European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 11 correction on nato hire setup family participation the reply to a recent letter about the nato hiring system was not entirely acc although it is True that citizens can not be hired and paid by nato it is not True that other nato countries Are paid under the systems of their respective they in paid a sub Stantial nontaxable wage according to a uniquely nato not National pay having made this error of your respondent charges blindly into the Assumption that a change to the procedure would require renegotiation by All nato coun tries and approval by the Congress or parliament of each Balderdash according to the referenced 1950s the direct hiring of Citi Zens by nato and still a government not nato it is our informed opinion that this option was inserted in the 1951 Ottawa agreement to Benefit citizens since at that civil service salaries were much higher than nato How times have changed the government in new York this letter is in reference to the writer who outlaw new York i am sick and tired of people putting 1 was raised and proud of it As i have grown up not to be to Deal with All kinds of people whether Rich or As you know we have 8 million people living so theres bound to be crime and such with that Many the people that Are always degrading must come from a place of a population of not More than of their Hometown looks is one of the greatest cities in the another thing i want to say is the Guy who shot John Lennon was from Hawaii and not a new we have one of the strictest gun control Laws in the country so before i i just want to if you Haven already realized i love and there May be a lot of us Good and bad but remember we have feelings too Diaz Germany unwilling not unable to allow direct hiring of citizens for nato the letter writer docs have a beef be we All Cunniff Piccolo the Netherlands editors note Frank assistant Deputy chief of civilian he replies it is True that employment of citizens under the civil service sys tem was a option under provisions of the nato agreements signed in the Early it is also True that citizens must be referred through a civilian personnel office and compete with applicants from other nato payment of other nato country Citi Zens in be under a uniquely nato pay scale in accordance with options of their we regret if the term systems of their respective countries was interpreted to mean National rather than nato pay Scales which those coun tries tribute to children this is a Short dedication Ive written to children the Beauty and sparkle of a Young so everything to them is so the if we ourselves could be like children no no no what a Nice world it would How we take for granted the children by mistreating neglecting what a great sorrow it is to hear of abused not for they Are our children Are not a sometime they Are the most precious gift we can to me happiness is a child of love for i believe we owe to the child the Best we have to children Are our most valuable natural god bless All the Michael Mckenna Camp new Netherlands i would like to know Why the army Doest have a family awareness program or something and As an army wife i have heard the if the army wanted you to have a wife and family they would have issued you but i feel this is a cop out and just a Way to avoid the the air Force certainly takes care of their Why cant the army our troop Here is having a Christmas party but Are the wives allowed to attend yet they expect us wives to bake and have a full course meal for All the single soldiers in the i understand that these soldiers Are far away from Home and but Arent we wives also 1 just feel that our husbands would t be half the soldiers they Are if it we rent for us because they care if they got busted or if they didst have a family to think i dont think they would take the stuff hockey that is dished out to them in just asking for us wives to get a Little credit where credit is instead of always making us feel As if we Are nothing but a withheld Germany editors note Billy religious resource Cen he replies your letter seems to have separate parts one appears to ask about family programs in the army the other involves your spouse and the spouses unit of i cannot respond Well to the latter situation As i am not a part of the and do not know the circumstances which you i encourage you and your husband to visit the first sergeant or com Mander to discuss your concern directly with i Hope that will allow you to express your opinions and resolving the Issue to your Mutual As regards awareness pro let me reassure that the army does have a great with the in letters to the editor checkout ban at other Library european edition Rose editor chief Mert editor Elmer manager Henry Epstein circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for armed forces the stars and stripes is published in con unction with the armed forces 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my duty address and phone As of this Date i have not been contacted regarding this i returned to Fulda and did what was required to order the ten Days later four of the books arrived with a note that stated when these books were returned that i could receive four needless to i am extremely upset at the what is the purpose of an army Library and the librarian that is in charge of it i maintain that they exist to serve the Ameri can an card should be a valid permit to Check out books regardless of the Library Germany editors note executive 1st he replies a primary Mission of army libraries in Usa eur is to serve the Soldier and his family Usa eur supplement 1 to a 281 encourages Community libraries to share Library resources with other Usa eur communities by seating that loan privileges May be extended to members of other Usa eur communities members of the local Community have the limited size of most Library collections coupled with local demands have forced Many Community Library 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crease in the numbers of married soldiers and sole Parent both army wide and in All of us must be More aware of family that awareness takes Many for a conference on family life was conducted in in octo Ber a number of articles have Al ready appeared in print concerning the discussions and perhaps you have read of the meeting in army times or the stars and the army chief of staff participated As Well As a number of per sons from recommendations from the conference Are currently being considered for in most communities have various family programs or activities which support and encourage wholesome family these include the family med ical family counselling acs wives recreation Center and Chapel to name just a even the smallest of our communities have some of these realistically not every Community can support All of even in your sub Community there arc not enough volunteers to keep All of these activities the chaplains of Usa eur Hope to have a family life Center in six selected Usa eur communities by july these managed by staff trained in family would provide premarital parenting youth and adult leadership classes As Well As family they would work closely with existing services in the at present centers meeting our stringent guidelines exist in Stuttgart and even the smallest communities already offer some of these programs to its i encourage you to visit your local recreation and Chapel for More specific information concerning fam ily programs in your daily prayer for 52 dear 52 american i know you get a lot of mail from Many people welcoming you Back to but As a 16 year whose father is stationed at Ramstein air Force i would like to express my love and admiration to All of even though weve never met one another i feel i have known All of you for a Long during your i prayed that you would All soon be not one Day went by that 1 didst think of each and every one of words can never express How Happy i am that you Are now people of All Ages Are United and now know the True meaning of Welcome Back to remember that everyone of you will have a special place in the hearts of All the american peo Allen Germany Hunters drawing Hunters drawing on the editorial Page of the 24 copy of the stars and stripes was it was especially touching to me As my husband was a Pilot on the c9 Tail that flew the now free americans from Algeria to Rhein i also want to express a sincere thank you to the stars and stripes for having the Good taste to publish the in the letters to the editor column same the stars and stripes was criticized for not be ing a 10 my family joins me we think youre a 1 Piper rein main Germany reminder 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
