European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 6, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5navy housing plan stirs key West debate by Larry Rohter the new York times key West Fla. A Peary court is 29 acres of open Green space adjoining a neighbourhood of victorian Gingerbread houses that has been designated a National historic District. But the triangular parcel also abuts key West naval air station and the Navy which owns the land wants to build 160 units of military housing on it. On this Small densely populated Island with virtually no undeveloped areas left that has proven to be a prescription for conflict. For three years residents of this normally relaxed tourist and fishing Center of 25,000 people have been arguing about Peary court on radio Call in programs and in town meetings and a Federal courtroom in which a suit against the Navy is being heard. A ruling is expected next week. A a it a a very Touchy subject around Here a said Felix Cooper the City manager a and it has consumed a great Deal of the Energy of the  taking the Navy a Side Are members of the groups that have Long dominated key West a civic and economic life a conches a As descendants of the original settlers Are known cuban americans and military retirees. They Welcome the project As an expansion of the towns Long relationship with the military and As a much needed shot in the Arm for those local businesses that do not rely on tourism. A the Economy is in trouble a said Andy Saunders owner of a grocery store across the Street from Peary court a and a steady payroll twice a month from 160 families right across the Way can Only help everybody in the  supporters also note that the Navy has said it needs the housing despite the end of the cold War and a shrinking military. They argue that closing bases elsewhere Means that some military units will be moving to key West and they Point out that the military stationed Here have been extensively used in the War against drugs which shows no signs of abating. Leading the opposition is last stand a local environmental group which contends that the Navy has alternate Sites on key West and nearby islands Navy has violated Federal Tallahassee \ Florida 1 a amps and which asserts that the regulations in the Rush to build. A the Navy wants More land so that it has a bigger playground for All the brass who come Down Here a said Jim Farrell vice president of last stand. Longtime residents tend to dismiss the opponents of the project As a outsiders a a term used to describe peo ple who have arrived in the last 20 years and who have Given key West a reputation As urbane and unconventional. These include homosexuals Young professionals fleeing the Urban rat race and erstwhile hippies drawn by a Margari Taville and other songs by Jimmy Buffett a local resident. The dispute has an aesthetic component As Well. Farrell complained that the Navy plans to build a traditional 50s-style Vhay suburban tract housing that would clash with the architecture of the historic District much of which consists of wooden houses that have been restored into pricey a Guesthouse compounds a shops and restaurants catering to tourists. Backers of the project say any construction would be a vast improvement Over what Peary court became under 15 years of City management on a la year lease. Until the Navy took Back control of the property last year they say the tract was an after dark Haven for drug users drunkards and cruising homosexuals. Officials at the naval air station did not respond to Calls requesting comment about the dispute. But at a recent town Council meeting capt. Michael p. Currie the base commander said a if we done to build on Peary court they will essentially say key West does not want the  according to Federal figures the Navy and coast guard units Here employed 3,431 military personnel and 1,217 civilians in 1991 and had a total annual payroll of $125 million and additional expenditures of $94 million. In the stars and stripes10 year Sago March 6,1982 a president Reagan brushed off suggestions that America is heading for a depression and announced that he would be willing to meet with the democrats to discuss some proposed alternatives to his budget.20 years ago March 6,1972 a civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland stoned police and soldiers in a twice foiled attempt to defy the governments ban on marches.30 year Sago March 6,1962 a at a meeting of the communist party Central committee Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev candidly declared that the soviet Union needs More food especially meat for its people. Most Moscow stores have nothing but meat for boiling much of the time and in the provinces there is no meat at All at times.40 years ago March 6,1952 a Britain a prime minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain a rearmament program was behind schedule and expressed disappointment that american Aid was slow in coming. World War ii 50 years ago today 6 mar.1 a 9 a 4 2 the 63rd brigade of Britain s17th Indian division fails to relieve the besieged Garrison at pegu Burma and Gen. Alexander