WIPP and Abolition List:
     We had a good turnout and a great response today for the Colorado 
Springs portion of the "Mark the WIPP route" series of rallies.  Over 
30 people hung very large banners off the pedestrian bridge over I-25 
in downtown Colorado Springs, then dispersed to various exits on the 
freeway to raise awareness of the WIPP transports slated to begin later 
this summer.  Two local TV stations and the Monument Tribune (which is 
giving better coverage of WIPP than the daily Colorado Springs paper) 
were on hand to report on the event.
    We were threatened with storms constantly, and the actions caused 
some freeway backups, but it was very heartening to see an almost 
universal positive reaction to the protests by folks on the road, 
particularly truckers.  Engineers on two freight trains passing by also 
blew long whistles and gave us a thumbs-up.  So it is obvious that a 
good portion of the public, including transportation specialists, are 
opposed to WIPP transports.

Loring Wirbel
PPJPC/CPIS
Colorado Springs

lwirbel@igc.apc.org

P.S. to Reinhard in Nevada:  Do not be too harsh with yourself about 
your posting on the nuclear transport from Korea.  We have all felt 
that frustrated with local responses from time to time, and we're 
probably all guilty of telling our cohorts they're not organizing hard 
enough.