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When Wright Skinner Jr. fell off a boat ladder near Georgetown last Saturday, he became the fifth pe

U.S. Truck Lines Being Sued by BaytreeBaytree Investors Inc., a Chicago-based investment fir

The Midwest produces much less of the acidic nitrogen falling on the northeastern United States and

New York state's top court Wednesday declined to become involved in the Cuomo administration's battl

Prices for a variety of essential oils are climbing dramatically, according to importers and traders

Houston's Barbours Cut container terminal, which operates at nearly 90 percent capacity, shouldn't h

If you're in business, number one, you've got to be legitimate, Charles Greenwald tells a young, bea

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday after a large commercial bank executed a huge order selling dolla

S. Korea Invites Bids For Train Link StudiesSEOUL, South Korea - The government has invited

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Environmental Protection Agency is urging U.S. factories to start work on new reports required b

World Airline Traffic Rose 12 percent in 1987The world's scheduled airlines enjoyed better g

The director of the major shippers' group pushing legislation to modify railroad deregulation Wednes

Navistar International Transportation Corp. appeared to be the major market share gainer after one m

Navistar International Corp. reported net income of $44.9 million, or 15 cents a share, on revenue o

Chrysler Corp.'s announcement that it will partially cease production at its Kenosha, Wis., assembly

Pittston Co., the nation's top coking coal producer, dodged a strike bullet and continued negotiatio

John Hancock Joins Indonesian VentureThe Indonesian Ministry of Finance has approved an oper

BANK ONE CORP. (Columbus, Ohio) - Steven C. Futrell was named president and chief executive officer

Amid harsh criticism of the insurance industry, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee appro

When the Washington Redskins stunned the Denver Broncos with 35 second- quarter points to win the Su

Westcoast to Build Sulfur Dioxide PlantVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Westcoast Transmission

SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ( Seattle) - A woman who heads Washington state's Department of

AIR CARGO One of Britain's major shippers by air has bitterly attacked the absence of coordi

The U.S. trade deficit with Japan probably will remain high because of the increased value of the Ja

Manufacturers say a ton of steel plate can be loaded on a ship for $2.76 in Belgium and $2.65 in Tai

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Securities Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Finance

Emery Losses Topped $18 Million in QuarterWILTON, Conn. - Emery Air Freight Corp. lost $18.4

One of Britain's major shippers by air has bitterly attacked the too frequent absence of coordinatio

Detroit Edison Co. reported a 5.7 percent increase in industrial sales in 1987, aided by the continu

Mylan Laboratories Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pa., will locate a new $1 million pharmaceuticals distributi

An alliance of western Canadian lumber shippers is asking for the right to use foreign-flag vessels

A former broker pleaded guilty to charges he defrauded his employer of more than $1 million in a sch

Wed., Feb. 17, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Traditional Exports Metals such as nickel, tin, ferrochromium, ferrosilicon chromium, iron a

A House-Senate conference sent a strong message Wednesday to U.S. trading partners and the White Hou

Hyundai Will Begin West Coast Rail RunsHyundai Merchant Marine will begin a dedicated double

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to ship production components and parts to its U.S. manufacturing facilitie

EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. (El Paso, Texas) - Gary D. Simon was elected a vice president of marketing.<

Norway Refuses to Cut Output by Another 5 percentOSLO, Norway - Norwegian Oil Minister Arne