Migratory Habit Of Fruit-Eating Bats Is Studied
In Arizona, fruit-eating bats migrate from the tropics each year to southern caves. Lee Beatty, UA researcher, banded females at Colossal Cave near Tucson and plans to locate their mates in the Chiricahuas to confirm reunion patterns. His wife Joan and Julian Tichnor assist in field work.
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Tropics
Arizona
Colossal Cave
Tucson
Chiracahua Mountains
Beatty
Joan
Julian Tichnor
Pima County
Lee Beatty
University of Arizona
Bats migrate to southern Arizona among nature's strongest
The article notes fruit-eating bats migrate to southern Arizona and reach wingspans of a foot or more. It states they are one of two non-insect-eating bat varieties globally, the other found in Africa, India, Malaya and Australia.
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Arizona
Africa
India
Malaya
Australia
Bandit Defeated His Own Purpose
A holdup man forced four people into the prescription room at Thomas H. Caldwell's drug store in Baltimore and ordered them to count to 100. He grabbed the day’s receipts and fled with $189.07 after forcing a restart. Caldwell notified police as the counting continued.
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Baltimore
Thomas H. Caldwell
Caldwell
Czech Lodge and CSA Meet This Week on Side
South Side News notes the Junior American Czech lodge 388 will hold a meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the CSPS hall and the CSA central committee will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the CSPS hall.
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CSA
CS. P. S
U.S. Federal Pay Averages Rise in 1953 Survey
The Civil Service Commission reports that the average full-time federal employee earned 3680 a year as of June 30. About one quarter earned between 3000 and 3500, and over three quarters earned under 4500. Blue-collar workers saw the largest rise, reaching a median 3723 annually.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Brontosaurus Size Noted as Giant of Ancient World
The brontosaur, an extinct dinosaur, was often 70 feet long and weighed about 30 tons, highlighting its massive build and long neck.
E L Fay to Speak to Cedar Rapids Metals Group
E L Fay quality control adviser for John Deere and Company will speak at a Cedar Rapids dinner meeting of the American Society for Metals in the Roosevelt Hotel Tuesday evening. He will discuss statistical quality control and applied quality control along with early applications of quality control by industry.
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E. L. Fay
John Deere and Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
American Society For Metals
Fay to Speak on Rapid Expansion at University of Iowa
Fay has published magazine pieces on the topic and led several short courses at the University of Iowa. A dinner is set for 6 30 p.m.
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Fay
University of Iowa
Deaf Pilot Carries On Flight Career Despite Disability
Jack Calveard a 27 year old Louisville native is a careful pilot who is deaf and partially paralyzed from the waist down. With 220 hours flying on a limited license he must file a flight plan and airports along his route are warned of his deafness. He communicates via a light gun and works as an assistant treasurer at a paint company. He says he is not alone among deaf pilots and notes his unique combination of deafness and partial paralysis.
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Louisville, Ky
Jack Calveard
Jack
Calveard
Monkeys In Cleveland Stir City Policing
A Cleveland restaurant owner's car is raided by a stray monkey that throws silverware and attacks the owner Phil Di Nuescio. Patrolman Joseph B. Rose, who has monkey handling experience, calms the animal and seats it in his arms. The Animal Protective League seeks the monkey's owner, suspected to be Chico, a famed West Side primate with a long record.
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Cleveland
Amonkey
Phil di Nuescio
Rose
Coast Guard
Brazil
Animal Protective League
Chico
West Side
Beet Weighs About Two Pounds With Sugar Yield
A sugar beet weighs roughly two pounds and around 15 percent of its weight can be extracted as sugar.
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Chiracahuas
Bandit
South Side News
U.S
E.L. Fay
Metals
Dustry
Joseph B. Rose
Ays
Moise
South
Craemer's
Garatelle
Garay
Navy
Brown
Craemer
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