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Soon the debate was dizzily racing off on another tangent. New Hampshire's Republican Styles Bridges, president pro tem of the Senate, recalled that Bohlen's supporters had said that a three-man committee of venerable career diplomats-Joseph C. Grew, Norman Armour and Hugh Gibson-had recommended Bohlen. He now had definite word that Gibson did no such thing. Within a few minutes, Illinois' Everett Dirksen had something to add: he had left the Senate floor and telephoned Mr. Gibson, who confirmed exactly what Bridges said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: An Ambassador Is Confirmed | 4/6/1953 | See Source »

...passed the bill to create the board last month, Atlanta Constitution Editor Ralph McGill warned that the definition of obscenity is "so vague" that the law "lends itself to distortion and abuses." The bill's definition of obscenity: "Literature offensive to chastity or modesty." Last week, when the three-man board took office, it became plain how right Editor McGill had been. Board Chairman James Wesberry, a Baptist minister, was asked whether works of art showing nude women would be banned by the board. Replied Censor Wesberry: "I don't discriminate between nude women whether they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: All Lustful | 3/9/1953 | See Source »

With goalie Gordon Russell performing superbly in the Green net, and a three-man defense corps excelling, too, the Indians stayed one goal behind the Crimson for the first two periods. Then, at 5:35 of the last frame, Captain Bruce Haertle finished off a beautiful pass play engineered by John Titus, and scored his third goal of the night, to tie the count...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Greeley Leads Six to 5-4 Triumph Over Hustling Dartmouth at Arena | 2/19/1953 | See Source »

...three-man liquor board turned thumbs down on the license on the grounds that the beer was being served to minors. The Smoker Committee was annoyed but not surprised by the decision since the board had refused a similar bid last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liquor Licensers Rule Out Permit for Smoker Beer | 2/4/1953 | See Source »

...Three Judges. At the camps, the refugees wait at least six weeks, often longer. They are screened by allied and West German intelligence. Ultimately each stands one day before a three-man tribunal and gets a chance to prove that he is a bona fide political refugee; this means he must show he stood to lose his means of livelihood or his life under the Reds. If he succeeds, he wins the cherished rating which qualifies him to be flown west (at the expense of the West German government) for a chance at a new life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Life in the Shade | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

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