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Senator Linie, the maverick round-the-world carrier that started operating last June, said it has ta

A round-the-world service is only as good as its component parts, as United States Lines learned in

Production of crude glycerine (including synthetic) for June 1988 totaled 22.4 million pounds, down

EASTERN OBEYS ORDER, CANCELS LAYOFF NOTICESEastern Air Lines, complying with a federal judge

Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. said Australian Airlines has ordered nine 737-400s for delivery in 19

The U.S. Postal Service will offer a new type of pre-stamped envelope this year, hoping to pick up s

Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng blasted the European Community on Tuesday for blocking progress i

What's the best way to manage electronic data interchange? Stop using it altogether - for a

A Pacific Northwest congressman wants the U.S. Customs Service to give the Port of Tacoma the same n

The Port of Oakland announced a new plan Tuesday to dispose of hundreds of thousands of cubic yards

1190 (Aug. 9, 1988) Previous day - 1192 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

OPERATING INCOME SLIPS AT CNA FINANCIALCNA Financial Corp. reported that net operating incom

Bankers Trust is continuing its Australian success story with a triple-A rating. Bankers Tru

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity has announced the establishment of the Commercial Space Advisor

The House of Representatives Tuesday gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to legislation implementi

OLIN HIKES PRICE OF CAUSTIC SODASTAMFORD, Conn. Olin Corp. increased its off-list prices of

Chevron Corp. will expand capacity for the manufacture of polymer grade propylene in two stages by a

AIRGAS INC. (Wilmington, Del.) - Thomas Mason was named president. Mr. Mason has been president of U

JIFFY LUBE INTERNATIONAL INC. (Baltimore) - Edward F. Kelley and Nicholas A. Greville were named exe

When Knock Airport opened three years ago in a misty peat bog, critics called it an Irish joke.<

A judge has affirmed the Federal Aviation Administration's right to withhold federal funding from Sa

The Federal Reserve's election-year hike of the discount rate surprised top Republicans, but they do

Japanese families are increasingly choosing the spaciousness and luxury of Connecticut when business

Conrad Leslie, a well-known and respected crop forecaster, said Tuesday that U.S. corn and soybean c

The low prices China charges for commercial satellite launches pose no threat to other countries, a

HE SPOKE HIS MIND, which makes a reporter's job easier. The death in Chicago this week of Ji

SENATE FINANCE PANEL APPROVES NOMINATIONSThe Senate Finance Committee Tuesday approved Presi

Shippers in the West Coast-Europe trade say they are still facing many unanswered questions about ra

PERSONAL COMPUTER SALES TO JUMP BY 14 PERCENT IN '88Sales of personal computers will jump by

CF AirFreight, an operating unit of Consolidated Freightways Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., has invested m

Blue Cross of California, the state's largest health insurer, has increased premiums by 25 percent a

Banks wanting to unload bad loans and worries about Brazil's response to its inflation woes should k

Bank loans to Eastern Europe from banks within the 24-nation reporting area of the Bank for Internat

The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday unanimously endorsed Rio Grande Industries Inc. as the ne

The Soviet Merchant Marine Ministry, which recently laid off 35 percent of its work force, is facing

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States jumped last week by 51 to 945, Baker Hug

It was the year the national minimum wage became law, the Naval Expansion Act was passed and newspap

NORTH AMERICAN REASSURANCE CO. (New York) - Brendan R. Connelly was named executive vice president a

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VOLVO NORTH AMERICA COMPLETES HERTZ DEALROCKLEIGH, N.J. - Volvo North America Corp. said it