Stocks Rise on Reports Return to Broad Gains
Stocks surged on Tuesday led by optimism from Carter administration assurances that a recession could be avoided and comments from bankers suggesting rates may have peaked. The Dow rose 13.68 to 820.51 while NYSE volume and notable gains by IBM highlighted the broad market advance.
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Armco plans $50 million Butler expansion in Butler PA
Armco Inc announces a 50 million project to modernize its Butler specialty steelmaking facility in southwestern Pennsylvania. A second continuous slab caster will speed and economize production of electrical and stainless steel, with start up planned for late 1981 and an estimated 8 percent annual energy savings.
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Courthouse on schedule despite political pushback
Lawrence County Government Center construction proceeds as planned per inspector Courtenay Bunney. He reported steady work by plumbers ironworkers masons and electricians and noted good weather is key. Commissioner Frank A. Vitril defended his prior salary vote saying he opposes the courthouse, not the workers. Bunney defended his qualifications while colleagues praised his performance. In a separate note, Dale Bennett 36 of Forksville was killed at a saw mill in Elkland Township Sullivan County when a board kicked back and struck him, causing a fractured skull.
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