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Word: sidekicks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...designated hours on specified days, Bomp would call a San Francisco number to chat with a sidekick named Jimmy Fratianno; at other times he would dial a Las Vegas booth for messages from Tony Spilotro, a Chicago gang heavyweight. He also received calls at the booth. A Mafia member for 40 years, Bomp was a consequential figure in the Mob hierarchy. He was also an informant for the FBI, the highest-placed Mafioso in that role...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: New Mafia Killer: A Silenced .22 | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

Brown didn't give up without a fight; Carell finished with five tallies and sidekick John Meister matched his point total with two goals and three assists. But the Bruins never got close enough to launch a serious rally, and Harvard cruised to the 18-11 final margin...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Martin, Crimson Stickmen Plaster Brown, 18-11 | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

...that French has left McEneaney alone at Cornell, Hanna has the best one-two attack punch in the Ivy League: Second-team All-American Wickie Sollers (49-19-68) and his All-Ivy sidekick Dave Tickner (34-32-66). Both players will undoubtedly break the school's career scoring record by midseason...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Ivy League Lacrosse Title Chase Heats Up; Revenge-Minded Harvard Hosts Brown Today | 4/16/1977 | See Source »

...rights, that impenetrability would destroy the show for anyone not in line for a Harvard law degree. The plot is a nonsensical satire of Sherlock Holmes, who arrives with his flaky sidekick to root out evil in the form of an improbable version of Professor Moriarty. It is as outrageous as a plot can be, serving only as a thin vehicle for strings of lawyerly jokes. These range from imitations of professors (if they're all as good as the one of Roberto Unger, the only professor whose lecture style undergraduates are likely to recognize, they're very funny...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: A Confidential Guide | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

...share of the crime perfect. And Harry Dorfman, as the inspector who wishes the criminals in his district would be "a bit more industrious and inventive," turns in what Thornblade, mispronouncing his favorite adjective, would call a "consummate" performance. Dorfman's moments at the police station with his amiable sidekick Grover Bagby, well played by Martin Marks, almost (forgive the expression) steal the show...

Author: By Diane Sherlock, | Title: An Almost Perfect Crime | 3/5/1977 | See Source »

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