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City Councillor Jonathan S. Myers said Walsh's resignation would enable the council to function more effec- tively...

Author: By Terry H. Lanson, | Title: Walsh Convicted on 41 Counts | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

...Gary Stiller, who represented the CentralSquare Neighborhood Coalition on the committee,said that the shelter "does not need to be locatednear the center of town to be effec...

Author: By Quentin A. Palfrey, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Shelter Location Disputed | 12/11/1992 | See Source »

...anniversary of V-E day very heavily. Well, to a lot of people, the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous is an equivalent milestone." Small wonder. The loosely knit group, which now comprises more than 1 million people, one-third of whom are women, has firmly established itself as the most effec tive way for alcoholics to stay sober--and alive. One study estimates that 34% of those who join beat the bottle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Fifty Years, a Day At a Time | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

...strengthen the staff, Reagan last week named William Timmons as his political director. Though Timmons has worked for Reagan's G.O.P. rivals in past presidential races, he was selected because of his close ties to the party's moderate wing and because he had served effec -tively as a White House liaison with Congress. Timmons has been running a successful lobbying operation in Washington that, along with work for other major cli ents, helped Chrysler get its loan guarantee. In command of the campaign's 20 regional directors and 50 state chairmen, Timmons will be responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Who's in Charge Here? | 7/14/1980 | See Source »

...amplifier which Physicist Edward Elway Free built for Commander Macneil, builds up the fog-eye's currents until they are strong enough to turn on warning lights, ring a gong. The fog-eye can detect differences of temperature of one-fifty-thousandth of a degree Centigrade. Its theoretical effec- tiveness is the heat of a candle eight miles away. The amplifier reacts to direct electrical currents as small as one-five-billionths of an ampere or, said plump Dr. Free at the fog-eye demonstration, "about what is produced in your own pocket by carrying copper and silver money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Fog-Eye | 5/8/1933 | See Source »

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