European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 0, 1987 the stars and stripes univ lancers dear readers my Good Friend or. Michael Debary cow Kollor of Buytor College of Ltd kale in Houston and Dunn a of in department of inc by hit written pen bit it at great irn por Luce. I Itotia like to invt Furlot ii Htit. A t Medicine needs a those animals _ As a patient advocate both in and out of the operating room i feel a responsibility to protect the rights of patients to reap the Benefit or animal research. Had the animal legis lation now pending in Congress been enacted when 1 began my career in would have prevented me from developing a number of lifesaving procedure in my research Laboratory. Instead of restoring thousands of patients to a nor Mal life my colleagues and 1 would have been helpless to offer Many of our patients any real Hope. This legis lation known As the Mrazek Bill seeks to ban the use of Pound animals for research supported by the National institutes of health the chief source of funds for biomedical research in this country. Even with today s technology i could not have developed the roller pump that made open heart surgery possible or the artificial artery that restored health to previously doomed patients with blood Clou. Nor could we have attempted the first successful coronary artery bypass or implanted the tint temporary me Cna Cal heart if scientists abandon cat and dog experiments Tor other models that Are not As suitable or Ai Well under stood Many potential medical breakthroughs May be severely crippled or halted. Would animal rights activists have objected to the first kidney heart or liver transplant would they forgo the Protection humanity enjoys today against polio diphtheria and whooping cough or the treatment for Strep Throat ear infections and pneumonia All products of animal research would they have denied the 11 million diabetics the right to life that insulin has Given them or the additional years made possible because of radiation and chemotherapy in was in monkeys that the deadly aids virus was isolated and that isolation is the initial step in the ultimate development of the vaccine. According to the american humane society 7 million pet dogs Are abandoned to pounds or Shel lers each year 5 million of which Are killed. Yet some would have you believe that killing animals in a Pound in More virtuous than using them to help Advance medical knowledge and Benefit human and animal health. As a physician i cannot conceive of telling parents that their sick child is doomed because we cannot use ail the tools at our disposal. Surely those who object to animals in research laboratories must be equally distressed to see sick children hooked up to tubes. How will those parents feel about a society that legislates the rights of animals above those of their children self preservation is a primary instinct of Alt Mem Bers of the animal kingdom and patients with that instinct deserve our compassion As much As other Spe cies. The american Public must decide. Shall we Tell hundreds of thousands of victims of heart attacks can cer aids and other diseases that the rights of abandoned animals to die in a Pound supersedes the patients rights to Relief from suffering and premature death in making that decision let us not use anger and hatred but reason and Good Page 11 letters readers comment on Amelco departure i would me 10 Lake this Opportunity to exp Sci my disappointment Over the news that american express military banking has lost its contract serving the Mili tary forces. 1 have been a client of Amelco military banking for Over 30 years and have found the service to be cordial and most professional. I have never had problem with my banking thanks to the efficient staff in Berlin tinder the management of John Nen Tetz. My Bills have been paid on time my sure pay has never been in error checking and savings account and other banking procedures have been carried out with a minimum of time and Effort. I have also been a Stead user of the automatic Teller service which is most help Ful in avoiding wailing in line. T Trust that the new banking service will nol follow in the footsteps of what happened to Amelco travel service. I never had any problems with the Berlin stuff of Amelco travel at Truman Plaza. Again i am disappointed that Amelco will be leaving. Another vestige of american history departing the scene. Mark Wylte Berlin 1 never thought that 1 would be standing up for what has sometimes been referred to As american excuse banking but after the news in the paper about How american express lost the contract for overseas military banking i overheard some gis saying it was about time and now maybe we would gel some real service. Let s look at some facts. To get the contract this financial institution from the Center of the financial world Indiana had to bid lower than american express did. Now if they bid lower i Don t see How hey can offer More or even equal services. Aji you say they will Cul fat and Cut employee wages. If we Nave such super service now from the current employees just think what we will get when most of these employees quit or Are let go. Who ingoing to take their place for less Money More compassionate skilled workers come on now. As i see in the losers in this Deal Are us the custom ers. The Story in the paper said the Only changes would be in the checks and Teller cards. Who is going to pay for this How about the government paying for the change Over. Sounds Good to me but not very realistic. Maybe things will be belter i Hope so. I just Hope year from now we Are not saying i wish Good of american express was Back a William Dar Meudt Germany i am writing in regard to the article Oil aug. 25 concerning the transition of american express to the merchants National Bank. The article ended in my opinion in an uncalled for unprofessional manner referring to american express As american excuse. It was in fact a slap in the face to All american express employees and you owe them an apology. I have had various personal accounts with american express in Garmisch for Over 16 years. Through work Ideal with the american express foreign Exchange department in Frankfurt on a daily basis and also have Contact with american express in Munich. I have never had any serious problem and appreciate the attention cooperation and hard work 1 have always received in All my dealings with them. Merchants National Bank has a very Tough acl 10 follow. Joan r. Ban Gin Nisco Germany saw and read the article re am Exco s loss of the banking contract for Germany Holland and Greece. And despite All the jokes about american distress i can t say i m overjoyed at the Prospect. The quote " other than a name change on checks and various account statements plus new automatic Teller machine cards Bank customers should be unaware of the change the statement right i Don t suppose those of us who have allotments to american express will have to make out new forms for the new name and address and account numbers of the new merchants National i Don t suppose the flood of these allotment forms will add to the already Loo heavy workload at Suafa eur for civilians and the finance Center at fort Ben Jamin Harrison in Indianapolis my pay specifically two savings allotments has been screwed up for five pay periods now and i Don t see any immediate solution i Don t suppose the army will make any unusual attempts to rectify the problems inherent in this Mas Sive Swap Over from one institution to another Pardon my pessimism but the incidences of Fain things that Ain t broke Are Loo numerous and Loo painful in my memory. Usa eur gave away the travel contract to Barbarossa. Barba who they lasted a year the Federal government broke up Atcitt because it was too big too Rich Loo powerful Loo whatever i understand the Bills Are higher and the service poorer than the service we had Here before the ets Phon system. And How about airline regulation yeah cheaper fares. More flights. More problems More Over Book ing More late or non existent flights More near misses More mishaps. This is gelling too melodramatic and 1 Hope i Haven t covered up my Point. What experience has merchants National Bank and Trust had in the overseas military banking Market you Don t rip out a system that s been around As Long As american express without leaving a by Hole. I think there Are two chances of merchants filling that Hole immediately and in every single regard slim and none. I m going to save saturday s paper and in a few months i la be wanting someone s Assurance that Mer chants National not to mention Jisa Facer in Hei Delberg Are going to do everything in their Power to sort out the Jumble that Usa eur Headquarters and the contracting lot have caused. And if when checks Bounce and or my standing order for my rent goes unpaid or something else Hap pens All the glad to have die Opportunity to answer your question assurances from a spokesperson won t make the slightest difference because the dam age will already be done. Thanks for the time. Good Luck. I think Well need. It. Sonny Jones Frankfort pen pals pm or Tel my turn m twp Natl Chi film. I in 31 Tiri eld. My Lor raise torn Hon to Law Nelm 2ftp. E i a 37 yen of and in ukr my to tuna my Naff Hitold in Ftp it Al. 1 spy tit Man to not of Kim Ramg pitying Tho Dir vat. Al Ming. 1 5 to St nne r so a xxx. Myrtta thes Lutwin Itoh col Junt Cook Magom Nam sew men it col mum i. 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