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Johnnie Walker, Red. The faint suggestion of a smile worked at the corners of Molotov's mouth as he left the third day's proceedings: Was he mistaken, or had Britain and France seemed not quite so anxious as the U.S. to shut him up and move on? At the delegates' bar, where Eden and Bidault sipped cocktails and Dulles munched a sandwich, Molotov confidently downed two shots of Johnnie Walker (Red Label...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Big Duel | 2/8/1954 | See Source »

...sample containing Carbon 14 (perhaps from a Sumerian tomb) is dissolved in a hydrocarbon fluid in a 4-in. tube. Radiation from its unstable atoms makes the liquid give flashes of light. They are too faint for human eyes to see, but photomultiplier tubes pick them up. The whole system is immersed in liquid mercury. As a further safeguard, the counting apparatus is adjusted so that it ignores all flashes of light too weak or too strong to come from Carbon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Atomic Gadgets | 2/8/1954 | See Source »

...talk to Josephine. He broke into the basement of her Brooklyn home, stole up toward her bedroom and was pounced upon by her indignant father. At week's end, Sigmund Welt was being held at Kings County Hospital for observation, while Josephine held out only a faint hope of a happy ending. Said she: "Well, yes, I do still love him, but how can I tell what we'll do? Time will tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: All Expenses Paid | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

...some sections of the U.S. last week, the rumble of recession grew. But in most the sounds were still faint and far away. Largely because of seasonal layoffs, unemployment jumped to 1,830,000 during the month of December, leading Government experts to forecast a total of 2,000,000 jobless by the end of January...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Seesaw | 1/18/1954 | See Source »

...legs. He went down in a heap with Tom on top. Our hero was feeling about for the valise, when he felt a stunning blow on the back of his head. He turned over quickly to see Morse in the act of delivering a second kick. Tom grew faint, and dimly saw the leader of the gang reach down for the valise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Chip Off the Old Block | 1/4/1954 | See Source »

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