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The people who hold the purse strings of the U.S. government have spoken, and millions of trees may

Better side-view mirrors on heavy trucks could help drivers see moving trains and avoid collisions a

A major barrier for electronic-mail users has fallen. Computer and communications vendors ha

Chinese authorities canceled a meeting of the rubber-stamp legislature Tuesday while continuing to i

Fresh battle lines are being drawn between Mercedes-Benz and its rival Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (

Americans spend a lot of time talking about level-playing fields, but the nation's biggest internati

Volvo Flygmotor will become a participant in two Pratt & Whitney commercial engine programs, with an

U.S. oil companies are the target of a membership drive by the International Association of Independ

Florida, a gun-buyer's paradise, supplies the firepower for a vicious circle of drugs and violence i

NIPPON OIL PURCHASES CARGOES FROM ANGOLANippon Oil has purchased two cargoes of Angolan crud

The Supreme Court Monday barred asbestos manufacturers from suing the government to recover money th

The scope and impact of the nation's largest oil spill continues to grow here, almost three months a

Although Spain needs a wide fluctuation margin for the peseta within the exchange rate mechanism of

Mon., June 19, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

REAL GNP IN JAPAN UP 2.2 PERCENT FOR QUARTERJapan's real gross national product rose 2.2 per

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Pressure is building for a worldwide ban on the ivory trade to save Africa's elephants - but would a

Philadelphia International Airport officials, concerned that they are not getting all the freight th

TOMORROW IS NOW when it comes to Europeans and Edifact. That's the message attendees heard a

Nippon Liner System Ltd. has gotten off to a strong start in its first half- year in the rough-and-t

Canada's ports must cooperate more closely to remain competitive in North America and protect the Ca

New data on toxic air pollution was released Monday that is sure to be used to fight for strict emis

As sales of Washington apples hit their lowest point of an Alar-plagued year, some growers are consi

Greenbrier Cos. and Superior Transportation Systems have announced a new service that uses railroad

Controversial trucking investor Allan D. Musgrove sold Be-Mac Transport Co. to the carrier's managem

Saying too many Massachusetts sailors don't care for moorings and that boat repair costs are high, a

Petroleum Pipe & Steel Co. has been drawn to Portugal by the nation's low- cost labor pool and stabl

Military attacks and brutality against journalists continue unabated in Haiti, giving the lie to gov

Under the six-month-old free trade agreement, Canada and the United States may eventually have a com

The Maritime Administration is to unveil today a new, six-part test for deciding when foreign citize

The Massachusetts Port Authority has decided not to go ahead with a central computerized Customs cle

SPRINT, SAIC GET PACT TO BUILD DATA NETWORKThe Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded US

KERN RIVER TO SUPPLY GAS TO LA UTILITYKern River Gas Transmission Co., a joint venture of Te

Fresh off what it considers a successful contract negotiation with AT&T, the Communications Workers

A surge in exports helped lift total business at Malaysia's Port of Penang nearly 19 percent in the

The growing use of hydrogen peroxide to bleach wood pulp has spurred Du Pont Canada Inc. to build an

1396 (June 19, 1989) Previous day - 1397 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

(Last of a Series) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Deregulation apparently has forced more and more tr

An unofficial strike by British dockers finally crumbled Monday as the last remaining strikers at th

American companies, eager to benefit from the unified European market in 1992, will have to move fas