Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... tonnage , and is based upon the beam of your vessel , the restriction on beam being 107 feet . The tonnage that can pass the canal varies , depending upon draft and beam of the vessel , from 60,000 to 80,000 deadweight tons . So I draw ...
... tonnage , and is based upon the beam of your vessel , the restriction on beam being 107 feet . The tonnage that can pass the canal varies , depending upon draft and beam of the vessel , from 60,000 to 80,000 deadweight tons . So I draw ...
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... tonnage cannot now move through the Panama Canal . It is on that basis that the Senator has made his very strong argument for the sea - level canal . That does not minimize the continued utility , in my view at least , of the existing ...
... tonnage cannot now move through the Panama Canal . It is on that basis that the Senator has made his very strong argument for the sea - level canal . That does not minimize the continued utility , in my view at least , of the existing ...
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... tonnage , the world's tonnage , the carrying capacity that is con- tained in all the ships . The point he was making was in terms of the world's tonnage . Whereas 90 percent of that tonnage could go through the canal in 1966 , only 42 ...
... tonnage , the world's tonnage , the carrying capacity that is con- tained in all the ships . The point he was making was in terms of the world's tonnage . Whereas 90 percent of that tonnage could go through the canal in 1966 , only 42 ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
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3 Senator John Stennis March 8 1978 | 189 |
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1978 Congressional Record Abourezk agreed agreement Allen America April 18 Article Bayh Bellmon Bentsen Bunau-Varilla Byrd Canal Zone Colombia Committee Congress Constitution costs Curtis debate DeConcini defend the canal defense Dole Durkin economic force Foreign Relations Garn going Goldwater GRAVEL Harry F Hatch Hatfield Hayakawa Helms Hollings interest INTERSEA issue Isthmus of Panama Javits LAXALT Leahy legislation level canal Magnuson March 16 Matsunaga McClure McGovern ment Metzenbaum million Moynihan Muskie negotiate Neutrality Treaty operation Panama Canal Commission Panama Canal Treaty Panama Canal Zone Panamanian Paul G percent President proposed Republic of Panama Reservation resolution of ratification result was announced-yeas revenues Ribicoff Riegle ROBERT Rollcall Vote Sarbanes Sarbanes Sasser Schweiker Scott Stevens sea-level canal ships Sparkman Stafford Stafford Stevenson Stennis territory Thurmond tion toll tonnage Torrijos transit treaty power U.S. Congress U.S. Government U.S. military U.S. Senate United vessels Weicker Weicker Williams Zorinsky