European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday july 20, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor i col. Gayle w. Fiusa Deputy commander Marie Kom Nickl 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 348-8 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. Quot education Jimi Jones ext 226, business Randy Mcclain. Ext. 326. Bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson. Building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-b87b2. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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Everything ave nosed in this publication shall be made available for 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  perception i was quite surprised by the a ugly americans letter. Apparently the writer has lost his sense of objectivity. To Cut his family off from his fellow countrymen on account of a very few individuals strikes me As narrow minded. Now i done to doubt the writer  that he put into his letter but consider this certain members of the male species regardless of nationality enjoy inflicting their music on others no matter the objection. Car stereo shops Are not uniquely american. Children of any nationality will misbehave when not properly supervised ills part of being a child. If the writer Speaks a language other than English he would soon realize that profanity exists throughout the world. It depends far More on the individual than the nationality. We in Germany Are constantly reminded especially on the autobahn that hazardous driving is very multinational. I can Only ask the writer to open his eyes and understand that a few uncaring individuals Are never representative of an entire nation. Try a Kontak club meeting or any mar function that includes your base gym and you la see what i mean. A spec. Scott Burnell Ansbach Germany a Price paid in pain in answer to the letter on the Issue of a natural is. Fake furs a i would like to state what the society for animal protective legislation states in its fliers reflecting the opinion shared by millions of people across the world who do care about animals a few people realize the terrible Price in pain and fear paid by animals trapped for their fur. To make a fur coat from wild animals catch As Many As you can endangered species stray household pets Birds included in steel jaw leg hold traps. Beat and stomp them to death. Discard the victims caught by mistake. If a trap has nothing but a foot in it set it again. Maybe the next animal wont gnaw his foot off to escape before you get there. When the animals gnaw the trap breaking their Teeth on the steel the Pelt still looks the same. The customer will never know. If you catch a dog or cat let them go. Their owners can take them to a vet for amputation of their gangrenous  go now and practice your  have a Nice Day a Miguel a. Rodriguez Torrejon a Spain defied package a Sham i want to urge you in the strongest terms possible to increase your coverage of the fact that for every new Dollar that Congress has raised this year in new taxes it has increased spending by $1.78. As readers digest reported the budget and new taxes Are a  to put it bluntly last year Congress conned the american people and the news Media. They told us we should go along with their a deficit reduction package a which included tax increases for every american because we had to get the deficit under control. But in the end they just wanted to take More of our income in taxes. In the name of deficit reduction they enacted the second largest tax increase Ever and then turned right around and increased spending by fill billion a pushing the deficit to a new record. It was the clearest Case Ever of false advertising. And As they demonstrated when they destroyed Gramm Rudman and the other controls on spending Congress never intended to reduce the deficit or control wasteful spending. As citizens against government. Waste has pointed out repeatedly we have this skyrocketing deficit today not because of the recession but because Congress refuses to Stop its reckless spending. Unless we get Congress runaway taxes and wasteful deficit spending under control we will All be in very very serious trouble very soon. A Diane Berkey Hanau German editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters 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. A o a 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.some arc nol so a ugly i am writing in reply to the letter a ugly  it must be Nice to be a perfect american guest in our Host country. For you to condemn All americans stationed overseas because of a few a bad apples is incredible. Since there Are rude and obnoxious people from every country in the world you must dislike everyone. Well Good Luck in your self entered Little world a because you re missing out on a lot of Good americans out there a staff sgt. Richard Brazil Span Dahlem a Germany looking for fairness a recent writer was politically naive enough to believe the method of selection choosing women for combat Moss military occupational specialities will be ability. Whom do you expect to formulate judicious criteria to select who is a a qualified our representatives who Are incapable of providing our nation with a balanced budget or How about those wonderfully fair minded folks at the Pentagon who gave us the double Standard for physical fitness testing to facilitate the assimilation of women How is it this writer can be so ignorant of our governments method of policy making while he was not a saying All women have the desire to join combat arms a it  matter. The supreme court Only threw out a genderless draft in Rostker is. Goldberg because Congress had forbidden women from serving in combat arms. Change the Laws and the draft will change a Jason j. Keyes Wiesbaden Germany a gun control backfires. The Purchase of automatic weapons in the United states has been carefully controlled by the Federal government for years 1 letters to the editor tory term for inexpensive firearms. I have yet to see any statistics indicating criminals prefer these types of guns for the commission of their crimes. If one is to believe the recent claims by a gun control advocates one would think no criminal would Ever deign to touch anything less than a High priced semiautomatic Rifle hence their stated a a reason for wanting a ban on Many semiautomatic sporting weapons. While i understand the writers concerns and his frustration with crime As an Era member i find it unfortunate that individuals still cling to the misbegotten idea that the Era advocates handing out firearms to psychotics and criminals. I too would like to see legislation that controls crime while protecting the rights of sportsmen and collectors. Unfortunately the track record of legislation aimed at a gun control is poor. Crime generally does not decrease while individuals with their own hidden agendas gain a propaganda Victory on the Road to the total ban of privately owned firearms. A Gregory . Brown Frankfurt Germany. Its a matter of Faith in response to the Many recent letters concerning the resurrection of Christ i would just like to say a give it a  one letter is printed that disputes the resurrection of Christ and every Christian who reads the stars and stripes is crawling out of the Woodwork. This letter Only pointed out the Many contradictions in the Bible and the Many accounts of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This dispute will never be settled because it involves two completely a different matters of belief one of Faith and one of science. Since this was printed i have heard analogies used of How Peoples accounts of an automobile Accident differ among themselves just As they would of the resurrection of Christ. The fact is As far As science and technology have Lead us to believe the resurrection is scientifically impossible. Therefore it could have never taken place in the Way we Are  to believe magic. This is where Faith Steps in the door. Faith is what makes the resurrection believable. After Alt Faith is what religion is All about. The Bible says to a spread the word of  these people do not appear to be spreading the word of god at All. It seems to me they Are actually questioning their own Faith in god Ana the last time i checked that was a  the Christian religion always seems so Hasty to defend itself even if it is not being attacked. Maybe these people should spend a Little More time in Church reaffirming their own Faith. A staff sgt. Lawrence d. Thomas Raf Mildenhall England pen pals automatic weapons involves extensive background checks As part of the licensing procedure. I assume a saturday night special was used by a recent writer As a Aero a i am 30. I have various interests which include travelling swimming going to Rock concerts watching soccer going to the movies and generally going out and enjoying myself. I also have a very Good sense of humor. A Jackie Donaldson 55 High Street Eyemouth Berwickshire t014 5ey Scotland i am a 36-year-old Man with varied interests. I like Vintage motor bikes Reading writing and listening to mid to Early 70s music if anyone wants to write i d be More than Happy to keep in Contact. A Nigel Ellis Flat 3, 24/25 Hyde Street Winchester Hants. S023 7dr England i am 24. I would like to write to anyone especially those Back Home in the states. A spec. Gary p. Dorn hhc123d signal be Box 774 Apo new York 09036 i am 22 and would like to write to anyone from All Over the world. A Jocelyn Sienes Tandavan. Norte Alan Negros Oriental Philippines i am a 32-year-old teacher who enjoys Reading magazines. Outings listening to Good music and making friends. A Lilia p. Bayaca 243 3rd st., Guingona subdivision Buttaro City Philippines 8600