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Jan. 16, 1981

Eastwood Upstaged

Clyde, the orangutan who stole so many scenes from Clint Eastwood in their movie 'Any Which Way You Can,' now is upstaging Clint in the matter of female fans.

A T-shirt with Clyde's likeness was the favorite present at Dee Dee's first birthday party. Dee Dee is a female orang, born in the Dallas zoo. The party was thrown by first through fourth graders at the Winston School for children with learning disabilities. The children provided a cake and other presents. Dee Dee also received a congratulatory telegram from the Philadelphia zoo, signed by the dean of American orangs, 50-year-old Massa.

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