European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters to the editor insulting term since i am one of the few army person Nel fortunate enough to be stationed at Rhei main i am also one of the few unfortunate enough to be constantly bombarded by the favorite term of the majority of air Force personnel for army some use it in a Slang while others put such Force behind it that it takes the meaning of a filthy four Tetter the majority of army person Nel Are in Field training More than half the year in the Field without Many of the comforts of a in my opinion that does not give anyone especially a fellow service member the right to look upon any human being As a Lowe life form subject to verbal abuse each time he puts on an army or states that he is in the army during off duty i like working at and enjoy a great majority of the people i come in Contact with air Force and army that Are stationed i guess that the main reason it hurts me in a Way i cant explain to hear these people 1 like so much belittle a member of the no matter what i wish i knew Why cant people accept people As the people they not As the Job they or the color they or the service they but i guess that question has been asked Hast it someday soon i Well All find the answer 4 Callnn Lashley Rhei main Germany Popcorn and logic being a math i am compelled to respond to another the writer stated rather than give us 50 per cent More Popcorn for a 40 per cent Price could cafes not have simply Given us 10 per cent More Popcorn free at first glance the arithmetic sounds if one looks a Little closer and performs some simple he will see that instead of 10 per cent More free the figure should Only be approximately per Germany Praise for of nov i must say seeing is believing on the afternoon and evening of april of nov really outdid the programming was quite delicious with a combination of dramatic and Seri Ous notes combined with Good Ole this was the first saturday that i Ever wanted to hang around the you received you respond you Are a Winner for now Stephens Lundsey Germany motorcyclists Side a pricing mix up at the Exchange i was very upset to see the recent article on the Hells i was not upset so much by what the article but by what it did not say that per cent of motor Cycle riders Are not Hells Angels or out your article disturbed me most because i never see any articles in the press show ing the and much More Side of there Are hundreds state and local motorcycling clubs and organizations which Are not peddling explosives and stolen motorcycle they Are organizing Hill climbs and runs some just for fun and some to raise Money to fight or heart your Story disturbs me because the general Public seems to be Lieve that anyone who owns or rides a motorcycle is a criminal because every article thay have Ever read about motorcycles was also about with your article you have reinforced this you have decreased my chances of surviving on the Rose Germany positive letter i have been Reading your letters Page for six months Seldom do i see a word of so i will say a i am stationed at Pitburg a and i teach air Force Junior the following facilities Are truly outstanding and manned with devoted administrative staff Mem i did not use the word the commissary and its Are really with the place is the service is and whenever they Are quickly noted and Many of his clerks Are extremely courteous and always the new High school was Well designed and its present administrative staff Are interested in its primary function of teaching the new Bowling Alley is great and the enthusiasm mounting As the base awaits the formal arrival of the Fiss is measuring the air Force is still the exciting place to work that it claims to from my Point of Richard Deputy commander of the is partly responsible for this edit what you but for heavens Sake put some positive letters on your or dont you get Many any harps Germany so far this reminder All utters to the editor most contain Roll printed name and address of the and must be unsigned let ten will not be considered for writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy especially if they desire a fast recently i was at the Exchange on Rhei main a looking at the newly arrived summer clothes for i noticed a Pullover Shell with the cafes Price of thinking that was very High for such a Plain i looked at the manufacturers retail to my it was everyone makes mistakes so i brought it to the attention of the store who happened to be in the he instructed a sates clerk to change the cafes Price to which she did in saying that the rest must be changed also since the garments had Only arrived the Day i satisfied that All prices would be two Days while shopping for other i passed by the women clothes Section and decided to Check and see if the prices had been All the manufacturers tags had been the Price tag re and the one Price tag the sales clerk had changed to had been partially torn leaving the portion that still had i immediately went to the manager an i was told that they had checked on the Price of that item and it had come in at no innocent fun i just got through looking at a picture recently in the stars and stripes of a dog pulling a Young Man on a skate i dont think i am alone when i state that that picture is not innocent fun and it is obvious that the Young Man is put Ting a very unnecessary Strain on the one readily sees How the dogs plight is compounded when you refer to the temperature being in the i can think of More humane ways to exercise a what is most disturbing to me is the fact that All that photograph does is to encourage other children to have their dogs pull them on skate other canines might not be As big As the one it irks me that a publication that has been around for 35 years has the Gall to pass off a Pic Ture of mans insensitivity to animals As merely innocent 4 Richard Lannon Germany Welcome mat is out in a recent letter to the editor a very de tailed genealogy of the air Force was May i sincerely convey to our lost sons and daughters that we shall be glad to Welcome them Back into the fold of the signal corps of the we would even forgive their secessionist transgressions if they bring their funds signal corps warrant Germany ramp fans hold stinking Weed test i mentioned that the manufacturer makes a profit when they sell that item at and i was told that i was i told the manager that he was wrong for charging More than what the manufacturer recommends and that i was going to Tell everyone what the Exchange was a few Days later i went to the Exchange during my lunch hour and decided to Check for any Price now the Price tags had All been reduced to i feel i deserve an apology from the management of the base Exchange for deliberately lying to me about the Price of an they Are Here to serve us and this is the treatment we receive Connie Warmack Germany editors note Thomas merchandising replies we certainly understand your displeasure and confusion Over the Price variation on the it is obvious that we too were confused As to the proper Here is what when the pric ing discrepancy was brought to the Atten Tion of the Rhei main department store be immediately removed the garments from the sales floor until the prices on shipping documents could be ver shipping documents were checked and showed that the store was charged j1loo for each at the the Gar ments were returned to the sales floor at that shortly the department store manager received a message from he informing him of a distribution Center pricing error and instructing him to immediately reduce the Price of these tops to thank you for calling this matter to our and for realizing that cafes Sells merchandise below the manufacturers suggested retail Price in this 25 per we apologize for the error we assure was not customers presenting some proof of purchasing the garment at the incorrect Price will receive a refund for the a the hollow dwellers in the great Smoky mountains have been honouring the legendary ramp for 24 although they ate so bushels of ramps at the latest they still Arent complimentary when they speak of the wild Plant with roots like an leaves like a Lilly and a reputation for a vile smell and Mountain folks get together every year at about this time to pay tribute to the stinking which is found wild Only in High to the residents of the the appear Ance of the ramp after the last Snow melted off for Many years signified the be ginning of More the annual festival sponsored by the local Puritan club has served As an excuse for Between and people to get even rain All morning and overcast skies the rest of the Day  keep an estimated ramp fans away this the sponsors of the festival now have to go deep into North almost Down to the Georgia to dig the ramps needed for the feast hell they still grow wild said Sassafras who is 76 and has never missed one of the Spring but most of them Are in the great Smoky mountains National Park and the government wont let us go in there and pull european edition Billy up i chief Larry editor Ruhiel Mert managing editor Elmer Managar Henry manager this newspaper is an author and unofficial publication for armed forces the stars and stripes it published in conjunction with the armed forces information program it the department of contents of the Start and stripes Are not Nec earlly the official View of the the department of defense or the european the appearance of do plays in this newspaper concerning commercial Puma tons does not constitute an endorsement by the department of de including Ine military military address the stars and Apo International the stars and potty an ii 10 d4100 Darmstadt Tel Griesheim cd prefix Oman til my Darmstadt Airstrip telex maw Yor office room 201 Varick new York Tel code 2121 to juju second class postage paid at news bureaus Ron building Augsburg military in or Augsburg of Floyd build 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