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June 20, 1927

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COOLIDGE RECEPTIVE TO 1928 NOMINATION, DAKOTANS BELIEVE; Republican Leaders Make Plans on Assumption President Will Run Again. NORBECK HOLDS THE REINS Senator Is Likely to Be Found in Coolidge Camp at State Convention. CROPS AID ADMINISTRATION Visitors to Summer White House Predict New Bill Will Take Farm Relief From Politics. COOLIDGE RECEPTIVE TO 1928 NOMINATION

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

S Dakotans believe he is receptive to renomination; State Repubs make plans accordingly; Sen Norbeck leads party now; favorable crops aid administration

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Simin Behbahani

1927Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (died 2014)[†]

Simin Behbahani, her surname also appears as Bihbahani was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet, lyricist, and activist. Renowned for her mastery of the ghazal, a traditional poetic form, she became an icon of modern Persian poetry. The Iranian intelligentsia and literati affectionately referred to her as the "Lioness of Iran."