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in.i.iniiiiiiiMiiifiiiimmiriii-- Paul Robarta, Journal Times Scott Clausen, 19 Oregon repeated a common Racine scene Sunday, working with jumper pables statements by Ms. Cage and representatives of NOW. Kathy Patrick, state NOW presk dent, said the event, called the "Nf tional Vigil to Protect Women's Lives," was necessary because "a growing number of individuals who oppose legal abortion and family planning have begun turning, in frustration, to directly attacking birth control and abortion by burning down women's health facilities and harrassing women entering clinics." She said the protest activities obscure the real issue. "It is women's lives that are at stake, and women who are the victims of antiabortion terrorism," she said. "We are here to say that we will not tolerate this violence and har-rassment directed against women who are exercising their constitutional right to decide whether and when to have children," she said.

She joined other NOW leaders in calling on President Reagan to urge the FBI the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department to investigate the vandalism. Rep. Wilfred Turba, R-Elkhart Lake, and Sen. Richard Kreul, R- Fennimore, joined O'Donnell in denouncing the court Saturday in Madison. Turba said the decision "caused holocaust of death." He said he', would support legislation to ban abortions in public hospitals.

He said he also would support a requirement that- parents be noti- fied when their minor daughters-seek abortions. Kreul drew prolonged applause when he declared he would fight to outlaw abortions "as long as I'm in the Legislature, as long as I Pro-choice supporters maintained vigils today in 18 states on the eve of the 12th anniversary of the legalization of abortion after activists in North Dakota formed a human chain in sub-zero temperatures and -demonstrators in Washington, were driven from a clinic by a -bomb threat. About 100 counter-demonstrating abortion foes also appeared at the' Fargo, N.D., clinic, and anti-abortionists in many states took to the streets. Meanwhile, three men were under arrest in connection with eight anti-abortion bombings in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland in the past year. At least 24 such attacks have occurred since January 1984, and the National Organization for Women has sponsored the round-the-clock vigils that continued today at 25 family planning centers and abortion clinics in 18 states to protest the violence.

Tuesday is the 12th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion. While most vigil participants reported a quiet weekend, a telephoned bomb threat Sunday at the Women's Medical Center in Washington forced NOW President Judy Goldsmith and about 30 other people to evacuate briefly. Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court's abortion decision which a clergyman says is wrenching America apart is generating rallies in Wisconsin by antiabortionists and women's organizations. Despite subzero temperatures, members of the Stevens Point chapter of Wisconsin Citizens Concerned for Life gathered Sunday to protest abortion while the National Organization for Women (NOW) maintained a vigil in Appleton to protest vandalism directed at abortion clinics.

Bishop Cletus O'Donnell of Madison said it ws an infamous day Jan. 22, 1973, when the U.S. (Supreme Court upheld a woman's I right to abortion. "No disaster, no war has so devastated the nation" as has that decision, O'Donnell said. He made his remarks to a weekend rally at Madison Area Technical College.

Then most of the 400 demonstrators braved a wind-chill factor of about 55 degrees below zero in a walk around the state Capitol. Many carried placards denouncing the Supreme Court ruling. "As deadly as the Holocaust; at Hitler didn't do it for money," one sign read. "Children are our next endanger; ed species," another read. O'Donnell said seven Supreme Court justices imposed their belief on millions of American men and women, creating a legal and moral controversy that has not subsided since.

Pro-choice groups said they intend to rally Tuesday at the Capitol on the 12th anniversary of the decision. At the Stevens Point rally, the Roman Catholic Rev. Thomas Finu-can said the antiabortion movement will not be satisfied simply to have politicians avoid the debate. It is a moral issue, like that of slavery and capital punishment, he said. In Appleton, the director of a clinic that has been the target of protest demonstrations said an esc-- alation of vandalism is likely unless leaders of the antiabortion movement temper their rhetoric.

