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Canada's lead in building unmanned submersibles may be lost to Japan unless the Canadian government

Schein Pharmaceutical Inc. announced that Steris Laboratories Inc., its subsidiary, has acquired the

The Greater Los Angeles World Trade Center can become a "world class" institution if it attracts the

United States Lines Inc. is considering a number of offers to charter or buy its giant container ves

Ethyl Corp. and Nelson Research & Development Co. of Irvine, Calif. announced that they have signed

Ghana Plans to Begin Major Cocoa ShipmentsACCRA, Ghana - The Ghana Cocoa Board will begin a

Pope to Revisit Poland WARSAW, Poland - Polish leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski and Roman Cat

West Germany's automobile industry will set a new production record this year. The 4.3 milli

A powerful explosion ripped through a barge at the weekend, killing four men and critically injuring

Motorists are paying the same for gasoline as they did two weeks ago because of the battle at the pu

Japanese and World Bank officials have started talks on establishing a fund for Japan to funnel part

The state of California has fined about 35 truckers for not raising their rates as required.

Owners of the state's bars and liquor stores, faced with spiraling liability insurance costs, are tr

An extra currency charge for North American exporters who ship to Japan will stay the same during th

Lumber Dispute WASHINGTON - The outlook for an agreement on the U.S.-Canadian softwood lumbe

General Motors Corp. has announced it will send 40,000 of its new Korean auto imports through the po

Fisher Camuto Signs European Shoe DealFisher Camuto Corp., U.S. distributors of women's foot

The French air force is expected to order early next year the reinforced military cargo version of t

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

Merrill Lynch to Sell Interest in Real EstateMerrill Lynch & Co., the nation's largest secur

A Spring Valley man allegedly used a bogus insurance company with international ties to cheat 11 sub

ICC Denies Petition To Clarify Cost DataThe Interstate Commerce Commission denied a petition

A Guilford Transportation Industries spokesman claims Boston area public transit officials do not ha

More than a foot of soggy snow blanketed eastern New York by Friday morning, dragging down power lin

"Fragrant Harbor," as it is known in Chinese, has long been considered one of Asia's most attractive

Waterman Steamship Corp. asked the secretary of transportation to retain restrictions on subsidized

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

December 19, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Consumer prices, led by increases in food and new automobile costs, climbed 0.3 percent in November,

The Polish Parliament approved a package of economic legislation giving the government power to free

Southern Air Transport, the all-cargo carrier linked to arms shipments to Iran and Nicaragua, is hop

Bulldozers grunt and jackhammers clatter at rising hotels and shopping malls. Well-dressed workers j

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

MCI Nears Completion Of Fiber-Optic NetworkMCI Communications Corp. said construction will b

GENERAL NEWSFood and new car price increases boost consumer prices in November. Page 3A No

Prompted by a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Virginia coal companies are studying how subsidence can be re

The port of Oakland agreed to spend more than $200,000 to test and inspect port cranes being built i

Wharf-side rail connections and bold, expensive actions away from the waterfront will be needed for

The Federal Maritime Commission ordered an end to provisions in marine terminal tariffs shifting the

The captain of a Soviet passenger liner that sank in the Black Sea after it was hit by a freighter f