European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 17, 1991 the Sll amp an european edition circulation 105,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher a a. Bernard a. Zovistoski a a a editor. It. Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commando r a Marie Kohl Nickl a production manager Bui Walker european editor.1 Deane b. Mcdermott. Circulation manager switchboard 06155 6010. \ ets 348-8741 or5823, a a telex 419-332. A business Tel fax 06155 601376 news Tel fax 06155 601416 mailing address Apo 05211 4211 or Post each 11 14 37, 0-&100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news. 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. A. News ext 237, 255 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext 230, 245, 341, letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business rarity Mcclain ext 326. Bureaus. Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building. 103, a. 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Contents of the stars and stripes do not necessarily ret oct the official views of or endorsement by the u s government the department of. Welense or Tieu s. European command. A. The appearance of advertising in tins put Licarion including insets of supplements dues not cons Lille endorsement by the department of Dolensek or tie Sara and Snipes of Tho products or services advertised a a everything advertised in this publication shall to made available Tor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non ment Factor of the purchaser. User or  marriage picture this is in response to a Eccl letters concerning single Barracks Jiff is. Married off Post living. There is no Way of fairly comparing the two.  is a lifestyle that one lives by Choice. Marriage is certainly not to be entered into lightly. It has Many hardships. This is evidenced by the growing divorce Rale. I have never however seen a married Soldier become Rich by virtue of his or her allowances Quot. The married Soldier has his own place. Lie also has rent and Utility pay a cols and food to buy. He May have a child to care for at All hours of the night and a spouse who May feel neglected Quot by his constant absence some May say married soldiers Are the  May argue about rights and space. 1 say look at Quot the whole picture before you judge. I he grass is always Greener. A sol. 1st class James e. Mcknight had or Cugnach Germany 1 / it a. A a a the fish less Rac there a been a lot of. Hoopla in the Media lately about the fitness craze. Before i jump on the Ben Gay bandwagon there Are a few things that need Clearing up. V a a g first there a the terminology. Take a vol Smarch a for instance. The word con j u res u p i m age s of re be Ollious mobs storming the Frankenstein  How about a aerobics a sounds like a College curriculum. You know a i St u d i de t h c a e Rody n a m in a up i i Ca t in n s o f liquid fuel propulsion and got my degree in  or How about this Gem a synergism a one plus one equals three. Excuse me Here but even Jethro boding can Cypher belter than that. Now they Tell me there s this new Surprise weigh in program in the air Force. The idea they say is to Stop unhealthy practices like crash diets of laxatives and Grapefruit juice. I done to know a hopi t you but f11 m i is t lie he id of the a clean plate club Quot making their annual trek to the Sauna. Besides Why worry about weigh ins anyway. One Friend of mine simply a pics 3 to 4. Inches of Moleskin to his Are soles before he Steps on the Scales with his added height he has no  Leni making the Standard. As a matter of fact he a grown Over a foot since i met him five years ago. Another buddy of mine uses the a conk on the Noggin a method. Tie just has his wife bean him on the Ojer Coconut with a flying pan the morning of the scheduled weigh in. The Lump on his head provides the extra height he needs to increase his weight allowance.  i guess in the Long fun it May be easier to just get in shape rather than having to rely on Quick fix schemes. Besides the Exchange is sold out of to 1 Eskins and i hear they re thinking of determining height by measuring to the top of your forehead then interpolating using a formula that considers the size of your hat and shape of your ears. Boy will i be in trouble. Guess i better get me some new hats before All the extra Large sizes Are on Back order a master sgt. . Reps Rhein main All Germany Eyre Var for sports i am currently a physician and the acting commander of the 56th general Hospital in Munchweiler Germany and 1 would like to share the following inf Orraton. During the 21st theater army area Conid racquetball championships this year i sustained a serious injury to my right Eye. I was acc Dently struck Vith t my opponents Racket. Although i was wearing protective Eye Wear with prescription lenses the Force of the blow shattered my right Lens which resulted in deep corneal laceration. Except for  corneal scar i recovered fully Over a two week period but this could have easily resulted in permanent visual loss. I would like to share with the readers some important Points on Eye safety for two of the most exciting court sports racquetball and Squash. 