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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1946
Page
6
A mixed column of humor, letters, and anecdotes from 1944 features Monty Montgomery and a joke about General Bernard Montgomery’s courtship. The piece blends trivia on actors Myrna Loy and Gary Cooper with light notes on bartenders and Jamaica cigars.
Arizona’s unemployment insurance fund, with over 20.7 million dollars, prompts the Arizona Employment Security Commission to seek higher weekly benefits and longer duration, plus a levy tax cut for employers. A draft bill aims to abolish the 3.6 percent penalty maximum and cut the minimum to 1 percent, with rates based on employer experience. Details on weekly payments and duration remain undecided. employees contribute nothing to the fund.
University of Arizona graduate student Ada May Ridgway studies basal metabolism in native Arizona girls aged 14 to 18 to gauge climate effects and aid clinical diagnoses. Findings suggest subtropical regions may have lower metabolism, with Arizona and Florida among the lowest. Ridgway also works as a department assistant and nursery supervisor while aiming to become a dietitian.
Frederick C. Othman reports Rex T. Stafford of Pittsburgh obtained US Patent No. 4,011,044 for an electrically lit bass lure and a satirical treatment of human suckers. The patent office published his observations and an engraving of Stafford battling a four foot bass, highlighting the novelty and humor of the application.
Deportation by air of aliens illegally in the United States will begin with 23 aliens and one guard from San Francisco, with five more in Los Angeles. Some will be landed at Nogales and El Paso for transfer to Mexico, then to San Antonio, Detroit, and New York City to board ships for Europe. District Immigration Director A F Wixon says the method saves time and money, requiring only one guard.
Mrs. Kate Reynolds of 116 East Third Street was robbed near her home at 7 45 p m Sunday by a boy described as a labor 12 years old and a Negro who grabbed what he believed was a purse. The item turned out to be a folder containing Bible study literature.
A jet engine comprises four main components: the compressor that draws in air, the combustion chamber where fuel burns, the turbine wheel, and the jet exhaust. Each part plays a key role in producing thrust and powering flight.
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