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...most protracted and politically sensitive diplomatic disputes in American history is rapidly reaching a turning point. U.S. and Panamanian negotiators in Washington hope to initial the draft of the first major agreements on the Canal Zone since the U.S. extracted jurisdiction over the area in a treaty forced upon the fledgling Republic of Panama in 1903. Very soon, perhaps within the next two weeks, a new deal can be struck-if one final, formidable obstacle can be overcome. That issue is how much money the U.S. should pay Panama before relinquishing the last remnants of control over the canal...
...treaties. The main document totally erases the old treaty under which the U.S. could exercise authority "as if sovereign"-a contentious phrase that provided for colonial power over the zone. Instead, Panama would gain full jurisdiction over the zone within three years. Meanwhile, the U.S. would operate the canal itself until Dec. 31, 1999-and then turn it over to Panama. Some 3,500 Americans working for the Panama Canal Co., which is entirely owned by the U.S. Government, would lose such perks as subsidized housing and bargain shopping at official stores; they would simply live as foreigners subject...
...brother of Sol Linowitz, a former chairman of Xerox Corp. and now chief U.S. negotiator for a new Panama Canal treaty...
Carew's climb to prominence-to being a folk hero in two nations-was long and slow, tempered by illness and early poverty. On Oct. 1, 1945, Olga Carew knew her baby was due and started the journey by train from Gatun, on the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone, to Gamboa, where doctors in the clinic could attend the child's birth. But the baby would not wait, so Margaret Allen, a nurse, and Dr. Rodney Cline, a physician, both of whom happened to be aboard the train, delivered the woman's second son. The nurse...
...fifth grade in September, and a dozen or so other fourth-through sixth-graders will read and compile handbooks on the subject of transportation. They will also take field trips to Washington's Air and Space Museum, ride the Metro and travel down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on a mule-drawn barge. What were Amy's qualifications to join the highly selective group? Well, for one thing, the directors felt that she showed a strong potential for leadership...