European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday september 20, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend. Usan commander publisher Bernard a Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher n6ws editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manea special sections 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 ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, cart Schurz Cavern. Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-6659 or civilian 0471-66782 Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. Lynda Davidson building 2899. Pulaski Barracks Apo 09227-3717 Telephone Civi Lian 0631 -52104 Lel tax 0631 -50696 Munich Germany Call news extensions at Darmstadt. Nurnberg Germany Vince Crawley. Eftie Baleen. Building 21, William o. Darby Cavern Apo 09696, Telephone ets 460-7256 or civilian 09t 1-712563. Stuttgart Germany Joseph Owen building 4303. Room 201, Wallace Barracks. Mailing address co Vii corps Fin. Group of amp to Wallace Barracks Apo 09154 Telephone ets 420-7179 or civilian 0711-542571. Wurzburg Germany John Millar. Room 110, River building Apo 09036 Telephone ets 350-4704 or civilian 093171569. Brussels Belgium Call news extensions at Darmstadt. Mediterranean j King Cruger and Gary Miller Naples Italy Asa Box 56, Fpo 09521 Telephone Auto on 6251110 ext. 4880 or civilian 0039-61-7624049. New York City room 401, 252 seventh ave., new York 10001 Telephone 212-620-3333. United kingdom Meridith Winder Amy Geiszler Jones building 436 Cess us Raf Mildenhall Apo 09127 Telephone Dow 230-2226 or civilian 0638-512226. Washington . Chuck Vinch Janet Howells Tierney Oast a the Pentagon. Room 2e756 . Box 46095, Washington do. 20050-6095, Telephone 703-697-6695 Tel fax 703-693-6366 a a a this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes do not necessarily reflect the official views of or endorsement by the . Government the department of defensor 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 s1ars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised m this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex. National origin age. Manta status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Meril Factor of the purchaser user or  stars and stripes departmental directory col Gene e. Townsend. Usan commander publisher Christopher a. Eddings general manager it col. Thomas e. Conrad Usa Deputy commander Marla to Minckl production manager Dale Estes advertising manager William Habalar circulation director Chris Ryan comptroller business offices Clr culello for Home delivery service and inquiries Call the office nearest you listed below Germany Berlin civilian 8331646, ets 332 4412 Bremerhaven civilian 0471-85168. Ets 342 0119 Rhein main a civilian 069-692050 or 692565. Ets 3306025 or 7103, telex 412712, Cen Reg Tel fax 069694067. Kaiserslautern civilian 0631-57070 or 57079 ets 4697100. Tel fax 0631 50696. Munich civilian 089-6901503 of 6901504, ets 440 6556 Tel fax 069 699-1606 Nurnberg civilian 0911 712556. Ets 460 7001 Stuttgart civilian 0711 -546743. Ets 420-71 7b Greece Athens civilian 9923390 Italy Naples civilian 003981-5685306, ets 625 5306 Vicenza civilian 0444-515358. Ets 634-7545. Tel fax 0444-300 641 Spain Madrid ets 665 5807, civilian and Lelenn 00341 6561465. Turkey Istanbul civilian 664372. Tel fax 0090 1 16643/2 United kingdom Newbury civilian 0635 44/68. Dan 266-3209 circulation Tel fax 06155 60141 7 advert Ping display ext 247. 309. Classified ext 349 advertising Tel fax 06155 601412fletcher out of line i strongly object to the civil rights and equal Opportunity complaints made against Dodds department of defense dependents schools by Arthur Fletcher. During my three years As a Dodds teacher coach and athletic director i have not witnessed any occurrence of students being denied the Opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities on the basis of race nor have i witnessed racially biased policies among Dodds teachers and administrators. On the contrary i have witnessed Many positive movements in the area of equal Opportunity in Dodds. Two of the most memorable equal Opportunity events in Dodds occurred during the fall of 1990 at Giessen High school. Noni Taylor became the first female student in Dodds history to play football and Penny Elin became the first female student in Dodds history to wrestle. When the rulings from Dodds highest authorities permitted the participation of female athletes in each of these traditionally mule dominated sports the coaches and administrators involved reacted quickly in following this policy. Both Young women finished the season with is. Taylor earning a varsity letter in football and is. Elin earning a Junior varsity letter in wrestling a Edwin s. Hensley Giessen Germany # in Revore slay Strong i read with utter disgust a recent article in which a service member was treated with disrespect to his american Indian heritage and tradition sept. 7. Incidents such As these give Arthur Fletcher s recent findings and conclusions credibility. For the record i m a military police customs inspector and an african american. I feel these investigators showed themselves to be wanting in the areas of decency taste judgment understanding and compassion. If these individuals can to attempt to work and respect the myriad colors races religions and needs in the military they should be reassigned to a new mos military occupational specially or find a new employer. Their actions showed ignorance which is a cancerous growth that must be Cut out before it spreads and infects others. There a no place for these individuals their tactics or their outdated mentality. I say to staff sgt. Ray Deer and his family persevere and stay Strong. A spec. Derrick l. Robbins Bremerhaven Germany Lei a be considerate i would like to address the Issue of rude americans in Europe. In a recent stripes Magazine some americans were asked whether americans in Europe Are rude. Most answered that they did no to think that americans were rude to the Host nation s people but no one said anything about americans being rude to other americans. I think that Many americans