Word: canal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...main strength is tankers, and wisely so. In the mid-1950s, when Onassis began building supertankers, which later grew to 250,000 tons, he was told that they would never pay because they could not negotiate the Suez Canal. When Nasser closed the canal in 1956, Onassis made more millions with his swift hauls around the Cape...
...resolution passed last November. In effect, it called for both Israeli troop withdrawals and Arab recognition of the right of every state in the area "to live in peace." The Egyptians also said that once a settlement was achieved, Israeli ships would be permitted the use of the Suez Canal...
...military force, which took exception to his highhanded policies and acted jointly with Arias' political enemies. The same thing happened again last week. Only eleven days after his inauguration for his latest term, the National Guard once more ousted Arias, who fled to safety in the U.S.-controlled Canal Zone...
...civilians off the streets of the country's two main cities, Panama City and Colón, seize the radio stations and close the international airport. Arias, 67, who is experienced in such matters, at once drove the half-mile from Panama City to the haven of the Canal Zone...
...elections held for the presidency and National Assembly. Torrijos promised that Guard officers would not be allowed to run for office. Whoever comes to power in Panama must face the extremely sensitive task of negotiating a new treaty with the U.S. about the status of the 54-year-old canal and the possibility of building a new one. The political rallying cry in Panama is for the U.S. to give up sovereignty and control of the 557-sq.-mi. Canal Zone. The Zone has been under U.S. administration since the Americans opened the canal in 1914, and nationalist sentiment runs...