European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday november 17/ 1973 letters to the editor Blue Jean discrimination i am writing to charge the United states air Force with discrimination in their officers open mess dress  against the Young people with whom Blue jeans Are an almost Universal  discrimination against those practical and pragmatic people who can easily prove that the duration Al expectancy of Blue jeans far exceeds that of almost any other contemporary trouser attire. Discrimination against the less affluent who can easily Demon Strate that the Cost Price of a pair of Blue jeans remains far below that of most All other contemporary trouser attire. Discrimination against those fashion conscious people who recognize Blue jeans As Amer Ica s Only authentic and truly lasting contribution to the Fash Ion world. Discrimination against those whom by wearing Blue jeans seek to Honor the american Heri Tage of casual elegance and pre Fer it to the costumed attire of prideful pomposity. Blue jeans have Long been recognized As Chic. Indeed Blue Jean suits Are now available for stairwell living the adversities of stairwell living have cropped up in let ters to the editor Many times in the past. Coordination and cooperation in communal living is supposedly nonexistent. Petty quarrelling and negativism for the stairwell is a Way of life. Well Many myths abound in and around the military Community and this particular myth is due for revision. Although the occasion was Hal Loween and appearance of More child in the Man than Man in the child was evident i would like to heartily commend and compliment the residents of bldg. 19, Kefurt Village at Patch bar Racks for the tremendous Effort that was put Forth in the construction of a spook House in their basement. Not Only were the Arti facts Superb but originality and creativeness were much in Evi Dence. Needless to say but i la say it anyway cooperation Community Pride and hard work hot to mention time and shared responsibility were required to make a Happy but scary halloween for the children of the Community. When 32 adults can come together and pull in one direction stairwell living can be and should sandbagged to the dudes who sandbagged me and ripped off my Wallet with Over $200, airmail Stamps contraceptives etc., in the latrine of the Retreat no club Wei Bruecken while i was under the weather on 21 oct., i have this message i would like to have my Wallet returned to me. I have no Hope of Ever recovering the Money but the Stamps that were in the Wal let should enable you to mail it to me. My name address and phone number were contained in the Wallet. As for the contraceptives give them to your parents. They May want to use them in Case they Ever decide to get married to prevent raising dudes like you again. Victimized we Bruecken Germany reminder All letters to the editor must contain full name and address of the writer and must be signed. Writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy address especially if they desire a fast reply. Be Remyth Ifield. Ladies and gentlemen of bldg. 19, on behalf of All the neighbourhood children Avery Large thank you is in order and on behalf of the big kids thanks for showing us the Way. A. A. Mcdonald Vaihinger Germany no television i am writing regarding the let Ter Power outages is nov. 6 concerning to Power outages. I too have never written to the editor before but this letter made me so angry i had to. The writer complained about having his to shows interrupted by Power outages. I d like to extend my sympathies to him for his great inconvenience and would like to know How he d like not having any to at All. His show was interrupted for Only a few minutes we go Days with out electricity Here. I wonder How he d like having a Freezer full of meat spoil no heat in the wintertime and not even a measly Light on in the eve Ning due to Power outages. How about no hot water either Well somehow we be made it Here in Turkey without All of life s  the next time the writer s to show is interrupted i Hope hell be thankful he has any electricity at All instead of complaining about a few minutes of inconvenience. Joann Newby Kar Mursel Turkey i am sick and tired of Reading letters condemning an to i Germany. The most recent Gripe i read came from a Reader who complained about not seeing pro Grams in their entirety and he went on further criticizing the army and air Force on their ability to run a to station. Well i d like to Tell him to put in for a Transfer to Italy. Here he would t be bothered by interrupted programs or whatever because we Don t Havett. I would be satisfied to watch reruns of anything than no to at All. He May have Only one to station but he has it Over us and anytime he wants to Swap View ing areas he s on. Radioman . Chris Quijad Naples Italy men and Blue Jean dresses etc., Are available to women. How Long and indeed Why does the Safe cling to a dress code that denies the vast popularity of Blue jeans and discriminates against those who choose this Type of attire in conclusion i offer a scheme of Compromise and integration. Allow Blue jeans As suitable at tire for breakfast and lunch Din ing and keep Only dinner the ref Uge of the coat and tie and Trou ser attire. What say you Harold r. Snyder Ankara Turkey editor s note capt. J. F. Foyer information officer Headquarters Tus log Safe said the members of the Ankara officers open mess prescribe the dress code for their club not the . Air Force. While a ban on Blue jeans is included in the current by Laws it May be lifted in the near future. A set of re Vised by Laws deleting the refer ence to