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STUDY SAYS LILCO, NIMO AWARD LARGE PAY HIKES

(Ap) | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Long Island Lighting Corp. and Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. - both involved in much-criticized and fin

WILBERG ESCAPE ROUTE TERMED 'DEATH TRAP'

(Ap) | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Workers from the Wilberg coal mine in Utah, where 27 miners perished in a 1984 fire, testified they

MEXICO'S PLAN TO TEST REACTOR STIRS UP STORM OF CRITICISM

Chicago Tribune | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Haunted by Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and characteristic self-doubt, Mexicoplans to make t

POWER ALERT SPARKS CALL FOR PROBE

(Ap) | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The state Consumer Protection Board filed a petition Monday asking the Public Service Commission to

COAL STILL KING IN THE US

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
We're still number one, the coal industry contends. The National Coal Association, based on
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ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Ohio Edison Sales Down for QuarterAKRON, Ohio - Ohio Edison Co. said that for the first quar

TRADE MISSIONS

JOC Staff | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc
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SDA FORMS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
SDA Systems Inc. has formed technology partnerships with Toshiba Ltd. of Japan and Innovative Silico
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FOREIGN CIGARETTES BOOM IN JAPAN

A.E. Cullison | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Despite a mounting domestic anti-tobacco campaign, Japanese cigarette smokers huffed and puffed thei
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EXPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Commodity Group Seeks Oils for ExportThe Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
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TWO MORE COMPANIES WIN CLEAN COAL PACTS

Tim Sansbury | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The U.S. Energy Department selected two more companies, Westinghouse Electric Corp. and MHD Developm

JAPANESE FIRM BUYS US SUPERCOMPUTER

(Ap) | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
A major Japanese data processing company is buying an $8.3 million U.S. supercomputer to help ease U
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EARTH PRODUCT MAKERS SEE ROCKY SALES FUTURE

Maureen Robb | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Producers of a major West Coast export are glum about chances for expanding their overseas sales.
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TRADE LEADS

JOC Staff | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c
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WORKERS END OCCUPATION AT CATERPILLAR IN SCOTLAND

(Ap) | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Workers ended their 14-week occupation of the Caterpillar Tractor factory in Scotland Monday by cere
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CUSTOMS PLAN CREATES UPROAR IN NEW ORLEANS

Marie Prat | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Customhouse brokers and the port of New Orleans are irked by a U.S. Customs Service decision to put
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HIGH COURT KILLS DUMPING LAWSUIT

(Ap) | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The Supreme Court has killed a lawsuit by U.S. businesses that charges Japanese electronics manufact
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NEW PRODUCTS MARKETPLACE

JOC Staff | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Backpack Heating Unit Marketed for DiversA British company is marketing a backpack heating u
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IMPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Commerce Department Probes Steel DumpingThe Commerce Department has initiated an anti-dumpin
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MEXICANS TO PROTECT JAGUARS

Cristina Lee | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The Mexican government has declared the jaguar a protected species. Under the decree issued
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CHINESE HOPE TO SELL MEDICINES IN THE US

Noel Fletcher | Apr 27, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
If Americans can accept acupuncture, why not traditional Chinese medicine such as chicken essence, f
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

PRICES COULD COST BP SUPPLY PACT

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
BP Coal, a subsidiary of British Petroleum, could be dropped as the likely fuel supplier for a propo

EXPERTS QUESTION CONTINUED USE OF CHERNOBYL-TYPE REACTOR

Chicago Tribune | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
One year after the explosion of a nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, which Soviet scientists admit had ba

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
April 24, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

EXXON CORP.'S NET TAKES SHARP DIVE

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Exxon Corp., citing lower average prices for crude oil and natural gas and intense worldwide competi

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
PUC Ruling to Slash NJ Utility's RevenuePLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - The New Jersey Board of Public

GASOLINE PRICE TABLE EXPANDED

JOC Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The Journal of Commerce this week adds two more cities to the gasoline table for reseller rack sales

NORTH SEA PRICES GAIN STRENGTH, HOLD ABOVE $18

Bruce Barnard | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
North Sea oil prices strengthened after the Easter vacation with Brent crude for May delivery tradin

MOTHBALLED ARUBA PLANT MAY REFINE ONCE AGAIN

Sam Glasser | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
A Houston businessman says he's close to raising $25 million to fulfill a contract with the Aruba go

SHELL CANADA EARNINGS SET RECORD

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Shell Canada Ltd. reported first quarter earnings of $103 million, or 90 cents a Class A common shar

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Mobil to Consolidate NY, Fairfax OfficesMobil Corp. said it will consolidate in Fairfax, Va.

PIONEER PLANT'S NEIGHBORS BALK AT DISMANTLING

(Ap) | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
A pioneer nuclear plant, built 25 years ago at the dawn of the nuclear power age, sits mothballed be

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD REPORTS DECLINE IN EARNINGS, SALES

Journal of Commerce Special | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Atlantic Richfield Co. reported first quarter earnings of $239 million, or $1.31 a share, down from

US CAMPAIGNS FOR CUTS IN TAIWANESE TARIFFS

Richard Lawrence | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The United States expects to push by early summer for further access to the Taiwanese market for U.S
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TANDEM WINS HONG KONG PACT

P.T. Bangsberg | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Tandem Computers Inc. beat out several rival bids to land a multimilliondollar order for a n
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SEATTLE CASHES IN ON COTTON

Gloria Joseph | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Acres upon acres of towering fir trees and an abundance of seafood make forest products and fish obv
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TRADE MISSIONS

JOC Staff | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc
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EXPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Baldrige Pledges China Technology TransferCommerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige promised that
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WEST COAST BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 26, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Joint Venture To Develop VaccinesEMERYVILLE, Calif. - Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. and Ciba
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