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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1990
Page
6
Greg Jordan reports for the Daily Telegraph on choosing and upgrading computer systems for business growth. It covers evaluating needs, cost effectiveness, hardware and software options, vendor reliability, training, and workplace factors such as heat and noise.
AP reports Phoenix Petroleum in St Marys receiving more jet fuel requests from the Pentagon. VP Steve Wang says he cannot confirm if the rise ties to the Middle East crisis or contract obligations. He notes the Defense Department only buys about 60 percent of the $38.8 million, 65 million gallon annual contract. Wang questions if increased supply matches demand, citing an airplane landing in Saudi Arabia every 10 minutes as a benchmark.
New York stocks rose modestly as oil prices declined after OPEC quota news amid Iraq Kuwait tensions. The Dow gained 17.58 to 2632.43 while NYSE volume reached 134.24 million shares. broad indices posted gains and energy shares led advances.
United Steelworkers members at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. vote on a tentative contract by Sept 11. Ballots mailed to 5,500 members across West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. A simple majority approves a wage rise 1.50 per hour immediate and 0.50 per hour for three years plus signing and year end bonuses. Contract runs until March 1 1994 and hinges on bankruptcy court approval.
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