European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nature s spectacular Niagara tails ranks second to the Golden Gale Bridge As a place to commit suicide. U s Touriel Butkau  Yolk  Mark Tucker and his seven tiered treehouse. By Dirk Johnson new York times nce. Mark Tucker was just another insurance Salesman living in the Western Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park Minn and then came the treehouse controversy Tucker ought City Hall stood up Lor the rights of the Little Guy and allium de the love and commitment Between lather and son it was All so inspiring that television cameras irom new York to Tokyo came to his House to document the Story of a Man portrayed As suburban dad Lolk hero this lame came to Tucker 38. Alter he had built a treehouse in his Yard Long ago he said he had promised his son Ross tha he would build him Ihal treehouse years later when Ross was 16, and the boy left Home unhappily alter a quarrel. Tucker recalled the unkept vow i fell real guilty he said ii became an obsession " so Early last year he temporarily Pul aside his Job As an insurance Salesman he worked Lull Lime Lur months to bind an elaborate seven tiered Structure around an ancient Maple tree and he named i Rosr Lookout the son. Touched by thee Mort resumed Home Cut the hearts of City building ,Not Page 14 the stars and stripes in treehouse warmed. The inspectors said that the treehouse was a danger to neighbourhood children who played in it and Ihal i did not conform to the municipal building code they threatened to have it demolished Tucker mounted a series of Legal challenges again the authorities and neighbors Rose to his defense. Townspeople circulated a petition and got 1.700 people to sign an open treehouse parly was thrown in his Yard to build a Legal defense fund people came irom All Over he said ii was unbelievable " once Mark Tucker was us another Lolk hero living in ii Western Minneapolis suburb and then came the apartment House controversy. Some of the tenants living in Tucker s seven min Neapolen apartment houses declared Ihal the treehouse was pro Hanly More habitable than is buildings that Lousy no Good Man Isno hero. Said of ichor Dewyatt a tenant who along with her us children Vujs forced to leave her  alter inspectors had doomed it unlivable i to j one of the worst slumlords in tie cily. Said Richan  or  of Hie North Side i Oil once redevelopment Council a housing rehabilitation group t in s got mice ral v Virnin running All Over these  where Little kids live " in.  i i a has Bcrnci-in., Ted of housing code monday. N