European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes Pago 11 Buchwald somebody did a terrible thing last his name is Paul Bloom he was a Carter appointee on his last Day in gave million to four major charities the salvation the National Council of churches the National Confer ence of Catholic charities and the Council of jewish to help the poor pay their heating Bills this what made it such a terrible thing is that the million came from a million Fine that an Oil company had to pay to the department of Energy for ripping off the Public by Over charging them for without consulting his super decided the Money would just be sitting in does account until somebody figured out whom to give it which could take whether he had the authority to do this or not is still in but the fact he did it strikes at the very heart of the bureaucratic Bloom made a and he Actu ally implemented which int the Way things Are done in what Bloom should have done is Type up a proposal and submit it to the Secretary of who would have then ordered a study to see if it was the study would then be sent to a consult ing firm to make certain that the people at Doe knew what they were when the report from the consultant came it would be reviewed and then sent Back to the particular Agency responsible for disbursing fines from Oil Compa and then be sent Back to the Secretary for further the poor  have gotten any Money to pay their heating at the same the system would not have been the new Reagan people in the depart ment of Energy immediately took the Only action they had at their they demanded that the four charities return the million immediately to the because you just dont hand out that kind of Money to the poor even if it comes from the Oil companies for cheating the they explained to the Charity executives that they had no right to the the Charity people said that the Money had already been Given to the poor or promised to and that there was some question whether they european edition Rose  usaide Pirtz editor chief Mert Procto managing editor Elmer Henry manager manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for armed forces the stars and stripes is published in Coni unction with the armed forces information program of the department of contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of the the depart ment of defense or the european the appearance of displays in this newspaper concerning commercial publications does not constitute an endorse ment of the department of including the military military address the stars and Apo International mail the stars and Postrach 11 10 d6100 Darmstadt Tel Griesheim c prefix 06155 m Darmstadt Airstrip prefix 2376 telex new York office room 252 seventh new York Tel area code 212 news bureaus Rudi building Carl Schurz Bremerhaven military 8659 or Bremerhaven 88782 Ger Roy building Pulaski vog Tweh military 2226 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helping people pay their Oil Bills than sit Ting in the blooms gesture was an unforgivable action by a Public and against every thing this government stands the charities in question have an obligation to Send Back the Money and even try to col Lect from the poor what has already been what every official fears is that the Bloom action could set a precedent for other Washington instead of dealing with they will Start dealing with and pretty soon everyone Here will have to begin making As Jong As the Oil company Fine Money stayed in the no one had to decide what to do with As soon As it was Given to organizations to help the everyone was forced to take some As we All million is a drop in the bucket to help poor people pay their fuel so were not talking about Money were talking about if Bloom gets away with this dastardly the millions of dollars stashed away in the Doe could be lost to the poor we All know the department has far better uses for the Money than the salvation c los Angeles times French explorer Cousteau wont run for president Paris a French underwater explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau says he will not run for president in the april May elec Tion even though persons had writ ten to him asking him to run As an Environ mental he said even though he was not a politician the insistence of so Many some of whom wrote to him 13 or 14 made him reflect and seek said in a television inter View the election would provide an Opportunity to explain to the Public the position of the which is often not Well he said this could influence the political but from the Start it was my intention not to be a candidate because my running would create a he he said his vocation was to concern him self with the defense of life and the sea on a global my interlocutors Are International letters to the editor ill Tim army aviator at a loss for Wear id like to express a personal complaint that i feel touches every Soldier in the United states Ive seen a definite decline in morale and Esprit de corps in my Short 10year career in the in that time id say the most dramatic change came in the past three years or i would like to Point out that i am an army we Are Prima and typically i feel that i have accomplished a major goal in life by completing flight then Why does the army continue to treat us As second class citizens i cant Wear my flight which is considerably More appealing than a pair of to an