European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page20/ the stars and stripes wednesday december 27,1989 rising Call for animal rights worries nation s furriers today s crossword new York a women with fun Are facing a new threat on the streets not muggers but animal rights activists who have adopted confrontational tactics in their fight to Mothball the fur Industry. Women strolling Down the Street in fur Coats report they be been jeered at sprayed with Ket chup or red paint and even had their Coats slashed. We re encouraging people to go up to fur wearers and to say something to them said Dana Stuchell National director of trans species unlimited one of the country s leading animal rights groups. Some people Are extremely mild some people arc More Abra Sive but the Point is to let the know How you feel about their fur coat and to explain that animals had to suffer and die for  trans species unlimited says it does t condone violence that s what animal rights Are All about non violence Stuchell said. But the attacks on fur wearers and vandalism at some fur stores by extremists have begun to raise the hackles of furriers. There was a feeling a couple of years ago that the thing would go away that if we responded to it it would just lend credit to the movement said Jack Neal a spokesman for the fur information Council of America. But it s gotten to the Point where furriers were under such attack that we could t ignore  the animal rights movement has been growing in recent years. People for the ethical treat ment of animals was started in Washington by two friends in 1980. It now has 250,000 Mem Bers a staff of 70 and a $7 million budget said spokeswoman Carol l. Burnett. Trans species unlimited based in Williamsport pa., led the first National anti fur protest in 1985. Since then it has organized increasingly larger annual marches the Day after thanksgiving Kickoff Day of the Holiday shop Ping season. This year protests were held in 94 cities including a March wit More than 3,000 people on new York s fifth Avenue led by game show Host Bob Barker. One fur store in Miami s posh Coconut Grove allegedly was vandalized by activists. On another front Aspen colo., voters Are being asked whether their Tony ski resort should be come the world s first fur free zone. The Aspen City Council voted last month to hold a special elec Tion in february on Banning fur sales within City limits. They have already banned the use of steel Jawed leg hold traps and the Sale of All furs caught in such traps. Instead of Aspen s being known As a glitzy egocentric kind of place i think it can be know Nas a town that s sensitive to the environment and sensitive to the delicate balance Between human Sand wildlife mayor Bill Stirling said. . Officials taking Steps to solve fuel shortages during cold weather by the new York times Washington the gov can mint is moving to help unclog various bottlenecks that have Cre ated shortages of heating Oil and propane in the current cold spell the Energy department s top emergency planner said saturday. The official John j. Easton jr., assistant Secretary for International affairs and Energy emergencies said that although the government would not become involved in regu lating prices or allocating supplies it would try to bring Market participants together to solve problems. He said Federal agencies were Al ready acting to remove regulatory blocks. For example waivers might be granted so Drivers of heating Oil trucks could work longer hours than normally allowed. In addition Easton said exemptions were being provided so any ship could be diverted to a port where the Energy products twas carrying could do put to Best , foreign ships Are legally barred from carrying goods Between one american port and another. Easton told of the measures Ina meeting at the Energy depart ment attended by about 80 representatives of Oil companies Trade associations pipeline companies natural Gas distributors stale Energy offices and Federal agencies. We think we can get through this abnormally cold weather without widespread shortages Easton said but he added that propane would probably remain in Short Supply for 10 Days or so. He also said much of she Energy system was already at maximum production making it vulnerable to unanticipated failures. Texas he said was suffering a series of electricity blackouts and this could disrupt natural Gas distribution because Gas compressors were electrically powered. Easton also cited an electricity shortage in North Carolina that resulted in a three hour shutdown of a Petroleum pipeline carrying 6,000 barrels an  Brief closing of the Panama canal because of the . Inva Sion last week has had practically no effect on Energy supplies Easton  the 250,000 or so barrels of Oil that move through the canal daily Only about one Quarter is destined for the United states he said. 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