Word: panics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...come to the U.S. personally to plead with President Nixon for urgent arms aid. It could be a secret visit. I rejected the idea out of hand and without checking with Nixon. Golda's leaving while a major battle was going on would be a sign of such panic that it might bring in all the Arab states still on the sidelines. It would leave Israel leaderless when Golda's dauntless courage was most needed. (I learned after the war that at this very moment some senior Israeli ministers were recommending a withdrawal deep into the Sinai...
...billion shortfall, shrinking only to $82.9 billion in 1984. Worse yet, the Congressional Budget Office disputed those figures, pegging the 1983 deficit at a staggering $157 billion and predicting a climb to $188 billion in 1984 and a whopping $208 billion in 1985. "There's a lot of panic among the Republicans," said New York G.O.P. Congressman Barber Conable. "They are splattering all over the ceiling...
...good remedy for the current economic problems. For 20 years the U.S. has suffered from stop-go policies. As soon as unemployment started to climb, the battle against inflation ended. Then when prices began to jump, policy was reversed again. Said Feldstein: "The greatest danger is that we panic and undo all the gains we have achieved in reducing inflation and easing the burden of excessive federal spending...
With a few careers, even planning does not help much. Says Houston Architect Leslie Davidson, 31, 4½ months along with her second child: "As far as it being chic to be pregnant, no way. Clients see the maternity dress, and they panic. They think, 'She'll be sick all the time. She'll be delivering when my job is under construction...
...takes her to what she would probably call a "real classy joint." But Suzy's a hooker, albeit a fledgling one, and she's not quite sure how to behave. The maitre d' is wearing black tie, and Doc orders crab, a difficult food under any circumstances. Fighting panic. Suzy falls back on an age-old rule: when in doubt, move slowly. Striking a pose of quiet mystery, she eyes her partner and carefully mimics his crab-eating etiquette, staying at least two bites behind him. When dinner is over, she hasn't engaged him in brilliant conversation...