Word: panama
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...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...
Negotiators have already hammered out not one but two 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...
Eventually, however, he and a friend began playing in weekend sandlot games in Macombs Dam Park, adjacent to Yankee Stadium. The hitting touch developed in Panama had not deserted him. After a few weeks he caught the eye of a teammate's father who was a "bird dog"-an unofficial unpaid scout -for the Minnesota Twins. A phone call brought a scout; the scout made another call, which, in turn, fetched the Twins' farm director. Finally, when Minnesota came to town for a series with the Yankees, young Carew was brought inside the stadium...
...King Solomon's Mines, the black baseball player from Panama was introduced to Marilynn Levy. Recalls Marilynn: "Sports? I didn't know from the Twins, and like a cocky little broad, I wasn't impressed, didn't want to be bothered. So I said, 'If Tony Curtis walks in, bring him over instead.' " Carew called her a flake. Hardly an auspicious beginning, but he walked her to her car and asked for her telephone number. For the first time in her life, Marilynn Levy gave...
...summer, Carew putters in the yard. Come autumn, he cleans the rain gutters and in winter, the man from Panama shovels snow. Carew is rooted now, and the mercurial moods that marked his early career seldom surface. "When I ask Charryse what Daddy does, she says, 'Daddy strikes out. I explain to her that Daddy doesn't strike out very often. But how can you get mad at fans when your own kids knock you? I leave my game at the park. When I go home to play with my kids, they don't care...