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Car and light-truck sales by the nation's Big Three automakers fell 12.2 percent in mid-March compar

AFRICAN COFFEE OUTPUT SEEN NEAR COLLAPSEBONN, West Germany - Robusta coffee production could

REGIONAL BLOCS Economic Challenges in the Pacific-Asian Region. March 28. San Francisco. Spo

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A House-Senate conference on oil spill legislation is still in the hands of each chamber's staffs, a

William Det- weiler, deposed earlier this month as head of the Steamship Trade Association of Baltim

American companies importing manufactured products from Brazil and U.S. subsidiaries doing business

The president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy may have violated state conflict of interest law

The government of Chile has bestowed one of its highest honors on a Philadelphia port official for h

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U.S. officials have told their Japanese counterparts that they hope for a substantial boost in the b

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought a total of 8,000 tons of coalfrom two supplier

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Early last year, North America's largest manufacturer of mass transit trains began tearing down its

WASHINGTON - For the week ended March 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailro

Petroleum Marketers Mutual Insurance Co., a key player in the troubled underground tank pollution li

American International Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of American International Group Inc., and Elect

Dismissal of all but the least serious charges against the captain of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez p

Two House subcommittees have scheduled a March 29 joint hearing on comprehensive maritime legislatio

CONTINENTAL GRAIN TO BUY 12 ELEVATORSContinental Grain Co. has reached an agreement in princ

Malaysia Airlines, the part-privatized flag carrier, reported revenue last year in excess of M$1 bil

The first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Indonesia to Taiwan left on schedule last week, cer

Secretary of Energy James Watkins appointed 29 new members to the National Coal Council, expanding t

Engineers at Boeing Co.'s jumbo aircraft plant are starting work on detailed design of the new 747-4

Local computer firm Microtek International has teamed up with U.S.-based C- Cube Microsystems to dev

Overseas uncertainties and a stable U.S. economy will continue to bolster thedollar in the w

J.H. RASPBERRY DIES, WAS TOP ILA OFFICIALJ.H. "Buddy" Raspberry, 56, a top official of the I

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US URGED TO EASE FOREIGN BANK CURBSA European banking official on Friday urged the United St

Seawood Shipping (B.C.) Ltd., a steamship agent, has launched a subsidiary in Portland, Ore.

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

A traveler can't do much about making an airliner arrive on time, but it is possible to avoid flight

The joint North Atlantic service operated by Atlantic Container Line and the West German line Hapag-

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. (Conshohocken, Pa.) - John E. Burrows Jr. was named vice president-United Stat

Putting automated logistics systems to work is a lot more difficult than many expect, according to e

Cash grain market uncertainty about CSX Transportation's new short-haul grain rate structure persist

Marine underwriters at Lloyd's of London, who bring in the largest share of the Lloyd's premiums, ha

Shipowners should refrain from ordering new ships until they have secured long-term charters, a top

Poland's recently revived chamber of commerce and industry hopes toestablish a network of trade cent

WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX CLIMBS 0.2 PERCENT IN JAPANJapan's wholesale price index rose 0.2 perc