European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 4, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 Usia pressure claimed Voa Independence controversy grows by Linda Charlton Washington not senator said Hubert Humphrey to Charles h. Percy you and i Are both grown up  and Humphrey went on to argue against making the voice of America a Independent news Agency with no propaganda function. We set up Voa for a purpose he had said a few minutes earlier in the Senate committee s session on a Bill that include Dan amendment by Percy to do just that. And the purpose was As official govern ment information or propaganda Agency Call it what you  for the Voa now part of the United states information Agency Isan Issue that has been simmering for years gradually coming to a boil. A 1975 commission recommended it in novem Ber 1976. About two thirds of the Voa s staff petitioned for it earlier this year Percy tried to legislate it. But it now appears that even the watered Down version of his amendment May not make it int Law. Humphrey s was not the Only Liberal voice on the Senate foreign relation committee to oppose with some Vehe Mence what might have seemed an Issue sure of Liberal support. It seems to me that when we made the decision to establish the voice of America we made the decision to establish a gov Emmen propaganda Agency the purpose of which was to transmit our message abroad said sen. Frank Church the Idaho Democrat the voice he continued is a govern ment broadcasting company and to pre tend otherwise is Only to Foo ourselves. If the voice of America is not going to be the expression of the Ameri can government in its foreign policy audits objectives abroad Why do we maintain it he asked. What u the voice of Amer Ica for except to be an Extension of the government s policy and then attempt to let the world know what that policy is ultimately the amendment that emerged from the committee s deliberations did not mention Voa becoming a sep Arate Agency but did say that it has a Clear mandate to broadcast accurate of european edition col. Billy e. Spangler. Usa. Zwior rho Emmaj. John c. Taylor  it Putty editor in Chw Mert Proctor. Managing Edi Trelmer o. Prank. Production manager Henry s. Epstein. Circulation a Tuger thai newspaper l an it Norland Knoll Iclal polka ton Lor . Armed for cat overseas. Tito stars and stripes i published in conjunction with in armed forces inform lion program of me department of dolt. Con unit the Sun and stripes Ort not necessarily the Olla Cion a Law 01 the . Government the department of Desenso or the . European commend. 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The Voa has a charter which Calls in itto be accurate objective and comprehensive As Well As reliable and authoritative in its news and to present the policies of the United states clearly and effectively along with responsible Dis Cussion and opinion on these , according to the Voa staff petition the Agency s position at the intersection of journalism and diplomacy has been a difficult one to maintain and the radio Sta Tion has suffered repeated unwarranted restrictions on its  it cannot they said continue a viable relationship wit Husia which they described As an adjunct of , in submitting his Voa Amend ment to the foreign relations act Early inlay cited some of those unwarranted restrictions he listed Usia pressure to minimize Early reports of the watergate cover up state department refusal tallow the broadcast of the Solzhenitsyn Book the gulag archipelago and five other instances. Still another unlisted was a restriction on Voa reporting about the . Evacuation from  Percy amendment also called for a reorganization of Usia by the president by sept. 30 to Combine All the cultural activities presently divided Between the stat department and Usia into one Agency with a significant degree of  the amended Bill As it emerged from com Mittee retains this concept but less Specif  has often drawn an analogy be tween Voa and the British broadcasting corporation s external overseas serv ices. While the abcs Royal charter frees i from formal government constraints opponents of Percy s stand say that his analogy is naive. The bbl they say is not free of government restraints Subtle and informal though they May be and the bbl is supported not by the government but bythe License fees levied on every radio and television owner in Britain. The just resigned director of Voa Ken Neth Giddens has complained that the Agency was subjected to constant state department pressure such As Don t say this Don t say that or Don t talk about  major impetus toward the present thrust for Independence came from the March 1975 report of live panel on International in formation education and cultural relations headed by Frank Stanton of the Columbia broadcasting system. A Strong dissenting voice came from the general accounting office in a report issued Early last month. The report Dis agreed with the Contention that Independence would gain Voa credibility it does not now have. It recommended not disturbing the present structural relationship Between Voa Usia and the department of state. The new director of the Usia John , has issued new guidelines for the voice. They seem to indicate an Effort to satisfy complaints about Usia interference while at the same time opposing the removal of the voice from the information Agency and its Likely dismantling. Theroa he said would be solely responsible for the Content of news broadcasts with no interference from outside not even from Usia. Man pulls rail car with Teeth dares Salaam up Samso Kasule Ndu Hye a tanzanian strongman pulled a 36-ton railway car with a rope Hel Between his Teeth the government run