European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. September 10, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 widespread dissent Over Church policies will Greet Pope s visit Washington Iund women and Gay activists arc blasting the roman Catholic Church s stance on Many issues As inc nation prepares 10 receive 1 Ope John Paul ii later this week for a tour of the United slates. Molly Yard president of the National organization for women was arrested tuesday at inc Vatican embassy during 3 rain soaked demonstration against what she and other protesters called betrayal of women s rights by the Church Yard and Jeanne dark spokeswoman for now were handcuffed and put in a District of Columbia police Wagon after approaching the embassy door and delivering a symbolic lunch for the Pope who was scheduled to arrive thursday in Miami there is no double that Pope John Paul ii is detrimental to the health and Well being of women s rights said Frances Kissling president of catholics for a free Choice. In a heavy downpour Yard led about a dozen chanting demonstrators to the embassy in a protest Lii led the last the Lasi supper was about be trayal Yard Lold supporters huddled under umbrellas. " the last lunch is Aboul betrayal. A Symbol of the be trayal of women s rights by the roman Catholic Hierarchy which is Ted by the Pope and carried oui by the Catholic leaders in the United Yard carried inc lunch a Roll a Glass of wine a Plum and a Strawberry on a tray she presented to embassy guards. She and Clark held up a Brinner Reading women s rights Are human Riehs before they were arrested Furm listing within Sou feel of an embassy. The two were later released a . Police spokeswoman said. Yard said he Church seeks 10 influence the political life in this country and urged thai it Honor the . Nysti the activists claimed the Vatican s Strong opposition to abortion contraceptives and sex education has infringed upon personal and academic Freedom in the nation. The protesters were All from f 10 catholics polled for example said they should have a say in deciding whether women arc ordained As priests. Despite widespread dissatisfaction with some decisions Lay catholics w pressed widespread loyalty to the Church seventy percent of those polled said they would almost never consider leaving the Church. Tree House builder s Tours colled illegal by City St. Louis Park Minn. A a Day after a Man allowed people to tour the seven level tree House the City says violates the building code a City official said tuesday that the Tours were illegal too. Those Guys Are too much. Everything s illegal said the owner of the rec House Mark Tucker Tucker who built the tree House at a Cost of $7,500 for his five children opened it to he Public 12 a head 10 raise Money to fight a City order thai he make it conform to the building code or raze it two Reserve police officers directed traffic As people turned out for a look at the tree House which has two rooms and seven verandas with another veranda under construction. Meanwhile City manager Jim Brimeyer said tues Day that City officials would seek a court order to go on 10 Tucker s property and tear Down the tree House. The City will recover the Cost of demolition through an assessment on Tucker s properly taxes said Harvey Mcphee. Inspect ional services director for the City. I be hired a criminal attorney because i believe it s a crime they Are committing against me and my family. The crime is trying 10 remove something from my property that is not hurting anybody Tucker said after hearing about the City s plans. As of late monday. Tucker said about 1,570 people had signed a petition in support of the Irce House and he had raised about ,400 for the Legal defense fund. He had hoped to raise $10.000. So we May Hac two More open houses if the City does t leave me he said. Mcphee said tuesday the open House was As illegal As the rec House which was built without a permit and which lacks structural certification and other building specifications in meet the City s code. Tucker acknowledges the Stair widths rail Heights and other construction do fails fail to meet the City code but says he built the rec House to a More cycling set of standards. The City Council had ordered Tucker a 37-Jear-old insurance broker either to fix up the tree House or tear to Down by labor Day. Mcphee said Tucker s popularity with the Public could be fleeting. It could quickly change if somebody got hurl he said. Mark Tucker right Sun yes he Croud that lined up la Lour h litre housi1 thai City uffizi us want lord on. Tucker says the open House was the ultimate demonstration of his tree House s safely though. We had 50 to 60 people Al Many times throughout the Day in the tree House and the old Tucker tree House did t Eien he said. Councilman Tom Duffy said officials weren t pick ing on Tucker just protecting the Minneapolis sub Urb s 44,000 other residents the Bottom lint.1 i1, very simple. We Hae a Lia Bili dully said monday. It i Boj Felt nut "1 the rec. A court will we we unto inc iroc House was ihm1, and we did not enforce our ordinance. Well he found potential damages could far surpass the is million insurance policy Tucker claims to have on the tree House he said
