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Word: forelocks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...into battle on the ringing cry of "millions for defense but not one cent for tribute"-would lend itself to meeting his extortionist demands. Little did he know. Although great efforts were made to keep the whole thing secret, it was soon as obvious as John Kennedy's forelock that the President himself had taken the initiative in setting up the Roosevelt-Reuther-Eisenhower movement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Castro's Ransom | 6/2/1961 | See Source »

Contrary to some beliefs, he does not finger any lucky charms in his pocket, but merely imprisons his hands to keep from giving in to nervous habits. Kennedy is a knuckle rubber (fourth finger, left hand), forelock brusher, tie-knot shifter and teeth tapper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Capital Notes: Feb. 24, 1961 | 2/24/1961 | See Source »

Wilder and greasier than the porpoise, Presley came abumping onscreen, wearing boots and a tuxedo, his double-folded forelock bobbing above his head like a Vaseline halo. As he sang Fame and Fortune and Stuck on You, his feet tapped, his hands clapped, and his hips wrestled with each other. The voice was ordinary whine, on the point of becoming vinegar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: One of the Worst | 5/23/1960 | See Source »

...famed forelock trimmed and brushed back in a styling that made him look somewhat more mature, 42-year-old Jack Kennedy recalled strong and weak Presidents of the past, said that "the American people in 1960 have an imperative right to know what any man bidding for the presidency thinks about the place he is bidding for-whether he is aware of and willing to use the powerful resources of that office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Fight Talk | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

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