daily news said. Letters to the editor baby it s More than a hassle i worked my Way through school an worked after school until i came into the service but i had never encountered so much put Down of women on the outside As i have since i be been in the military namely the air Force. Of yes 1 realize the of la an equal Opportunity Force and i encountered no problems of unequal treatment while being signed up by the Recruiter to get me into the of or in getting a guaranteed Job. So Faras that goes i must admit there s no unequal treatment and the same Job opportunities but that s where it stops. From there on in baby. It s More than a  Are terrible put Downs that some times you have to wonder whether it would be better just to leave the men to their own  a lot of the younger airmen it seems they Don t think too much of the fact that a woman is doing the same or better right along with him. But the older ones who be been in quite a while and were already Here when women did t even think of coming in it s a different Story. To them it seems the military is an All male institution and they want it to stay that Way. Again i repeat if you want to find the Best examples of male Chauve Elsm you la find it in the air Force and even More so overseas. I thought it was bad in the states but it worse Over Here because there Aren t As Many women Here. In the states the menace almost forced to get used to the idea of what women Are doing because there Are Akit More of us but in Italy there Are Only a few compared to men and so the me can still be dominant. Of yes the of has an equal Opportunity and treatment Council but the Council is not to be used As a complaint Council. In Stead you May bring your complaints tothe not officer or the in. What will he do with a complaint what can he do with a complaint no i believe the Only Way men Are going to accept us As their counterparts is to prove we Are making it solely on our own achievements. And i mean solely on achievements not the Way we walk talk and look. Do men put women on a Pedestal onlys Long As they re the pretty subordinate wife who does t interfere in his working  women oppressed not As Long As they re doing what the pretty and adore wife of the working Man should be doing to support her  that sound familiar it s True look around you at How Many wives Are working solely in activities clubs and Orga getting Reg right the military traffic management com Mand advises army regulation 5s-71 referenced in the recent is article entitled Pov Hij inks should be Dod regulation 4500.34r, which applies to All Dod Mem Bers authorized to ship a Pov in the department of defense transportation system. The authorization of the shipment of one Pov either space available or space required applies. Another item not commonly known i that All military Ocean terminals world wide were centralized under the control of the military traffic management com Mand on july i 1976, which changed the designation of the military Ocean Termi Nal at Bremerhaven to military traffic management command Bremerhaven terminal a tic the vehicle processing Center pc at Bremerhaven is a Branch under the  terminal. A. Col. Henry e. Mcdonald commander Bremer Haaven terminal. Foliations which help the husband get ahead in promotions. How Many wives have Only the begin Ning of a College education and Are now overseas being the housewives that their husbands want them to be. Instead of Pur suing the career that she s alway wanted you women out there who complain about your husbands jobs either Stop complaining or get our there and do some thing for yourself instead. Remember woman was created Fromman s rib not from his head to top him neither from his feet to be walked on. Shews made from his Side to be his equal. If you Aren t prepared to say men in the of Don t say women in the  re All Armenla  Aviano Italy. Enjoy your stay i be been Here for eight months Reading your complaints and praises and now i like to make some Points. Aren t you overlooking something Here you Are in Europe. Thousands of folks Back Home save All their lives to get a Chance Roget Here. In t it Worth a few inconveniences take a second look you la see All the Beauty in the differences of our cultures. Heck a smile is the same in All languages and it la open doors to worlds you la never know otherwise. Take some time to try and learn your second country s Lan Guage try not to compare too closely the differences that make you miss Home but instead learn to enjoy what you have. One Block Between the relations of americans and their Host countries i be noticed is a Lack of respect the fault of both nationalities. Remember we get respect when Retreat others with respect. That goes for their property As Well their apartment Sand Countryside so let s try to keep these clean. Dress with a Little Pride and let s watch the language and manners of our children too. Bad language and manners serves no purpose and degrades others opinion of  won t these improvements help us Back Home also let All try to develop a Little sensitivity to the ways of our hosts. I m sure Well Al get along better in the end. Let s remind our friends when we we see them behaving badly. After All the actions of one Ameri can reflects on All of  next time you see an american think of him As a member of your family and ask yourself what will the neighbors think because Here in Europe we re Al americans like one family and our hosts the  before this gets too negative let me remind you we re in the Homeland of our forefathers. We be an excellent Opportunity to see savor and learn first hand the cultures that mixed together to form our own. Let s use it. 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