European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 protesting pollution Greenpeace Mcwhir Mivinda Law the environmental group tried to dam re acc of Seattle Hanc above a Dis the Channel last week after calling it charge Channel it the Pitt s Eye sew the creates source of toxic pollutants use treatment Plant in St. Paul Minn on the upper Mississippi River. Yellowstone wildfire forces evacuation of neighbouring town by the associated press residents or a tourist town outside Yellowstone National Park were forced to evacuate As a Slop Over wildfire moved to within i i mites. Elsewhere in the West campers were barred from the Woods As the labor Day weekend opened. Wildfires also burned Over hundreds of thousands of acres in California Idaho Oregon Utah. Washington and Wyoming. In West Yellowstone monl., residents and tourists filled their Gas tanks As flames to the West lit up the sky with an Orange grow thursday night. There arc some pretty nervous people no question about that said Dawn Whit Man a Gas station owner. The threat came from a Quarter to hair acre Slop Over of a 109,100-acre fire in Side the Park. As the flames progressed residents watched smoke billow High into the air. Explosions set off by firefighters cutting fire tines periodically Shook build Ings. The town was pretty Cut cited last night Brian Morris a Forest service spokesman in West Yellowstone said. Things have calmed Down a Little. No evacuation has a in ordered but we do have an evacuation plan in Case one is  Yellowstone s South Gale was opened for inc first Lime in almost two weeks leaving All Park entrances and roads open. In Eastern Oregon recreational users were banned from 3.8 million acres of state protected land. Already closed Are 2.8 million acres in Western Oregon. In Idaho lighter wind allowed lir Eim in breathing room on the worst of 17 blazes but activities were restricted in Sev eral forests Over the labor Day weekend. Tight controls also were placed on Camp fires in Washington  s like sitting on a Lime  said Scoll Phillips recreation officer for the sawtooth National recreation area in Cen trial Idaho. If ire can gel through this weekend without a conflagration it will be a Miracle Progress was reported on two other major series of fifes in Northeast washing Ion but the forecast was for hot and dry weather Over the weekend and . Forest service spokesman Paul Hart said All these fires Are real worries because any one of them can blow  worked to contain five Forest fires in California s Mountain ranges but Forest fire danger will remain High Froug Hout the Holiday weekend officials predicted. Despite tinder dry conditions this year s fires have been much smaller than last year s because there Haven t been Strong  Ore Man of the . Forest serv ice warned however that More lightning and temperatures in the 90s in the mountains arc expected during the labor Day weekend adding to the  the Absaraka Bra tooth wilderness along the Montana Wyoming Border. Crews had to be pulled Back from a tire line thursday along a flank Ofa 47.200-Acrc fire when the Blaze flared up and destroyed portions of the line. Built Good lines and had to Back up at. Let  Utah Strong and clop winds near it Pinevich Reservoir tanned a once Coc trolled fire Inlo a 2,000-Acrc inferno throw inning High voltage lines that carry Power 10 the Salt Lake sgd in Provo metropolitan area. Coors sues Man who sad he found mouse in can Jacksonville Fla