European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 13, 19h7 the stars and stripes Page 7 Battle to claim icebox9 Label heating up . Colo. A this Small Mountain Community is turning up the heal in us Battle with International Falls minn., to claim the icebox of the nation trademark. Fraser has Given International Falls until the end of the month to provide evidence that it has benefited economically from the title All we have to do is prove we used the slogan to our Benefit commercially before they used it Fraser mayor . Jensen a transplanted Minnesota Resi Dent sited recently. We re Hardy people and it s pan of our heritage thai we live in inc coldest place in the nation Jensen said. Lim rna Tumil Falls a town of about 5,500 people on the Border Between the United states and Canada about 300 Miles North of Minneapolis applied on Jan. 28 for a trademark to use the phrase. Sis Days later Fraser a town of about 500 some 50 Miles Northwest of Denver. Tiled a similar application. Last year Fraser declared itself the nation s coldest spot based on weather records for inc randomly selected years of 1959 and 1969, and Jensen called for a yearlong comparison of temperatures in the two towns. They be tested tires and Antifreeze Here and tins year they re testing roof ing because we have such wide temperature swings Jensen said la s on the theory if it works in Franr. It will work anywhere " out folks in International Falls which has a s300,000 Industry in cold weather testing of cars helicopters and other products think their cily should have the title. We Sil right in the Middle of the path for cold Arctic outbreaks so even if they go a i mile Easl or West of us we still get the Edge of inc cold air said George Josephs forecaster in the National weather service office Al inter National Falls. In any of the Mountain valleys of Colorado in s probably colder hut we re in a mainstream location Mil some isolated location he said. The coldest spot in the nation May not be either cily but Gunnison which is 200 Miles Southwest of Denver. Weather service records Lor the 48 contiguous Stales published in Walh Crisc Magazine indicate that Gunni son was the coldest in 1985 and 1986, however Gunnison officials Are staying out of inc dispute. Why get into the fray when we know we be got it in inc bag asked i june Nel son executive director of the Gunnison con qty chamber of Commerce. Fraser s weather station was closed in 1vk5 and 19s6. But has since been re established. International Falls was ranked sixth cold Cal Jarand fifth coldest m 1985. Last Winter was almost i heal wave in Loilit National temperature for december january and february was the wound Eliji Hacsi on record 16.8 degrees. Gays Hope Washington March will Start trend Washington a homosexual activists Are hoping a March on Washington by hundreds of thou Sands of Gays and lesbians brings inc same result As the demonstrations by Blacks in the Early 60s civil rights. Feel the Power of this moment and carry the Mes Sage to the Capitol former National organization for women president Eleanor Simcal told inc thousands who stretched across the mall for More than a do in blocks on sunday. . Park police estimated that 200.000 people participated in inc March past the White mouse and a rally near the Capitol. The crowd led by aids victims in wheelchairs and bearing signs carrying messages like thank god i m Gay heard from speakers thai included Jesse Jack son the democratic presidential candidate who at tended civil rights demonstrations at the same location More than 20 years ago. I m Here because i care Jackson told the crowd. In 1963,1 was there because i Jackson Drew a loud Roar when he said. I came because you asked me because i disagree with those who Divide us who want to isolate anyone who is and he brought the crowd to its feet when he called for an end to inc aids crisis. We can fight aids and every form of death. Let s give life a Chance he said. After his speech Jackson spoke to a number of aids victims in wheelchairs near inc stage. He Shook their hands and said. God bless activists say the aids crisis which has hit the homosexual Community in inc United states especially hard has spurred an increase in violence and discrimination against the nation s lesbians and homosexual men whom they estimate number 25 million. Kay Solberg co chairwoman of the March said that like inc demonstration in the 1960s, inc rally sunday should Send a message to the government that the homosexual movement is too targe to ignore and Gays and lesbians deserve civil rights. In inc past year the Gay Community has Felt in credibly attacked with the supreme court ruling in Bowers is. Haiwick which upheld Georgia s sodomy Law and the conservative backlash due to the epidemic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome she said. We were willing to be invisible. Now we re stand ing up in Force. We re saying we re your Friend your co worker your family member Osterg said. The crowd carrying Pink and purple balloons and banners and wearing buttons and to shirts gathered about noon for the March to the mall they came from across the United Stales As Welt As overseas including 45demonsralors from the Netherlands. Terminally ill aids victims arc pushed in wheelchairs during the sunday in washing stun under skies threatening rain. Inc rally began with music and a statement from Dan Bradley a White House aide in the Carter administration who is suffer ing from aids. Bradley said that what he was most proud of was that after a lifetime of struggle and fear. 1 had Hie courage in 1982 to say loud and Clear i m Gay and i m proud. I m Gay and i m proud " organizer were hoping the events sunday and a planned non violent protest in front of the supreme court building tuesday would dramatize Teir Calls for More fed eral assistance for Al is research and treatment. The Reagan administration is allowing i Ilion to said one of the marchers Jim Merriam an aids victim from Miami. Its response has been an ineffective insincere commission on activists began sunday at Sunrise by unfurling a 7,000 Pound Quill bearing the names personal effects and in some cases the ashes of victims of aids. The Quill bears 1,920 panels made by companions or relatives of people who have died from the disease. Among the panels on the Quill were familiar names actor Rock Hudson fashion designer Willi Smith lawyer Roy Colin. Choreographer Michael Bennett and entertainer lib crack. Rehab censer told to pay widow of suicide victim Atlanta a the widow of a doctor who committed suicide while being treated for drug addiction at a re habilitation Center has been awarded ji.3 million in damages. The wrongful death action Aja Insl Smyrna s i dec ice Institute was the first a is to go 1 trial among four Law Euils Imoh ing the suicides of health care professionals who were ironed Al rider View. One suit was settled out of court the other two Are pending the Fulton county Superior court jury deliberated just Over four hours he fore returning its decision against Ridgeview and or. James w. Blevins. A staff psychiatrist Al the fault to. Which specialises in treating drug and alcohol a jut ions. Or Walter Rrapi Ulm. Al. A kind Chi in internal Medicine Al Lincoln Hospital in new York cily. Hanged himself with u Shin Jan. 6, 185. Five Days after he checked in Cir Iri menu no of addictions to methadone cocaine and other drugs. At Issue was whether the staff reacted appropriately to what Hidge View psychiatrists called a suicide gesture by Brandvain the Day before. Staff members testified that Brand vain closed a Bat Mem floor on the sleeve of his sweater which was drape j around his Rev a. In her testimony , s Widus i Boreli. Sij Ilie had we Ines re jul Vul w ill her us j jump out , but run View of Finan a no the it re unaware of previous suicide attempts they said the sweater incident was an Aii Empl by bran Jam to get Aikin tin and drugs. The Institute recently settled a mail bythe widow of a Kirl Wayne ind., Parl ume pharmacist and pm Lucman. The amount of Ihrl set Lei Nti it is Tiol of uak a. Ind inv Arv Lise Hru Utill b sum \ Urs of a sur nid nurse Jancsi Heusle from i Jinn. I -. And u 4 Lar old mis Kim . The num1 int Chi Jim i aul Lumi a Duj on april 21. F�s3. The Missouri Ostcic path Sun Uiel i. Koss or. Died Jan. S. Ims6
