WTAO-FM Sold to WMCL-AM by CSB in Illinois
WTAO-FM in Murphysboro Carbon dale was sold to Community Services Broadcasting Inc for 700000 dollars. CSB will keep the album rock format and retain WTAO staff. Varecha will have an eight year consulting contract and aims to buy a TV station in Jefferson Marion counties area. Glassman expects FCC approval by fall. CSB operates in Illinois Tennessee and West Virginia with WMCL McLeansboro as closest station. Varecha founded WTAO in 1972 and sought a TV outlet amid ongoing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Federal Communication Commission
Wtao-Fm
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Mount Vernon Broadcasting
Community Services Broadcasting Inc
William
Debbie Varecha
CSB
Bill Glassman
Staion
WTAO
Varecha
Tion
Glassman
FCC
Illinois
Tennessee
West Virginia
WMCL
McLeansboro
Jerome Glassman
Southern Ilinois University Foundation
Mitchell Museum
Jefferson-Marion County
Salem
Builder Takes Plan to Missouri
Murphysboro businessman Rip Smith pushed his Turco warehouse conversion plan to Missouri officials after Murphysboro aldermen questioned his finances and ability to fund a $10 million project. Perryville and Chester officials expressed skepticism but willingness to work if funds appear. Smith’s Murphysboro phone line is disconnected and neighbors say he may have moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Missouri
Don
Rip
Smith
TMS Builders Inc
Perryville
Turco
James Scuras
al Stoverink
Pere
Stoverink
Mississippi River
South America
Chester
Menard Correctional Center
Stanley Maciejski
Southern Illinoisan Publication Information and Rates
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with mailing addresses and phone numbers. Rates shown for delivered and mail subscriptions within 18 county area and Illinois. Postmaster address changes directed to Carbondale office.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
III
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Mysboro
Marion
Perry weighs reopening women jail quarters in Perry County
Perry County sheriff says the former women’s cells, closed five years ago due to lack of fire escape, could reopen if the county board submits a state acceptable plan. He notes working plumbing and cites a $3,000 housing expense for a South Carolina burglary case.
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Bard Betker
Southern
Gerald Sims
Woolsey
Randolph County
PATCO head predicts ratification of new contract
The head of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization says its 14 800 members will ratify a tentative contract reached two hours before a planned strike. The deal raises first year pay by about 4000 and grants a voice in FAA policy decisions. ratification likely within two weeks.
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Washington
Air Traffic Controllers Union
Federal Aviation Administrations
State Senate backs bill to lift interest rate ceilings
The Illinois State Senate approved a bill 31 to 23 to remove state caps on interest rates for nearly all loans including mortgages auto loans and consumer credit. The measure moves to the House for its next vote and faces criticism that rates could rise to 40 or 50 percent for borrowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Springfield
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Buzbee
VISA
Master Card
De Soto man sues to close Jackson County landfill
Robert Berner of De Soto files a formal complaint with the Illinois Attorney General seeking the shutdown of the Jackson County landfill until all Illinois Pollution Control Board requirements are met. He cites deep mud and debris tracked onto a nearby road and says previous EPA action was absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
de Soto
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Robert Berner
Illinois Attorney General
Everett Allen
Berner
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Allen
Carterville
Illinois court orders $750 million in workers comp refunds
A Circuit Court judge ordered $750 million in workers compensation premiums refunded to more than 150000 Illinois employers. He also cut current premiums by $360 million after ruling the 23.8 percent rate hike of 1979 based on unverified data. The suit, by 23 employer associations and the Illinois Federation of Labor, may be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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Sims
Tom Moss
Woolsey
Law Library
Donald D. Stricklin
Marie Parkinson
Chicago
Ilinois
James C. Murray
Illinois Federation of Labor
Plaintffs
Illinios Department of Insurance
Murray
Robert F. Coleman
Employers and Union
Supreme Court
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Wichita
Kan
New Mexico
New Orleans
Massachusetts
Perry
Moss
Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp
Cutler-to-Trico
du Quoin
PATCO
House
Senate
Universal She
Lees
Berwen
Philadelphia
Bigelow
Cabin Craft
Alexander, Smith, Milliken
411 N
Curtis Mathes
Ighter
Williamegfrygothers
Grovv Showrooms
W. Main
W. Main Marion
Mt. Vernon
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
Egans Home Improvements
Shawnee Solar Development
Williams Air Conditioning & Heating
Chestnut
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