up in arms Crew. A a keep Timmy petition signed by 600 people and a steady flow of pro Timmy phone Calls came in after news of the move became Public. Homolak will meet next week with zoo officials to discuss Timmy a Fate. Among the alternatives Homolak will suggest bring the Gorilla girls to Cleveland or let Katy come East with Timmy. Wait a minute.  Timmy be a bit her us Mem a inhibited with Katy coming along a my gut feeling is no a said Katz. A if he feels his Oats feels happier and More outgoing with Katy there he would be in More of Awell. Gregarious Way to Deal with the other  Cleveland zoo officials want to ship Timmy to the Bronx zoo where he can meet four Fertile new flames Tanka Patty cake Huer Fanita and  guilty blames amnesia Drunken driving biggest problem for Highway safety americans say Washington apr Drunken driving is considered the nations most serious Highway safety problem by Many americans according to a Survey commissioned by mothers against drunk driving. Gallup organizations Survey of 9,028 Drivers across the country also showed that a Large majority of americans who drink say they have changed their behaviour Over the last few years with Many embracing the designated Driver system. George Gallup jr., the organizations president said at a news conference that the Survey shows there is a wide perception that teen age Drivers Are a major group involved in driving after drinking. A this is a problem that kills More people than do wars a Gallup said. A the Good news is that there is an increasing aware Ness of the dangers of drinking and  Micky Yaddof president of Madd said the organization will use the polls results to push for Laws to revoke the licenses of Drivers found to be under the influence of alcohol to lower the Legal blood alcohol limit for Drivers Over 21 to .08 percent to set the Legal limit at Zero for Drivers younger than 21 and to set up sobriety checkpoints. The random Telephone Survey was financed by state farm insurance co. And the Gallup foundation. The margin of error was plus or minus 1 percent. Major conclusions based on the Survey were a thirty nine percent cited drinking and driving As the most serious Highway safety problem followed by speeding at 22 percent. Poor highways were at 8 percent poor Drivers 6 percent not wearing seat belts 5 percent and heavy traffic 5 percent. A forty eight percent said they thought penalties for first offence Drunken driving were not severe enough. But that margin increased to 59 percent who Felt the penalty for second offence Drunken driving was not severe enough. A fifty eight percent said they drink alcoholic beverages. Of those who drink 88 percent said that Over the past couple of years they have taken precautions or chosen not to drive after drinking. And 49 percent said the precautions they have taken include a using a designated Driver who has not been drinking. Bangor Maine apr a former Bank executive said he  remember embezzling More than $365,000, but pleaded guilty to the crime after authorities convinced him he must have done it. Paul v. Wood who suffers from depression and a episodic amnesia a pleaded guilty in . District court on thursday to 25 counts of embezzlement. He faces a maximum of 30 years in prison on each count. A they have proven to me that i was guilty a Wood told judge Morton Brody who scheduled a pre sentencing investigation. Prosecutors said Wood 36, transferred the Money from other Peoples accounts at Machias savings Bank where he was vice president into his own accounts Between july 1984 and february 1991