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Acid rain is being blamed for claiming the 209-year-old marble gravestone of Revolutionary War hero

The country's fire departments are called to an average of 1,700 home fires every day. Those fires k

The issue forced onto the agenda in state caucuses last year - liability law reform - is the prime f

Fred. S. James Acquires Miami's Perdue AgencyFred. S. James & Co. Inc. said it acquired the

The trademark pyramid of Transamerica Corp. has dominated San Francisco's skyline but little else re

The U.S. dollar was slightly higher against most major currencies in quiet midday trading Wednesday,

Tell your broker to take a hike and roll out the PC. Two professors say they have conclusive proof t

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

Stocks rose in active trading Wednesday as additional signs of weakness in the economy pointed to lo

ISC to Continue Stock Repurchase PlanInternational Shipholding Corp. said it is continuing i

Small-business attitudes offer little support for White House expectations that the economy will rea

Maine Maritime Names PresidentCASTINE, Maine Maine Maritime Academy trustees selected for

Lajos in Peking PEKING - Faluvegi Lajos, vice chairman of Hungary's Council of Ministers, wi

The Soviet Union announced a sweeping reorganization of its construction ministries, the latest in a

A U.S. businessman filed a $58 million lawsuit against two close associates of Saudi Arabia's King F

U.S. businesses were just beginning to get a little comfortable about being in Pakistan when a natio

Last year Pakistan outlawed interest payments and called for more "godly and brotherly" ways to ear

The Reagan administration does not plan to implement a new agreement with the European Community on

Singer do Brasil announced forthcoming major exports of electrical motors for computer peripherals t

Israeli-PLO Protest JERUSALEM - Left-wing Israelis and Palestinians from the occupied West B

CP National Studies PacifiCorp Buy-out PlanCP National Corp., a telecommunications company t

Bankers, economists and businessmen in Pakistan's financial center are pointing to signs that the co

The Air Line Pilots Association has filed suit to block Transamerica Airlinesfrom leasing 12

Revenue, Volume Up For Top Truck FirmsThe nation's top trucking companies experienced growth

Trailer Train Co., which finances and maintains pooled freight cars for U.S. railroads, said it has

Trucking interests contend that proposed Interstate Commerce Commission rules requiring companies to

Rosenbalm Aviation Inc., the carrier operating overseas charters for Emery Air Freight, has won appr

Navistar International Corp. of Chicago and Dana Corp. announced a partnership agreement to coordina

An eight-hour chase of a U.S. fishing vessel by Canadian ships may hasten talks among U.S. officials

Harry Truman's private, presidential yacht, the Williamsburg, went on sale last week along with Ciga

Two economically ailing Oregon ports will ask for state help on their loan payments when the Oregon

The U.S. aircraft carrier Forrestal was steaming toward the eastern Mediterranean Tuesday en route t

Oakland Gets Nod To Extend ArrangementThe Federal Maritime Commission will allow the Port of

Longshore contract negotiations here took a new turn this week with formation of a second multi-empl

A Norwegian shipping line extended by a year its agreement to carry cargo for a giant U.S. forest pr

OIL IMPACT: When Alaska Gov. Bill Sheffield announced last month the state is headed for a budget sh

A 15 percent slice of a $10 billion transportation improvement pie in Virginia will go to ports, air

West Coast longshoremen will enter next year's contract negotiations without ''saber-rattling or tou

Farm land values continue to decline in virtually every part of the nation, threatening to intensify

Agriculture Department economists say cattle production may be ending its latest tailspin and that s