Chrysler layoffs hit New Castle town hard
In New Castle Indiana about 3000 residents rely on the Chrysler plant and 700 face a desperate outlook as the workforce endures extended layoff. The area’s 22000 population fears deeper hardship as the forge plant curtails production and recall rights loom amid bank and utility pressures. Community leaders vow actions to prevent foreclosures and preserve basic utilities.
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New Castle, Ind
UPL
New Castle
Chrysler Corp
Henry County
Chrysler
Maxwell- Briscoe Co
Maxwells
Jack Benny
Walter P. Chrysler
Detroit
Burgess
William Caldwell
UAW
Beef price drop sparks hope for cheaper burgers in 1980
UPI reports July beef prices fell, with August showing further declines as energy crunch reduces restaurant demand. McDonald’s cut burger prices by five cents at company stores, and a Denver Victoria Station restaurant trimmed prices by about two dollars to spur volume amid weaker summer sales.
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Denver
UPI
U.S
Labor Department
McDonald’s Corp
National Cattlemen's Association
NCA
Roger Bergland
Bergland
Tom Kolquist
Victoria Station
Kolquist
Coal Deashing Unit At SFCCP Plant Details
C E Lummus designed and built the proprietary coal de-ashing process unit for the Energy Department operated plant by Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co. The Ft Lewis Washington liquefaction demo plant handles 50 tons of coal daily.
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C. E. Lummus
Energy Department
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Dollar gains in Europe while gold slips from record high
The dollar firmed in European money markets while gold retreated from Friday's record close. Gold fell 3 francs in Zurich to 311625, profits taking after a week of a $14 rise. In Frankfurt the dollar opened at 1.8283 marks, Zurich 1.6569 francs, Amsterdam 2.007 guilders, Paris 4.2600 francs, Brussels 30.415 francs, Milan 816.95 lire. Tokyo opened at 219.80, rising to 220.20 as banks buy, with the Bank of Japan active in the market for about 100 million dollars.
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London
UPI
Zurich
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Paris
Brussels
Milan
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
Stock prices flat as Dow slips in early trading
New York AP reports stock prices were little changed in early trading with the Dow Jones average down 0.17 to 880.03. Labor Department productivity revisions show Q2 output falling at 2.4 percent annual rate, less severe than 3.8 percent. Also mentions the 1830 Baltimore and Ohio depot as U.S. first railroad station.
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New York
Labor Department
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
United States
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