Word: panics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Morris had been known for his playful pranks at Harvard and continued to have computer access at Aiken after working there last summer. Morris also reportedly telephoned the two Aiken workers in a panic the night the computer program was released...
...just blue books that get to me. It's innocent looking brick houses. I do not mean to offend those who work so hard there to make it a comfortable and practical utility on campus. I know that it's meant to soothe panic about our future...
...Indian Ocean. When the planes landed four hours later on one of the 1,200 coral atolls that make up the Republic of Maldives, hundreds of elite Indian troops charged out onto the tarmac, rifles at the ready. But the mere sight of the Indian planes had struck panic among a band of mercenaries trying to bring off a coup d'etat against the government of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and they quickly fled in boats. Three days later, commandos from an Indian frigate forced the high-seas surrender of the mercenaries...
...daily chemical feast seem pretty good. If food and water were as dangerous as some people think, a lot more of us would be getting sick. U.S. food and water supplies have undeniable problems that need increased attention from the Government and consumers. Even so, the current climate of panic and paranoia is an overreaction...
COVER: Was the fruit ban panic or prudence? How safe is our food and water? Two tainted grapes and a scare over apples lead to the destruction of tons of fruit. Are Americans overly sensitive to risk, or are there justifiable fears about what we eat and drink? -- Why Bush approved a ban on imported semiautomatic weapons. -- Did Reagan lie about, or merely forget, his efforts for the contras? -- A custody dispute over fertilized eggs...