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...brother of Sol Linowitz, a former chairman of Xerox Corp. and now chief U.S. negotiator for a new Panama Canal treaty...
Skinny Kid. Carew is fonder of the Medal of Honor given to him by his native Panama. Says he proudly: "I'm the only athlete ever to have won it." The feeling reveals something of his deep and continuing attachment to his Latin background. Although he has now lived in the U.S. longer than in Panama, he has not sought American citizenship. Asked by a reporter what it would be like to be an American folk hero, he replied with some astonishment: "I'm a Panamanian citizen. How can I be an American folk hero?" He explains...
Both Vance and Panama's Foreign Minister, Nicolás Gonáalez Revilla, agreed that significant progress has been made in the talks between their nations. Vance indicated that a draft treaty could be ready by summer's end, although the Panamanian warned that "negotiations have not been easy and will not be until the last moment." Both sides have agreed in principle that Panama will take full control of the Zone in the year 2000 and that shipping of all nations will be guaranteed passage through the ca nal. Progress has also been made...
...Panama. "It's a foregone conclusion," said one Latin American diplomat. "The treaty [by which the U.S. will transfer sovereignty over the Canal Zone to Panama] is almost signed. Carter's desire to get a treaty has changed everything. The screaming is over...
...Japan's supply of oil from the Middle East. But that would require presidential approval and congressional concurrence. The President's decision is expected this week or next. The only other immediate way to use all the oil would be to ship it by tanker through the Panama Canal to the U.S. Gulf Coast, a long and expensive haul...