Word: panics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Theories are, of course, of little use for those now suffering or at high risk of contracting AIDS. Panic has set in on Greenwich Village streets and in "the Castro," San Francisco's gay quarter. Local AIDS hot lines are receiving 30 calls a day. There is evidence that at least some gays are curbing their night life out of fear...
Because few portfolio managers were willing to risk missing a major market rally, a buying panic quickly built up. When the exchange finally closed at 4 p.m., the Dow had risen by a record 38.81 points, to 831.24, on a volume of 92.86 million shares. Exhausted but elated, the traders cheered lustily, tossed confetti into the air and kept the bar at the stock exchange restaurant open until 8 p.m., an hour after its usual closing time. The one-day spurt eclipsed the old mark of 35.34 set on Nov. 1, 1978, when President Carter announced his emergency program...
...result has been a combination of panic, confusion and anger as Mexicans awaited the government's next move. "This is like Russia," said a 54-year-old Mexico City librarian who saves her money in dollars to go on a yearly trip. "We are trapped. It is against the working people who save their money for some simple pleasures." The anger has been aimed largely at President López Portillo, who on Dec. 1 will turn power over to his hand-picked successor, Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, who won 74% of the vote in last month...
...majority of herpes sufferers are not destroyed or unalterably changed by their condition. Panic only leads to stress, and stress is a major contributor to recurrences. We favor rational education and an expanded research effort as the best ways to fight herpes...
After the shelling ended, residents of West Beirut again displayed their resilience, thronging the streets to perform their shopping rounds. Occasionally, the supersonic scream of an Israeli jet on a mock bombing run caused a momentary flutter of panic. Most people ignored the threat of renewed fighting, taking advantage of the lull to stock up on supplies from East Beirut...