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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1986
Page
3
France’s national rail system chief said on Friday negotiations will start if workers return to duty. The nine day strike cut train service by 25 percent as management deployed buses on many routes. Jean Dupuy cited two main issues: working conditions and a new merit based pay scale reducing seniority.
Des Plaines River reopened to shipping after cleanup teams contained a pipeline leak that spilled up to 1000 gallons of a petroleum product into the river. Illinois EPA official James O'Brien said the fuel poses no health hazard and environmental danger has been limited by stopping the source.
Agriculture experts criticize cigarette firms for undermining tobacco farming while supporting price controls. Articles note policy changes raise import allowances and a windfall for companies, with impacts on health and prices. Also covered are 1987 conservation program sign-ups, Deere tax views, and multimillion-dollar deficiency payments to farmers through the Agriculture Department.
New York stocks edged higher in a thin Friday session, the slowest in two years after Christmas. The Dow gained 3.52 to 1,930.40 as Merck led blue chips with a 5 percent rise, while Pfizer and other drug issues posted gains and the NYSE index rose to 141.14.
Japan's motor vehicle exports dropped a record 15.1 percent year on year in November as the yen's strength raised prices for foreign buyers and hit export industries. The current account showed a November surplus of 8.749 billion dollars after seasonal adjustment, with overtime hours down 12 percent and car shipments at 516,928 vehicles, the sharpest drop since 1979.
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