Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, July 22, 1990 TAG: 9007220081
SECTION: MISCELLANEOUS PAGE: A-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: FORT BRAGG, CALIF. LENGTH: Short
On the other side of this small sawmill town 130 miles north of San Francisco, a more relaxed group of officers watched about 1,000 timber industry supporters hold a rival parade and rally against a forest protection measure on California's November ballot.
About 300 officers from various jurisdictions were in this Mendocino County town to maintain order, but there had been no trouble by midday, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Stone.
Redwood Summer, modeled after the "Freedom Summer" civil rights protests in the South, is a series of protests against logging practices. Among participants' concerns are the cutting of ancient redwood forests, over cutting of forests and the shipping of unprocessed logs overseas.
On the other side of town, hundreds of people, most wearing yellow T-shirts reading "Timber Families - An Endangered Species," marched to the pro-logging rally.
by CNB