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A Texas firm is planning to build a tire recycling plant capable of shredding 3,000 tires an hour on

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

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

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

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

The U.S. dollar rose again Wednesday after a "bear squeeze" sent it tumbling more than 2 percent aga

Two events stand out in the foreign exchange market's 1988 debut, market observers say - the size an

Two firms in Austria, Hoechst AG and Leitl-Werke KG, have come up with a new laminated material that

Civil air agreements between the United States and its Pacific Rim trading partners may get some fin

Australia has adopted tough new anti-pollution measures for ports. The east coast state of N

Miller Sees Budget Meeting CompromiseBudget Director James C. Miller III said that President

Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Heather Gradison rejected a requestfrom a trucking i

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

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

APC Initiates New Stack Train ServicesOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Cos. has started

Electric Boat shipyard has beaten back the competition to preserve its 13- year monopoly of contract

Canadians to Discuss Liquor Law DisputeFederal and provincial trade officials meet here Frid

Mobil Oil Corp. is pulling out of Western Pennsylvania, citing slender profits for its company-owned

In a reversal of seasonal patterns, New York gasoline prices showed uncharacteristic volatility duri

Unless regularly scheduled, airlines will have to notify U.S. Department of Agriculture at least 12

The International Airfreight and Distribution Exhibition and Conference - "Airfreight 88" - is to be

The cost of living rose by 0.3 percent in Chile in December, bringing the total increase for all of

Quebec's provincial electric utility will provide four energy-hungry New York state electric utiliti

Experts cite several potential problems that could hurt the U.S. farmer in 1988 andbeyond despite th

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

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

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

Argentina's balance of trade slipped into deficit last September, underlining growing concern that n

A Morton Grove, Ill., drug manufacturer Friday could not explain why one of its cough syrup bottles

From second-hand U.S. telephones to state-of-the-art satellite dishes, China is rushing to greet the

Officials from the International Monetary Fund arrived in Argentina Wednesday amid hopes the governm

A shippers association of U.S. apparel importers and retailers has begun talks with ocean carriers o

Texas beat out 11 other states in the race to land a semiconductor research center and 800 jobs when

Crude Prices Down 3 Cents on NymexCrude oil prices were down 3 cents a barrel at the closing

The world's airlines carried more than 1 billion passengers in 1987, the first time in history the i

The Cargo Development Group, Continental Airlines' cargo marketing and operations arm, is the first

Hong Kong must whittle down its trade surplus with the United States by revaluing its currency, Sen.