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For the week ended Sept. 20, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads eq

National Planning Minister J.B. Sumarlin said the government will increase the tax that Indonesians

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Iran, once the Middle East's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia, will impose gasoline ra

As the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board continues its hearings on a low power license for the Seabr

G. Gitner Named CEOAt AtascoGerald L. Gitner, former president of Texas Air Corp., w

Pan Am Outlines Plan For La Guardia, DullesPan American World Airways has contracted to sell

Chase Manhattan Bank is getting tougher in its battle with Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. Ltd.

The silence of strike-bound Port Elizabeth was broken Wednesday night by a celebratory blast on the

The Society of Marine Consultants. Symposium on the use of expert witnesses in legal disputes involv

The tentative New Orleans longshore contract gives employers an overtime-pay savings that union offi

Roadway Services Inc.'s third quarter earnings fell to $16.7 million, or 42 cents a share, from $20

Two of Greece's most ubiquitous cinema magazine and billboard characters, the Marl boro Man and his

GENERAL NEWSStates can help reduce the U.S. trade deficit by improving roads and ports, the

Hong Kong's largest property company, Hongkong Land Co. Ltd., is disposing of virtually all its hold

The Maritime Administration and the Federal Highway Administration resolved differences over the app

Hong Kong's largest property company, Hongkong Land Co. Ltd., is disposing of virtually all its hold

The government-backed export credit agency is moving to extend coverage to local buying offices of o

GENERAL NEWSStates can help reduce the U.S. trade deficit by improving roads and ports, the

H. Onno Ruding, the Netherlands finance minister favored to become the International Monetary Fund's

The third reactor of the Paks, central Hungary, atomic power station became operational early Sunday

Shippers said they are assessing their alternatives and watching news developments closely in the fa

Pa. House Passes P/C LegislationProperty/casualty insurance companies doing business in Penn

A Federal Aviation Administration proposal to limit the use of foreign repair and maintenance statio

Union leaders for workers of defunct Frontier Airlines accepted the conditions of a job offer for ab

Nicaraguan Contra rebels are counting on a new $100 million infusion of U.S. aid to gain them enough

Calif. Agrees to Aid Toxic Waste CleanupRIVERSIDE, Calif. - State environmental officials ag

SWITZERLAND WORLD BANK - 750 million Swiss francs ($455 Million) - the largest the bank ever

Japanese companies increasingly plan to move production facilities to the United States and the newl

The National Union of Seamen has urged 1,200 of its members employed by Sealink UK to strike in symp

The Navy will seek to resolve differing legal interpretations as to just which military supplies are

Pemex, Mexico's state oil firm, announced the discovery of two "high potential" oil fields near the

The European Community received bids for export licenses covering 1.13 million metric tons (1.24 mil

Union Carbide Corp. is offering its electronic components business for sale. Bids from all p

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NY Approves Sale Of HydropowerBUCHANAN, N.Y. - The New York Power Authority approved 15-year

Philippines-based businessmen are happy that the private sector is seen as the engine of economic gr

Singapore Taps AT&T For Telephone ProjectThe telecommunications authority of Singapore signe

State insurance commissioners don't agree on whether federal minimum standards for insurance solvenc

"The only solution" to saving agriculture is "to get rid of the farm program," Sen. Phil Gramm, D-Te