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A 4 percent surcharge would be levied against the state's 15,000 physicians,podiatrists and

Tue., Jan. 5, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

USLico Corp. said it will restructure some of its subsidiaries as part of a plan to give the large l

Fear of lawsuits might be stifling innovation, but is also making products safer, according to a sur

Pa. Blue Shield Starts '88 Smoke FreeCAMP HILL, Pa. - Pennsylvania Blue Shield employees are

An Allegheny County physician has agreed to repay Pennsylvania Blue Shield $750,000 for "inappropria

Optimism for 1988 in the beleaguered containership industry? That depends on who you ask and what di

At least a portion of the pollution liability coverage for the Ashland Oil Inc., the Kentucky oil co

Aviation insurers of the Pacific Southwest Airlines crash in California Dec. 7 have apparently decid

A lot of attention is being paid these days to the Third World as a prime growth market for U.S. far

Ausimont NV's president and chief executive officer, Leonard Rosenblatt, is stalking a quarry with w

Du Pont Increases Alcohol Resin PriceWILMINGTON, Del. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announc

Manufacturers of potentially carcinogenic animal drugs must provide the federal government with a me

Alby-Olin Boosts Chlorate CapacitySTAMFORD, Conn. - Alby-Olin, a joint venture between Olin

A crewman who survived the century's worst peacetime disaster at sea testified Monday that he believ

Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey said he submitted a plan for a low-level radioactive waste dump to

Electricity still flows along the more than 1,300 miles of distribution lines that cut through one o

Ohio's coal production in 1987 plummeted to about 30 million tons, just above half 1970's peak-year

Nearly 86 percent of Japanese surveyed said they feel uneasy about nuclear power in Japan, although

A shipment of coal from the port of Toledo by Pickands Mather Co., Cleveland, Ohio, was incorrectly

Western Fuels Association Inc. has entered the market seeking 2.7 million tons of coal needed annual

Potomac Electric Seeks 7.4 percent Rate IncreasePotomac Electric Power Co. Monday asked the

Metrorail Joint Project Continues in CapitalPHILADELPHIA - The joint venture of Day & Zimmer

CSX Corp. earned $129 million, or 82 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 1987, compared with $13

The port of Toronto begins 1988 debt free and has two major project cargoes" booked, signifying two

The world's largest cruise ship, the 74,000-ton Sovereign of the Seas, arrived Sunday to a greeting

Sea-Land Service Inc. on Monday introduced the first of five former United States Lines ships that w

The port of Seattle handled 1 million containers in 1987, spurred by a record year for box exports.

R.E. Hart Receives Award for LeadershipCapt. Robert E. Hart, president, Marine Index Bureau,

The containership Norasia Pearl was still being held Monday in Bandar Abbas, Iran, one week after Ir

The Interstate Commerce Commission proposed a dramatic expansion of the geographic areas around citi

U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci began a tour of the Persian Gulf Monday, but the Pentagon deni

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

Hendrickson Mobile Equipment Inc. is offering heavy-duty drill rig chassis for drilling and well-ser

Truck Group Publishes Directory of CarriersALEXANDRIA, Va. - The second annual edition of Th

The megaforces of world trade, the economy and oil production will be in the driver's seat this year

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Saab-Scania of America Inc. has added two new dealers to its U.S. marketing network for its Swedish-

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When Laverne Stone said she has problems getting rid of moles, she means BIG moles. Last wee