(Archived document, may contain errors) 31 August 31. 1977 THE CANAL ZONE PANAMA AND THE US 1 SUMMARY OF CONTENTS I Brief Historical Background 1 Early Interest 1 Creation of Panama 2 Acquisition of Zone 3 I1 Importance to the United. States and to the Western World 3 Economic Importance 3 Military Importance 4 I11 Benefits to Panama 4 IV Towards a New Treaty 5 Demonstrations 5 Kissinger-Tack Principles 5 Summary of Major Arguments 6 InFavor 6 Opposed 7 V Special Interests 9 U.S.Banks 9 Panama Economy 9 VI Congressional Approval 10 1.7
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Like other cities in Orange County and around the world, Newport Beach is not alone in its experiences in a year shaped largely by the ongoing pandemic and sweeping shutdown orders.
The city saw beach closures, tragedy, new members of its City Council, a presidential visit, an agreement for a homeless shelter and the cancellation of a time-honored Christmas tradition as part of a number of events that rocked 2020.
Here are some of the top stories of Newport Beach in 2020:
A woman prays at a makeshift memorial for Lakers legend Kobe Bryant outside Pelican Crest, the gated community in Newport Coast where Bryant lived with his family. His daughter Gianna, 13, died with him in a helicopter crash in Calabasas.
TimesOC newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 23.
My name is
John Canalis, an assistant managing editor with the Los Angeles Times. I’m filling in today for your regular newsletter author,
David Carrillo Peñaloza, who is enjoying a well-deserved break.
Despite some political leaders’ aversion to mandating masks and placing limits on businesses, Orange County fared decently throughout the earlier days of the pandemic at least relative to its harder-hit and more-populous neighbor, Los Angeles County.
That is no longer the case.
O.C. is firmly entrenched in the hazardous purple tier on the state’s colored-coded, four-tier scale. This sobering headline says it all:
Boat owners may not have been able to rock around the Christmas tree, but they did rock around Newport Harbor on Thursday night the first night of the official unofficial boat parade.
The “Let Freedom Ring” parade was organized by boat owners in Newport Beach after the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce canceled theirs in response to the coronavirus pandemic, stating that there was no way for the organizers to ensure people attending were wearing masks or face coverings and abiding by social distancing mandates while watching the parade.
“We are confident in our decision to cancel the official Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade,” said Steven Rosansky, president and chief executive officer of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce in an email.