European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 11 Russell Baker new York not a new presi Dent always makes everybody feel so Good that its a pity we cant have one every two there Are several reasons for the flush of for you Are usually so glad to be rid of the old that youd feel Good even if the new Man was your brother for the transition period be tween his election and his inauguration is so Long that people who voted against him for get they once called him a hopeless and incompetent in the euphoria of seeing the government come to life everybody is willing to believe maybe he spent the transition studying hard at presidents school and will turn out to be a new George the process is abetted by the press and television who do so much to elevate or depress the National after 10 or 11 weeks of fretful during which they Are reduced to conjuring news out of weightless they become so Giddy at the Prospect of returning to honest work that they slaver communicable affection All Over the new Man As Well As his High school teachers and favorite f recall the eagerness with which they told an inert nation that president elect John Kennedy loved to Lap up the James Bond and the huge Sale of Bond paperbacks that immediately intellectuals were fetched by news bulletins that Kennedy favorite Reading was Cecils biography of lord Melbourne learners for a Long headed presidency were immersed in the history of the English scarcely an american now alive is too Young to recall the Delight which press and television suffused the continent with news that the new Gerald Rose each went Down to the Kitchen and ladies and gentlemen made his own breakfast this Sweet period when everybody loves the new president is still referred to by old timers As the but the More appropriate term in contemporary politics might be the during the buildup the new Fellows Tal tastes and even if they Are refined and Are inflated to proportions that a genuine hero of statesmanship would be hard pressed to live up As a result he usually turns into a sad disappointment before the first Flowers Bloom in the Rose people who see the Media As the All purpose villains of american life sometimes accuse press and television of subjecting new presidents to the buildup in order to profit from the inevitable followup work of the tearing there is certainly no doubt that the buildup victimized new presidents in the Long the higher the expectations for men of average human the sadder the letdown when they Are revealed As men of average human it seems to me unduly to accuse Media Folk of deliberately build ing them up in order to Knock them the i is quite the Media people thrive on telling americans what they want to the two celebrated exceptions to this Rule press coverage of the Vietnam War and watergate earned them deep National suspicion and hostility which is still reflected in the courts recently acquired habit of clapping the occasional insolent reporter into jail As a threat to the i that Media folks have the same tendency to dream As most other when they afflict poor new presidents with the they Are simply letting their own prejudices influence their cunning enough to know that the coun try wants to feel wonderful about its new they have no qualms about pro Viding the wherewithal of Good feeling since they feel themselves that this time maybe god really will be on our Side and some thing wonderful really May i have known this feeling myself for about two weeks in every Case after the ascension of Ford and it is nearly impossible to resist it in the Case of president though i am fighting hard it would be unfair to the poor Devil to Burden him with Public Celebration of the Many excellence i now since the euphoria is bound to turn to sour rancor if events prove him merely it is Possi of that he May turn out to be More than though catastrophe is also inflating him with Gas be fore he finds his Way to the Oval office cant help the presidency is not the thanksgiving Day egyptian police show Power in 3hour Parade Cairo a in a surprising show of egyptian police displayed their might in a three hour televised Parade that featured camels and a variety of modern the show followed a year of spasmodic clashes in Egypt Southern provinces be tween moslem and rallies pro testing Egypt peace with Israel and arrests of alleged the ceremonies were larger than in Previ Ous when festivities were subdued and marked Only by speeches and award giving letters to the editor raps Era groups Boycott i would like to address the a release backers of Era sign vow no it is a sad and confused comment when a group Era of people Labelling themselves As advocates of equal rights would stand United against the whole american Boycott Florida vacation playgrounds Are they serious Are they aware this could come to a revolution you think then let Era explain to americas children Why they cant go to Disney world and Mickey and be sure to explain it All to the Golden agers that View a Florida Vaca Tion As the High Point of the military wife rights i am writing this in concern of my rights As a being in the military and being a military you seem to or at least feel like you those things called equal you Are reminded Over and Over again that anything that happens reflects on your does this mean that As a wife i refuse to be referred to As a must sit in my Little apartment and take All the crap that is thrown my Way and not say a word As they say in the dont make Waves i know what i am saying because i have been associated with the military since i have dont make it makes your sponsor look bad All my i married my husband because i love and he loves the because of this does this mean i have to lose my rights As a person since my Hus like Many is not always does this mean i cannot do anything like asking my neighbors to lower the noise because my sponsor is supposed to handle these matters what i am asking is what can i do As a person about without making it looks bad what Are my rights As a human being withheld Ramstein Germany All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name on request and protect your writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy especially if they desire a fast because of the Large volume of mail this column receives letters that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being do the erasers really imagine they can put up a restrictive bar such As this and pass it off As real equal rights for All More to the let us All in on the Why must a Good Dee doing group of people have to stoop so Low As to stage an attack against the heart of the Homeland in not just talking about but about Freedom of Wake before you find your selves standing in the bread ration line wait ing for this weeks the equal rights amendment 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