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When WFB wasn't right.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
I found the excerpt from William F. Buckley's book, in which he recounted his disagreement with Ronald Reagan over the Panama Canal (Buckley wanted to turn the Canal over to Panama; Reagan didn't), most interesting ("'United in the Faith, Differing on a Particular,'" October 20). However, Buckley's position was wrong then, and it is wrong now.
I spent about two months in the former Canal Zone, and transited the Canal several times in 1980 on private yachts. That was about the time the U.S. and Panama began to run the Canal jointly through a commission (Panama took total control in 1999). In 1983, I spent another four months there and transited the Canal several more times.
In 1980, the transits were very efficient. The facilities, despite their age, were well-maintained. Waiting times for large ships to begin a transit were usually no more than twelve hours. All the personnel and pilots I met were very knowledgeable and courteous. From the user's standpoint, the ...
- "... Canal will remain vitally important...."
- Magazine article from: Long Island Business News February 9, 1998 700+ words
As former chairman of the Panama Canal Commission, Robert R McMillan is in a...about soybean transportation through the canal. McMillan was named by President George Bush to the Board of the Panama Canal Commission and confirmed by the United...
- Canal the path to revival: Ohio & Erie corridor magnet for development. (Ohio &...
- Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business Wolf, Carol June 20, 1994 700+ words
...During the 1800s, the Ohio & Erie Canal breathed life into the towns created along its banks. Today, the canal is serving the same purpose -- it's...the movement to turn the remnants of the canal into a National Heritage Corridor has...
- Canals for a Nation: The Canal Era in the United States, 1790-1860.(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Business History Review Walton, Gary M. September 22, 1991 700+ words
Canals for a Nation: The Canal Era in the United...celebration of the canals that Shaw provides...sequential growth of the canal network by state...for building the canals, the sectional rivalries...clearly successful Erie Canal in New York as a...
- Canal Digital signs agreement regarding digital terrestrial television in...
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire January 12, 2004 700+ words
...Hugin) (Helsinki/Fornebu, 12 January 2004) CANAL+ Television AB and Canal Digital AS will be the first pay-TV operators in...Finnish television viewers will be able to access the CANAL+ channels in the Finnish digital terrestrial network...
- A Canal Discovered.
- Magazine article from: Canadian Sailings September 11, 2006 700+ words
...Panama and the Suez canals, but I had never even heard of the Kiel Canal. The Kiel Canal was...The Panama and Suez Canals appear to concentrate...ships. The Panama Canal links two oceans, while the other two canals connect two seas...
- Canal restructures rates: Panama Canal is spending on infrastructure for...
- Magazine article from: Traffic World Bounds, Andrew May 13, 2002 700+ words
...For the better part of a century, the Panama Canal operated like a public utility. Its tariffs...plus years since Panama assumed control of the canal from the United States. The Panama Canal Authority is investing in infrastructure. It...
- Canal Plus: arrogance in red.
- Magazine article from: Video Age International January 1, 1999 700+ words
The French pay-TV service Canal Plus has announced nine-month financial results, and they're tinted red. Canal Plus' total revenues are up 21 percent...growth can be traced to an increase in Canal Plus subscribers in France (to 4.4...
- Canal alternatives; These man-made bodies of water are great places to fish for...
- Newspaper article from: Sarasota Herald Tribune Gibson, Steve February 11, 2001 700+ words
...Around Sarasota, canals along Longboat Key...produce. A perimeter canal that runs off Sarasota...County has a plethora of canals from which to choose...the Port Charlotte canal system, Punta Gorda Isles canals and others. In addition...
- Canal Digital Signs Agreement Regarding Digital Terrestrial Television In...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 12, 2004 700+ words
CANAL+ Television AB and Canal Digital AS will be the first pay-TV operators in Finland's digital...this year, Finnish television viewers will be able to access the CANAL+ channels in the Finnish digital terrestrial network. Canal Digital...
- Canal debris pickup might be quick fix.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 29, 2009 700+ words
...Beacon Journal - Ohio) Byline: Bob Downing CANAL FULTON: Work to remove logs, rocks...trash from the drained Ohio & Erie Canal is scheduled to get under way Monday...Stark County Park District and the city of Canal Fulton in an effort to keep the St. Helena...
Source: HighBeam Research, When WFB wasn't right.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)