Word: aaas
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...nucleotides-adenine (A)-he added it to a solution containing all 20 amino acids. Only one protein was produced in the solution. It consisted entirely of a chain of amino-acid molecules called phenylalanine. Thus, Nirenberg concluded, a three-letter code word made up of adenine nucleotides (AAA) was nature's instruction to the cell to use phenylalanine in building a protein...
...former utility infielder-outfielder who spent two successful years managing the Toronto Leafs in the strong Class AAA International League, Williams (no kin to Ted) wasted little time letting the Sox know who was boss when he reported for work this spring. "My job is to get togetherness on this ball club," he announced. "If these guys don't hustle, they're in trouble." Williams fined Slugger Conigliaro $1,000 for missing a bed check. He benched Third Baseman Joe Foy for being overweight, First Baseman Scott for striking out too often. By last week he seemed satisfied...
...White Sox are singing the praises of Walter ("No Neck") Williams, a runty (5 ft. 6 in.) outfielder who hit .330 through four minor-league seasons. The Red Sox are high on Outfielder Reggie Smith, last year's batting champion (at .320) in the Class AAA International League...
...reckoning, the death occurred in 1935, as the President set course for reelection. During his first years in office, Roosevelt had performed a remarkable patch job on a sick economy. But the closing of the banks, the departure of the gold standard, the proliferation of alphabetical emollient agencies - the AAA, the CCC, the SEC, the WPA, the NRA - had done more than restore public confidence. In Roosevelt's mind, Moley says, the relative success of these measures supported the conviction that he was a political messiah, the only man who could conduct the country to its rendezvous with destiny...
Once again, there was no place to go but up, so up Juan went to Tacoma, Wash., in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. In May 1960, a San Francisco scout visited Tacoma, gave Juan a hard look and filed a report that takes its place among baseball's famous last words. "Potential major-league material," it read. "Should make the parent club in two years...