"I feel very strongly that unless the terrorists who are outside of this clinic de-escalate the atmosphere that means stop the volatile language violence is inevitable," Maggi Cage, head of the Fox Valley Reproductive Health Care Clinic in Grand Chute, said. The clinic, like many elsewhere in the nation, was the site of a weekend vigil that was expected to last 63 hours until today and which was aimed at protecting clinics against attack. No incidents were reported. Wisconsin members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) held a brief march in front of the Fox Valley clinic in support of a woman's right to choose abortion. The march preceded a news conference and rally at the clinic with "ft didn't hurt business being so cold.

Since it's been cold, business has been really good. I've got tons of tapes coming back today." Charlene Torcivia video store manager "We had an amazing amount of traffic for the weather," she said, but business wasn't up to regular weekend speed. Business was slower than usual at area department stores, too, but managers reported heavy sales in insulation, space heaters, weather stripping, windshield fluid, cans of Heet for gas tanks and battery cables. Meanwhile, business was booming at places that start cars, and also at Jelco Taxi Cabs, 1822 South St. "We were swamped," said manager David Wildes.

From about 8 p.m. Saturday the company had three cabs running about two hours behind, he said. On most Saturday nights, only one cab is out, with another on standby. Wildes said business was brisk about four hours beyond the usual 11: 30 p.m. closing time, as people called for rides from bars or for rides from friends' houses.

The extra business was from people whose cars wouldn't start and from people who normally would walk or take a bus, Wildes said. Sunday taxi business was brisk, too, he said, "all the way up until the football game started. Then the phone just stopped ringing." By Lori Bargstrom Journal Times RACINE The cold kept many people at home this weekend, except for trips out for essentials suchas food, space heaters, car batteries and -video movies. While business at many stores was slow, business at places that rent video tapes and equipment was brisk. If you wanted a current movie to watch in the warmth of your home, chances are you had to spend some time out in the cold looking for ne.

Daniel Ade, owner of Video Unlimited, 2400 Lathrop said all of the more popular movies and many of the less popular movies were rented this weekend. At Curtis Mathes Home Entertainment Center. 6218 Washington "every one of the recorders went out this weekend and we could've rented 40 or SO more," said Robert Haider, manager. "It didn't hurt business being so cold. Since it's been cold, business has been really good.

I've got tons of tapes coming back today," said Charlene Torcivia, manager of 4 Star Video, 2913 Durand Ave. In contrast, business was so slow at the Westgate Cinema, 5101 Washington Ave that there were few customers to even complain when the theater closed Sunday evening because of a heater failure. Employees there said the theater's temperature was in the 40-degree range, and that they were shutting down. "You're the first two to walk in anyway," they told two customers about 7:45 p.m. Some people ventured out to Regency Mall this weekend, but not as many as managers wanted to see, said Terri Thompson, mall It was busy day for firefighters things." Three chimney fires were reported in Caledonia and Mount Pleasant, but none caused major damage.

"It's an increasing problem," said Mount Pleasant Assistant Fire Chief James Nierenberger. "People start to use green wood and they stop cleaning out their chimneys when it gets cold like this," he said. tems freeze and cause alarms to be activated. Fire did an undetermined amount of damage Sunday to the garage of Richard Kaczamarowski, 2713 Sumac Drive, Caledonia. Caledonia Fire Chief John Smith said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

A complete list of the garage's contents has not been made, but two motorcycles and at least one snowmobile were destroyed in the fire. Smith said. One Caledonia fireman was treated at St. Mary's Medical Center for overexertion and released. Smith said.

"It was a real bear out there," Smith said. "We didn't have any problems with our hoses freezing up, but the cold sure didn't help Journal Times staff RACINE Despite cold weather, Sunday was hot for area firefighters. Racine firemen responded to about a dozen fire calls, five of which were false alarms. False alarms are common in extremely cold weather, firemen said, because automatic sprinkler sys 2 chiDdiremi die on famnDiouse ie Ralph Trower degrees below zero. "If I had grabbed a piece of clothing, it probably would have been on fire anyway," Finup said bitterly.

