Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... vessels that were built that were in excess of 60,000 deadweight tons . Let me just state here parenthetically that the ability to get through the canal is based upon tonnage , and is based upon the beam of your vessel , the restriction ...
... vessels that were built that were in excess of 60,000 deadweight tons . Let me just state here parenthetically that the ability to get through the canal is based upon tonnage , and is based upon the beam of your vessel , the restriction ...
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... vessels are being added . Most of these new vessels - according to the last figures we have , 66 percent of these new vessels - will not be able to transit the present Panama Canal . The next chart I show takes this construction growth ...
... vessels are being added . Most of these new vessels - according to the last figures we have , 66 percent of these new vessels - will not be able to transit the present Panama Canal . The next chart I show takes this construction growth ...
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... vessels , now increasingly specialized as a result of the con- tainer revolution , are also growing in average size , and in fact the largest vessels to transit the canal to date have been the British - registered container ships Tokyo ...
... vessels , now increasingly specialized as a result of the con- tainer revolution , are also growing in average size , and in fact the largest vessels to transit the canal to date have been the British - registered container ships Tokyo ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
2 Senator Robert Byrd February 27 1978___ | 166 |
Laxalt March 1 1978 | 218 |
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$10 million 1978 Congressional Record agree agreement Allen American April April 18 Article Bunau-Varilla BYRD Canal operating Canal Zone colleague Colombia Congress consent Constitution costs debate DeConcini defend the canal defense Dole economic fact force going Goldwater GRAVEL Harry F Hatch Hatfield Helms interest issue Isthmus Isthmus of Panama Javits land Latin America LAXALT Leahy level canal Magnuson March 16 McGovern ment Muskie negotiate Neutrality Treaty Panama Canal Commission Panama Canal Company Panama Canal Treaty Panama Canal Zone Panamanian Parties Paul G payments to Panama percent President question Republic of Panama resolution of ratification result was announced-yeas revenues Ribicoff ROBERT Sarbanes Schweiker sea-level canal Senator from Alaska Senator from Utah Senator yield Senator's ships staff study statement territory tion toll increase tonnage Torrijos transfer transit treaty power U.S. Government U.S. military U.S. Senate understand United Unprinted Amendment vessels Weicker