European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Russell Baker june 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 new York not for a Long ume i resisted the feminist argument that i was an it was not because found the suggestion altogether most people Harbor secret urges to do a Little oppressing now and and i was no except at one time i had even yielded enthusiastically to the urge and spent a great Deal of Energy trying to oppress certain adolescents who were infesting my making a mess of the wearing in in the sight turned me to was this any Way to treat a wretched adolescent after had merely torn two wheels off the new car the grapes turned to ashes in my instead of consigning my victim to the mercies o the i would Content myself with breaking his new Beach boys and then spend Days feeling guilt and though i did not then realize feelings of guilt and Inadequacy Are the the phonograph to a frazzle and running up sure signs of the True the Temi big repair Bills on the i oppressed lists have shown me this when they first came to denouncing my oppress them As vigorously As i could without either they were irrepressible Knop like enrol Flynn in Captain or i was utterly lacking in oppressor like Louis Cal hem in Duck whose efforts at Beas Liness resulted in such utilities As getting the tails of his morning coat Sciss ored off by the Marx a childhood spent at the movies had persuaded me that while oppressors always came to a bad they had a Good bit of pleasure getting the typical oppressor of this Era was usually a big Man around old slaves waited on him hand and foot and Beautiful women danced for him in Hollywood flimsiest while he sprawled on a sofa and ate if the grapes disagreed with he would clap his hands and have Victor mature brought in in i could being an oppressor was a Rotten but if it was your it was not without having Victor mature brought in in being sur sing i laughed at i showed them that i had stood up when they entered the room instead of reclining on my i showed them that i was not eating i pointed was i at tended by dancing Girts or anybody at All brought in in they were too intelligent to laugh at the Assini Nily of my too intelligent even to try to rebut when i told them that i would actually enjoy being an oppressor but had tried it and failed be cause oppressing made me feel guilty and they calmly explained the modern world to Hie great old oppressors like Charles Laughton and Basil Rathbone Are a thing of the and oppression goes women Are not the Only people children Are the poor Are of whole races and Large parts of whole continents Are somebody must be doing the Charles taught and it int Charles Laughton or anybody else eating rounded by dancing girls and lying grapes and enjoying the Only i it around eating grapes these were part of the by themselves they would have afforded no pleasure at but really to drawer i were blessed with a singular Freedom from the curse of Middle class which made it possible to savor their blessings without the slightest pain to when Victor mature was brought in in the oppressing grape eater did not succumb to spasms of guilt and buy 10 places at a Charity banquet for the Relief of the experience of my one big fling at oppression the Case of the adolescents had persuaded me that oppressing was not my when i had an adolescent brought thes ipes european edition John Deputy Mert editor Elmer manager Henry Emmr this newspaper it an unofficial pukka lion for armed forces Overleaf the Sun and stripes ii published in con unction Elln the armed fore i information program of let department of con Anli of to sufi my stripes not Nec earlly the official of 110 government me department of Detent or u european the appearance of in i never super concerning commercial m constitute an endorsement by me department of de sense including in military military and Zels Alta and Apo International Mill the and poll an ii 10 d4100 Darmstadt Tel Ghe Neim 1ci of Lin Oil my Darmstadt Airstrip preen him them new York office room it Vance new York Tel area code 1hi second class postage paid Al new hems bureaus Augsburg Ron building Reeve Cavern Augsburg military or Augsburg Civ Floyd map Huttl Voo Elwen military mho or Kel Senu Stern Civ Lull Oan building William Darby Quern Krtil Hillary is or Nuernberg Civ Gary Raf co Sporle Apo a Leonall ii ii 2j31 or civilian Mildenhall John Oast the was Victor the feminists dismissed this explanation As unworthy of a person of my keen Brilliant intellect and vast guilt the people doing the they were people who had deceived themselves with i tetters to the editor controversy pops up again the fic Tion that they were not oppressing any these people differ from almost every body else by practically never feeling oppressed this is like f Laughton and they thrive on exed lie enjoyed plotting the oppressed Ling was in his blood and he exulted it is True that i do not feel and i accept the logic of my it is no Good to say that i dont want to be an of i it is which be so if Only you could enjoy being despicable like the great but you cant any nowadays All you get out of it is a sense of guilt and the permanent sense of being thy of the human Progress it takes the fun out of every Brubeck associate Desmond Dies at 52 new York api Paul jazz saxophonist and composer Long associated with Dave died Here after a Long bout with lung a native of san had worked with Brubeck since when the pianist formed his octet in son Francis and was a mainstay of the Dave Bru Beck quartet from 1354 through after Brubeck organized a new group with his two Desmond often poured with the family during the 60s and into the Desmond was the winning jazz saxophonist in a score of polls in downbeat and metronome a Brubeck quartet recording of Des monds composition take five was the first jazz instrumental recording Ever to sell a million Art director Dies up Adolfo Cam Art director of the Donizetti theater re letter on Popcorn Price increase at cafes Heaters As recently noted in the answer to the letter said prices were higher but the bags were bigger and the portions a that is funny recently we went to the four Comers theater Here at Ramstein we did the usual and bought 35 bags not on your i asked the How come it was not a full bag and How come it is old saturday night the machine was she an we Are Only authorized to fill the up to the Bottom part of the cafes and we pop the Corn yesterday for i asked How about having a 2sccnt and she we do not make i can we have some butter she Ramstein a docs not have she then was wrong and a correction notice will be print the prices Are 35 cents for a Small bag and 45 cents for a Large what really makes it even funnier was the reply of cafes to that letter mentioned above about the policies and Quanti ties of maybe cafes should pen Friend sought i would like to have pen Friend from Asia end my name is Jun i am from tie Philippines and in Engineer working with an american construction company in 1 am v years old and a i enjoy writing and my favorite music Comet from Elton Barry the Ray Conliff and Dionne but Tsante Morri Knudten Algeria Civ i United inform its Popcorn stands about and maybe have them put some butter on the since the above is i am passing along a suggestion to Popcorn make some at it is cheaper and you know it is Rodriguez Ramstein German editors note Ross general area replies we dont consider what happened to you at the refreshment stand very funny at you were Given erroneous information and disservice by the refreshment stand bags of Popcorn Are to be filled to the this instruction was Given at the time of the Price change and has since been you also were Given incorrect information concerning buttered which has always been available at the four Cor ners and Sabre Heaters at but not the base a Batter warmer has been ordered for the Bate theater so All moviegoers at Ramstein can enjoy buttered the attendant was also incorrect in stating that we pop the Corn a Day in and preparation of the Popcorn sold at Heaters begins approximately one hour prior to the opening of the refreshment the employment of the person with whom you spoke at the refreshment stand has been we certainly regret the poor service and false information you were and appreciate the Chance to set the record Politan opera Deputy died he was take advantage of the stars stripes Home delivery service in most government housing delivered to your Mailbox every morning for a please Complete this form and mail to stars 09175 Ann sales promotion Ute Fotion 10 1 Nawi Puah v slain to Liq no Lul How to 1 Mill Tut Home h cd wit to
