European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes wednesday july 3< 1991 lawmakers dig in for to support shutdown plans. From wire reports Washington a round one is Over for the base closure commission but for some the real fight is just beginning in Congress which has the final say on shutting 25 military bases and 10 research laboratories by 1997. A rep. Robert Andrews a a is upset that the commission voted to close the Philadelphia naval shipyard and naval station which provide 9,000 civilian jobs. He vowed to Lead the fight to have the package rejected. A closing the Yard would Cost the Federal government $180 million alone in lost tax revenues and unemployment compensation a Andrews said. Sen. John b. Breaux b-la., furious Over the inclusion of England fab in Alexandria la., called the panels report a Only one More step in a Long  the defense closure and realignment commiss Sion headed by former rep. James Courter r-n.j., sent its report to president Bush on monday. Bush said it was a highly unlikely he would reject the report but he promised to follow the advice of defense Secretary Dick Cheney on How to proceed. But he added a a in a not going to go in there and override some decision on a political  Cheney indicated he would support the panel. The commission which had added 35 candidates for closure to the recommendations made by the Pentagon in april ended up voting to close Only bases that Cheney had recommended. But it decided to keep open several of the bases Cheney had recommended for closing. The bases Are Nas Whidby Island in Oak Harbor Wash. Fort Mcclellan Ala. Moody fab a. And the Orlando naval training Center in Florida. It estimated that the recommended closings and another 42 consolidations it Hak proposed would eliminate 80.000 military and 37,000 civilian jobs the plan is designed to save $1.5 billion starting in 1998. Bush has until july 15 to decide. If hush  package the commission has 30 Days to review his recommendations. If Bush approves it it will be sent to Congress where lawmakers have 45 Days to approve or reject the entire list without change. If Congress rejects the report no bases would close this year. But it is considered unlikely that the unhappy members could Muster enough votes to kill the report. While some Tike Breaux and Andrews planned to Light others like rep. Leone Panetta d-Calif., seemed to accept the panels decision. Fort Ord which v v a a a div it 1v is t $ supporters outside fort Mcclellan Ala., Hail rep. Glen Browder and his daughter Genny after learning that the army base was not included on the closure list. Browder led the fight to save the installation located near Anniston. Employs 16,000, is in Panetta a District. A i believe the time has come now for the Community to face the reality that fort Ord will be closed and to move on a he said. He said his goals were to make sure the army cleans up toxic waste and provides readjustment benefits to the Community. Rep. Gary Condit d-Calif., said he would focus on the future of Castle fab in Merced Calif., to a mitigate the economic loss to the Community. More than 82,000 uniformed and 38,000 civilian jobs will be affected by the closures which Are expected to accommodate a military that will shrink by 25 percent in the next five years. The panel however delayed temporarily any decision of shutting Down army corps of engineers offices in eight states. Congress has until july 1, 1993, to arrive at a plan for cutting $106 million annually from the corps budget said  lets hostess be a real Cut up Wantagh . A the friends who attended Karen Bennett a party got to see a Side of her they never had before the inside. Bennett a 22-year-old financial planner threw the Bash last week to screen a videotape of her recent gallbladder operation. The video was recorded last month by a tiny camera lowered inside her Abdomen to guide the surgeons who provide play by play commentary. A normally 1 hate looking at other Peoples Home movies but this will be different Quot said Meg Marshall one of the first guests to arrive at Bennett a Long Island Home. In fact the video a shot in color a was a hit garnering applause and thumbs up ratings from the entire audience. Quot the human body is so wonderful Quot said guest Donna Russell. Surgeons across the country have begun giving out videotapes and some medical experts think its comforting for patients and their friends to see what happens during an operation. Others Are sceptical. A Well its a free country and people can do what they want a said etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige when told of Bennett a parly a let me just say that i Hope the food is delicious and that its served Well in Advance of the  Texas Mother Given 12-year term for stillborn infant s cocaine death Houston apr a woman whose baby was stillborn in a crack House bathroom with enough cocaine in its liver to kill an adult has received 12 years in prison. Traci Jackson 20, was the first woman tried in Texas for cocaine Possession based on the drugs presence in her child. A jury convicted her thursday. She was sentenced monday. Jackson in 1989 smoked crack for hours before going into a bathroom apparently to deliver her baby according to testimony. Her 3vi-Pound, stillborn fetus was found wrapped in a plastic bag in a bedroom in the crack House. An autopsy indicated the child born two months premature had enough cocaine in its liver to kill some adults. Prosecutors in other states Are also using the presence of cocaine in newborns to bring drug charges against mothers. In april an appeals court in Florida upheld the conviction of a drug addict on charges of delivering cocaine to her two children via the umbilical Cord. Also that month however a Michigan appeals court ruled Tholt a woman who smoked crack hours before giving birth could not be tried on charges of delivering the drug to her baby. Some health care providers worry that prosecuting drug addicted pregnant women and new mothers will keep them from obtaining prenatal care. Alex Bunin an american civil liberties Union attorney for Jackson argued that the verdict discriminated against women a the Only aspect of this Case that is different from a Standard Case is the evidence necessary to prove the offence is particular to women a countered prosecutor Casey of Brien tall people learn to Rise to new Heights san Mateo Calif. A done to you hate it when the tallest person in a crowded movie theater sits in front of you but if it weren to for tall types there probably  be push Back scats in Heaters or adjustable tilt steering wheels in cars. About 300 tall people from around the United states Canada and Europe a men standing at least 6 feel 2 inches and women at least 5 feet 10 inches a met sunday for the annual International tall club convention. Since the first tall club began 53 years ago members have lobbied for mass production of King size Beds special theater seats and Tilting steering wheels. Convention participants sported to shirts that said a kiss someone tall its Worth the climb and a you have to be at least 5-foot-10 to ride this  when a Short person asked 6-foot-9-Inch Uwe Seyler whether he played basketball the 50-year-old German peered Down and answered Back Quot no. Do you play miniature Golf a. Susan Hopkins miss tall Orange county said she and her cohorts play softball every year with members of Short people of America but Are used to losing. A they always win because their strike zone is so Small we end up walking the whole team a said Hopkins who is 6 feet. Although tall tales were in abundance at the convention Many participants confessed that they grew up feeling like misfits who were cramped in classroom desks and had to have special clothes made for them. But they said the greatest change the clubs have made is in tall Peoples self image. A a we be Learned to capitalize on a god Given gift a our height a said 6-foot Susan la Pierre of Philadelphia