European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 25, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5demonstrators target fur Industry protests Mark opening of shopping season from wire reports animal rights activists demonstrated across the the United states on Friday staying mock funeral processions for fur bearing animals and urging fur wearers to a donate your dead.�?�. In what has become a Christmas season ritual demonstrators marched on High fashion shopping spots from new Yorkus fifth Avenue to a posh Denver mall to a shopping Center in tiny Manchester . There were nearly 100 protests nationwide. The a fur free Friday demonstrations came at a bad time for the fur Industry. The Christmas shopping season is expected to be sluggish altering Economy i a dampened by a hat Many merchants ear wifi keep buyers from spending on Avish gifts such As Mink Coats. A Light rain held Down the size of fridays largest March in new York where police said 1,400 people marched. There were More than 2,000 last year. Led by a costumed grim reaper slowly banging a drum two marchers Clad in Skeleton costumes wheeled a cart crammed with furs in what a placard called a a free burial for those who would a donate your  in Denver animal rights activists from the Rocky Mountain humane society planned a March and a rally at the Swank new Cherry Creek mall in Denver. In a largely symbolic protest 16 people in Manchester ., demonstrated outside a Busy shopping Center that has no furrier. In downtown Harrisburg pa., a costumed grim reaper led about 40 people in front of the Strawberry Square shopping Center. Organizers contend that their annual Campaign against what they Call the inhumane killing of fur bearing animals for luxury garments has put a Dent in sales. They say that because of their movement some of the biggest department stores including Seattle based Nordstrom and harrods of London have disbanded their fur boutiques and that some leading fur makers Are financially strapped. Fur Industry officials deny that protests have Hurt sales pointing to what they say was a 10 percent increase in sales last year. In new York the More than 1,200 protesters organized by the group animal rights movement began arriving at the Edge of Central Park at 3 15 p.m., said officer Kim Royster a police spokeswoman. An animal rights movement spokeswoman said some of the protesters later marched to times Square. A a we re trying to educate the people in a Broad sense about what happens to animals who Are killed for their fur a she said. Carol Wynne director of the fur information Council of America in new York responded in a separate interview a we believe the demonstrators have a right to protesters Roll a coat rack filled with furs along an Avenue bordering new Yorkus Central Park above photo. Below Chicago shopper Johnetta James models her coat As she struts past anti fur activists in that City a downtown area. Protest. But Consumers have a right to Wear fur  Wynne said her organizations statistics indicate that anti fur demonstrations do not discourage Consumers from buying fur Coats. She said fur coat sales Rose from slightly under $1 billion in 1980 to $1.9 billion in 1989, despite numerous anti fur protests in the Middle and late 1980s. In st. Paul minn., officials of the nations two largest fur farm organizations claimed Friday that animal rights activists lost ground this year in garnering Public support of their cause. Harold Dehart of the fur farm animal welfare coalition and skip Lea of the National Board of fur farm organizations said Public and legislative support for animal rights groups is beginning to erode As their objectives become More widely known. Fur Industry leaders say the animal rights activists do not just want to Stop the use of fur for clothing but also to eliminate the use of animals for food medical research and other purposes. A s n x Mim ? amp i Quot v4 v i rustlers of Christmas Trees problem in s. California los Angeles a the rustling of Christmas Trees in National forests in Southern California is one annual Holiday season ritual that should be stopped Forest rangers say. A a lot of people think a if i just take one its not a problem a a said Carla Van Dyne at the Tujunga District office of Angeles National Forest. . Forest service officials report problems with poachers taking Trees without permits and outside designated areas at los padres Angeles and san Bernardino National forests. The problem is especially serious in Southern California because there Are relatively few evergreens to begin with and they Are already harmed by disease insects and smog foresters said. Nabbing the culprits can be Tough. For example Only six Federal employees keep watch Over the 500,000-acre mount pinos Reserve in the los padres National Forest in Northern Ventura county. Don Trammell a recreation and operations officer at mount pinos said about two tree rustlers Are caught each year the penalty for taking a tree is usually a $50 Fine but it can be As heavy As a $5,0uu Fine and a one year prison sentence. Mount pinos firefighter Jamie Moore said thieves have been known to climb tall firs and saw off the top half. The remainder of the tree usually Dies because it is vulnerable to a species of Wood eating Beetle she  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1950 a a . Force of 100,000, under the personal direction of Gen. Douglas Macarthur opened a a Home by Christmas offensive in Northwest Korea and gained up to 15 miles.30 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1960 a a massive air sea search failed to find any traces of a philippine air lines plane missing with 33 persons on Board. There were reports it might have been commandeered by one of its passengers a chinese nationalist.20 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1970 a in san Diego the wives of two men downed Over North Vietnam praised the attempted Rescue of american prisoners. A a in a stunned frightened and still excited a said Sharon Abbott. Sandie Dennison termed the attempt a marvelous and daring.�?�10 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1980 a the death toll in the massive earthquake in Southern Italy Rose to 1,012 As search teams combed through the rubble in 97 towns villages and cities