European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. January 15, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 77 arrested in scattered abortion protests by the associated press police arrested at least 77 people including 10 who shackled themselves to an Anvil in Una. . In several widely scattered abortion protests saturday. In Boston an estimated 300 protesters trying to blockade a downtown abortion clinic were confronted by about 200 abortion rights advocates according to police la. Herbert Nolan. About 100 demonstrators also turned out at a clinic in the Boston suburb of Brookline. Officials said. A crowd from through out Iowa estimated at 6.000 to 7.000 Gath ered on the Iowa stale Nous Steps in Des Monics for a morning demonstration. About 100 gathered across the Street but slate troopers kept the two groups apart. Roman Catholic protestant clergy and other speakers led demonstrators in prayers and hymns and urged them to let their voices be heard on what one speaker called the no. I Issue facing America we be got to come out of our stained Glass cathedrals. We be got to come out of our Homes. We need to speak out at our work places and say. Enough is enough " said the Rev. Keith Tucci of Pittsburgh. Demonstrators waved hags and held signs including one depicting a baby Seal earn ing a sign Reading. Save the Bah he there were no arrests at the Iowa stale House. But at a family planning clinic about 2miles away 39 protesters including four juveniles were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and re sisting arrest police said. Later about 3,000 anti abortion activists marched for an hour outside the clinic. Planned parenthood of mid Iowa. In Boston Ami abortion activists blocked the clinic Entrance making ii difficult for workers to enter without help from police. Police arrested at least 10 people on charges of assault and Bat Tery and disorderly conduct. Alj were believed to be from the anti abortion Side. Nearly 70 polite officers erected Barri Cades at the Entrance. Demonstrators on both sides pushed shoved and shouted especially when women tried to enter the clinic. In the Brookline protest police arrested four people a police spokesman said. Two anti abortion demonstrators were charged with trespassing and two counter protesters were charged with As Sault and Battery. In Utica in North Central new York state police arrested 24 people who blocked the entrances to an abortion clinic including the 10 who shackle themselves to a 100-Pound Anvil. The protesters said they were Mem Bers of operation Rescue. Veteran aides Given task of trying Noriega by the Baltimore Sun Washington the combative but relatively untested chief of the . Attorney s office in Miami turned Over the prosecution of Manuel a. Noriega to two of his More seasoned assistants saturday. Joining them will be a Deputy . Solicitor from Washington who will contest the Sticky Legal Issue that could Block a trial. Dexter Echt inn a Vietnam combat Veteran who has brought a militaristic style to his Miami office since his appointment in june 1988. Had Suggs Slid earlier that he would Lead the prosecution of the drug charges me Haroot tried a criminal Case in More than 10 cars. In a three Page statement he said. My approach has always been to assemble teams of experienced assistants to win the Many Long Complex cases that we face Here. As i told the attorney general before the arrest of or. Noriega. I believe thai major drug cases in this District Are Best handled a a team of prosecutors who devote full time to that he named his two lop assistants. Michael Patrick Sullivan. 42. An 18-year Veteran As a prosecutor and Myles h. Malman. 43, with 15 cars of experience to lend the prosecution. They will be reinforced on Legal issues by . Solicitor general William c. Lir Yson. 44, who has argued such matters before the . Supreme court. The announcement brought Praise from Miami s Legal Community one of the busiest battlegrounds of the drug War. Though Echt inn has won lome Praise for his aggressive approach to drug prosecutions Sev eral attorneys noted that he is hardly a Veteran of heavy combat in the courtroom. That makes Good sense Gerald Houlihan said of . Attorney at Miami Dix a r Echt inn right in photo at rift hits turned out prosecution of Manuel Villonio Noriega to assistants Michael Patrick Sullivan Rihl photo and Myles m. Malman left in photo it left Lehtinen s decision. Houlihan former lop assistant to one of Lehtinen s predecessors said that Lehtinen is not a trial lawyer and pulling Pat Sullivan in charge of the Case is Richard Gregoric one of three former prosecutors who helped draw up the indictment against Noriega two years ago. Said pal is the Best prosecutor in the office. He is one of the Best trial lawyers you Are going to find. And Bill Hyson is one of the Best appellate lawyers in the country and i would say you can t beat in handling the trial work. Sullivan would be in charge of the most dramatic portion of the Case. But Bryson s work May prove even More important. He will Deal with difficult issues that could take months to Settle issues that might derail a trial before it could begin including the legality of the United slates prosecuting the head of a Sovereign nation. Mystery donor identified cited by . Red Cross Rossiter. A. A Tor months. American red Cross officials were mystified by weekly donations of $1 or less from an Anonymous contributor who has sent in a total $17 thus far for victims of Hurricane Hugo. Recently they discovered the Ben Factor is Dalby Marsh. 51. A men tally handicapped Man who lives in Ros Siler and ekes Oul the contributions from his social Security income. Now the red Cross wants to give him special thanks. We Are going to Send him some stuff and a certificate thanking him for helping us said Glenn Lihs executive director of the Charleston,. Red Cross. What i told him is How much we appreciate that Dollar we Goi from he each week even More than the big donations because we knew it really came from his heart. He May have his troubles but he really cares about said . I m glad to humbly do Good to help the poor and help end suffering Marsh said saturday. I just wanted to be generous and help Oul. It s just because i warn to be Nice. I have my troubles. Loo. And some of those used to be pretty bad. But i am a Christian and i try to be Marsh moved to a personal care Home 3j years ago Afler spending 20years Al a stale Hospital in Torrance. Red Cross officials had been baffled about the donations since they began arriving in september. The drawn Oul scrawl on the envelopes led them to believe thai the mystery donor was a child. Marsh s identity was Learned with the help of Dolores coms Locc. Rossiter s postmaster. Marsh said he also sent Money to help earthquake victims in san fran Cisco. Mother foils Kidnap Effort of her baby in n. Carolina Cli Arlotto. . Up \ Mother who was choked unconscious Bya woman who tried to abduct her baby recovered in time to Rescue the infant by slamming her car into the would be kid Napper s vehicle in a shopping mall Park ing lot. Police said saturday. Police identified the would be Abductor As Karen Stevens a 31-year-old harlot woman who had apparently been seeking a baby to bring Home to her husband. Stevens told us that her husband wanted to have a baby and she was Fak ing a pregnancy and she did t want to let her husband know that she was t pregnant police sgt. Kick Sanders said. She charged with kidnapping As with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and assault on a child and was being held in the Mecklenburg county jail in lieu of Bond. The Mother whose identity was not released Lold police she had been Al the mall Wilb her baby and 3-Vear-old Daugh Ter and altered Stevens who Lold her shews having car trouble a ride. She said the suspect directed her to drive to another parking lot about 50 cards away. The suspect Ihnn got Oul of the car. And As she did. She told the Mother she dropped her keys and needed help looking for them. The Mother walked to the passenger Side Bent Over to search for the keys and was suddenly choked from behind with a Cord. She blacked out and fell to in pavement. The suspect struck the 3-year-old across the face several limes grabbed the baby and entered her car. The Mother regained consciousness and jumped into her car and drove it into the rear of the Abductor s car. Surrounded by parked cars the sus Pecl was unable to tace and the Mother retrieved her infant. She was Able to come to get into her car and ram the suspect s vehicle. Then she started screaming for help and was Able to get the baby Back from the suspect Sanders told the Charlotte observer
