European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Arm Landers Page 11 dear readers a while Back i was asked to print the three biggest lies in the world. I was Able to come up wit Only two i m from the govern ment and i m Here to help you and the Check is in the  i asked my readers if they could Supply the third biggest lie. Thou Sands Rose to the occasion. The mail was simply wonderful Wilmington Del sorry dear not tonight. I havea headache. Sparta wis i Promise to pay you Back out of my next , . Five pounds is nothing on a person with you height. Harrisburg a but officer i Only had two Beers. Hammond ind you made it yourself i never would have , my of course i will respect you in the  Claire wis it s delicious but i can t eat another bite. Charlotte . Your hair looks just Fine. Philadelphia it s nothing to worry about just a cold  Palma Calif it s a terrific High and i swear you won t get  the River never gets High enough to flood this prop erty. Manassas a the delivery is on the , Wash go ahead and Tell me. I Promise i won t get , Mont nothing to worry about. I be had a  the three biggest lies i did it. I did t do it. I can remember. Chicago this car is like Brand new. It was owned by two retired schoolteachers who never went anywhere. Boston the doctor will Call you right  so glad you dropped by. I was t doing a  and stripes you Don t look a Day Over 40. Washington . It s a very Small spot. Nobody will  the baby is just Beautiful new York the new ownership won t affect you. The company will remain the same. Holiday Fla i gave at the office. Lansing Mich you can Tell me. I won t breathe a word to a , Ala i m a social Drinker and i can quit anytime i want , 111. Put the map away. I know exactly How to get , Mich you Don t need it in writing. You have my Persona guarantee. Greenwich Conn sorry the work in t ready. The computer broke Down. Mexico City i la do it in a minute. Elkhart ind this is a very Safe building. No Way will you Ever be burglarized. European edition col Jeffrey m. Cook Usa commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of de sense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex customers rally to defense of cafes this letter is to comment on the constant condemnation of our cafes facilities. I cannot understand the reasoning or the motives in the service members total displeasure at our facilities think they need to be reminded that cafes has very strict policies governing its employees. If they Are the recipient of rudeness the facility manager is obligate to Correct the situation. What is it that you want anyway k Mart i m sorry to Tell you that the reason that things Are so cheap in stores of that nature is that the items Are cheap i.e.,clothes that fall apart after Only two washings. But if that s what you want i m sure cafes could lower the Quality of merchandise and save untold amounts of dollars on testing and Quality control. You say that s not True huh Well my memories of bargain stores Are not pleasant ones. Also How Many other stores can you name that take their profits and return them to the Community i m sure there is room for improvement in Thea Afes outlet in your area. But think is there also room for improvement in your Job area or Are you perfect there Are Good outlets for your suggestions to improve your facility and any comment you have will be answered. I cannot lie and say that every problem i be had with cafes was answered to my satisfaction Buti did understand Why things were being done a partic ular Way. And that i like. So the moral of this letter is Don t bite the Han that feeds you. Make it work for you. William a. Youngjr. Heidelberg West Germany cafes is probably the biggest work giver and on of the top five sales outlets in the world. Do you think that with All the merchandise that cafes handles an Sells everything is 100 percent mistake free there Are some items that have faults. But you can go an wherein the world and find the same things. Cafes does not buy secondhand items and do snot sell secondhand items. I have bought from cafes for Over 30 years. If i bought something that had defects i took it Back. Cafes replaced it or cheerfully gave me my Money Back. This is not the Case in Many stores in the states. You must have All kinds of paper work to give something Back. Not so at the Exchange. You Only need to take Witback. You Don t even have to have a reason. Just take it Back and cafes will accept it. If you Don t believe cafes has Quality control you Are sadly mistaken. I was in the Exchange when a Cus Tomer brought a ring Back for a refund. It was about a$2,000 Rock. I offered to buy it on the spot but cafes would not sell it to me until it was sent away and verified that it was what they advertised. It came Bac from cafes Quality control with a clean Bill and i bought it. So Don t Knock cafes on Quality or  Are the Best in the Field. There is nothing that comes out of the Exchange tha tall the seams fall apart at one time. As for the socks i have been wearing mine for Over seven years and the have no holes yet. Be thankful that you can shop in the Exchange. Must go to town for a shirt since i Wear a 20-Inch neck. The Exchange does not have my size but Why should they carry a 20-Inch shirt when there Are Only one or two people who have a need for such an  go to Spain on leave. They won t even let you in the Exchange unless you Are stationed there. As for shop Ping on the Economy there is nothing you can buy As cheap As you can at cafes. In closing please do not Knock cafes for you oversight. If you Don t like something then take it Back. Dollar for Dollar you will get by Fine if you shop Ata Afes in 89. By the Way you have to pay for everything not just what you Wear and eat. Bargains Cost Money too Tom Debardelaben Baum older West Germany athlete questions Vii corps drug tests once again the Vii corps Cross country season has rolled around and i am required to consent to if i wish to participate a urinalysis test. I have no qualms or worries about testing positive but do object to the misapplication of Man hours and Money. The test is wasteful because of when it is done and what it tests for. I am Able to take a test 30 Days in Advance of the Competition. This is meaningless if on the Day of the race i wish to use any kind of stimulant such As caffeine cocaine or Ephedrine to Aid my Effort at that time. I have been told that the Only kinds of drugs the army tests for Are marijuana the and cocaine. Nei ther of these has been proven to help in any kind of endurance event marijuana and hashish Are depressants. As i am not nor Are any of the other athletes com Peting on a world class level the possibility of one of us using other narcotics such As Beta blockers diuretics or anabolic steroids is very Small. The army does t test for these drugs anyway. To make the Vii corps sports clean team valid suggest they test the top finishers immediately upon completion As is done at the National and International sports level. This is the Only Way to legitimate be the program and help combat drug use. Brant d. Vickers Augsbury West Germany editor s note Wil Hardy chief alcohol an drug control division has Vii corps replies the clean team program was developed to Dis courage substance abuse by increasing the positive image of drug free Vii corps athletes. This program was not intended to be a threatening measure designed to catch violators. Although the program might inconvenience Vii corps athletes the deterrence value and the positive image to other soldiers outweigh the inconvenience. 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