Bork Would Stand Out, by a Whisker
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WASHINGTON — Bushy-bearded Robert H. Bork apparently would be the first member of the Supreme Court to sport chin whiskers in 46 years, if his nomination is confirmed by the Senate.
A check Wednesday of the high court roster showed that Bork’s beard will be the first since the classic Vandyke of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, who presided until June, 1941.
The present court does have a mustachioed member, Justice Thurgood Marshall. His is modest compared to the handlebar growth of Oliver Wendell Holmes, who served until 1932.
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