European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes sunday september 1,1991 operation Rescue leaders vow to expand Campaign is Washington up a leaders of the militant anti abortion group operation Rescue have vowed to expand their Campaign including mass protests at next years National political conventions. The leaders Are Randall Terry National head of operation Rescue the Rev. Patrick Mahoney the groups National spokesman and the Rev. Keith Tucci its executive director who headed up six weeks of mass protests in Wichita Kan. They called the Kansas protests a the most significant event every in the history of the anti abortion movement citing 31 a a saved babies. Tucci Mahoney and a third Leader the Rev. Joe Slove  wer freed from jail thursday.,they were released after lawyers told . District judge Patrick Kelly that they would abide by his order that prohibits the blocking of Access to two Wichita abortion clinics and forbids the incitement of others to Block the clinics. Tucci and Mahoney denied they had agreed to obey any of Kelly a orders and specifically refused to disavow operation rescues tactics of blockading and sitting in at abortion and family planning clinics. Both also vowed to return to Wichita. They refused to say when but indicated it would not be soon. Operation Rescue began coordinating demonstrations outside Wichita abortion clinics july 15. Over the next six weeks More than 2,600 arrests were made with Many of those being repeat arrests of the same demonstrators. Of the 2,600 arrested Mahoney said just More than half a 1,400 a were from Kansas. The three leaders buoyed by the publicity that the Kansas demonstrations received promised to expand the protests. First they will conduct a series of nationwide a a rescues in mid november. These will be followed by demonstrations in Washington d.c., on the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 supreme court ruling legalizing most abortions. In addition Tucci promised a Wichita like protests in at least one of these cites a Fargo . Little Rock Ark. Asheville . Or Baton Rouge la. Terry made a particular Point of emphasizing that the group planned mass actions a what he called a Street level righteous tension a during the Republican National convention next year in Houston. The group wants a to Send a Clear message that we will not three leaders of operation Rescue a Keith Tucci Randall Terry and Patrick Mahoney a discuss their protest plans Friday. Tucci and Mahoney were released from jail thursday. Accept removal of the pro life Plank from the gop platform he said. Republican supporters of Legal abortion have been seeking to build support for an Effort to modify the republicans staunch anti abortion stance arguing that it is politically costly especially among Young voters. A a that a ridiculous a Terry said. A being pro life is not a political  he predicted mass defections from the party if it in Oxild weaken its stance. Louisiana loses bid to Rush abortion Law to High court new Orleans apr a Federal appeals court on Friday refused to put the nations strictest anti abortion Law on the fast track to the . Supreme court. The 5th . Circuit court of appeals denied motions by state attorney general William Guste to expedite a hearing on the Issue and to certify issues in the Case for immediate supreme court review. The three judge 5th circuit panel Case gave no reasons for the decision. The Law passed by the legislature this summer would Send doctors who perform abortions to jail for up to 10 years with fines of up to $100,000. It would allow abortions Only to save a mothers life or under strict guidelines in cases where pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. Guste later issued a statement saying he would ask the . Supreme court within 10 Days to bypass the appellate court and take the Case. William Rittenberg an attorney for the american civil liberties Union said other states that passed anti abortion Laws before Louisiana Are now More Likely to have their cases reach the supreme court first 1 a and that a Fine with me a said Rittenberg whose organization. Is leading the Federal court fight against the Law. A Louisiana has enough shame against its  abortion opponents arc hoping that one of the restrictive abortion Laws will give the High court the Legal ground on which to overturn Roe is. Wade the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. Rittenberg said that it could be six months before the 5th circuit could decide on the constitutionality of the Louisiana Law. Utah and the . Territory of Guam also have strict anti abortion Laws that could be used to overturn Roe is. Wade. Pennsylvania has an abortion Law that is less restrictive but also could be used to Challenge Roe. Last month . District judge Adrian Duplantier ruled that the Louisiana Law was unconstitutional saying he disagreed