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Word: pimp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Four years ago, an elderly convicted pimp appeared in a Seattle court for sentencing. Instead of sending him to the slammer, the judge ordered him to contribute $3,000 to begin a scholarship fund for prostitutes who want to go to college. "One of the biggest hassles for a prostitute is getting the money for education," says Jennifer James, an anthropologist at the University of Washington and one of the trustees of the fund. "The only solution seems to be to go back to prostitution or deal with the bureaucracy, and I can see why a prostitute would find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: Male and Female | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

...transcripts before the new governors. The CIA concentrated heavily on discovering the secrets of Cubans, Soviets and satellites. Agents installed eavesdropping bugs in apartments. Lip readers studied films taken of Soviet officials strolling in their embassy gardens. If the subtle approach failed, the Company happily played the role of pimp for overamorous Soviet officials. One was lured into bed by a comely agent, where his performance -said to be remarkable-was photographed and recorded for possible future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Company Man | 8/4/1975 | See Source »

...team (the "world renowned Barooklyn Bimmmmmboos") scrounging around for the carnival trade in scraggly Southern hamlets. Not only do the Bimbos play their exhibitions in drag, but they boast one of the shortest shortstops in captivity: Midget "Pogo" Burns, a onetime private detective now running from the giant black pimp he once shot up in San Francisco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/7/1975 | See Source »

...notions were no longer welcome. He has sharply trimmed the budget requests of every government department and asked the legislature to consolidate several top administration jobs. But his problem is that he cannot contain his indignation. He infuriated members of both parties when he called a legislator a "common pimp." He also referred to opponents as "criminals" and declared that "it is the professional politicians who prostitute the system." By displaying his pique, he has impaired his cost-cutting program, even though most politicians agree with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: No More Wine and Roses | 4/14/1975 | See Source »

...Dostoyevskian man. He must risk the bundle in Las Vegas (where he doubles it), then lose it all on some unwise basketball bets. He finally settles the matter by getting his favorite student -a black -to shave points in a game, then expiate that sin by provoking a black pimp and whore to punish him unwittingly in a switchblade battle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mad Fantasy | 10/28/1974 | See Source »

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