orders his troops to abandon Rangoon to the japanese. In the Mediterranean the British Fly in 18 spitfire fighters and seven Blenheim bombers to reinforce Malta the tiny outpost astride Axis sea lanes to North Africa infertility doctor s conviction draws differing views from former patients Alexandria a. Apr to some women or. Cecil Jacobson remains a godsend a a a wonderful and dedicated medical Pioneer who helped them Bear children when All other Hope seemed lost. Others say the physicians conviction on 52 counts of fraud and perjury was exactly what he deserved. After deliberating four Days a Federal jury on wednesday found the former infertility specialist guilty of every charge in the bizarre Case including the fraudulent 4 use of his own sperm to inseminate patients and lying to other women about whether they were pregnant. Jacobson 55, could face a prison sentence of up to 280 years and a Fine of up to $500,000. He was expressionless As the lengthy verdict was announced but later told reporters a i spent my life trying to help women have children. To a a Shock to be found guilty of trying to help people. A i have no scheme. I did not break any Law a Jacobson said. His sentencing was scheduled for May 8. The conviction a Means he can to Hurt anyone else in the future a said Christine Maimone who testified against him. A the got what he  but Elizabeth Trotter who testified for the defense and had a daughter under Jacobson scare said a a it a almost inconceivable that that would happen to this Man. He is just such a wonderful  Jacobson is credited with introducing amniocentesis in the United states to diagnose defects in unborn babies. But prosecutors say he May have fathered As Many As 75 children by using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients Many times after claiming donors had been matched to their husbands physical and even religious characteristics. Witnesses also accused him of using hormone injections to convince them they were pregnant a and hence his care successful a when that was not the Case. Jacobson admitted he erred in some cases but he insisted other women were indeed pregnant and later miscarried. Defense attorney James Tate indicated an Appeal was Likely. Deborah Gregory who sobbed while testifying that Jacobson tricked her into believing she was pregnant three times said after the verdict a the emotionally devastated myself and my husband and Many other people and he deserves to be  a i done to mean to be vindictive but this Man Hurt me in ways i can never explain a Gregory added. Jacobson admitted on the witness stand that he occasionally used his own sperm to inseminate patients when other donors were not available but he contended it was a common practice among doctors. Or. Cecil Jacobson was convicted on 52 counts of fraud and  oks Legal shortcuts for prisoners source 2194 Days of War w h. Smith Puu skiers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Olson books corp1981 a p Washington up the supreme court wednesday issued a Victory for Federal prisoners ruling unanimously that they need not exhaust internal prison grievance procedures before filing suit for monetary damages. The court said because the administrative appeals process for handling complaints can be confusing to prisoners and offers no Chance for financial damage awards it need not be followed in cases where prisoners Are suing for Money. Specifically the court took Issue with the Federal Bureau of prisons grievance appeals policy that requires a prisoner to begin by filing a formal complaint within 15 Days of an alleged wrongdoing and sets other strict time guidelines for pursuing the process. The entire procedure normally takes less than seven months and would allow a prisoner who is dissatisfied with the result to then proceed to Federal court. But under the attorney general a rationale a and an opinion by the 10th . Circuit court of appeals that was reversed wednesday a any prisoner who failed to meet the successive filing deadlines in the administrative process would be precluded from taking a Case to court. A was a practical matter the filing deadlines May pose Little difficulty for the knowledgeable inmate accustomed to grievances and court actions a Justice Harry Blackmun wrote for the court. A but the deadlines Are a Likely trap for the inexperienced and unwary inmate ordinarily indigent and unrepresented by counsel with a substantial  while All nine justices agreed with the outcome in this Case three of them a chief Justice William Rehnquist and justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas a said they would have allowed the suit for the sole reason that monetary damages Are unavailable through the grievance procedures. Rehnquist writing the concurrence said the Short filing deadlines Blackmun targeted actually allow Quick Resolution of a prisoners complaint. While the court s opinion will make it easier for Federal prisoners to sue if their constitutional rights Are violated the administrative procedure will still be used initially for most complaints involving Only changes in prison policies or conditions of confinement