Poultry and Egg Prices Edge Down Pork and Lamb Up
Prices for pork and lamb edged higher while poultry and eggs declined. Beef held steady as wholesale coffee cuts and a fall in egg prices pressured supermarket costs. The Dun & Bradstreet index rose to 5.76 from 5.73, with eggs and vegetables showing mixed movement and policymakers debating price supports.
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Associated Press
Fred Smith
Poultry & Egg National Board
Maryland State Poultry Council
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Negatives Exposed 19 Miles Up Reveal Neutral Mesons
The University of Rochester reports photoprint plates showing strong evidence of a neutral meson. Researchers recorded data on plates carried 19 miles aloft by balloons released near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The find could illuminate energy in atomic nuclei though practical use remains uncertain.
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Rochester
N. Y
University of Rochester
Harrisburg
Horticulture Group Meeting in Staunton Jan 23 25
The 54th annual Virginia State Horticultural Society meeting will run January 23 to 25 at Hotel Roanoke Roanoke with exhibits of spraying and pruning equipment and Virginia fruit products. John F. Watson of Staunton notes fruit growers and professionals from Virginia and other states will attend. The program includes a VPI student speaking contest and a talk on The Virginia Apple Commission by E Blackburn Moore of Berryville Monday evening.
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Virginia State Horticultural Society
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Roanoke
John F. Watson
Staunton
VPI
Virginia Apple Commission
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Houseplants Thrive at 65 Degree Temps
Readers are advised that houseplants flourish best when kept near 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The guidance emphasizes stable indoor temperatures to support healthy foliage and growth.
Americans Bounced By Czech Decree
In Prague on January 12 the Czechoslovak government ordered the American joint distribution committee to leave by month’s end. AJDC director Henry Levy from New York said the notice came after a Foreign Ministry briefing with no reason given. Four foreign AJDC staffers were also expelled. AJDC employs 30 Czechs.
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Czech-oslovakia
American Joint Distribution Committee
AJDC
Henry Levy
Foreign Ministry
Levy
New York
Etna Hosts About 200 Subsidiary Craters Nearby
Reports note Mount Etna features roughly two hundred subsidiary craters around the central summit crater. The emergence of many vents indicates continued volcanic activity and evolving lava pathways on the slopes. Experts monitor seismic signals and gas emissions as eruptions influence nearby settlements.
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Mount Etna
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