Word: plante
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...greatest achievement was Charles Augustus Lindbergh. In 1927 that sensitive plant, Franco-American relations, was in a precarious state due to the un- fortunate flight of the French flyers Nungesser and Coli. Shy, Nordic Lindbergh was just what the clever diplomat needed. He rushed to Le Bourget waving French and U. S. flags; seized on "Lucky Lindy" with avidity; put him to bed in his own diplomatic pajamas; wrapped him in the tricolor; had him photographed, interviewed, dined and decorated; and caused the greatest enthusiasm for things U. S. since French transports of joy hailed the first U. S. transports...
...Bailey '07, Professor of Plant Anatomy, to study the cytology of living cambium and differentiated tissues...
...Symbiosis in Plant Life", Professor Wetmore, Nash Lecture room...
...similarly buried away under pocket vetoes since President' Madison, in 1812, first devised this oblique method of shelving legislation during the life of a Congress. A most recent and notable pocket veto was President Coolidge's disposal of the bill for Government operation of the Muscle Shoals plant (TIME, June 11). Other pocketed bills which would become law if the Okonogan Indians should win their case include a prohibition against the useless slaughter of buffalo (1874) and the acceleration of the Missouri-California mails from 38 to 30 days...
...royal wedding seems ever quite complete without a bomb, and a bomb there was, last week, for Crown Prince Olaf of Norway and his bride, Sweden's grave and lovely Princess Martha. In placing such royal nuptial dynamite-this time a whole kilogram-the usual thing is to plant it in the storied castle where the Prince and Princess expect to make their home. Therefore, last week experienced Norwegian police searched and searched every nook and cranny in and about Castle Oskarshal, until they found and nullified the nuptial bomb...