Word: panama
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Panama Canal was given away for fear the U.S. Army couldn't defend it against rebels, but these same old goats are going to stop the Soviet army in Cuba...
...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...
...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...
...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...