European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes sunday september 1, 1991 operation Rescue leaders vow to expand Campaign Washington up a leaders of the militant anti abortion group operation Rescue have vowed of expand their Campaign including mass protests at  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 Ever Quot in the history of the anti abortion movement citing 31 a a saved babies. Tucci Mahoney and a third Leader the Rev. Joe Slovic  were freed from jail thursday. They were released after lawyers old  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 Rescue s 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 rescues Quot 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 Quot 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 Quot 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 Quot 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 that s ridiculous Quot Terry said. A being pro life is not a political  he predicted mass defections from the party if it should 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 nation s 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 Mother s 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. A and that s 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 Are 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. Man who threatened Bush warned put Burgh up1 a a Federal judge released a Man who pleaded guilty to sending a death threat to president Bush but issued a warning to the Man in the process. On thursday . District judge Gustave Diamond told Ronald Tanur of Pittsburgh that he did not believe Tanur intended to carry out the threat but added a if you done to Reform your conduct you certainly will be Back in some court in the  Tanur 40, was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to making a threat against the president in a letter sent last summer from the state correctional institution at Pittsburgh. He has served about six months since his indictment in the Case. Tanur told secret service agents utter his arrest that he mailed the letter to draw attention to conditions at the prison. The letter which included Western Penitentiary As the return address said a dear president Bush in a going to kill you. Sincerely Ronald  Tanur has been in mental institutions More than 25 times during the past 20 years and has several previous arrests court records showed. He was serving time for a narcotics conviction when he sent the letter. A i just want to get on with my life a Tanur said after the hearing .lightning 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. Killed when lightning struck their 14-foot ski boat thursday were Dolly Follosco 55, of san Jose calif., and her brother Moses k. Timbal 67, of Honolulu said Bay county sheriff Guy Tunnell. Three others Francis Omboy of Columbus. A. Esther Misajon. Of Newport Beach calif., and Blanche von of Kaneohe Hawaii were in stable condition Friday at Bay medical Center the Hospital said. The six others All in the other bout were treated and released. A sometime around 5 p.m., the weather started to change a it was obvious a storm was coming upon them a a Stu Heel said. The Lead Boa 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  Bandit flees North Las vegas Nev. A police Are searching for a Bandit who robbed a brother and sister on a Street bought them a Beer and shot a Barking dog to death. The two Only had $20, so the gunman told them wednesday night he would buy them a 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 , lost Bird reunited Madison wis. A a Man held a garage Sale and wound up getting Back his pet Cockatiel that had been missing for four years. Peter Anderson a recycling consultant was reunited with the 17-year-old Bird last week after a woman showed up at his garage Sale to look at a pair of love Birds he was Selling. A in the course of the conversation a Anderson said a i told her about the disappearance of my Cockatiel  Charlotte Voll who lives about three Miles from Anderson said she found a Cockatiel in her Back Yard 11 months ago and called him Billy. Quot we went Over to her House to look at the Bird and to my Surprise it was Jake. I never thought after All this time that i would find him again a Anderson said. Anderson said Jake who had disappeared three previous times seems to enjoy leaving Home during the summer. The first time the Bird was lost someone called him and said Jake was in a flock of wild Birds. Anderson said the caller told him his Bird landed in a feeder and muscled native Birds out of the Way. In 1981, it was gone for three months and returned during the Winter. Two years Jitter the Bird returned after a three Day escape Anderson  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 Quot a memorandum signed by Hillsborough county sheriff Walter Heinrich said. 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. Prosecutors dropped charges two weeks ago against Tammy who is now 10, but said Lopez was justified in making the arrest. Lopez has said he was kind to Tammy turned air conditioning vents toward her in the patrol car and offered her snacks at the station