European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 22, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 Art Buchwald washingt9n As the results of last week s primaries came in Over my television set i was Happy to see that the winning candidates All had something new to say. If anything 1978 will be the year when the old political rhetoric will be out and the peo ple seeking office will face the issues with honesty and Candor. I know this because right after the Pri Mary Battle in a northeastern state i spoke to one of the new Breed of politicians run Ning for Congress. Sir How do you feel about winning your party s primary i was not the Winner he said. The people of this state were the winners. I proved that old politics is out and the electorate wants new  fantastic i said. What Are some of these ideas i am going to speak out forcefully against big government and wasteful spending of the taxpayers  your re going that far out on a limb i May go even further. I am going to Promise the voters that i will represent them rather than the special interest groups which Only care about them  bully for you. What else do you plan to do european edition col. Billy e. Spangler. Usa. Editor in chief it. Col. . Taylor Usan. Deputy editor in Uhtof Mert Proctor. Managing editor Elazaer d. Frank. Production manager henrys. Epstein. Circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for . Armed forces overseas. The stars and stripes is published in conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of defense. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily 1he official View of the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. 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Unlike my opponent i m going to speak out on the issues and Tell people where i stand even if it costs me  such As i am against inflation that is bleeding every american dry. I am for jobs for everyone who wants to work. I support de cent medical care for our senior citizens and better schools for our children. And i am against crime in the  that May lose you the criminal vote i warned. So be it. I believe anyone who violates the Law should be punished whether he be a White Collar criminal or a  that s Strong stuff in an election year. How do you feel about tax Reform i be never said this in Public before but i am for tax Reform. The Burden of taxes is on the Middle class. This Burden must be redistributed so that everyone pays his fair share. At the same time we must have tax incentives for business to invest in the future of America. But we can t forget the poor. I Don t mean the welfare cheaters but the real poor and disadvantaged. We must bring them into the mainstream of our  no one has Ever said that before. I hate to ask you this but Are you for a Strong America i Don t object to the question. I know it s your Job to ask the Tough ones. It so happens i am for a Strong America. This country cannot afford to be second Best when the Fate of the free world is at stake. If the people elect me they will be sending a message to Washington and to Moscow that the United states no longer intends to be pushed  How do you feel about the american Dollar i want a Strong american Dollar. The prestige of this country depends on a Dollar that can be defended against any currency in the world. I la go even further. This country must get its House in order when it comes to our balance of payments. The Way to do this is Export More than we in  ill say one thing sir. You certainly Are outspoken. It will be like a breath of fresh air if the voters Send you to  i m not one of those people who just jumps on the bandwagon he said. Americans Are tired of hearing the same old promises from their politicians. If i win this election it s because i m going to Tell it like it  c los Angeles times japanese car sales up in  London up sales of new Japa Nese cars in Britain this year so far have exceeded the total sold during the whole of last year official Industry figures showed tuesday. With More than 9,000 new Japa Nese cars sold during the first two weeks of this month last year s total of 140,415 has now been passed. Letters to the erf for does not wish to Fly on Mac i will be getting out of the army in octo Ber and would like some information Clari fied. Is it True that Only people who Are separating from the army cannot Fly to the states at their own expense must i Fly on a military Airlift come Mac transport i will be travelling with my wife and we do not wish to Fly on a Mac flight. In 1975 when i flew to Europe on Mac i had to wait 16 hours for our overdue flight and the service on the flight was not As Good As that on commercial flights no movies Etc. I understand that unless i Purchase a fare available to the general Public i will Golden Rule Days school Days school Daze Good Ole Golden Rule Days. In the Goppinger Ameri can Community. Goppinger it s a Beautiful Small town 30 Miles East of Stuttgart at the base of the hohenstaufen mountains. Teachers there would like to boast that they Are the proud recipients of an excellent Welcome and an expression of appreciation from the Community. So often the teachers Are omitted from the scheme of things in the military set Ting. Not this year in Goppinger. Shortly after the year began the Parent teachers and students association pts under the direction of maj. Dan Larsen sponsored a Barbecue Complete with Sunshine for the faculty and pts members. Chaplain Allen and Frau Gus along with the Catholic and protestant women of the Chapel provided a luncheon with a myriad of casseroles and salads. At the recreation Center luncheon Semi Nar Fay Clark and Noosh Garay welcomed the teachers with Good food Good fun and Flowers. Finally individual invitations requested the presence of the entire faculty and staff and pts officials for a elegant Buffet dinner in their Honor at the Home of it. Col. And mrs. Ron Mulle Nix. Teachers in Goppinger Are also taken care of As individuals several of the sin Gles have been invited to families Homes for dinner and when one teacher experienced a particularly difficult Day with first graders who did not want to be in school a Parent Alice Nitta presented that teacher with Flowers at the Daze end. Needless to say we Are glad to serve in such a supportive Community. We would like to express our thanks to the Many peo ple who have shared so generously with us. The faculty and staff Goppinger american school not be reimbursed. But i m willing to pay the Normal rate and my regional person Nel Center says since i am getting out i must Fly on Mac. Why sgt. George p. Rishell Augsburg Germany editor s note maj. Garry Dod Man chief military personal office Mili tary personnel Center Europe replies current Usa eur policy requires that personnel in Grade of e-5 and below who Are unaccompanied must return to the states via Mac. There Are two important things to re member one a Soldier is considered to be unaccompanied unless his dependents Are command sponsored and two this pol icy Only applies to the Soldier who is re turning to the states for separation. There Are several reasons for this policy. Specifically it is essential for a Soldier to separate on his expiration term of serv ice ets Date. Because service members must remain in Usa eur until their Date eligible for return from overseas de Nosthe army must take appropriate action to make sure the rather tight timetable from Deros to ets is complied with. This will ensure the Soldier is Sepa rated from the army on time. This can Best be accomplished by flying Mac which takes the Soldier direct to the Sepa ration Transfer Point plane and bus. Also an important part of Hying Mac is the final out processing Check which is accomplished at the departure Point. This final Check is to determine if the Soldier has All necessary documents for separa Tion thereby avoiding needless delays upon arrival in the states. Usa eur will undertake a review of this requirement with appropriate depart ment of the army officials in an Effort to ensure the most favourable policy possible for Usa eur soldiers. The writer is invited to address his specific situation with . Glenn Green at 2131-7620. 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