Blue jeans will be put to a vote at the december general membership meeting. The draft proposal does state that clothing must be clean neat and appropriate for the occasion and that children must conform to commonly accepted standards of dress and conduct while in the club. How about it members what say you freeze i recently purchased a Singer 760 sewing machine from the Frankfurt pm for $342. Since this time i have noticed that the Price of this exact machine has gone up to $417 which is 22 per cent higher. I question How the Price could go up this High especially under the president s current phase Iii Price freeze. Sue Kruger Frankfurt Germany editor s note James r. Williams director merchandising division european Exchange system Headquarters said we Purchase the Singer sewing machine sold in our stores from the German subsidiary of the Singer co. That is Why you were Able to Purchase your machine at the Price level which you did. Your Purchase was made before the devaluation of the Dollar. Subsequent to the devaluation of the Dollar we had to raise prices As you observed. Also in this regard it should be noted that foreign merchandise was exempt from the president Ial Price freeze. As a Point of interest the 760 Singer sewing machine Sells on the German Economy for do 1, 248 or approximately $520. It is easy to see that yes customers experience an appreciable Sav Ings. On 15 sept. A contract was re negotiated for lower Cost prices from the Vendor consequently the Sale Price of the 760 Singer sewing machine has been reduced from $417 to $337." found 2 cartridges one is triple film size 106, 20-exp. Color prints 2 cartridges believed to be taken in Greece. One photo taken passage for Bidden  anyone who believes this May be their film notify me. Sgt. Gary e. Roche 021-34-0129 Usa of det Apo 09050 . Policies in reference to the letter policies that Lead to disasters a oct. 30 dealing with the american and russian roles in the Middle East the author Dis played a rather astounding Lack of knowledge about the subject. As with most misstatements of fact adequate corrections would take up far More space than was occupied by the original error. As a consequence i will concen trate on a very limited segment the charge that in contrast to soviet policy american Aid to the arabs has either been nonexistent or Given. In  the fact of the matter is that in terms of economic Aid the . Has far surpassed the soviet Union in the amount of Aid p a tic ulary to both our own and Russia s Arab clients. This is particularly illustrated in the Case of Egypt. From 1953 through 1971 Egypt received something less than $500 million in economic assistance deliver ies from the .s.r. During that same period the . Delivered to the egyptian regime Over $900 million in economic Aid. More Over these figures actually understate the Case for whereas about two thirds of the american figure represents Loans and the rest gifts the russian figure was totally in the form of Loans. But this is also not quite a Complete picture. The russian Loans were to be repaid in hard currency while the Loans from the . Were to be repaid in egyptian currency and those funds were not to leave Egypt but were scheduled for use in funding other development projects in Egypt. In this Light it can be seen that the bulk of american Aid to Egypt was More or less in the form of gifts rather than Loans. The american Aid program to Egypt was curtailed in 1966 be cause the egyptian government chose to use these gifts to free other  which could have also been used for economic development and employ them in Stead in foreign adventures. One of the most costly of these foreign adventures was the egyptian intervention in the yemeni civil War. It was upon the realization that american foreign Aid was being used to subsidize efforts at undermining the position of pro american regimes that the . Ended its Aid program in Egypt. It is ironic that in the Case of the yemeni civil War the pro Ameri can regime most endangered was that of King Faisal of saudi Arabia who has since seen fit to repay our extensive and expensive efforts to save his position by organizing an Oil boy Cott against the . The Middle East in general and the Arab israeli conflict in particular Are very important topics which ought to be discussed More fully in Public however the participants in such discussions ought refrain from making false claims. Mis statements of fact Only serve to confuse an already Complex set of issues. Franklin s. Perlmutter we Bruecken Germany West Point i have read with amusement your articles re the West Point silencing Case As Well As the re cent letters they have provoked is 12 oct. Interestingly enough the most intelligent comment on the subject was written by a pfc. Frankly i find the whole business singularly ridiculous. However it does re enforce my opinion that the concept of dressing up Stu dents As make believe soldiers and placing them in a sterile monastic environment does not build character but rather creates a situation wherein the Only alternatives to antisocial be Havior Are child like manifestations e.g., we re not Gonna talk to you no More cause you re  my congratulations to All those involved for lending credibility of a sort to our professional officer corps. Roger d. Brown Heidelberg Germany european edition Captain Edward g. Mcgrath us editor in chief it. Col. Gary l. Werner Usa Deputy editor in chief Mert Proctor managing editor Elmer d. Frank production manager Henry s. Epstein circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for . Armed forces overseas. 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