Vesper Fire Capt. Daniel Scheunemann said a neighbor saw the flames and notified authorities. Finup said that a telephone he had in his barn was not working when he tried to make the call himself. Firefighters said the fire seemed to have originated in a wood-burning stove in the basement. "I tried to get to the other two kids," Finup said.

"There were too many flames. "It was just smoke and fire." VESPER, Wis. (AP) A wood-burning stove is suspected of a role in a fire that claimed the lives of two children in a farmhouse as the victims' parents watched helplessly in subzero cold. Emery Finup said he was driven back by flames when he attempted to rescue the youngsters, and couldn't even drive to a neighbor's house to telephone for help. "Car didn't start.

Trucks didn't start," he said. The temperature was estimated at 27 degrees below zero early Sunday as fire wakened family members at the Wood County dairy farm. Finup, 36, and his wife, Georgiana, 34, said they were alerted by a son, Edward, 10. Finup 7 tried to get to the other two kids. There were too many flames." Emery Finup suffered bums in his unsuccessful attempt to rescue Laura, 6, and Michael, 2.

The three survivors were treated at a Wisconsin Rapids hospital for burns and smoke inhalation after firefighters arrived. They had stood shivering outside the burning house, wearing little clothing while the wind-chill factor was calculated to be worse than 50 if been the predicted bonanza for garages because 81 percent of automobiles are passing the test. Incidentally, state officials urge owners of the other 19 percent to wait and see what is wrong before spending money with a mechanic who advertises that he will guarantee he can fix your car so it will pass. Speaking of guarantees, most new car manufacturers are obligated to pay for the repairs for the life of the guarantee if your (and their) car doesn't pass. That is good to know although something tells me that new cars aren't the ones that are flunking.

a Another favorite question is, "How will this help us in southeastern Wisconsin if Illinois cars don't have to be tested?" The answer is that Illinois people soon will begin sharing our good fortune. Testing there was scheduled to be operational by January of 1986, but indications are that Illinois will miss that deadline by a few months. Not yet known is whether' emissions testing will be renewed or abandoned after a five-year trial run. The assumption is that it will be continued. If air quality is indeed improved, it would make little sense to slide back to pre-testing pollution levels.

Anyhow, what the state giveth, the state seldom taketh away (exception: the surtax). Short subjocta Jim Yorgan, who spent all 1984 playing Captain Gilbert Knapp and is beginning the new year with a very demanding Theater Guild role, told a friend that "Gin Game" might be his last play because acting is getting too tough. Anybody want to bet on this? Someone calls my attention to a manure management seminar coming up Jan. 29 in Milwaukee, There were some jokes about that around the office, but this is very serious business to farmers. The seminar, of course, is designed to help them "gain a better understanding of livestock manure systems." 11 i- v.

Accepting the big test People have come to accept emission tests for the trusty family chariot as inevitable and now look forward to this annual outing with enthusiasm usually reserved for getting property tax bills in the mail. After some earlier misgivings about emission tests, I feel better about them because I realize that the government has done this for the good of my health. Government wants me to live longer so that I can continue to pay taxes, and it is trying to cleanse the air that I breathe. To me, this whole thing may be the greatest little invention since the guillotine. There Is evidence that the quality of air already has improved in the six Wisconsin counties lucky enough to qualify for emissions tests.

However, the bad news is that Racine County still has the worst air among the six. That is hardly surprising to local ozone watchers. Not long ago listened to an informative progress report on emissions testing and gleaned all sorts of facts. First, this bulletin for bargain lovers everywhere: Wisconsin residents don't know how lucky we are. California charges citizens 111 for the initial test and $7 for each subsequent test.

And we get this splendid service for nothing (except a little tax money, of course). Doubters often are heard muttering, "But what about buses?" Despite the unsightly substances seen emenating from buses and trucks, emissions from these vehicles do not pollute the air nearly as much as automobiles. Honest! Emissions testing has not 1 'I 1 ftl I .4 't Ly Salvo, Tlmoo Fire sweeps through a garage on Sunday at 2713 Sumac Drive in Caledonia.