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The civilian aerospace industry has long been one of America's industrial crown jewels. In the postw

Smart managers know the best way to improve quality and productivity is to listen to the people on t

UP/SP MERGERSHOULD BE DENIEDHundreds of letters from shippers have been sent to the Surface

Now that warm weather is here, farmers, foresters and range managers around the country are preparin

Milton Friedman once said there is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program. Could

UP/SP MERGERREQUIRES DIVESTITUREYour June 10 editorial on the proposed Union Pacific/Souther

Pardon me for being forward, madam or sir, but you are looking particularly lovely today. The glow o

This is the era of downsizing and of macho corporate executives showing their manhood by how many te

Americans are about to witness two battles in the dispute over regulatory reform - first as senators

Indonesian Trade Minister Tunky Aribowo came a-calling in Washington last week with the unenviable t

A House committee has moved a step closer toward a confrontation with America's European allies, app

Whatever the outcome of the election in Russia, it is clear the people of the Newly Independent Stat

A hard-won World Bank deal persuading more than 30 countries to contribute $11 billion for the bank'

Russians head to the polls Sunday to vote in the first round of elections that will decide the count

As calls come for peace-keeping troops to extend their stay in Bosnia, consider another nation divid

FEDEX: CORRECTINGTHE RECORDI would like to take exception to several points in your June 10

Practically overnight, the number of job-search services, job banks and job databases available on t

How does a man learn to be a father? I believe, if he is lucky, he learns from three sources: from h

What does Tom Harkin want?In recent months, the irascible Iowa Democrat has thumbed his nose

A story of incredible cruelty at sea came out of Canada recently. If it is true, it raises serious q

Congress is taking yet another convoluted stab at gun control, deliberating on a measure to ban the

School's out and the grade is in. For-profit firms running some public schools get a solid ''D-'' fo

Like Bourbon kings who reputedly neither learned nor forgot anything, Mexico's grizzled labor monarc

Two recent headlines capture the current malaise afflicting Europe's economies, and particularly its

The U.S. Senate and American industry can find inspiration in unlikely places.Take this blue

In 1994, after more than five long years of negotiation, the United States, the European Union, Japa

The Belfast peace talks on the future of Northern Ireland got off to a predictably rocky start this

'GROTESQUE' VIEWSON WORLD TRADEKeith Rockwell's June 7 article, ''America's fading leadershi

A U.S. official Tuesday blasted the European Union for exploiting Washington's differences with Chin

With only 13 months until the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong, on July 1, 1997, the countdown proceeds

This year's presidential campaign promises a spirited debate about the effects of foreign workers on

The House and Senate have until Friday to approve a fragile international agreement to limit shipbui

''We're riding a tide of anti-science,'' declares one of the great barons of science, Leon Lederman,

The Holy Grail of U.S. aviation - an open skies agreement with flinty Britain, the largest U.S. over

Employers in the United States added almost 2 million people to their payrolls in April and May. The

Workers voted Tuesday to occupy Gdansk shipyard, birthplace of the Soviet bloc's first free union th

Forget the caviar and movies. Just leave us high-fliers alone. Despite the perceived glamour of inte

Government subsidies have long plagued the international shipbuilding business. An agreement signed

Like a bartender eyeing a regular customer who's had one too many, Wall Street is telling the trucki

TRUCKERS NEED LAWAGAINST CARGO OVERLOADWe appreciate the remarks made by Ron Gottshall in hi