European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday August 31, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor. Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor to write us Apo 09211 4211 or Postrach 11 14 37 d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows 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. News bureaus Bremerhaven. Germany Ken Clausen building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069. Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-887b2. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. Lynda Davidson. Building 2899. 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Advertising Tel fax 06155 601412black Speaks out i am a teen age Black american High school graduate who would like to know Why Many of americans Black youth destroy themselves by being uneducated in teen pregnancy drugs gang violence and suicide1 am fully aware that these problems done to affect the majority of Black teens and that they Are not just Black problems. Minority problems Are what the Media chooses to expose. For instance the topic of gang violence was raised after the movie colors was released but soon faded As the Media and the Public lost concern. Why does it take a movie to be reacted upon to address a Preva tent problem in the big inner cities of the United states i recently read in the newspaper about Young people rioting Over an oversold movie showing also about gang related shootings at a first run drive in movie. What Are we fighting for entertainment 1 think not. It is impossible to compare gang violence with Superman because it is real and happens daily. Therefore i strongly disagree with those who blame violence in a Ulovie theater on the context of the movie. People who act violently come with that intent before they reach the theater doors. Now lets look Back at Yusef Hawkins Jermaine Ewell who was beaten with a baseball Bat at an after graduation party in the class of 1991 because he spoke to a girl of a different color or the teens who raped and beat a new York Jogger. One must Stop to think that it has been almost half a Century since everyone has been privileged to share equal rights in fact As Well As in writing. Look at what is still happening in the late �?T80s and Early �?T90s. If you keep destroying yourself As others still seek to destroy you you Are serving yourselves with a double edged sword. One part of the sword we fight against must be severed. On one end is prejudice a against being a minority poor or both. The other is fighting against people who Are in the same predicament As you. I firmly believe that there will be racism and prejudice As Long As there is history but there is always something to do about the present. Why not make life better by working together sure it is a simple and vague answer to Many complicated problems but one must at least make the decision to help and not hinder. You be got to think about what you do and the consequences or rewards you will earn. For a wrong decision you will suffer. If it is not you it will be another. I especially say this to the Young Black males who face the world with a stigma attached to them because of others misconduct. You should think for yourself regard your parents advice and not what your Peers suggest or pressure. Also remember that the Media sometimes misleads and deceives. A Freda Patterson Heidelberg German silent soviet heroes the fall of communism in the soviet Union should be credited to the soviet citizens who Arentt employed by their government. Most people credit Gorby for the changes but he just happened to be the next Leader in line. The Large masses of workers Are the real heroes of the silent soviet revolution. It was the Farmers who quietly detached themselves from the love of the land that was t theirs. It was the workers who said a Why should we work any harder and make the same amount of worthless Money Quot it was the quiet people who told the soviet government Quot you pretend to take care of me and ill pretend to work Quot but they knew they w Ere deceiving each other. It was a bloodless revolution. It was a revolution by inertia. Inertia itself overthrew communism in the land where time stood still for the last 70 years. A Jose Mateo Pulido Mercado Raf upper Heyford England 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 a 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.More on swastikas in response to the recent a a jokes son the nazis Quot letter 1 feel i must try to Clear up a possible ambiguous Issue the difference Between a nazi Swastika and a right or left handed Swastika. The letter was Correct to say that the Swastika painted on Plymouth Rock was not a nazi Swastika and that a right handed or clockwise Swastika is a solar Symbol and imitates in the rotation of its arms the course taken daily by the Sun. What was not explained was the left handed or counterclockwise a Swastika like the one painted on Plymouth Rock which symbolizes night the terrifying