European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes census Bureau report february 1981 upper american new letters to the editor Force in Afef culture More criticism of newspaper us Hington a the census r Washington a the census Bureau is celebrating an inhouse anniversary with reflections of a look at history and culture that explores the emergence of the upper the changing role of women and the National character described As pragmatic and the volume was published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the bureaus statistical an annual compendium of thousands of statistics about the United is reflections is a sweeping volume like the abstract on Many aspects of american How they have changed and How those changes have been reflected in statistics Over the last Princeton Eric Goldman re ports on the upper a new Force in life and politics that has taken hold in the last Lew decades and is now firmly the former presidential consultant Esti mates that upper americans make up at least 15 percent of the adult they Are the latest group in a nation formed by Frontier developed by Urban americans and largely populated by Middle writes their influence goes far beyond their he because of their heavy presence in Fields that have to do with the projection of ideas and attitudes radio and the powerhouse Magazine and Book the leading universities and a far Flung array of service organizations that have Talent and easier to name than he upper americans have emerged since world War mainly in metropolitan they work in service occupations or and arc rarely they have not Only gone to he but to the kind of institution where the dominant climate of opinion was impatience if not contempt the values of Middle he the fundamental Credo of upper americans might be lets not be Middle they deplore food that smacks of meat and Brush aside Beer or Bourbon for Vodka or they shudder at movie advice columnists and to evangel unabashed fussy clothes or the woman who thinks family is everything and the Man who is a straight Goldman says of the upper Ameri i would like to Echo the sentiments of Robert Hill mans letter to the the stars Hill Cassa my reasons Are quite different from there is Loo much cheap sensationalism in the stars and we dont need to read h t in air plane crash or about a Woma suspected of murder her husband in Liberty or about two people being killed in an Ita Han train 011 dying in 3 fire in Kong or about an Avalanche in Japan european edition Rose Usa Elmer editor Henry f Cit pm production manager Henry Epstein circulation Manawa for u to is an author led unofficial publication i u the forces the stars and stripes s published in conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of defense contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of he the Depar men of defense or the european command the appearance of displays in his newspaper concerning does not commute an endorse of the department of including the 4mllllary sars Amer notional mall the stars and i0 34 Tel Griesheim c prefix 06155 Darmstadt Airstrip prefix 2376 telex 0419332 v l room ave new York Tel area code 212 second As postage paid at new news bureaus Rudl building 103 Carl Schurz Bremerhaven military 8659 or Bremerhaven 88782 Ger Roy building Pulaski Barracks or Civ 9i John build ing Viniam Darby Nuernberg military 7256 or Nuernberg Germany bld9 2307 Palch Patch emf Fri 27298449 or Stuttgart u Kulm Arwine and Gary dec Sauk Raf Mildenhall Apo military Alovon sex a fillian Mildenhall 0638 713882 5 Grace circulation offices Germany civilian Mil Bremer Haven Civ m8i 8119 Civ Owosso 57617 m Vogel Weh 6050 aft nah m Civ 712558 German my Civ Mil Greece Athens Vicen Civ my Spain Madrid Torreon air base Mil Turkey Istanbul Civ w4372 telex 26174 sans United kingdom upper americans Are avidly on the economically and but avoid the appearance of sheer moneymaking or sheer Goldman they have brought much to the including increased knowledge ability about Public receptivity to a More humane attitude toward the disadvantaged and advanced taste in literature and the he but with their avoidance of things mid dle upper americans run the risk of simple they tend to forget that they Are just one More special interest Goldman because they believe they Are Basing their opinions on Superior he quotes a Man described As a Denver Middle american As saying that those peo ple make you feel like some kind of they not Only usually have More Money they say your ideas Are going to a hockey game is Low and your wife has a Frozy Goldman concludes that upper Ameri cans Are Here and will but refuses to speculate on whether their presence will help or Hurt the reflections also includes a chapter on in which writers Ben Wallenberg and David Ger Gan make a Case for the Good sense of a Downto Earth struggling with mixed Suc Cess to adapt to the realities of contemporary a essay by United nations Ambas Sador Jeane who discusses the changing role of women and i see no grounds to expect a Brave new unisex world just Over the horizon but Good reason for thinking that by the beginning of the next Young women will have More More Freedom and problems quite different from the ones confronting those who came of age at the beginning of this a Section by Ben Bagdikian that assesses How changes in communications technology have affected americans Over the bringing events across the world into the Home and supplementing family and once the sole transmitters of the lessons of the an Essav on the Quality of american life with comments by novelist James Mich ener on polish he of All ethnic groups in our american the poles enjoy a higher median family income than exceeded Only by families of russian other essays cover wide variety of topics including cities Economy health and International these essays collectively underscore the Point that we cannot understand our own country or any or our lives or anyone without adequate wrote nor Man honorary editor of the vol the 204page volume costs and can be ordered from the supervisor of Doc government printing office living costs climbing Paris up living costs among the free world industrialized countries Rose at a 3 percent higher rate in 1980 than the year before for an average 13 percent in the organization for economic co operation and development who cares relatives or people living in the local but in sure he this paper who have any connection with or interest m any of those All of them appeared during the last two m woj May readers want to read about every obscure Newspaperman in the m t to Thor families i m also sure that s the reason those stones Are sent across the wires for the information of former friends and colleagues in the newspaper i doubt if the wire Szces or Here there mi8ht be specific ctn Eres Scott Merrow Raf England stories on Kkt bring objection Freedom ring but not Justice for Are you printing articles on the Kkt to enact fear into Blacks i know of no Black who is going to just die or be murdered without trying to protect what Are your reasons for printing these articles maybe Blacks ought to initiate the same Structure As the its apparent you feel what there doing is Longoria Germany editors note we print articles on the Kkt to keep our readers informed that bigotry and prejudice still exist and Are a very real threat to the these bigots will not disappear if we quit running stories about them they will just be less visible and More regarding All the articles youve printed in the stars and stripes pertaining to the Kun flux i wonder who you really think is inter ested in it besides klansmen themselves example Issue the klan hard times bring an i for one am a Black american and i cant see Why you dont print anything per Taining to the Black muslims or any other Black racial mexicans and jews All read this paper and i can imagine How they feel Reading garbage such As i guess when Russia comes to overthrow me the klansmen will be the Only ones to you people cant even publish an article concerning Martin Luther King without following up with an article about the Kun flux i feel since the jews will no longer go submissively to their nor should the both should in my opinion within the next 10 or 15 years Russia will have a great Chance of taking Over the without a single shot if articles such As this Are constantly being j 6 articles such As these do not belong in a newspaper in which a nations defense is built upon All creeds and religions i would rather live in a country that has regard to what color an individual rather than a country which exclaims let mixing careers thank you for your article on Supero r juggling actually is quite after raising i adopted another by time Carer is darning through child support my daytime career is being a evenings and weekends Are special to Gether we talk and share and learn i am her Best Friend and she is my Best in not in not a in a Mother and a when you truly love your every Day is new and exciting and challenging you Are Happy and my two careers of mothering and soldiering compliment one they do not your confused Young women Are so be cause they were not raised in the Atmo sphere they will soon contend there Tore some will make some will those Mary Pinch Kirch Germany reminder writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy Espe to 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