European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 a cafes responds to charge of conflict to a _ letters there is a conflict of interest at cafes that your readers should be aware of. Ever wonder Why the Stock of software for Apple atari Amiga etc., is so poor and the ism shelf is full of a variety of new titles no its not because there Aren t any customers. More than 1 million Amiga have been sold. Its because the company that Sells Tandy ism clone computers soft cat also has the contract with cafes to Purchase software. Cafes relies on them to Stock what will sell. The Only thing they re interested in Selling is Tandy computers not the Competition. In be heard a Tandy Salesman Tell a customer a the Amiga is just a big game machine just look at the  and on the shelf were 20 copies of rambo Iii and Batman but no word processors or databases. How can a company with a vested interest in making their computers look Good be trusted to Stock the shelves with a Good selection of titles for their competitors the manager at my local store told me that i could order software from the soft cat Catalon. Their listing is out of Date and has Little in the Way of productivity software for any computer but the ism. So i guess ill have to do what other computer owners other than ism owners that is do and give my business to mail order companies in the United states. Sorry cafes but you be done it again you just renewed soft cat a contract. A tech sgt. William l. Germer Lindsey air station West Germany editors note a master set. Dayton p. Strickland customer relations he cafes Europe replies store managers determine what merchandise is stocked in our stores to satisfy customer demand not Vendor representatives. According to Industry statistics for 1989 sales compiled by the software publishers association ism for mat software sales were 68 percent of the Market Amiga was less than 1 percent. Although the Amiga users Are not a Large segment of our sales customers belonging to Amiga users groups in various locations have met with store managers and software representatives to review the current Amiga titles which May be special ordered. Work to improve world Reader urges for a Long time Many news publications have been reporting questions and concerns about the . Decline in education and the world Market. In education we accuse parents administrators and teachers of failing to live up to american standards and then attempt to rectify the situation by our fast food solution a support the schools with More Money. But the solution like the problem must be a Long term correction. This is evident by past articles in regard to the continued dropout rate in a school where a great amount of finances was awarded to counsel students before leaving school a with no Success. We As a people have a tendency to View aspects of our lives in a negative manner. We report a majority of the news and information that affects our lives in a negative Light. This atmosphere creates an Aura of Dis a Reader says fix drought with Texas floodwater i read that Large areas of Texas and Arkansas have More water than they know what to do with. Then i read that Southern California is parched and that Rich jerks Are willing to pay huge surcharges for excessive water use and thousands of dollars for Wells which will use up scarce ground water and end up causing More damage to their environment. It seems to me that someone is missing a very obvious Point Here. How about if the people in Southern California Channel their excess Money into renting a few locomotives a Bunch of water tank rail cars and some pumps. I am sure that the Good people of Texas would let them have the water for nothing. The people of California could get water for the Cost of shipping they might even save Money on the Dealand this arrangement is helpful to the environments of both Texas and California. Does this idea make sense or am i missing something Here a Michael Mazrum Frankfurt West Germany Trust and in doing so also masks the Root of Many problems in our educational system. Unfortunately no one person is willing to take the blame. Most avoid confronting the real problem by again masking educational problems with superficial and external Means or transferring it to another. We Are not placed on Earth for our own pleasures but to Correct the wrongs of the world whether it be the environment government the arts or education. A Man or woman alone can Only make a Small difference but together As a team each taking responsibility for his or her actions people can change the world for the better. I would Hope that in the future people would sincerely try to improve the world we live in. A Marshall l. Kean Grafe Wohr West Germany i am a 20-year-old College student. I enjoy making friends and Reading books a Elsie Gonzales 306-a san Juan St. Bacolod City Philippines i am 10 years old and i enjoy painting. A Daniel Kleuskens or. Co Daniel Kleuskens Btry 2nd in 41st a Apo . 09330 i am a filipino presently working in saudi Arabia. I would like Pon pals from All Over the world. A Aida Natividad k.f.m.m.c., . Box 946 Dhahran 31932, saudi Arabia i m looking for military wives to write. I am new in Spain and would Lovo to hear from other wives. A april Emerson pc Box 2831 401 Ems Apo . 09283 i am 24 years old and would like pen pals. A Simprosa tinae Cang late siquijor siquijor 6225, Philippines i am 24 years old and enjoy Reading and listening to various typos of music a Randy Cossey Sec co. 3-3 Avn regt. Apo . 09182 i am 25 years old and enjoy writing to pen pals. A Veles Angot Pasi Hagon siquijor siquijor 6225, Philippines i am in the . Army stationed in Paris France. I am 32 Yoars old and enjoy watching Western Type movies relaxing at Home and Long weekends. A Alexander w. Jamison 1/111 postal co. Apo . 09777ann Landers dear Ann Landers recently i mailed my Check along with my Federal income tax return to Uncle Sam. I now have a question that perhaps you or your readers May be Able to answer. Last year i spent almost $9,000 for my oldest daughters College tuition. That amount will double when her younger sister starts College in two years. The question Why May my neighbor deduct the interest on a $65,000 boat loan the boat is Large enough to qualify As a second Home while a Parent who is struggling to put his children through College is not allowed to deduct a single dime of tuition at least Money spent on education will bring some benefits to the Federal government when that College educated child has skills that will put him in a higher income bracket. I fail to see How a boat loan is going to Supply the Federal government with a darned thing. Its obvious that i have missed something in terms of where our priorities should be. A b.d., Crystal Lake it t dear Crystal sorry my Friend in a just As confused As you Are. In fact in be wondered for a Long time about this Gross unfairness. In my opinion College tuition should be tax deductible and i urge you readers to put the heat on your senators and congressmen until we get the Job done. Dear Ann Landers Why is it that All the to shows portray children who Wear glasses As dweebs and nerds my daughter is Beautiful athletic accomplished sensitive fashionable and an excellent student. She happens to need glasses. In this Day and age when children need All the self esteem they can get i hate to see them portrayed on television in this manner simply because their vision is less than perfect. How can i get the word across to the idiotic television people that they Are hurting children because of this insensitivity a m.h., new York dear new York you Are right about this. Many movie stars Wear glasses and look pretty darned Good in them. It would boost the cause enormously if they were courageous enough to Wear glasses on the screen. Dear Ann Landers in a recent column a writer took a Parent to task for slapping a child who continued to ask for things in a store after being told repeatedly  that letter brought to mind the Way i handled this problem when my three sons were Little. When it was time for us to go shopping we would determine in Advance whether it was a a buying Day or a a looking  if it was a a looking Day a that Sall there was to it. They could look but they knew better than to ask for anything. If one of them would hint All i needed to say was a what kind of Day is this a after that there was no further discussion. On the a buying Days a we established a limit on How much they could spend. They would then be allowed to shop until they found what they wanted in their Price Range. The system worked beautifully for me and in a sure it will work for others. A ., in Boulder dear  Great idea. It is also a Good Way to help children understand guidelines a something too few children know anything about these Days. Thanks for an excellent suggestion. European edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan 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 defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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