goddess Kali and magical practices As Well As that of the nazi Swastika which is also a clockwise Swastika but has oblique arms. I Hope that this May Clear up any difference of thought a spec. Peter Len Darmstadt Germany dictators never learn some dictators never Carn iraqi libyan cuban North korean and communist chinese support for the conservative leaders of the aborted coup in Moscow illustrates once again the anti humanitarian and counter progressive nature of these regimes. While the overwhelming majority of the worlds leadership and Public opinion strongly backed the forces of democracy and Freedom in the .s.r. And the russian Republic Qadhafi Hussein Castro and Kim ii Sung displayed their neanderthal grasp of human affairs and applauded the Junta of geriatric hard liners As they ignored the voice of the people. The boys in Beijing were equally thrilled to witness a repeat of their own Tiana men Square massacre. Underlying this reactionary support of course is the fact that these regimes fear their own people and favor government through repression Over participatory democracy As their Only Hope for staying in Power. The lesson to be Learned from this is Clear these regimes represent a major threat to peace and democratic Progress in the world today. As the . Policy of containment shifts focus due to improved relations with the soviets renewed emphasis must be placed on checking the ability of these regimes to cause trouble abroad. They must be isolated and treated As pariah states until their leaders Are either removed from Power or Are forced to acknowledge letters to the editor that the winds of change Are blowing Down a Freedom alleys and they had better get in step with the rest of the world Community. A Stephen a. Hubler Fulda Germany Camp Darby defended this letter is in response to a letter in the readers action line in reference to limited facilities at Camp Darby Italy. My wife and i have been to Camp Darby both As residents and visitors. I spent four wonderful years there during which i met and married my Lovely wife. I did no to leave because a every italian and his grandmother used the facilities. I left to further my career. I am in the air Force stationed in Germany and i would go Back to Camp Darby on a moments notice. Since i have gone Back on vacation i have noticed that the exchanges have expanded and Are Well stocked. The commissary is also Well stocked and has a Good selection we have always been Able to find what we needed. People on the Economy can get washers and dryers and the quartermaster laundry offers you a Good service for a Small fee. I would certainly change duty assignments with you even though i am Happy at my current base. A Scott in Dicot t a Pitburg a German switch Hilling an As 8 Minnesota twins fan i eagerly awaited the saturday night baseball game on an which was advertised All week to be the twins is. The orioles an exciting american league West Pennant race. Finally a decent game to watch. A a. Around 9 05 saturday evening i sat Down and got comfortable ready to enjoy the game. An once again advertised the twins is. The orioles game to be a next on  the game starts. But wait what is it it was not the twins game it was the reds against the mets. Did i miss something has the weekend leapt Forward normally one could just switch the Channel but an has us Over a barrel. I have a suggestion. In the future if an is not sure what it is going to broadcast it should not advertise a certain game that Way no one will be disappointed. A staff sgt. . Lehman Bamberg Germany pen pals i would like to become a pen pal. I have a Loving family. People world. A Howard i. Bly . Box 1224. Richmond Hill. A. 31324 i am 26 years old and enjoy sports cars motorbikes languages English German Spanish French skiing going out and would like to meet americans for friendships. A Klaus e. Becker . Box 1128 w-6733 Hassloch Germany i am 21 and Iove to play volleyball. I collect slickers and would like to write to pen pals. A Rose Escobar Burgos Street san Carlos City Negros Occidental 6127 Philippines i am 25 years old and am looking for pen pals to help me Correct my English. I like to swim travel watch movies dance eat mexican food and much More. A Katrin Richter Albrech Strasse 66 0-5026 Erfurt Germany i am 27 and would Liki to write to somebody Between the Ages of 25 to 30 alter ugh anyone is Welcome to write i have a Good sense of Amor. I like to keep tit by swimming Ana playing Barr non. I like to go to the theater Cinema Ana pups. Janice percival22 Greenway Grove Sealon slice Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear ne26 4jr, England i am 19 years old and enjoy music dancing pubs and nightclubs Cinema watching ice hockey swimming and writing letters. I am 27 years old and enjoy Bowling nightclubs ail sorts , eating out and the Cinema i would like to write to military personnel All Over the world and local bases. A Karen Orr 87 Essen Dyke Bretton North Peterborough. Cambridgeshire pe3 8jb England