European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Pago 7calif, logging Issue turns More emotional a protesters above representing the environmentalist group Earth first March through the streets at fort Bragg. Calif., saturday in the second at a Quot a a particularly the California re dwt Judy Bari right continues her by the associated press for activists on both sides the issues surrounding lodging in Northern californians forests Are increasingly emotional. At fort Bragg calif., about 1,500 logging protesters closely watched by police in riot gear marched along main Street to protest logging practices. They were greeted by jeers obscene gestures and occasional cheers from onlookers. On the other Side of the Small Sawmill town 130 Miles North of san Francisco a More relaxed group of officers watched about 1,000 Timber Industry supporters hold a rival Parade and rally against a Forest Protection measure on California s november ballot. Meanwhile in an undisclosed Retreat somewhere in Oakland Salameda county activist Judi Bari of the Earth first movement struggles to recover from the pipe bomb attack that maimed and almost killed her. An image of violence has discredited the organization. Police believe she and another activist were carrying a bomb when it went off inside her car. Supporters suspect the bomb that injured Bari and passenger Darryl Chemey was planted by Timber interests in Retalia Tion for their roles in organizing Quot Redwood summer a protests against the logging of old growth Redwood forests. She readily admitted in an interview last week that without the support of other environmental activists she might have Given up the cause. A i did t have any will to keep going after this happened a she said referring to the May 24 explosion that broke her Pelvis and partially paralysed her right leg. As she worked at a rehabilitation Center other activists staged the second major event of Redwood summer in fort Bragg. In the series of protests against logging practices modelled after the Quot Freedom summer civil rights protests in the South demonstrators rallied for nearly two hours at a main intersection. Police kept a crowd of some 200 angry opponents at a distance. After listening to Folk songs and speakers demonstrators marched the six blocks Back to a Timber company Field on the North Side of town where they had staged a morning rally. About 300 officers from various jurisdictions were in this Mendocino county town of 6,100 to maintain order but there was Little trouble rally organizers said they a gotten their message across to the Community and called off plans to stage acts of civil disobedience. Pam Davis of Earth first another of the Redwood summer sponsors urged the crowd to remain non violent. Among their concerns Are the cutting of ancient Redwood forests Over cutting of forests in general and the shipping of unprocessed logs overseas. Mill worker Duane Potter 36, who previously worked in Oregon but quit his Job to protest Timber company practices warned that the Timber Industry was using up the forests. Quot Stop Clear cutting and do selective cutting. That a the reasonable Way to do it Quot he said. Organizers invited opponents to address the marchers. One Man who identified himself As a Timber Industry worker said a we Are not ruining our Community and our Trees. We arc growing More Trees than we Are taking  the morning rally was held by permission in a Field owned by Georgia Pacific corp., which operates two sawmills and two other Wood processing plants in fort Bragg and has thousands of acres of Tim Berland in the area. George Parsons who owns a machine shop in fort Bragg said he attended saturdays Redwood summer protest Quot because they Are cutting the forests away so fast something has to be  Parsons said he used to work in the Woods and is sympathetic to Timber workers. On the other Side of town hundreds of people most wearing yellow to shirts Reading Quot Timber families a an endangered species Quot marched to the pro logging rally. Marchers chanted Quot families first Quot and Quot its of to be a  some carried signs Reading Quot save daddy s  the proposition 130 ballot measure would authorize the Sale of $742 million Worth of state Bonds to buy and preserve certain old growth forests. It also in eludes language that would restrict Clear cutting limit logging near Waterways and require sustained yield logging practices. Meanwhile Bari spoke about the bombing in Oakland and about what she considers an earlier attempt to kill her. She said that when a logging truck once ran her off a Road Quot i was Able to reach inside of myself and find the courage to go on. But this time i did t have anything left. It was the support of the movement that enabled me to go , lesbian leaders protest Abc cancellation los Angeles apr Gay and lesbian Community leaders said saturday they have launched a letter writing protest against Abc tvs refusal to rerun a controversial Quot thirty something episode featuring two men in bed. The networks entertainment president Bob Iger said his office has already received a substantial number of complaints since his decision to Cut the provocative instalment from summer repeats was reported in thursdays los Angeles times. Iger said he pulled the show from the networks summer schedule solely for economic reasons. Fifty percent of Quot thirty something Quot advertisers pulled their commercials from the episodes first run last season Iger said saturday costing the network More than $ 1 million. Quot in my opinion i am not sending any kind of a signal a he said following a news conference with television critics. Quot it was a very very hard business decision that i  Gay and lesbian activists called it cowardice. Quot this Kuckling under says we should be made invisible again Quot said Michael Shere a los Angeles Board member of the National Gay amp lesbian Alliance against defamation which gave Abc an award last season for the program it now refuses to repeat. The episode in question showed a homosexual couple in bed talking about friends who had died from aids. The two men did not touch. Abc executives would not say which advertisers had boycotted the program. Los Angeles county human relations commissioner Morris Kight called the network s position Quot a Peculiar form of  Quot its a fact that a significant number of men go to bed with men in this country Quot said Kight a longtime activist for homosexual rights. Parents and friends of Gays and lesbians also will join the Campaign the group s los Angeles chapter president Adele Starr said. Quot this shows the Small minority out there who Are very homophobic and mean and hateful that they can control what goes on television at a time when people Are becoming More enlightened a Starr said