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House members rejected a similar measure last week. However, they approved the new bill 232 to 188 after treaty supporters argued that defeat of the bill might cause problems in Panama...
WASHINGTON--The House yesterday passed and sent to President Carter a bill providing for a U.S.-controlled commission that will operate the Panama Canal until Panama assumes control...
...Senate passed the bill on Tuesday...
...debate before yesterday's final vote, House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill (D-Mass.) said Latin Americans believe the canal is "the apple of American imperialism," and he said he favors passage of the bill...
...bill's floor manager, John M. Murphy (D-N.Y.), said yesterday rejection of the bill could spark violence in Panama. "A time bomb is ticking away," he said. "We have one week before we might face chaos in Panama...