Panama Canal sovereignty and the long shadow of empire
The piece argues the United States should relinquish control of the Panama Canal Zone, as imperial symbolism undermines Latin American relations, the canal is now obsolete and costly, and senior Americans fear losing privileged enclave status. It recalls 1903 events, Roosevelt era maneuvers, and how empire logic shaped the canal’s birth and the push for a new Panama relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
Washington
Canal Zone
Canal
Panama
Latin America
U.S
Hong Kong
Gibraltar
Panama Canal Zone
Nelson
Napoleon
Europe
Teddy Roosevelt
World
Teddy
Rough
San Juan Hill
Manila Bay
Republic of Colombia
Theodore Roosevelt
Colombia
Bogota
Panama City
Harm’s Way
U.S. Navy
New Republic
French Canal Co
Bennington area notes include road project and new college housing
J J Belotte and Son of Troy NY near completion on the Bennington Brattleboro road east from Woodford top. Bennington College trustees approve three more faculty houses to form a four house group led by the Gray nucleus. Other items mention resort plans, local residents, Lions Club, Vermont officials, and a SI noted quip about church offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington-Brattleboro
Woodford
J.J. Belotte and Son
Troy
N.Y
Bennington College
C.H. Gray
Wilson Rathbun
Pownal
Marion Hardy
Shaftsbury
Anne R. Pratt
Mount Greylock
Cheshire Harbor Trail
The fools who make history The postal clerk who sends Congressional mail to the CIA
A chaotic list of titled positions and quirky roles linked to secrecy and political power. The catalog tags many government and military figures in absurd or conspiratorial terms, implying a broader critique of bureaucratic complicity and influence in state actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Mrs. Ford
White House
Daniel Ellsberg
Capitol
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
Capitol Steps
CIA
Chile
Allende
New York
Africa
Patrice Lumumba
State Department
Telephone Company
Final words on healthcare bills and life’s last lessons
A brief hospital stay prompts reflections on money and mortality. The Kiplinger Magazine notes insurance pressures, while the Burlington Free Press cites the quip about things going before you. The items illustrate media takes on finance, care, and final outcomes.
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Lurie
Dragons
Bennington
Main St
Joseph C. Harsch
Boston
U.S. Treasury
Angola
Mozambique
Algiers
Christian Science Publishing Society
Dorset Hollow
Michel Latif
Bennington Catholic High School
Herdimarie Eilbert
Germany
Don Trachie
West Arlington
Schuyler H. Vander Veer
New England Council of
Lions International
Col
Alexander J. Smith
Montpelier
State Veterans’ Board
Vermont Soldiers Home
Herb Post
Yale College
Yale University
Minnesota
Alexander
Yugoslavia
France
Golan Heights
Syria
Damascus
Church of the Redeemer
Cincinnati
Sports Illustrated
Miller’s
Nice
North
Vermont
Senate
Secretary of Commerce
Air Force
Fidel Castro
Dance Academy
Pentagon
Changing Times
the Kiplinger Magazine
Burlington Free Press
the Treasure Chest
F. Collins
Roberts Drive
North Adams
Mass
Cua Ky
Adams, Mass
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