Word: panic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Linton and Psychologist Jack D. Hain had originally feared that the withdrawn, introverted patients might become disorganized and panic under the drug; they were surprised to find that their rigid control-which may be a part of their emotional illness-proved enough to sustain them through an experience that they disliked intensely. Only the subjects who might normally be classed as sensation seekers reacted like thrilled acidheads...
...drop in transistor prices was more than offset by increased demand, a microcircuitry price cut might be healthy. So why did Fairchild take such a beating? "Well," explained one trader,"there is one thing to understand. Even though brokers may know better, buying breeds buying and selling breeds selling. Panic here is exaggerated." Fairchild now understands-both ways...
...favorite gig was at Mister Kelly's in Chicago, which burned down while they were onstage. The band played Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and Nic stepped out to reassure the patrons: "Don't worry, my partner once quieted down an audience in a fire to avoid panic, and they all burned to death...
...suspects, including Mohamed Ruwainy, Sallal's ex-Minister for Tribal Affairs, and Colonel Hadi Issa, former deputy chief of staff of Sallal's armed forces. Sallal's government accused Ruwainy and Issa of organizing a "subversive network seeking to plunge the country into terrorism and panic" and planning a campaign of assassination-financed by Saudi Arabia, Britain, Israel and the U.S. After a 31-hour trial, Ruwainy, Issa and five others were marched into San'a's main square and executed. Eight others who were tried with them received prison sentences ranging from five years...
...long-term investments, depriving the bank of needed cash. Predictably, Intra's closing started a run that threatened to bankrupt other Beirut banks. At a twelve-hour emergency night session, the Lebanese Cabinet ordered a three-day bank holiday to stall for time. To avert another kind of panic, Beirut's stock exchange also closed. So did department stores and shops, bringing business in the city close to a standstill. Finally, the government pledged its $200 million reserves (mostly in gold) to bail out all the banks but Intra, which it feared might involve too large a risk...