soldiers and Dod civilians arc very rude to other americans in Europe. Let s take Lor example the american in government quarters who plays his music so loud Day and night that everything in your apartment shakes and it wakes up your sleeping children who wonder what is happening. How Ghoul the american who takes out his trash and can t take the time to put it in a trash can it sits on the ground where dogs rip open the bag scattering trash All Over. Who picks it up another american who is sick of the smell of the rotting trash and the look it gives the housing area. Now lets look at the american who barbecues and when finished dumps his Burnt charcoal Burnt meat and whatever else is left Over on the grass or under the Bushes whichever is easier. An easy clean for him but what about the other americans who live in the same building As a military policeman i see these Type of actions More often than not. How can we be Good ambassadors to our Host nation when they see us treating our fellow americans As we do i feel we americans should stick together and support each other. Respect your neighbors rights and treat them As you wish to be treated. A sgt. Bruce r. Large Frankfurt German editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All 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.winnie the Pooh s next i really get annoyed at some of the military members stationed overseas. If its not in response to the rude crude american it has to do with what s on an television. Be for real. An docs not show a adult Quot Type Hob or Showtime programs. Someone even complained about the Only two soaps that come on in the morning As being too  the next thing you know some dependent spouse is going to complain that Winnie the Pooh should Wear pants because his butt is not covered. I truly feel sorry for some of these self righteous never committed a sin holier than thou military members and their dependent spouses who will eventually return to the real world in the states and see what a really a not for kids to Sec. A sgt. Lenora Carpenter Ramstein a Germany working to grow up another response to a tired of summer hires perhaps for some summer hire might have been a Good idea gone bad. For some. Living on a Small base like Oesterberg you have to know everybody or else you re a Recluse. Everybody i know and or worked with save one or two was Happy with the responsibility of work. They have to be if they want the Money. Maybe the summer hires were deficient in their jobs because they had no experience which is the Point of summer hire a to work without experience or the pitiful wage of $3.25 an hour. For those who earn $15 to $20 an hour maybe this Isnit Clear working for less Han minimum wage can do that to you. Everyone Here left work when they were supposed to. Some even wanted to slay longer but it was against regulations. Our workweek was monday to Friday for most. We weren t authorized to work More Days than assigned to us. Many of us received letters of App re letters to the editor citation from our supervisors. We were commended for a dedicated and conscientious service a and a attentiveness and willingness in performing additional tasks a among other things. We will grow up to be responsible adults and be like our parents. They would t be in the military if they weren t responsible. A scan Locke Oesterberg Netherlands Unis off to letter on suits i just finished Reading the letter titled a Stop stupid  that has to be the most comical yet True letter i have read in a Long time. I cringe every time i read one of those lawsuits in the newspaper. I could not have worded it better myself. I just wanted to say a thanks for a Good  a Gina Smith Schweinfurt German they might be sociopaths this concerns the claim that abortion in the United states Means murdering Beethoven and destroying an entire nation. It is True that one of the 1.5 million aborted fetuses could become a Beethoven an Einstein or a Salk. But it is More Likely that the 1,499,999 others would grow up to be a Charles Manson a Hitler or a Rev. Jim Jones. People who were unwanted As children Are far More Likely to be sociopaths As adults. The penal system would break Down trying to House those who had been convicted and the welfare system would break Down trying to support those who had not. It is preposterous to suggest that since one of the pregnancies might result in someone who would do Well All pregnant women should be forced to carry to full term. What about All the children who Are not even conceived How much Good might they be doing does this mean that All fecund women should be forced to be pregnant All the time seriously Beethoven lived a very unhappy life and died Young. Would you be willing to forgo the pleasure you get from his music to spare one person from a tortured life a Frank d. Kirschner Sundhausen Germany pen pals i am 17 years of and i like dancing swimming listening to love songs and collecting Stamps. Eureka Al. Estacion Purok Cosmos orgy to culling Bacolod City Philippines 6100 i am a 40-year-old woman and i like fashion gardening knitting going Tor walks along the Beach and cooking . Reeves Tamerin 60a Foreland Road Bembridge Isle of Wight p035 Sua England i am 54 years old a schoolteacher and i would like to have pen pals. A Florencia f. Fontanilla 668 Sta. Catalina St. Dumaguet City Philippines i would like to have pen pals and i will answer All letters. A Ellen f. Fontanilla 668 Sta. Catalina St. Dumaguet City Philippines 1 am a very Young 40 and i would like to have pen pals who Are As Active As i am. A Jackie butterly 19 Newlyn Avenue Lithe and Liverpool l21 9ld England i am 21 years old and i like gardening Reading and travelling. A Mary Ann d Ferrolito co Ever theater Dumaguet City Philippines two american girls would like to have pen pals from All Over the world. Gretchen Hansen 4857 Hepburn re Saginaw my 48603 a Beth Brezinski 4440 Concord or Saginaw my 48603 l am 19 years old and i am a very outgoing person. My hobbies Are horseback Riding walking going to nightclubs. Cooking going to the movies and Takina walks. Jenny Ottley 37 Cove Lane West Cowes Isle of Wight p031 7et England