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More than 55 years ago, this community adopted the name of the company whose asbestos products gave

The government will use part of the compensation paid by France for the bombing of the Rainbow Warri

Iraq said Thursday its warplanes blasted a radar station on Iran's Farsi Island, 64 miles south of t

Japanese imports of manufactured goods during the first six months of this year soared by 23.7 perce

The governors of the Northwest's four major timber producing states are pushing the formation of an

Another nuclear disaster like the one at Chernobyl cannot happen in the Soviet Union because of modi

The government's main gauge of future economic activity rose a strong 1.1 percent last month, the go

Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. of Australia has merged two of its U.S. subsidiaries to form BHP Pe

Massachusetts homeowners are wising up to the international oil market and asking intelligent questi

Canadian Port and Harbour Association. 28th annual meeting Sept. 6-10 at Hilton International Windso

The value of the Japanese currency may climb to about 130 yen to the U.S.dollar early next y

Indonesian Survey Ship Is Gutted by FireJAKARTA, Indonesia - A survey ship owned by the stat

Bucking a series of negative reports from securities analysts, the stock market struggled in vain Th

Wednesday, August 28,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.

U.S.-flag carriers, maritime unions and the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee believe th

A Norwegian shipowner is interested in selling heavy-lift ships to the U.S. Navy. Sources in

President Corazon Aquino opened a conference of regional economic ministers by urging them to work

For the week ended Aug. 16, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major rail

The Cajun Electric Power Cooperative in Louisiana said its delivered prices for coal dropped becaus

The U.S. dollar was broadly but slightly higher Thursday amid a welter of rumors affecting its near-

SFSP Gets ICC Nod On Ore. AbandonmentThe Interstate Commerce commission authorized the Santa

Many oil-producing countries are feeling the pinch of the international petroleum glut, but perhaps

Toth Aluminum Corp. of Metairie, La., announced that Grant Chemical, Baton Rouge, La., which recent

New Hampshire Yankee Corp. said $60 million in construction savings will be eaten up within six week

The government declared a nationwide state of siege and arrested scores of labor and church leaders

Economic development, population changes and growth of new tourism markets will lessen dependence on

The nation's insurance crisis is ending, with increasing availability of coverage despite the fact m

Japan's ambassador to the United States stopped short of promising U.S. firms opportunities to bid o

The debate over the wisdom or folly of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 may never come to an end

Importers of textiles and wearing apparel, already facing tough restrictions on their business, can

GENERAL NEWSManville Corp.'s 74-year-old flagship factory in New Jersey closes its doors for

Capital appropriations by the nation's investor-own utilities rose to $10 billion during the first q

Akzo Chemie America announced the expansion of its production capacity for the OctaBoost-615 fluid c

Netherlands Requests IAEA InspectionsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government asked the

Millions of Americans will become eligible for private pension benefits at retirement, and those be

Ichiro Watanabe, manager of the textile sales department of a major Japanese trading house, faced an

Property/casualty insurers, who write 97 percent of the nation's business, are reporting $1.5 billio

Eugene Gartland swung a sledgehammer over his head and drove a golden spike at the Port of San Fran

Shamrock Hikes PriceOf Caustic SodaDiamond Shamrock Chemical Co. announced a $25-a-t

Production of broiler chickens, the kind most familiar to consumers, is rising again this year and w