Resistance to Shawnee wildnerness plan grows in Southern Illinois
Private landowners and farmers near the Shawnee National Forest oppose the U S Forest Service Roadless Review and Evaluation plan to designate wilderness areas. An ad hoc Land Owners Association mobilizes petitions and seeks leadership to block wilderness sites in Union County and surrounding areas. The piece notes conflicts with Sierra Club support, outlines proposed sites, and calls for public comment to the Forest Service while quoting local residents and officials.
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US. Forest Service
Southern Illinois
Suran
Shawnee National Forest
Simon seeks farm land near Shawnee wilderness clash
U S Rep Paul Simon touring Southern Illinois land options amid fury over Shawnee National Forest wilderness proposals. He and aides visited a farm west of Jonesboro seeking a small, less wooded tract suitable for crops while critics fear private land losses as wilderness areas may restrict use. Simon says his recreation area plan remains separate from RARE II sites already under study.
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Illinois
Ohio River
Massac
Pope
Gallatin
Hardin
Saline
Murray Bluff
Burden
Simon
Chicago
Wapora, Inc
Union County
Newcomb
Ranger Station
Congress
Donald Hartsock
Land Owners Association
Lusk Creek
Robert Muhlenbrock
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Midwest
Shawnee National Forest
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Shawnee Forest
Ray Busse
Gary Orlandini
Goreville
Terry Bittle
Jonesboro
Orlandini
Busse
Washington
U.S. Forest Service
Paul
Vending machines and gambling scourge in Southern Illinois
Longstanding corruption in Southern Illinois is tied to vending machines and gambling. The piece chronicles a succession of figures, notably Herrin police chief William Humphrey and Ace Music Co. head Wallace Duncan, with roots reaching back to the Shelton gang era and Prohibition. It tracks extortion, bombings, arson, and killings linked to coin operated amusements, from Earl Walker’s slot machine rackets to Buddy Buddy Harris’s rise and eventual retreat. The article notes a lull in violence in the late 1960s and asserts a lasting impact on region crime history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Illinois
Herrin
John B. McVey
William
Bill’’ Humphrey
Basil Russell
Thomas Shoemake
Humphrey
Wallace Duncan
Ace Music Co
Duncan
Southern Illinoisan
Earl Walker
Walker
Williamson County
Shelton Brothers
Fairfield
Charlie Birger
Birger
West City
Joe Adams
Charles
Charlie” Harris
Shelton Gang
Harris
Sheltons
Carl Shelton
Bernie Shelton
Peoria
Roy Shelton
Big Earl
Dalta Shelton
Indiana
Dalta
Little
Earl
Shelton
Vienna
Wayne County
Long
E. L. “Buddy Buddy”’ Harris
Murphysboro
Randolph
Williamson Counties
Randolph County
Chester
U.S. District Court
East St. Louis
St. Louis
Frank “Buster
Wortman
al Capone
Plaza Amusement Co
Southern‘ Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Charlie’’ Harris
Gordon Foster
Wortman’s
Dry” County
Williamson
George Thomas
Coulterville
Bird’s Nest
Sparta
Ray Coleman
Johnston City
Ray Thomas
Coleman
Buddy” Harris
Eunice Tyner
Marion
Tyner
Frank Davis
Gorham
Davis
Kinkaid Hill
Donald L. Phillips
Downstate Vending Co
Cairo
Phillips
George F. Garner
Union County
Jonesboro
Howard Baker
Garner
Cairo Sales Co
Baker
Vernon
Doss
David Caughlin
Carousel Club
Illinois Crime Commission
Chicago
Saddle Club
Buddy Buddy Enterprises
Carterville
Kinkaid Lake
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Joanne Wood
D-Carbondale
Forest Service
Shawnee Hills National Recreation Area
Agriculture Department
Carol Goodacre
Alto Pass
Curtis Hartline
Cobden
Fred Pitts
Wayne Pitts
Lick Creek
Gerald Payne
Anna
Robert Ferrell
Wayne Treece
Bald Knob
Sierra Club
Hartsock
Association
Ripple Hollow
Panther den
Burden Falls
Burke Branch Wit
Garden of the Gods
Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee
Wis
Midland State
John McCarty
Southern Illinois Inc
Goodacre
McCarty
SII
Amson
Gaillatin
U.S. Dept of Interior
Simon Seeks
By Frank Suhadolnik
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