Heath plans multimillion dollar Marion golf complex near I 57
Richard J Heath of Evansville Indiana says his 243 acre Marion project including an 18 hole golf course condominium units and 186 house lots will proceed with options to buy four parcels and a planned 1.8 million golf facility. Down payments exist on about 70 lots and projects aim for a 1979 golf course opening, pending market demand and site surveys.
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Henry de Fiebre
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Richard J. Heath
Marion
Heath
Evansville
Ind
Oak Meadow Country Club
SIUC
Mace
Emerson
Albert Broeking
Raymond Broeking
L.J. Wohlwend
Wohlwend
Broeking
Marion-area
Savings and Loan Associations
Fischer-Stein Associates of
Carbondale
Herrin
Indiana
Illinois
U.S
Sasuki National
Siuc Foundation
Lustour plans limited layoffs despite rumors in Murphysboro
Lustour Corp president William Masterson denied rumors of a plant shutdown on North 19th Street. He said the firm is cutting some of its 280 workers but most layoffs are temporary due to seasonal business fluctuations. Lustour is a Murphysboro based label manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lustour Corp
William Masterson
Murphysboro
North 19Th Street
Lastour
Striking Illinois laborers meet Friday with mediator
Laborers from Southern Illinois and their employers plan a Friday session with a federal mediator of the U S Mediation and Conciliation Service to negotiate a contract replacing the expired pact that triggered a walkout by 4000 to 7000 workers. Picket lines halted major projects including Alton Square Mall and a Stix Baer store in Fairview Heights as wage and work rule disputes persist.
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Associated Press
Southern Illinois
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Thomas O’brien
Laborers Southwestern District Council
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Alton Square
Stix, Baer and Fuller Co
Fairview Heights
Wayne Barber
Builders’ Group
Old Ben mine back in operation amid bomb threat protest
About 1,500 miners continue protests as One Old Ben Coal Co resumes operations at the Benton Old Ben 24 mine after company agrees to tighter security and new bomb threat procedures. Miners at Old Ben 21 26 and West Frankfort 25 remain idle, citing contract-based changes requiring underground searches and pay conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
One
Old Ben Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Benton
Lesser
West Frankfort
Old Ben
Eugene Moroni
Franklin
Ben
UMW
Jerry Jones
Old Ben 21
Old Ben 24
Jones
Old Ben 25
CBC group aims to coordinate CB radio use nationwide
Carbondale's Bill Odom promotes Citizens Band Communicators to standardize CB activity. The group plans member identification with numbered decals, a directory of handles, travel discounts, insurance, and a $200 reward for empowered arrests. FCC rule updates and safety emphasis anchor the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Man
Tony Stevens
Bill Odom
Carbondale
Citizens Band
Odom
Citizens Band Communicators
CBC
Illinois
Qdom
FCC
Smokey radios enable NEAR emergency help on Channel 9
Smokeys state police cars now carry citizens band radios for NEAR Channel 9 emergencies. Base stations and CB clubs may monitor and relay calls, but only for genuine emergencies. District 13 reports nuisance calls and warns against abuse while outlining KR9 0911 and the upcoming 911 system.
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Odom
FCC
South Carolina
Cbs
Smokeys
District 13
Illinois State Police
du Quoin
Southern Illinois
David Mileur
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Mileur
Stevens
Tor
Bear Cave
Tony Stevens
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Michael Williams
Crab Orchard Lake
He Is
the Son
Mike and
Sharon Williams
Lustour
Moroni
Federal Communications Commission
Smokey
Cpl
Jim Stevens
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