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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1961
Page
4
University of Wisconsin work with Prof Paul Kaesberg and Larry Bockstahler details the bromegrass mosaic virus. Findings show the RNA hereditary material inside a 180-protein shell with a long continuous chain, illustrating tiny life’s complexity and guiding virus and heredity study.
The soybean now brings over a billion dollars yearly to U S farmers and ranks fifth among cash crops. Production nears 600 million bushels as imports from Red China drop, boosting prices and linking world politics to farming. The crop is the largest source of fats and oils, fuels paint and varnish industries, and appears in foods like salad oil and margarine. It has transformed from a little known plant to a staple in American agriculture.
Russian astronomers led by Niko lai A Kozyrev report spectro graphic pictures indicating oxygen and nitrogen in Venus atmosphere. US balloon observations in 1959 suggested water vapor. Temperatures on Venus are estimated from 600 degrees above zero to 10 below, making life possible only if temperatures permit.
The stock market boom drives record seat prices with brokers paying as high as 200000 for membership. December turnover soars, officials seek stop gap automation as ticker systems near their limit. The exchange, long a driver of growth, now faces unprecedented volume and demand for better infrastructure.
Jim Bishop reflects on his daughter's elopement and his role as parent. He admits failures in understanding women, recalls family dynamics, and offers views on marriage as mutual responsibility. He notes Frank Dunning and Frank Gerace as key figures and stresses independence for his children.
Dear Abby advises setting boundaries with a coworker who pressures for affection and time while at work. A reader seeks help for charge account addiction and budgeting cash spending to save her marriage. Other letters discuss proper timing for giving contact details at dances and relationship hints.
John J aged 18 a high school senior reports a new principal harshly policing tardiness and absenteeism He claims the principal taunts students questions mothers about telephone excuses and snoops around for rule violations The writer endorses a test for good teachers and urges PTA action
The publisher argues an author devalues work by using many imprints. the author retorts that publishers have many authors, why not multiple publishers. A wise old publisher likens it to a father with many children but warns a child should not have many fathers. Walter Palmer shares a tax trick of padding the final figures to meet his desired amount.
The Navy reports its transit III B experimental navigation satellite reentered Earth after a brief useful life of 38 days. Another U S satellite Explorer may still be in orbit, while Explorer VII is a long-winded craft that could talk on for 20 more years. It failed to shut down its radio after one year as planned.
George Sokolsky argues the April 11 Eichmann trial in Israel will examine a genocide that killed 6,000,000 Jews. He describes Eichmann as an instrument of Nazism, questions his punishment prospects, and calls the case a political stage to reveal moral catastrophe.
A state superintendent’s speech argues that some dull appearing students later excel, urging teachers and parents to persist with methods to help lagging children learn now. It warns against waiting for a “wake up” moment and endorses active, practical help in the classroom.
The Messenger reports white plasterboard letters reading U-2 10 feet high seen from Mound Hill road between Wales Mills and Radcliff. Locals ask who placed them and why, speculating a link to last fall’s spy plane incident over Russia. Patch crews repair winter damage on highways as Athens and state crews work.
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