with Roe is. Wade but had no authority to overturn it. The Law was to take effect on sept. 6, but Duplantier a decision effectively blocked its enforcement until and unless a higher court reverses him. Houston paper fires Gay columnist Quot from wire reports Houston a a columnist for the Houston Post has been fired after he defied his editors orders by publicly discussing his homosexuality. Juan Palomo who wanted to announce that he was Gay in a july 9 column was fired after giving an interview to the weekly Houston press about his dispute with Post editors who deleted the announcement. A Juan chose to take the matter Public to the extent i Felt would be detrimental to the Post and i told him that a Charles Cooper the newspapers senior vice president and editor said in an internal memo Friday. A we had an agreement that it would be preferable for him to concentrate on column writing rather than stir up More Public confrontations a the memo said. On Friday Post reporters circulated a petition asking that Palomo be reinstated. A the dismissal grew out of events that began when Palomo sought to announce his sexual preference in a column that decried the Lack of Public outrage Over the slaying of a 27-year-old banker Paul Broussard on july 4. Broussard was killed after 10 suburban youths allegedly chased him and two companions As they were leaving a Gay bar in Houston a Montrose neighbourhood.  kills brother sister at family reunion from wire reports Panama City Fla. A lightning from a sudden storm struck two pleasure boats in the Gulf of Mexico killing a brother and sister and injuring nine other people attending a family reunion. The dead were identified As Dolly Follosco 55, of san Jose Calif. And her brother Moses k. Timbal 67, of Honolulu. They were kilted when lightning struck their 14-foot ski boat thursday said Bay county sheriff Guy Tunnell. Three others a Francis Omboy of Columbus a. Esther Misajon of Newport Beach Calif. And Blanche von of Kaneohe Hawaii a were in stable condition Friday at Bay medical Center the Hospital said. The six others All in the other boat were treated and released. A sometime around 5 p.m., the weather started to change. It was obvious a storm was coming upon them a Tunnell said. The Lead boat was Only about 30 Yards from the Shell Island Shore when it was hit he said. A boat from Tyndall fab brought the injured to the  Hirsch arrested los Angele amp a actor Judd Hirsch of taxi Fame was booked in Hollywood Early saturday on suspicion of Drunken driving authorities said. Hirsch 56, was pulled Over about 2 . By the California Highway patrol. According to a Field sobriety test if sch a blood alcohol Content was 0.08 or 0.09, the patrol said. That amount is just at or slightly above the Legal limit it said. The emmy winning actor played Alex Rieger on taxi from 1978 to 1983.Beer-buying Bandit flees North Las vegas Nev. A police Are searching for a Bandit who robbed a brother and sister on a Street bought them Beer and shot a Barking dog to death. The two Only had $20, so the gunman told them wednesday night he would buy them the Beer to show he was not such a bad Guy said it. Bob King. King said that while the robber was paying for the Beers at a convenience store a person walked in and complained about a Barking dog. The gunman walked outside shot the dog twice and re entered the store to collect his change. He left the two Beers on the counter for the robbery victims and walked  makes safety plea Chicago a Sears Roebuck and co. Is urging buyers of a certain Winter jacket for toddlers to remove the plastic end Caps from the Hood drawstring to avoid a potential choking danger. About 5,000 of the jackets have been sold a since january under the kids amp More Label in toddler sizes 2, 3 and 4 for boys and girls Sears said. The labels carry number 67891. Spokeswoman Marci Schaffer said Sears took the measure after a customer called the potential danger to its attention. The jackets were sold in Connecticut Illinois Indiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota new Hampshire new Jersey new York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia and  unnecessary Tampa Fla. A a sheriffs Deputy used poor judgment in handcuffing a 9 year old girl for throwing rocks at a go cart an internal review concluded. A it was unnecessary to handcuff this juvenile a a memorandum signed by Hillsborough county sheriff Walter Heinrich said. It was released thursday. Deputy Howard Lopez handcuffed Tammy Toloff after arresting her on an aggravated assault charge july 23. After she threw rocks at the go cart it crashed and the 13-year-old Driver was hospitalized with a severe leg injury. Lopez placed Tammy in the Back seat of a patrol car and drove her to the sheriffs station. He has been counselled about the incident which is not considered formal discipline the memo said