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Oklahoma Joins Race To Get Atom-SmasherGov. Henry Bellmon says he'll appoint a task force to

GENERAL NEWS President Reagan picked former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker to be the ne

Riding on strong exports, South Korea posted a balance of payments surplus of US$622 million in Jan

Potlatch Corp. said it will spend $45.5 million to modernize two of its wood pulp and paper mills.

It's a far cry from the delicacy of traditional Kabuki dance forms, but Japanese have taken to the t

Hong Kong buyers boarded California's floating agricultural exhibition to sample wines, avocados and

Exports and re-exports here in January were slower than in December, but boomed compared with a year

Carrier Wins Order From Saudi ArabiaSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Carrier Corp. signed a $16.7 million sa

Daewoo Motor Corp., one of South Korea's largest automobile producers, will greatly increase the val

Exports and re-exports here in January were slower than in December, but boomed compared with a year

China could become the largest single importer of U.S. lumber and other wood products, possibly maki

China could become the largest single importer of U.S. lumber and other wood products, possibly maki

A two-month-long political campaign against blind worship of the West has so far stopped short of cu

Daewoo Motor Corp., one of South Korea's largest automobile producers, will greatly increase the val

Chrysler Corp. favors abandoning entirely the present system of basing shipping rates for motor vehi

The burden of providing security against terrorism and drug smuggling will fall most heavily on cru

MacGregor to Build Roll-ons for GrimaldiBRENTFORD, U.K. - Two additional 18,000-deadweight-t

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Greece's cruise ship business has lived through the worst that could befall it short of war, but thi

A company that was low bidder on a major dredging job at Hampton Roads, Va., has won a $53.9 million

A story on these pages Feb. 27 reported that decreases in the port of New Orleans' pricing take effe

The St. Lawrence Seaway is holding its own in the face of dramatic worldwide market changes, U.S. an

U.S. companies are rushing to buy themselves back. Scores of publicly held businesses are re

Wallace T. Sansone, vice commander of the Navy's Military Sealift Command, said he sees hope for bet

A recent study of civil lawsuits in state courts around the country points to a checkered pattern of

The Massachusetts attorney general has recommended a 1 percent increase in 1987 automobile insurance

The Pentagon, after years of study and a good bit of controversy, has begun overhauling its health-c

A state appeals court says a $10 million malpractice award to a girl who suffered severe brain damag

A dozen consumer groups led by Ralph Nader, activist, rallied for a proposal that would lower liabil

Tax Reform Effect on Property and Casualty Insurers, a conference, will be held March 5-6 in New Yor

Beneficial Shows Improved ResultsWILMINGTON, Del. - Beneficial Corp. reported fourth-quarter

Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers, the Massachusetts assigned risk pool, has denied special status to a n

The U.S. dollar had a firm tone in foreign exchange trading Friday after dropping sharply during the

With the stock market trading around record levels in the popular averages, Wall Street analysts, li

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

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

Economic fundamentals indicate a lower trend in interest rates over the next few weeks and months -

Vatican 'Astonished' At Arrest WarrantsThe Vatican has expressed "profound astonishment" at

New Board Elected At Canadian PlatinumCALGARY, Alberta - Canadian Platinum Refineries Inc. a