Word: panamanians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...airport, Chiari told Kennedy: "I believe that frankness is the only way two friendly nations can attempt to solve their problems." Friendliness he found-and frankness too. Kennedy offered to settle many of those grievances that do not affect U.S. sovereignty: more employment and higher wages for Panamanians in the Canal Zone, the right to have the Panamanian flag flown next to the U.S. flag everywhere in the Canal Zone, a U.S.-enforced system to withhold the income taxes of Panamanian and non-U.S. workers in the Canal Zone. But the concessions President Chiari had really come to bargain...
...maintains that while it may be paying a low annuity, Panama benefits in other ways. Canal Zone employees and various U.S. agencies spent well over $70 million in Panama last year, $10 million more than Panama's national budget. The figure will probably rise this year. Under Panamanian pressure, Canal Zone commissaries, which have supplied most foodstuffs needed by local residents, may soon cut back...
Zone stores are even now buying heavily from Panamanian producers...
Globemaster-a habitual front runner-spurted boldly into the lead. Through the backstretch, Panamanian Jockey Braulio Baeza kept Sherluck comfortably second, just off Globemaster's slow pace. For the favored Carry Back, "there was no running room anywhere," said his jockey, Johnny Sellers. "When I called on him, he just spit the bit out." In the stretch, Sherluck overhauled Globemaster to win by 2¼ lengths and pay $132.10 for a $2 ticket. Fifteen lengths behind, Carry Back was a dismal seventh...
Died. Ernesto Jaén Guardia, 65, Panamanian businessman-diplomat, who "just happened to be in Panama City" when pro-Axis strongman Arnulfo Arias was deposed on Oct. 9, 1941, was promoted by the Cabinet from Second Vice President to President of Panama and served for all of three hours; of a heart attack; in Panama City. Jaén Guardia became president at 1 p.m., bowed out at 4 p.m. the same day after changing his mind and turning the job over to Justice Minister Ricardo de la Guardia...