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Big as French copper sous grew the eyes of Professor Corbiere, distinguished naturalist, when he sighted the monster. Never in his life had he seen such a thing as this. The world was waiting for him to speak and for France he must not fail. "It is," he proclaimed, "a...
Calling attention to the fact that certain NRA codes tend to stifle technological advance, that only ? of 1% of the Federal budget is earmarked for Science, Dr. Compton predicted that any check on U. S. research would result in calamitous competition from foreign countries not so "short-sighted."
The America took off on a Saturday morning, amid intense public excitement. She chugged out to sea, sent four wireless messages (the first from aircraft) including one reporting that the kitten had jumped overboard and was rescued by a rope. A shifting wind drove the ship off her northeast course...
Making the Tide. Notable indeed in the annals of the U. S. had been the Thomas efforts. The dazzling light of inflation having burst upon him more than two years ago, he was by January 1933 already filibustering in the Senate for "reflation or revolution." In February on the very...
Taping the children's mouths for noisiness was no worse than "sighted children compelled to wear a dunce's cap."