European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday july 17, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend sap commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor a it. Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander Marie Kolnicki production manager Bill Walker european editor William healer circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823. Telex 419-332. News Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-6 plus Extension. 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 Randy Mcclain ext. 326. 1 bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Tauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-b6782. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age. Mantal status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or  needed in a sure most of the observations made by the writer of a ugly americans Over his 24 hours of a a introspection were True from his Point of View. He makes it quite obvious that he was looking for reasons to blast away at americans. Does he extend the same Courtesy to his German friends did he take any action due to the events mentioned like maybe take Down the plate number of the Man. Turning right on red did he Tell anyone from Frankfurt sight and sound like the manager what he overheard things can be done about these types of incidents. As for the loud music in cars he does no to think the Young germans a Crank it up children a a Wilding its always obvious when1 a child or children Are desperate for attention. Its not their fault. Its a matter of teaching their parents How to give it to them. A Little kindness and understanding would serve this writer Well Here that is if he can spare some. With his current attitude he wont have to worry about aligning himself with anyone american or otherwise. A Mark  Gar Ringen Germany forgotten minority yes american indians have Long been the forgotten minority. American people have always been apathetic toward the rights of the native americans. Everyone has called Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein monsters for their part in the extermination of their own people. Yet the United states can easily forget its own attempts at genocide slaughtering thousands of indians and the first Experiment of biological warfare giving blankets tainted with smallpox to Indian children and women. A general once gave a speech at West Point about How his troops would cleanse the Plains until the a red Savages were extinct and god fearing americans could travel safely. He was Gen. Custer upon attempts to Force indians onto reservations thousands fled South Only to be enslaved by spaniards. Later our Anglo government and the spaniards signed a treaty and erected a Fence on land that was never theirs and claimed everyone South of this Fence would now be labelled  to this Day the Good a a american Public is crying a a foul because a wet backs Are crossing this Fence and taking jobs from a a real americans. The Media can no longer portray Blacks As Uncle Tom or Rufus. Yet television and movies still portray indians As blood thirsty Savages killing women and children. Global warming toxic waste and Industrial pollution choke our land and seas. Drugs and alcohol pollute our children a minds and a modern Day Black plague stalks and kills thousands. It has taken the euro Anglo Whites Only 150 years to learn to destroy everything it took the Earth Mother thousands of years to create. Thanks but no thanks. Please do not patronize me and give me a native american Day or week because i m military. First in a Indian and i will not forget nor will i let my children. Staff sgt. G. A a Jherim Neri Torrejon a Spain outlaw bad parenting lets punish those bad bad girls and women who became pregnant accidentally by eliminating any Legal sate method of abortion. Force that naughty female to endure nine months of pregnancy and then give birth. It will be a Tad tougher to Force them to eliminate smoking drinking and other drugs and to seek proper prenatal care just in Case she a irresponsible in these areas also. It will be a Sticky wicket indeed to Force her to give up her new baby however unwanted for adoption. And it will be near impossible to Monitor its daily care just in Case anyone out there does carei.e., the physical or psychological neglect and or abuse it May suffer for years and the scars that wont heal. So you think abortion should be illegal huh Well i think irresponsible parenthood should be illegal. Come to think of it i believe the United states government should Issue Intercourse licenses to individuals Only after satisfactory completion of courses in and tests covering medical societal financial and emotional repercussions of pregnancy childbirth parenthood child neglect and abuse and spouse neglect and abuse. Sorry but i must lament along with Gloria Steinem that for the anti Choice life begins at Conception and ends at birth. A Constance Kleysteuber Wiesbaden Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are i blushed daily in this space. All a a Etters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. O o o letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.safe disposal of batteries i am writing today on what i consider to be a significant environmental problem batteries. Commonly when your Walkman or a a Boombox runs out of juice the used batteries Are tossed into the common household trash. These batteries contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. When this trash is processed burned crushed buried these toxics Are released into the soil air and water. Special receptacles for used batteries arc conveniently located in most cities in Germany. Most German electronics stores have such receptacles. Please people save your used batteries locate your nearest Battery receptacle and dispose of these toxic waste sources properly. A Douglas l. Rasmussen Worms Germany 41do away with a five Dom despite the changes made to the air Forcel enlisted performance report Peri feel that the method for rating members is still too subjective. Since entering the air Force More than 10 years ago i was taught that you can measure against Only a set Standard. Of the seven categories in which an airman Basic through technical sergeant Are rated Only one has a set Standard to measure against. This category is military standards. How does one a exemplify top military standards a Are there Low military standards what is the difference Between performing your assigned duties in an excellent manner As opposed to an sex letters to the editor a optional manner How does one exceptionally Lead or supervise past the Point of highly effective who really knows what my conduct off duty is if i done to get into any trouble and choose to share what Little time i have with my family do i have to be published to be a highly skilled communicator the answer to All these questions lies with the opinion of the Rater. If i perform my assigned duties exceptionally if i possess exceptional knowledge and have mastered All duties if i exceptionally exemplify military standards exceptionally supervise and Lead maintain exemplary conduct on and off duty exceed All my training requirements and of course am a highly skilled communicator 1 should be the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff instead of a Crew chief. In a not a five. I Haven to seen one yet. I do a Good Job and so do the folks i work with. None of us will Ever reach the Pinnacle of a five Dom a although some of us will be rated that Way in an inflated system. Maybe it ought to be on a scale of one to three. One is not meeting the Mission. Two is meeting the Mission. Three is exceeding the Mission standards As outlined in a unit wide Standard set by people who know what your units Mission is. 1 think this would make it easier and a lot More honest. A tech. Sgt. Keith j. Stokes Raf Lakenheath England 4> missing your pictures i received pictures from Clark that were not mine. Are these your pictures two Rolls from Clark color labs developed in october 1990 consisting of a family gathering the Herren Chi Emsee Palace swans at Chi Emsee a lion carved into Stone on a Mountainside and other sights in Germany. Please Contact me at Box 432, Apo new York 09458. A Michelle Topping Augsburg Germany enough is enough after Reading the article on the girl who wants to be a cub scout i  keep quiet anymore. Where is All this male female Equality going to end now kids Are starting too. What is wrong with being a girl boy Man woman i can understand in certain areas As in equal pay for equal jobs but Isnit it time to draw the line what on Earth is wrong with certain clubs Only for boys and some for girls most kids go through a stage of shyness or dislike toward the opposite Genden can you imagine soon someone will complain about the names and Well have in the future a people scouts and a people  a Street Bruce Sheinberg Germany pen pals is there an american that would like to have a pen pal i am 24 and a student of computer science. My hobbies Are travelling listening to music going to the Cinema and writing letters. A Lars Wiedenhoefer Hohenecker str. 26 w-6750 Kaiserslautern. Germany i am seeking american pen pals. It is one of my greatest dreams to be Able to correspond with americans of All Ages. Ii there is anyone who would like to have a pen pal i am willing to write. A Mary Parr 116 Welle land Vale Road Corby North Hants England i am 25 years old and am interested in the culture of other countries. A Evelyn Edquilag Talakai Buk Dnon 8708 Philippines i am 41 and enjoy listening to music taking photographs Reading Countryside travelling anything on planes or ships writing letters and i have a great sense of humor and enjoy life. A Jenni branding 15 peas Croft Road _ Hemel Hempstead Herts hp38ep England j am a 40-year-old French woman that would like to write to americans for Friendship. I like pictures Reading travelling animals the country the sea and mountains. A Colette Grille. 4, Rue Hortense Schneider 47000 Agen. France