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...second unexpected rebellion, the House refused to pass legislation that would begin carrying out the Panama Canal treaties, which require that the waterway be turned over to Panama...
Until that date, the pacts stipulate that the canal be administered by a U.S. Government commission. The Administration wanted the commission to be largely autonomous. But conservatives in the House have insisted on nearly complete Government control, chiefly by using annual congressional appropriations to finance the commission's operating costs...
...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...
...George Hansen (R-Idaho) also favored defeat of the measure. "With Soviet combat troops in the Caribbean, do we dare give away the Panama Canal? Those Russian troops are training Marxist terrorists all over the Caribbean," Hansen said...
Vice President Walter F. Mondale and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance will fly to Panama Monday to participate in ceremonies marking the end of full U.S. possession of the canal...