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As many as five Navy minesweeper ships based in Puget Sound will leave today for duty in the Persian

US Sugar Imports Hit 21,265 Tons for WeekThe United States imported 21,265 short tons of sug

The AFL-CIO ended its decade-old boycott of Coors beer, the longest-running and one of the most bitt

The rates that private U.S.-flag carriers receive to haul containerized military cargo throughout th

By now, the drama of federal budget deficits evokes the image of televised live wrestling matches -

ILWU Is Expected To Approve ContractAn officer of the International Longshoremen's and Wareh

An atmosphere of melancholy victory dominated this week's sixth annual convention of the Video Softw

Pension legislation is on a fast track in Congress and is expected to pass as part of a reconciliati

Sara Lee Corp. flexes its corporate muscle in negotiations with motor carriers but its far flung pro

Central banks around the world put foreign exchange markets on notice Wednesday that they intend to

Investigators now believe that the engines that powered Northwest Airlines' Flight 255 - prior to Su

The U.S. Department of Agriculture delayed until today implementation of a ban on imports of Austral

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Undeterred by last year's Chernobyl nuclear accident, Bulgaria ispushing ahead with the construction

A KLM jetliner with dozens of passengers aboard illegally carried 1,400 kilos (3,080 pounds) of pote

In its nearly seven years of service, the MD-80 airliner series produced by McDonnell Douglas produc

Employees at struggling Red Arrow Freight Lines Inc. approved a new labor contract that cuts wages 5

New Hampshire may not have the political will to give Public Service Co. of New Hampshire the 15 per

Mack Trucks Inc. won the right to hire about 250 more non-union workers at its new plant in Winnsbor

In the world of oil terminals, David is beating Goliath. Independent terminal operators are increasi

China, BP Sign Offshore PactThe China National Offshore Oil Corp. and Britain's BP Petroleum

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Boston Edison Co., in a proposal that would generate twice the power of its idled Pilgrim nuclear pl

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. believes retaliating against Peru because of the way it enforces its

With the bravado that usually attends anti-nuclear demonstrations, seven protestors have volunteered

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Texas-New Mexico Power Co.'s plans to build a lignite-fired power plant in central Texas are proceed

Talks Break Down On Ending ViolenceTalks on ending widespread strike violence broke down her

Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. reported net income of $7.9 million, or $0.58 a share, on revenues of $

In New England, where U.S.-Canadian commerce means imports of low-cost electric power, there is stro

Fifteen more conferences weighed in against mandatory rules to require prompt payment by ocean carri

Indians from both sides of the border have joined forces to save a caribou calving ground from oil a

Engelhard Corp. announced a $40 million expansion project that will boost its capacity to produce hi

Gov. Robert Casey Monday appointed the president of St. Joseph's University - a Jesuit priest with n

Nigeria has become a spot-market player by exporting excess fertilizer production and may attempt to

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has announced plans to build two hydrogen units in Europe with a com

Ozone Expedition In Antarctica to BeginA modified spy plane will begin flights from the sout

Officials say Argentina will have to import about 40,000 metric tons of ethylene at a cost of around

General Motors Corporation (GM) has been charged with violating federal and state air pollution stan