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The government announced plans to buy radiation testing equipment following a controversy over impor

The new Advisory Group on Strategic Planning for the St. Lawrence Seaway should consider all suggest

Eleven Hong Kong legislators arrived here on a visit to express their deep concerns" over a nuclear

An oil-laden Kuwaiti supertanker was ablaze in the gulf after it was hit by two missiles fired by a

Holloway to Be Guest At Kings Point ParadeAdm. James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.), will be th

Rep. Helen Delich Bentley criticized Bethlehem Steel Corp. for hiring 190 foreign draftsmen and engi

Japan's trade surplus could be cut by as much as $22 billion a year during the next five years if th

Saudi Arabia's Arabian-American Oil Co.'s production last year declined to a daily average of 3.04 m

Proposed inputs for a new Brazilian constitution will be presented today to President Jose Sarney am

Chinese government efforts to reduce the number of state-run enterprises running at a loss have been

The coal market may be dismal now, but producers will find new markets for coal in the coming decade

Effective Oct. 1, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Library is making available

Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Mich., apparently have decided

The Senate and House are expected to act soon on a joint resolution to resolve the labor dispute bet

The amount of general cargo handled at Hampton Roads terminals showed a 15.6 percent increase in Aug

Medical-care costs are quickly approaching parity both inside and outside hospitals, a health-care m

Container traffic at the neighboring ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased more than 12 perc

The Exxon oil tanker Princeton, which went aground Monday night, floated free just before the high t

Hong Kong's exports, imports and overall economy are all rising faster than expected. Sharpl

The International Coffee Organization adopted a proposal to keep market shares unchanged for the com

Australia's federal government will make a number of changes to export controls on crude oil, coal,

A vast human experiment on the health hazards of radiation is beginning to unfold with millions of p

The board of supervisors has asked for a study to determine whether air safety can be improved in th

Leather Show to Present 2nd Edition Sept. 21-23The second edition of NYLEX, the New York Lea

Hong Kong ReplacesMarine ChiefThe head of Hong Kong's maritime affairs, Peter Chan,

A survey taken while the Reagan administration was deciding whether to replace the space shuttle Cha

Cattle being fed for slaughter in the seven monthly reporting states totaled 6.4 million head on Sep

The arrival here this week of the Nedlloyd Lines vessel Rouen inaugurated the first-ever roll-on rol

Continental, Texas Air Agree on Revised TermsContinental Airlines Inc. and Texas Air Corp. a

Soviet authorities are believed to be reconsidering their policy of not buying hull insurance for sh

Rep. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., called for a comprehensive new maritime policy to renew the nation's c

Two Massachusetts state judges refused to block a Massachusetts Port Authority decision to lease the

Toth Aluminum Corp., headquartered in the New Orleans area, announced Grant Chemical had successful

A federal court judge ruled West Coast ports will not receive spent nuclear fuel rods until a proper

The oil-fueled economy in Alaska may be on the skids right now, but thathasn't deterred Amer

Cocoa Talks Accord Positive for FutureThe International Cocoa Organization's Agreement on me

More Firms Cut Price Of West Texas CrudeFINDLAY, Ohio - Marathon Petroleum Co., a unit of US

The Fibers Division of Monsanto Chemical Co. will formally launch a stain- resistant nylon carpet fi

Fresh signs of foreign resistance to coordinated interest rate reductions, which were seen as reinfo

The Asia-Pacific area will surpass Europe as the world's largest regional oil consumer in the early