aviators mandatory briefing upon arrival in depending on the Post in con us you wont see them in most clubs the flight suit is evidently our its even gotten to the Point of asininity on some posts that will allow you to Wear a flight suit to the Exchange but not your flight you leave your jacket in the car or suffer the aggravation of being chastised by a staff it seems a shame that each Post or station commander has the option to dictate what articles of issued clothing a Soldier must Wear to suit the commanders int there an army regulation that says How and Why and where we will Wear our uniforms were in the same right on the subject of insignia and other extraneous patches on i am and somewhat i spent nine months of my time in the army earning my i am proud to display them on As Man places As i the most prominent place is my realizing that i can Wear my wings and bar on my Why am i forced to Wear subdued wings with my regular no subdued bar Why do we mix different types of brass according to a supplement to the clothing reg i will Wear my wings and bar on my it Doest say anything about appropriate unit crests which have replaced some wings in some during the Early phases of my i was fortunate enough to be Able to adorn my uniforms with colourful unit patches that showed who i was and where i was military history is Rife with individualized unit patches that displayed unit Pride and gave the members a sense of those got struck Down along with Stetson and various coloured baseball my suggestion is to reinstate or summarily allow those units that feel the desire to design and Wear a separate unit Patch on their jackets or shirts the i recently visited a cavalry unit i was with a few years Back and was cheered to see that they Are maintaining their tradition of distinctive they lost their berets in the last they have complied with the fatigue Cap ruling by adopting a Marine style its of Green and a fatigue Type they lost part of their heritage when their berets were deleted but they found another Way to express their i Good for when the Basic precepts of morale and a sense of accomplishment and a sense of belonging Are attacked at their ground Levels As in insignia and uniform there is a greater loss in personal Pride performance than someone higher up has Gary Dickenson Germany editors note John military personnel and plans replies the answer to the writers questions Are contained in a Wear and appear Ance of army uniforms and and Usa eur supplement 1 to that this regulation has Given commanders worldwide the flexibility to determine uniform requirements for their respective areas based on peculiarities of their while there Are some interpretative passages in a 6701 which As authorized by the local these Are minimal when compared to the Overall directive nature of the it should be noted that commanders Are not authorized or allowed to prescribe mandatory Wear of optional uniform items or regarding the Wear of no subdued Grade insignia and subdued special skill the regulation allows major army commanders to authorize the Wear of no subdued Grade insignia on fatigue this being done for ease of identification in a no tactical there is no practical reason to authorize the Wear of no subdued special skill unit crests Are still very much with us and Are authorized for Wear As prescribed by the uniform individual unit badges Are although not to the extent to which they once proliferated the a military authorizes major army commanders in this Case Usa eur to approve the local adoption and temporary Wear of subdued cloth badges and in the commanders will have a beneficial Impact on Soldier unit training and Usa eur currently has 30 of these locally authorized badges and Wear of the Marine style Cap by army units is unauthorized except for designated Ranger of Hes sweating out final exams up at a time most people Are Well into their retirement years and Only thinking about the next fish ing trip or George Drew is worry ing about studying for final who grew up on a farm and never had a Chance to finish High has turned scholar at 94 and is working to com plete his High school general education i everybody should have a Basic Educa who has outlived two of his wives and six of his 14 that my it would make a much better country to live who attends ged classes at mus Kotees Grace episcopal explains that he lived on a farm near and Only completed the 5th Grade before dropping out of elementary school at what is now Langston they had a primary school Back Drew now they Are an accredited Drew married when he was 21 and found supporting a wife and family did not leave time to pursue an in he resumed his schooling and began studying subjects at a primary All the children left Home so i figured id go Back to school and he i like its not too but i do have Homework every i study each morning a bus picks him up at his Home and takes him to the where he has been a member since Drews teacher at the Church is Virginia she says Drew reads at a newspaper level and enjoys especially Alge More than his other 1 never did like English but i need he i Learned that All i really like that my Drew says he believes in education and is very proud that All but one of his 14 Chil Dren received High school several went on to with one becoming an Engineer and another a they All have Good he they come visit me every now and then Check on old