Pan as Market Panic? A playful etymology piece
A light essay links Wall Street fear to the myth of Pan and then surveys the origins of common business terms. It traces words like company, manufacture, bribe, budget, accumulate, bill, and amortize to Roman and Latin roots with brief notes on their modern senses.
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Pai
Pan
Wall Street
Merriam- Webster
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Senate Extends Hill Burton Fund For Three More Years
The Senate approved a 2.76 billion bill to extend Hill Burton hospital aid for three years. It authorizes 1.26 billion for construction and modernization and 1.5 billion in guaranteed loans, plus government interest subsidies not requested by Nixon. A House-Senate conference replaced the Senate formula with a two year study on possible aid formula changes.
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