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The United States has its drought, North Africa its locust swarms but Australia is hopping mad about

HOME OWNERS FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION (Burlington, Mass.) - Martin H. Heck was named presid

The New York Insurance Exchange will start renting its office space at 111 Fulton St. for $88,000 a

MASS. COURT UPHOLDS WORKERS COMP RATESMassachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court upheld a 19.9 pe

* Buying in Algeria 4A * Japan Seeks to Curb Investing in Foreign Real Estate 5A* Curtis J.

A Michael Dukakis presidency would temporarily put aside long-range goals, like rebuilding the natio

PENTAERYTHRITOL IS UP AT HERCULESWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. will increase the market p

Nearly two decades after the widespread adoption of computers by the industry, the hour - not the da

Wallenius Lines, the Swedish car and truck carrier, will begin a twice-a-month call at the Port of C

AIR CANADA TO BUY 34 AIRBUS A320 PLANESMONTREAL - As expected, Air Canada has ordered 34 Air

NEW CHINESE BUREAU TO OVERSEE STANDARDSChina has set up a new state bureau to oversee effort

The Federal Maritime Commission has disclosed that Bermuda Ocean Shipping Services Inc., Hamilton, B

Maritime industry representatives suggested a host of actions to theCommission on the Mercha

A top adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis says he issatisfied with

Six Massachusetts electric utilities are joining state agencies and consumer groups in a program to

NORWEGIAN OUTPUT DECREASED IN JUNEHELSINKI, Finland - Norway produced an average of 980,396

Kenyans hoped for a share bonanza Tuesday in this east African country's first flirtation with priva

The outstanding debt of developing countries rose to $1.2 trillion at the end of last year, a 10 per

The coal industry won't be threatened by strong environmental positions taken by Massachusetts Gov.

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday in a narrow range in busy trading. Light intervention by

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

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Shareholders of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Wednesday approved a resolution that will transform

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Batus Inc. received another setback Tuesday in its attempted hostile takeover of Farmers Insurance G

Although it's still young, the Great Drought of 1988 has caught the fancy of the national media and

YUGOSLAV DEBT ACCORD RESCHEDULES $7 BILLIONBELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia and representat

DOW CHEMICAL'S NET SOARS TO RECORD HIGHMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. announced that seco

Levi Strauss & Co. has recently announced that it will start using the Uniform Code Council's new sh

FORMER INTELSAT OFFICER CHARGED IN CONSPIRACYThe former second-ranking executive at the glob

The government revealed plans Wednesday to stiffen regulations on privateinvestments in over

Scratching for a living on the Persian Gulf has taken a heavy toll on Hadji Turuf, who seems far old

Coleco Inc. is holding more talks here this week with Hong Kong suppliers that provide the financial

Algeria is having a hard time producing non-petroleum-related products to sell to the United States.

WHAT IF THE DEMOCRATS held a convention and didn't allow the delegates to come? On a limited

July 19, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Crude oil prices are likely to fall further if the Iran-Iraq war ends because both countries will tr

Argentina hopes to persuade the International Monetary Fund to agree to a new trigger clause to rele

A cold winter and cannier marketing appear to have helped spur a rise in U.S. imports of Canadian pe

The Food & Drug Administration asked LyphoMed Inc. to recall a nutritional supplement given intraven