Word: appointing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from the Democratic machine, gave himself a quick whitewash and bounded onstage gleaming like the driven snow and shouting that he was an Independent. To Tammany's horror, the acting mayor began getting applause, particularly after he took advantage of the Brooklyn gambling scandal (TIME, Oct. 9) to appoint big, reassuring Tom Murphy, the Alger Hiss prosecutor, as police commissioner...
...major changes have been proposed in the new constitution. Members will have a February to February term instead of September to June. The Council will also have power to appoint six instead of three members...
...raid wardens in the near future, Cambridge's Civilian Defense Chief Walter L. Cronin said yesterday. After discussing his plans with vice-president Reynolds, Cronin said that they both agreed that the University's civil defense set-up will be identical with the city's. Cronin will appoint a faculty member as deputy civilian defense chief in charge of the University area...
...committee will appoint captains for each dormitory entry to act as representatives. The program will include touch football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, swimming, and squash...
...provocative response last year to a letter he had written to the President. State Senator Neal Bishop, knowing full well Harry Truman's dislike of John L. Lewis, had facetiously suggested putting up Mr. Lewis for Ambassador to Russia. The President's reply: "I've already appointed a good man to that post, and for your information I wouldn't appoint John L. Lewis dogcatcher...