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The first of the dozen giant Econships formerly owned by United States Lines today is unloading its

John Rabbe, a 58-year-old corn and soybean farmer who cultivates 1,000 acres of leased land in Trimo

The crew of a Maltese-registered freighter that was towed to Seattle after being caught in a fierce

Longshoremen at Montreal staged their sixth one-day walkout since mid- December on Wednesday as a bi

Official to Evaluate Prince Rupert SituationWINNIPEG, Manitoba - Canadian Federal Labor Mini

They don't work when the grass gets cut. Perfume drives them up the wall, and coffee is forbidden in

Law enforcement agencies in 26 states have access to a risk purchasing group that is underwritten by

Liquor sellers and servers will soon get some relief from the painful hangover caused by the high co

U.S. trade sanctions on Japanese desk and lap-top computers should be maintained for at least anothe

Patients spent nearly the same amount of time in hospitals last year as in 1986, but the cost per st

Gas cut off? Electricity on the fritz? Want to fink on your local Communist Party boss? The

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

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

Droughts, floods and poor harvests from Africa to Asia, combined with the demands of refugees, have

Wed., Jan. 6, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

A U.S. trade official denied that the United States and Japan have settled a dispute over Japan's im

The early 1988 rebound in the U.S. dollar against major foreign currencies is expected to have no im

Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi said Wednesday the U.S. decision to bar Japanese construction f

Payments Surplus Could Fall in GermanyFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany's current accou

BESIDES EXPERIENCING more growth, what do the people who cause computers to do business with each ot

Throughout their history, Canadians have feared domination by the economy and culture of the United

The Mexican government will import 100,000 tons of corn over the next few months to make up for expe

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The Takeshita administration has decided to reverse previous policy and liberalize import of 10 agri

Most home gardeners look at catalogs in the winter and buy seed just before planting time in the spr

The Southern Pacific Transportation Co. reacted coolly to a proposal for imposing a truck reservatio

The state has approved spending $350,000 to increase the size of the USS Nautilus Memorial Park, res

With all the written arguments before it, the Supreme Court must decide whether it will consider the

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line announced Wednesday that American President Intermodal will provid

Nearly one out of five public water systems has been contaminated by chemicals, many of which are to

The Canadian plastics industry is forecasting a strong 1988 business year, as a slightly eclipsed en

A proposed statewide ban of non-recyclable plastic packaging - thought to be the first in the nation

The Dutch aerosol can industry pledged to reduce by 90 percent its use of chlorofluorocarbons, an en

A group of companies from around the world announced an effort to accelerate toxicity testing on com

Viking Increases Soybean Oil PricesViking Chemical Co. announced a price increase of 5 cents

Ferro Corp. Sells Cataphote DivisionCLEVELAND, Ohio - Ferro Corp. announced that it has sold

The New York Power Authority should be allowed to build a second power line under Long Island Sound,

New York Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, in his State of the State Address Wednesday, advocated the use of comp

A formal construction permit was issued Wednesday for China's first nuclear power plant, at Daya Bay