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Word: conned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lucky Shots. As his confessions reveal, Reisman was never quite comfortable on the tournament circuit. The lifelong con man preferred to hustle-to persuade naïfs that he was past his prime, that in a $100 game he could no longer give away 15 points and still win. Reisman's professional reputation stopped growing years ago, but in the gamblers' world he remains a legend-the equal of Minnesota Fats and Bobby Riggs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Lifelong Hustle | 11/11/1974 | See Source »

...awesome, as befits what is intended to be a comedy. An ever-open convertible is often glimpsed gleaming invitingly in the ceaselessly shining sun. The car is a symbol of the footloose lifestyle Moze and Addie Pray (Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster) have chosen as the best way for con man and girl to survive the Depression '30s. It is, apparently, a rolling Camelot. The pair have yet to encounter any bad weather, let alone any bad vibes on ABC the roads they (theoretically) share with the dispossessed multitudes inscribed on our consciousness by the fiction and photography...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Viewpoints: Nostalgia on Wheels | 11/11/1974 | See Source »

...proposals of his own. One sug- gestion was what he described as "sequential negotiations" in which Israel and Egypt would take the lead in be ginning the second round of peace talks this year. Jordan and Israel would commence talks after that, either simultaneously or after the Egyptian talks con cluded (estimated deadline: in about six months). Since both sides agree that the U.S. is still the essential mediator, and since the Arabs still resist face-to-face meetings with Israel, American negotiators also propose talks among sub-ministers - with Assistant Secretary of State Joseph J. Sisco representing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Seeking Peace Amid New Sounds of War | 10/21/1974 | See Source »

...James L. Buckley (Con.-N.Y.) has proposed an amendment that would exempt from the law all files considered confidential before September 1974. The Buckley amendment would also allow students to waive the right of access to their files...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Privacy Committee to Seek Faculty Vote on Files Law | 10/19/1974 | See Source »

Third Season Cambridge Concert Series presents its first concert: Edward Tarr, trumpet, and George Kent, organ, playing Baroque, Classic, and con-temporary works. Tickets $3.50. Sunday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Classical | 10/17/1974 | See Source »

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