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U.S. Attorney John Volz says he won't prosecute the former U.S. Coast Guard commander for the Gulf C

Lloyd's Confirms Latest Ship AttacksMANAMA, Bahrain - Iraq announced Thursday that its warpl

The Department of Transportation said New York City violated federal law by imposing time-of-day and

CF AirFreight's recent price hike centered on a premium service, guaranteed next afternoon delivery,

Consolidated Finds More Oil in Okla. FieldConsolidated Natural Gas Co. said it made a large

HOMESTAKE INTERNATIONAL MINERALS LTD. (San Francisco) - Jack E. Thompson was elected president of th

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AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. (Wayne, N.J.) - William J. Murray was appointed president of its Venture Chemi

New York women over age 49 would be guaranteed coverage for mammogram breast cancer exams in their g

Two years ago, heavy truck makers complained that the glut of their own used trucks on the market wa

A Japanese entrepreneur offered U.S. firms the prospect of a major breakthrough in Japan's construct

Petrochemical Prices Still FirmPetrochemical prices remained firm in April, although most of

USAir to Participate In Apollo PartnershipWASHINGTON - USAir has agreed to participate throu

Scientists described Tuesday how a West German computer whiz cracked password codes that allowed him

UP Plans to Relocate Headquarters to Pa.The Union Pacific Corp. is moving its headquarters f

A TEXAS COURT RULING in Texas' Travis County (see story on this page) means Armstrong World Industr

Union officials called for an investigation into an industrial accident at the National Steel & Ship

Have you been wondering about all those ads in the newspapers and in the travel agents' windows prom

After having established U.S. Treasury bond futures as the most actively traded interest rate future

China Ends Rationing Of Pork, USDA SaysChina, the world's leading hog producer, has ended po

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Michael Smith will arrive in Japan Monday with a new proposal aimed

AB Electrolux, Swedish manufacturer of household appliances, said Thursday it will push ahead with e

U.S. business interests in Singapore said Thursday their faith in the island republic has been teste

Airgas Inc. Acquires NH Welding SupplyWILMINGTON, Del. - Airgas Inc. acquired New Hampshire

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. is shifting its mid-Atlantic port calls from Baltimore to Norfolk,

In just two decades, the footwear industry in Taiwan has gone from being a producer of slippers and

House Panel OKs First Product Bill AmendmentThe House Energy and Commerce Committee is slowl

For the week ended April 30 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Soybean oil Soybean crude fatty acid, dark oil. Quantity: about 1,000 mt/month. Quality: aci

If Panama's political crisis were resolved tomorrow, it would take at least two years and a vigorous

S. Korea Eases Curbs On US Farm ProductsSouth Korea, responding to pressure from the United

Retail sales, depressed by bad weather and an early Easter, fell 0.6 percent in April, the first dec

A U.S. company is negotiating contracts to sell Brazilian-made consumer electronics to leading consu

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA, the company that pioneered the parcel tanker business, is

AIR CARGO Consolidated Freightways Inc. has come up with a new twist that allows it to use t

A Los Alamos National Laboratory team has developed a computer program that can mitigate the dangers

Consolidated Freightways Inc. has come up with a new twist that allows it to use the weaker U.S. dol

The Reagan administration, in response to international criticism, is asking Congress to approve a n

From burying rail roads hundreds of feet below the ground to raising skyscrapers high above it, plan

Isuzu Truck of America has introduced the 1989 NPR Flatlow, a light-duty truck aimed primarily at th