Word: panic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Panic Button. Though Bundy's talk of dissolution may have been overdramatic, his comments focused wide attention on the plight of philanthropic organizations: at a time when their gifts are more urgently needed, they have less to give. Before the stock-market slide, good times lured many foundations into the habit of dipping into capital for important projects. Over the past two years, Ford has given away about $494 million-well over twice its income...
Saturday morning, Byhalia was crawling with sheriff's deputies, Highway Patrolmen, and reporters from Memphis. The atmosphere of the town was a mixture of fear and panic as rumors spread that at least three other merchants had received telephone threats that their stores would be fire-bombed. The board of aldermen met in special session throughout the afternoon, and decided to deputize several local residents to assist county and state police in patrolling the town that night. After the meeting, a reporter asked the mayor whether any black residents would be deputized. He replied, "You can't get a Negro...
...flush again; at last week's close, the Dow was more than 35% below its alltime high of 1051, reached on Jan. 11, 1973. The plunge has occurred not because of any enormous wave of selling but through a day-to-day crumbling of prices on moderate volume-"panic on the installment plan" in the words of Wall Street's gallows wits...
...find the busy Executive distracted from the pursuit of the war by a wife (Sada Thompson) far gone in status panic-running up huge bills, insulting society ladies, publicly accusing her husband of infidelity, even being investigated for disloyalty by a congressional committee. Lincoln's nobility in the face of this passeth all understanding, despite a canny, understated performance by Hal Holbrook...
...Dudley Court Hotel, matters were more terrifying for 21 tourists huddled in the cellar. The building was raked with machine-gun fire. Propane tanks in the kitchen were shattered, and the gas seeped into the cellar where it was mistaken for chemical-warfare gas, creating momentary panic. The tourists had draped a large Union Jack over the hotel entrance, and it too was stitched with shots. After the shooting, one of the group complained to a Turkish major in charge about the desecration of the British flag. In response the major summoned the lieutenant in charge of the offending patrol...