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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1949
Page
18
New York Aug 5 There is no known way to prevent polio though steps can reduce risk. Mothers and families can cut exposure by avoiding crowds keeping clean watching for fatigue and early symptoms and avoiding polluted water or flies.
NBC announces a policy to adapt Radio City Playhouse radio plays for TV on NBC owned programs. The first adaptation is Long Distance from Playhouse to Lights Out. Also notes St John’s 70 free tickets and a profitable but stressful week, and Norman Cousins preparing an ABC Hiroshima and Japan Four Years Later broadcast with military cooperation.
Nemi Italy Aug 5 Two ancient Roman pleasure barges from Lake Nemi are being restored for scholars. Built in the first century they were salvaged after Mussolini drained the lake and later damaged in war. Experts will reconstruct portions to build two faithful 49 foot replicas for museum display.
Public bid notice from Pima County Arizona for the Addition and Alterations to Ft. Lowell School in Tucson, to be received by 4:00 p m September 12 1948. Bids opened and read publicly at the Pima County Courthouse office. Includes bid forms cost bonds and bid guarantees and contract requirements. Auction details set by Tucson Public Schools and County officials.
City building inspector E. D. Herreras announced July permits totaled 2 147 607 versus 1 061 922 in July 1948. The spike largely came from a single 1 351 000 permit for Tucson's new vocational high school building.
Wilmington plantsman Henry Rehder begins a fringe hobby of taming carnivorous wildflowers into home decor. He highlights Sarracenia species and the Venus fly trap as striking corsage ideas though their traps snap at passing insects. Local residents note the plants stay modest in size and digest prey in their stomachs.
Phoenix police and federal agents arrested five men in twin raids on July 21 for illegal possession of smoking opium. At a preliminary hearing U. S. Commissioner S. B. Wilson ordered the suspects held for possible grand jury action. Bail remained at 3000 dollars each. Defendants include Tang Car Jung 46 Poy Yee 41 Henry Tin Tang 58 K B Wong 44 and Chee Bud Hae 43 Wong owns the Peking Chinese cafe.
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