1. Do not play with anyone who re. Fuses to Wear or improperly wears protective Eye Wear. A ?. I have heard countless excuses including a my lenses arc fogged up a and a i can to play As Well with these  thousands of Eye injuries from Racquet Bull occur yearly with the majority caused when individuals do not Wear the proper equipment. Military gymnasiums require that All players Wear protective Eye Wear or face suspension. This cannot always be in forced. If your partner is not obeying these essential safety regulations refuse to play. Once an injury occurs it is too late. A a v. A 2. As i painfully Learned prescription plastic lenses used in protective Eye Wear for racquetball Are not necessarily Shat a Ter proof. J col. Or Raspberry the opt Halmo Logist at Lan Stuhl who treated my injury said that Only the plastic lenses made with polycarbonate arc protective. These lenses can reportedly take a blow from a Hammer without cracking. The military has actually been in the forefront for using polycarbonate lenses for military glasses and sport goggles. The lenses produced at the army facility in air masons for service members in Usa eur and Usa Feare polycarbonate lenses. Please do not use Normal frames or non polycarbonate lenses if you Are using plastic lenses with your protective Eye Wear please find out if they Are polycarbonate. If they Are not you should replace them. 3. Use common sense while playing racquetball or Squash. Do not crowd your opponent. If you or your opponent feel that at any time the other player May be hit with a Racket Stop the Point and Call a hinder. A capt. Or Michael Finger Miinch Weiler Germany Case for breast feet lint. As a breast feeding Mother 1 am concerned about the army medical Community Slack of knowledge in the area of breast feeding and lactation. This is not an isolated incident. 1 have encountered ignorance in the Newborn Nursery family practice general surgery and even paediatrics. One of the biggest problems i have come across is the Assumption that if any trouble arises in the course of breast feeding the child should be switched to formula and everything will. Be Fine from there on. Unfortunately that is not always the Case. Since my daughter suffers from allergies putting her on formula was never an option. In discussing this with doctors i realized that they did not have reliable and factual information about lactation and breast feeding. They also did not have any medical literature on the subject. In desperate need of help i con acted la leche league and was Given the advice and support 1 needed. La leche has a vast network of professionals working Here in Germany. They have credentials materials and knowledge about breast feeding. La leche league also publishes reference Hooks that doctors can use. I fully realize that hiring lactation consultants to give classes and purchasing books can be expensive especially with today s limited budgets. But 1 think that it is important to letters to the editor note that a recent study in new Jersey concluded that medical expenses for healthy bottle fed infants in the first six months of life were 17 times higher than those for their breast fed counterparts. I would think that our medical Community would do everything in its Power to promote breast feeding in order to save Money. I honestly believe that any funds initially spent on obtaining More knowledge about lactation and. Breastfeeding would be recovered in fewer visits to the doctor and less need for prescriptions. A a a i think its also time that our medical personnel  breast feeding provides More than just food it. Is a Loving close relationship in which the child is Able to hear the familiar heartbeat he or she Learned to love in he uterus. It enables both Mother and child to enjoy the warmth of bodily Contact several times a Day. Indeed breast fed is truly Best fed. Quot a. A / lets invest some resources in our children so that other mothers wont have to experience the hassles and problems i did. In the end we will come out winners a our mothers our children our doctors arid even the army. A Jennifer Krist Wurzburg German reply i oin Iceland please Tell the Reader from Raf Bents users England that we really feel sorry for him and his problem of getting the stars and stripes late. Can you imagine getting your paper one Day Latea.  ? a Tell him to come to visit me at the nato base in Iceland and i la treat him to. A 4 to 5-Day-old newspaper. Very often we do not receive newspapers for three or four Days then they All come in at once a just another Joy of assignment at  duty station. When our tour is up we will go Back to the Good old . Arid be Able to buy a select Ion of same Day papers. This is just another example there is no place like the . I. Cliff Crawford Kcf Lavik Iceland pen pals i am 41 ant enjoy listening to music taking photographs. , Countryside travelling anything on planes or ships and. Writing letters and i have a great senseo1 humor and enjoy life a a a a a. A a Jenni  a /. ,. 15 peas Croft Road. A. Hemel Hempstead Heits hp3 sep. England. I am.21 years bid and my hobbies Are Reading writing Short stories listening to gospel music and cycling. A Karen Donald. A. ,. Philadelphia . A. A. St. Ann Jamaica a a West indies i am a Reading. 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