aurlirslrr HrralJi ^ MancMBSter A Cily of Village Charm Monday, Dec. 14,1987 30 Cents .... t' , . ■■ . Court - 1, r strikes down abortibn curb WASHINGTON (AP) - An ev­ criminal prosecution. ■r?;? enly divided Supreme Court today A federal trial judge struck down struck down an liiinois law that the law, and was upheld in part by \h could have limited the right of some the 7tb U.S. Circuit Court of young girls to have abortions. Appeals. By a 4-4 vote and with no The appeals court ruled that the ^ accompanying opinion, the court 24-hour waiting period was an - upheid a ruling that the challenged impermissible infringement on the Illinois law impermissibly inter­ right to have an abortion but left ■» .-lAJ I feres with abortion rights. intact the part of the law requiring The iaw required some girls parental notification or judicial under U who seek abortions to wait permission. 24 hours to have the operation after The court’s landmark 1973 deci­ telling their parents or a judge sion legalizing abortion was based about their decision. on a woman’s constitutional right to The even split raises the possibil­ control her body. ity that the court, at some future In 1981 the court allowed states to date, could reconsider the issue impose parental-notification re­ with nine members participating. quirements for “ immature” girls That possibility is one of the still dependent on their parents. reasons that President Reagan’s That decision six years ago allowed t I nomination of Anthony M. Kennedy such girls to avoid notifying their to fill the current court vacancy is parents if the girls appeared before key to future rulings on state a judge and received permission for regulation of abortion. an abortion. Kennedy’s views on the subject In a 1983 ruling, the court struck are not known but he is expected to down a 24-hour waiting period that be asked about the Supreme Court’s applied to minors and adults alike ' Ragindd Plnto/M«nohMt*r Htrtid 1973 decision legalizing abortion who sought abortions. during his Senate confirmation In the case acted on today, the The state Department of Transportation is currentiy reconstruction and wiii approach the owners in eariy hearings, which began today. appeals court left it to the state appraising six properties needed for the Main Street 1988 about property acquisition.' The Illinois law, enacted by the Supreme Court to decide whether state General Assembly over Gov. the law sufficiently protected the James R. Thompson’s veto, re­ confidentiality and anonymity of quired that unmarried girls under girls who appeal when a judge 18 and still financially dependent on denies permission for an abortion. their parents notify both parents 24 The state court has not yet ruled Main Street work cioser hours before having an abortion. on that issue, leading some legal The law allowed a girl to avoid experts to p r ^ c t that the justices notifying her parents if she could might throw out the case on By Nancy Concelman suggested.” he said Friday. building. The building owner can DiPace feels the law discrimi­ prove to a state judge that she was procedural grounds. use that money for relocation. nates against commercial tenants. Manchester Herald Tenants of Marlow’s'buildings, mature enough and well-informed That did not happen. Today’s 4-4 Marlow said he hopes the apprai­ “ The property owner is equitably meanwhile, say they are concerned enough to make the decision on her vote upholds the 7th Circuit jxm rt sal figure will be sufftejent to cover Compensated and we are not,’ ’ he i,The stete Department of Trans­ that Marlow won’t be able to do own and that notifying her parents ruUnKon fhe nseriti df tiieutlr..' portation is appraising six proper­ what he wants because neither the relocation costs, and has asked all said.” The wa;^ I look at ft, It’s a.lpss wouM-aot be in her b n t interest. There was no indication which of^'TiusIness, “S' business ties for the profxwwl>MalN' Btie et state nor thrtown‘wftt-pay'WrThe~'««'tenants to remain in the Doctors, who failed to comply justices voted for or against the reconstructfoir and will approach relocation. buildings if they are moved. “ I ’m intemiptiori.” with the law’s requirements faced Illinois law. owners in early 19U about property “ To me. the property acquisition waiting to see what the powers that This interruption could cause acquisition, a state Department of process which begins in January be do,” he said. some merchants to go out of Transportation spokesman said spells only one thing—we’re out,” Jim CoIIa' owner of Allstate business, DiPace said. today. said Carlo