Word: forehead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...restless couch, led him to a dim room where two plain coffins stood by the wall. Because the British insisted on burial in the prison courtyard, i.e., in unhallowed ground, the Orthodox priest could not hold service. He read briefly from the Bible, then kissed each man on the forehead. They died bravely, he said...
...lanky singer flails furious rhythms on his guitar, every now and then breaking a string. In a pivoting stance, his hips swing sensuously from side to side and his entire body takes on a frantic quiver, as if he had swallowed a jackhammer. Full-cut hair tousles over his forehead, and sideburns frame his petulant, full-lipped face. His style is partly hillbilly, partly socking rock 'n' roll. His loud baritone goes raw and whining in the high notes, but down low it is rich and round. As he throws himself into one of his specialties-Heartbreak Hotel...
Getaway Day. In Houston, Mrs. Sammie Lee Hicks described her husband for the missing persons bureau: "He has a flat forehead and a large nose and mouth. All in all, he looks like a horse...
...different sort flew into New Delhi last week. Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan, an adroit Armenian trader, was greeted by Nehru in the midst of the Hindu spring festival of Holi, grinned in the standard circuit-riding Russian impersonation of a fine fellow as India's Premier smeared his forehead and Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov's face with vermilion in traditional observance of India's lighthearted Holiday. Then, with his 50 experts, Russia's No. 1 missionary of trade got right down to business...
Today's Boxing Rules show the realization, however, that the boxers in 1930-37 might have just been very lucky. Every boxer must now use 12-ounce gloves (vs. 10-ounce in 1930's). Headgeers which also protect the ears and forehead are required. And fighters must have steel athletic supporters and a rubber mouth piece. In addition, the ring must have a mat with a two-inch padding...