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Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez), in cooperation with Reps.
Castle Coal & Oil Co. received a $4-million Defense Logistics Agency contract for diesel fuel and burner oil.
GTE Government Systems Corp., a unit of GTE Corp., received an $8.9-million Navy contract for receivers.
Shell Oil Co. received an $8.1-million Defense Logistics Agency contract for jet fuel.
Hughes Helicopters Inc., a subsidiary of McDonnell Douglas Corp., received a $141.3-million Army contract for AH-64 attack helicopters.
The United States ratified a Council of Europe convention allowing prisoners to serve sentences in their home countries, the first time Washington has joined any international treaty of the 21-nation organization.
(DJ) Grumman Aerospace Corp., a unit of Grumman Corp., received a $126.7--million addition to a Navy contract for 24 F--14R fighters.
Majestic Realty Co., City of Industry, and the Bankers Life Co. have entered into an "exclusive right to negotiate" agreement with the City of Industry Urban Development Agency for the purchase and development of the 189-acre Fairway Business Center, located between Fairway Drive and Lemon Avenue.
Representatives of the Soviet Union and Libya have signed a cultural agreement providing for cooperation in the arts, scientific research and sports, the official Libyan news agency JANA said.
Outgoing Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva left Friday on a seven-day visit to China to sign the accord returning the enclave of Macao to Beijing after nearly 450 years of Portuguese rule.
The Land Systems division of General Dynamics Corp. received a $5.5-million Army Contract for technical support for tanks.
General Motors Corp. received a $3.5-million Air Force contract for T56 aircraft engine parts.
Teledyne Neosho, a unit of Teledyne Inc., received a $10.9 million Air Force contract to repair TF33 engine equipment.
Boeing Co. received a $33.7-million Air Force contract for engineering work on the inertial upper stage for space launches.
Sperry Corp. was awarded a $5.6-million Army contract for classified electronic equipment.
White Engines Inc. recieved a $33-million addition to an Army contract for multifuel engines.
Sanders-III, a venture of Sanders Associates and ITT Corp., was awarded a $5-million Navy contract for development of communications jammers for the EA-6B aircraft.
After eight months of negotiations, the Paramount Unified School District Board of Education gave final approval to a three-year contract with the Teachers Assn. of Paramount.
The integrated Logistic Support division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. received a $4.4-million Air Force contract for aircraft radar repair.