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The government's new trade-and-aid program to help U.S. farmers by sending emissaries to foreign cou

Hong Kong's clothing manufacturers will have to make greater use of computers and machines if they w

An ultimatum to sign new contracts or be fired was sent to 2,300 striking seamen in Dover on Monday

Shamir Lists Objections To Shultz Peace PlanIsraeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir registered

An article in this column Jan. 26, 1988, incorrectly listed Alltransport Inc., New York City, as an

The Treasury Department shifted gears Tuesday and refrained from endorsing new taxes on life insuran

JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Boston) - William L. Boyan was named chief financial officer

Polish Papal Coins To Sell at $8,800 EachWARSAW, Poland - Poland, in an attempt to cash in o

Digital Equipment Corp.'s newest line of computers should continue the company's process of chipping

Northern Air Freight Inc.'s fourth quarter net income increased to $287,595, or 16 cents a share, fr

Venezuela is still vulnerable to oil-price swings, but it has come up with a policy that helps assu

One of the United States' major computer companies, Digital Equipment Corp., has become the first su

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it found four samples of U.S. pork with illegal sulfamethazi

The announcement of the first human tests with a vaccine against Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,

The European Community will not drop its ban on the sale of beef produced with hormonal implants, co

CIRCLE EXPRESS INC. (Indianapolis) Merle E. Bright was elected president and chief operating officer

Beginning April 1, Norfolk Southern will accept all applications to load grain and grain products on

Home heating oil prices in two New England states have stabilized in the last few weeks while suppli

Mobil Oil (Thailand) Ltd. is attempting to enlarge its limited presence in the booming retail oil-pr

NRC Fines NiMo For ViolationsSYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission fined Niagar

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March 15, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Big Four vaccine producers in the United States are targeting the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syn

Atari Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif., personal computer maker, has accused Micron Technology Inc., of Bo

Air freight rates, both domestic and international, will continue to drop during the next two years,

Braniff Adds Missouri, New Mexico to ServiceBraniff Inc. will begin daily non-stop service A

The Burlington Northern Railroad's plan to begin operations on its subsidiary Winona Bridge Railway

The Food and Drug Administration has released a new report sharply criticizing quality control proce

Recent actions by House and Senate conferees have greatly increased the likelihood that the giant om

With an electronic handshake, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun testing and im

Safmarine Inc., general agent for SafBank Line Ltd. in both the United States and South Africa, will

BANK OF BOSTON (Boston) - Richard W. Dalrymple, head of the Massachusetts banking division, assumed

President Reagan is planning to name an interagency committee to develop an administration consensus

The government unveiled plans Tuesday to slash some income tax rates and still show a surplus during

What kind of president would George Bush make? As Sen. Bob Dole likes to point out (perhaps

Pennwalt Hikes Hydrofluoric PricePennwalt Corp. is raising the price on bulk shipments of 70

Brazil will review its coffee export quota allocation system at a meeting scheduled for today in Bra

Kerry Dee Ketchem, arrested after he was recognized as a fugitive on the Super Password TV game show

Trade ministers from 30 nations will meet informally this weekend for talks expected to focus on int

The Navy's Military Sealift Command wants the Federal Maritime Commission to get an injunction to bl