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Word: oculists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first time) that he is retiring. Other Democrats in the race include Segregationist State Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson, 41, and Businessman Winston Chandler, 46. However, Hays's chief rival for the nomination is expected to be the man who ousted him from Congress, Little Rock Oculist Dale Alford, 50, who has yet to announce. The Democratic nominee will face Arkansas' Mr. Republican, Millionaire Rancher Winthrop Rockefeller, brother of New York's Governor Nelson. Winthrop won 44% of the vote in 1964, is given an even chance of winning this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: In the Race | 4/22/1966 | See Source »

...sharp, funny one-act play, written by Slawomir Mrozek and translated from Polish, Charlie deals with three characters and one problem. The characters are an oculist of rather flexible moral convictions (Paul Benedict), an old man with a loaded gun and bad vision (Edward Finnegan), and his solicitous, direct grandson (Richard Shepard). These last two are country people, and they see the problem as a simple one: Grandpa wishes to kill something named "Charlie"; he needs some glasses to recognize him. The doctor has difficulty understanding, though...

Author: By Helen W. Jencks, | Title: Charlie and Funnyhouse of a Negro | 3/27/1965 | See Source »

...PRESIDENT KENNEDY. "I asked my oculist if Kennedy was always covering his eyes to protect himself from flashbulbs, but my oculist said he thought Kennedy was probably just bored. Your President is very young and looks charming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater Abroad: Another Victor Hugo? | 5/4/1962 | See Source »

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