Word: alarms
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When former Premier Aldo Moro was kidnaped in 1978 by Red Brigades terrorists and held hostage against the release of 13 imprisoned brigatisti, Italy was convulsed with shock and alarm. The ruling Christian Democratic Party took a hard line on negotiating for his release, and 54 days later Moro's dead body was found in the back of a red Renault...
Officials in Manila and Washington responded with varying degrees of alarm. Despite a large pro-Aquino rally at midweek and the President's calm assurances that she does "not feel threatened by Minister Enrile," some prophesied Enrile's dismissal, others his resignation. There were predictions that Enrile would try to wring concessions from Aquino that would render the President a figurehead. Some officials even heard the faint rumbles of a coup. All agreed, however, that Aquino was facing the toughest political challenge since she assumed office...
Despite the alarm, many AIDS experts are quick to point out that not all heterosexuals are equally vulnerable. "Any sexually active individual in this society is at some risk, but the risk is different for different people," says Gerald Friedland, associate professor of medicine at New York City's Montefiore Medical Center and a specialist in the study of AIDS transmission. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recorded 999 cases of heterosexually acquired AIDS. Less than half (446) of the victims acquired the disease in the U.S.; most of those are women who were associated with drug users...
...alarm has sounded among educators and civil libertarians. They see the decision handed down October 24 in a federal district court as tantamount to turning the schools into a smorgasbord from which parents pick and choose their childrens' education. The real impact of the ruling, however, may not be felt in the nation's schoolrooms, but in its courts...
...alarm rings at seven...