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No. 188-98 August 05, 1998
Air Force Will Announce Recipients of its Chimpanzee Divestiture

The Air Force will announce the recipients of its chimpanzee divestiture effort at 3 p.m. (EDT), August 6, in the Pentagon Briefing Studio, Room 2E781. The divestiture provides for the continued care of the Air Force's chimpanzees which were originally used during the early days of the space program. For more information contact the Air Force Press Desk, (703) 695-0640.