Word: feare
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...runs at least twelve miles a day, lifts weights to increase lung capacity and competes against sprinters in relays to sharpen his speed. No longer do athletes worry about becoming musclebound, says Chemical Engineer George P. Meade in Athletic Records: The Whys and Wherefores. They no longer fear that exertion may damage their hearts; it undoubtedly strengthens them. Quite possibly, says Meade, "the current upsurge of record breaking owes its incidence to adoption of body-building training methods more than to any other single factor...
Marcos. Despite his unquestionable sincerity and ability, Marcos so far has been unable to make much headway toward solving them. Unless he is suddenly able to reverse his country's present trends, many Filipino and U.S. experts fear that the Philippines have all the signs of becoming a major trouble spot in Southeast Asia...
...midday shopping hour, Catherine Seydel, a 22-year-old student, picked out a dress she liked and entered a third-floor booth to try it on. Suddenly she heard a thunderous rumble on the floor above her. When she emerged from the booth, she entered a maelstrom of fear and panic. In rapid succession, flames had erupted in at least three locations around the store. Two of the store's 15 full-time firemen-the building had no sprinklers-tried to douse the flames with hand extinguishers, but retreated in the fast-gathering heat and smoke. Panic seized...
...fear that many of those about to be drafted are unlikely to possess sufficient political sophistication even to question the rhetoric of an emotional patriotism provided as the official justification for fighting in Vietnam. Those who select "alternative service" would merely be contriving an all too convenient solution for their own doubts without coming to terms with the real issues of conscription and the war. Delivered from their "dilemma," it seems likely that these few would be so comfortable performing "alternative service" that they would not "feel like" protesting or demonstrating further. Such persons would simply be exploiting the sacrifices...
Thus, Harvard is unwilling to settle with the Lithographers for fear of having a "high-grade contract" on the books. Recognizing the BGMA's professional negotiators, in the minds of University officials, might mean that Harvard would also have to settle with he Lithographers. "These are legitimate fears," one observer said, "but they're fears other employers have had to face...