DiPace, owner of Man­ Business Machines, which is lo­ “ If the building is moved, no The reconstruction, scheduled chester Shoe Repair. The shoe cated in the second building along Budget cuts would problem,” DiPace said. "W e can for 1989, will affect properties Purnell Place, thinks the decision is repair shop shares the building at tolerate a loss of business for a owned by J & G Associates, Stewart Purnell Place and Oak Street with up to Weiss. month or two. It’s the other guys I Street, Rahin Shamash. Maureen The Sinnamon Shop restaurant and “ I think it will be his decision," feel sorry for.” A. Danford, Fred P. Lea and two the Oak Street Package Store. Colia said. jolt postal service buildings Owned by Georgd^Marlow DiPace maintains that unless CoIIa said he wasn’t contacted Closing for a long period of time that house six businesses, said someone comes up with the money about the state's approaching prop­ to move would be "devastating” for Michael Marzi, project coordinator for relocation, the buildings will be erty owners in January. Allstate Business Machines, CoIIa By Randolph Schmid Service to cut spending to produce a t t h e Department of destroyed. “ (General Manager Ro­ said. “ I can't be out of business for a The Associated Press the money, a restriction which “ I haven’t been informed by Transportation. bert) Weiss refuses to come up with month. I can't even be out of agency officials contend could anyone of authority as to what’s Marlow’s two buildings, located the money,” he said. business for a week." WASHINGTON (AP) - Ameri­ force an end to Saturday mail going on. So far we’ve just been up on Oak Street and Purnell Place, Weiss has said the town cannot ca’s mail service could (ace a delivery, cause sharp cuts in post in the air.” must be either moved or sold to the finance the relocation. Closing would have a “ modest" severe jolt, including reduced post office hours and halt hundreds of But Blanca Contreres, co-owner state and demolished to make way Although the state won’t pay to effect on Yalq Typewriter’s busi­ office hours and no SatuHay construction projects. of the Oak Street Package Store, for the proposed bypass road that have the buildings relocated, Mar­ ness. said owner Francis X. delivery, if a Senate budget-cutting The plan was passed early Friday was aware of the situation and had will run along the route of the low could get some money from the Terhune. proposal becomes law, postal offi­ by the Senate, but it is not included accepted it. north-south leg of Purnell Place. appraisal of the buildings and the But while CoIIa is certain he’d cials say. in House-passed budget leglsl%tion Marlow must choose whether to land, according to the DOT. If the “ We were told we’ll have to move Allstate to another location if Postmaster General Preston R. and will have to be settled this week sell the two buildings or move them owner of a building to be taken fora move, so we’ll move,” she said. the Purnell building is demolished, Tisch scheduled a news conference in conference committee. Thus, the at his own expense. He has said in road wants to keep the building, the But moving may aiso present Terhune said he may just go out of for today to discuss the impact of exact effects cannot be calculated the past he’d like to move them, but state will set a “ retention value” problems for the six businesses, business rather than find another the plan, which would shift nearly until the final decision is known. feels the state ortown should pay for the building and pay the owner because a state relocation plan location. “ I haven’t decided,” he $2 billion in costs from the federal But documents obtained by The for the relocation. the difference between the reten­ covers only the cost of moving, not said. “ I don’t know what they’re budget to the post office. Associated Press show that, as now “ I ’m still prepared to do what I tion value and taking value of the costs of setting up the business. going to do.” The plan would require the Postal structured, the Senate proposal could force a halt in construction of as many as 70 major postal facilities across the nation and Reverend revs up bike more than 500 smaller offices. Cities in which major projects would be canceled or curtailed include Los Angeles, San Diego, for last wedding rite Denver, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New By Andrew Yurkovsky her father, Michael Shirshac of York, Cleveland, Dallas and Hous­ Manchester Herald Tolland, liiere, she joined her ton, the documents show. bridesmaid, Cathie Smith of South j. ■ Purchase of new vehicles and - Rev.