European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 29, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 5 in 1. Abortion foes set centers next to clinics by the new York times Greenville s c. In a new twist to the Battle Over abortion a group of ministers has bought houses next to the area s two clinics and established pregnancy counselling centers in them. Rather than just hoping women find it in the Yel Low pages we have an actual on site presence said the Rev. Michael c. Cloer who Heads the 102-member pastors for life organization which operates the Cen ters. When they come to the abortion clinic there is another although such centers have been established close to abortion clinics for a decade or More Only the two Cen ters in Greenville Are next to clinics said Ann Baker founder of the National Center for the pro Choice majority a Hightstown n.j., research group. An anti abortion group in Chattanooga tenn., bought a building next Tor a clinic there about six months ago with the idea of establishing a memorial she said. An additional 15 to 20 pregnancy centers Are in the same building As an abortion clinic. It s alarming Baker said. The closer these people can get the More intimidating they can become.1" in Greenville the Hometown of Bob Jones University and More than 100 conservative Christian churches abortion protests outside the Greenville women s clinic and the Palmetto state medical Center have been a daily affair for years. Groups also have staged Pray ins in which hundreds of people prayed outside one clinic every saturday for two months earlier this year. The group s buying the houses is Likely to intensify the conflict giving abortion opponents easy Access to women who seek abortions and expanding opportunities for foes to Monitor clinic employees. Members of churches led by ministers Allied with pastors for life also have begun picketing the Homes of clinic doctors nurses and other staff members. The protesters stand outside the entrances to the there s Light at the end Peter left and Sarah Hatinen shovel Snow saturday in Bismarck Snow on the City since monday. The record setting snowfall ended n.d., digging out from a storm that dumped More than 2 feet of Friday night giving Way to Sun. See weather on Page 13. Golf Flap stirs up More serious charges Noblesville ind. A a Man accused of cheating at an event to raise funds for the american diabetes association in september has been extradited to Brighton colo., where he could face a maximum of 64 years in prison. Because the penalty was far More than Charles d. Carey had been facing in Indi Ana if convicted of theft authorities decided not to pursue the charges in Noblesville Deputy prosecutor Dan Henke said. Carey 37, of Thorntown was accused of shaving 13 strokes off his score to take Sec Ond place at an event to raise funds for the american diabetes association in sep tember. The second place prize in the Joe Kearns memorial Golf Outing was $50, but tournament officials gave Carey a bag of Golf balls instead after they became suspicious of his score. A Hamilton county sheriffs detective responding to a tip had followed Carey during his round at hanging tree Golf Westfield. Police said Carey was arrested after he shot about an 80 but put 67 on his score card. A golfer who shot a 66 won first prize a $75 gift certificate. Ironically Carey and the other golfers had paid $75 each to enter the tournament. Carey had been held in the Hamilton county jail awaiting a pretrial hearing next week. But during the investigation authorities Learned that Carey was wanted in Colorado to answer four felony forgery charges in an alleged Check writing scheme. Bob Grant District attorney in Adams county colo., said Carey is accused of using a stolen Driver s License and checks to acquire merchandise and Cash. With one fell swoop loons get marooned Grantsville my. A a flock of landlocked loons got some cold weather assistance from motorists. The Birds made a wrong turn when they mistook an ice covered Highway for a River. Motorists discovered the loons late thursday and Early Friday along a Road and brought them Home where they kept them in cardboard boxes or in their garages said Leslie Johnston a District manager for the Maryland wildlife division. Loons spend their entire lives in water except when they come on land to Breed. Imagine How they Felt when they landed on solid ground and could t walk or any thing Johnston said. They just fell the loons took the wrong turn while migrating irom Canada to Southern Texas and Mexico where they spend the Winter. By Early Friday wildlife experts received More than 30 Calls from people who wondered what to do with the Birds. Wildlife experts released 16 of the Birds at deep Creek Lake about 20 Miles from where the Birds were found. Residents who Felt comfortable handling the Birds were told to do the same. Staff members subdivisions with signs that name the workers and say that they kill babies. They also have picketed outside clinic workers churches and sen met tors to their pastors. The letters detailed the Gross in comes of the clinics by showing the number of abortions performed multiplied by the $275 fee. We Call it exposing them said clock 40, the pastor of Siloam Baptist Church in nearby Powersville. Hopefully they la be so embarrassed they la Randall Hiller a lawyer who represents both clinics said they arc not pleased about it but there does t appear to be anything we can do about it. Under the Laws of this country it s easy to harass none of the three doctors who perform abortions at the clinics nor their 10 staff members could be reached for comment. About 50 percent of the practice at the Greenville women s clinic is routine gynaecological care Hiller said. The Palmetto state medical Center performs Only abortions. San Francisco May set up run brothels by the new York times san Francisco responding to complaints from merchants and Resi dents City officials Are considering whether to establish City run brothels that would rent rooms to prostitutes Check their health and collect taxes on their earnings. The san Francisco Board of supervisors has created a 20-Mcmbcr group that included three former prostitutes to consider legalizing prostitution and other Steps that might help neighbourhoods where men and women sell sex on Street Comers. The supervisor who proposed the group Terence Hallinan said it would be looking to other places that have legalize prostitution among them a county in Nevada and some foreign cities. This is a business that can t advertise so a certain neighbourhood gets to be known As a place where prostitutes hang out said Hallinan whose family owns buildings in a neighbourhood where prostitution is prevalent. Pimps come into the neighbourhood and pick out a bus Stop with a phone and drop women off he said. Over the years san Francisco officials and police either have looked the other Way As prostitution flourished in neighbor hoods such As the tenderloin Polk Street and the Mission or have cited prostitutes and let them go. A year ago the police began sweeps arresting prostitutes Tor soliciting sex. But the prostitutes usually were returned to the streets within Days because of jail Over crowding. Robert b. Garcia who runs an Art design business near an area of Massage Parlours sex clubs and escort services said that for All intents and purposes prostitution is Al ready legal.". He said he became concerned when prostitutes started to come into his neighbor Hood Nob Hill where they Felt safer but drugs and violence followed them. Resi dents began to move away he said. He helped form streets a coalition of business owners and residents who lobbied City Hall to come up with a better solution than arresting prostitutes. Decriminalizing prostitution Means they will be left alone which we Don t want he said. But if we legalize it we will get an Assurance that prostitutes will be kept off despite support from businesses the proposition faces major hurdles. Mayor Frank m. Jordan a former police chief has said he is against the idea of City run Bordel los. In addition the California legislature would have to repeal state Laws that prohibit the Selling of sex or give san Francisco an exemption from the Laws Hallinan the group finishes its study next year it will make a proposal to the legislature
