European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday october 5, 1991 tons european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah a thar Dryan Nolan Novra editor City editor bowl car gew tamanes sports editor special sections editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Post fact 11 14 37 w-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 346-8 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. Carl Schurz Carem Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88792. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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A a a a soldiers with similar complaints begin As one who remember Eugene i appreciate the Opportunity that the to a it keep quiet or Quot wait it out until Bull Connor and the police dogs and army and air Force Exchange system their tour is Over besides a a it a Only two fire hoses of Birmingham i Felt pain has Given me to comment on its sales Vears who bother a mixed with outrage that american Mill practices. A recent spec Al event. Has in the late 50s and Early 60s this code cml n8>>ts demonstration of silence was called Jim Crow. A Larry d. Anderson Darmstadt Germany caused me to think of an old saying Quot fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on  a a recent cafes flier announced the availability of a limited edition desert storm Hummel figurine. It was indeed a very special Opportunity. I went to the Exchange at the Haine Berg Wiesbaden Germany shopping Center Only to _ cell Tor s troib a find that there were none left. I was informed by a very Nice sales representative that our store a Large one in a Large Community received Only 11 of the figurines and one of the first people in the store on the Day the Sale began purchased five of them. To the Best of her knowledge other stores Large and Small had similar experiences and there was really no Way to obtain More of the figurines. If this were the first time i had been disappointed i  be writing this letter. But clearly it Isnit. In the almost six years i have been living in the Wiesbaden military Community i have had the Opportunity to be disappointed Over and Over again. I am not talking about cafes simply not having Day to Day items available a that a a fact of life Here in Europe. What i am talking about is the responsibility cafes has to have available those items it features in its advertising. Other examples include the Vars. That were on Sale. When they arrived ii co lock to  five Days after the Sale began Only five were available. Or the computers a one available and it was defective. Or the vhf tapes a a great Sale on 120 and 160, Only there Wem to any 160s. And so on. Letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are a blushed 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. 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 Quot sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. This is in reference to the letter a fire  who a to say that Arthur Fletcher should be fired it is obvious that there Are discrimination As Well As equal of. I realize that obtaining merchandise port Unity problems in Usa eur. The or economic background. Our government praises this kind of demonstration As a sign of Freedom when it occurs in the .s.r. Why is it perceived As a threat when engaged in y citizens of the .a.? it seems to me that Arthur Diggs and those who had the courage to March for Freedom and Justice Are m the company of Martin Luther King jr., Gandhi archbishops Tutu and Romero Lech Walesa and All who recognize that human rights Are both fragile and unalienable and Quot come a As president Kennedy said a not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of  a Michael p. Chew Stuttgart Germany a Chance to undo damage americans of All races and backgrounds have a Chance to take heart. Tie 18 years of damage done to our society by the likes of Thurgood Marshall May be redressed. Why do socialist groups such As the a act hate and fear Clarence Thomas because he is not politically Correct. He is Black and is rooted in traditional Jude Christian values which the purported Black leadership does not accept. They re afraid hell see a criminal As a criminal not As a victim. They re afraid because his life proves that government handout programs Are no substitute for intact hard working families and that a person bears responsibility for his actions regardless of race is sometimes difficult you know fact is that they Are just beginning to Quot trains boats trucks and plane but creep out of the Woodwork. Why advertise something that you done to it  be a matter of racism re have or worse advertise it in one of Garding any of Fletcher a issues. Its of Germany a largest military communities Vious that people Are a pointing fingers and then have Only 11? it makes More because most of his complaints were sense to me that the items not be Adver from minorities i.e., Blacks. Done to Start tired at All and those who happen to feeling insecure. A a stumbled on the special items can be the problem is that the leaders Are excited and sing the praises of cafes. Getting irritated because the a Good old on the other hand maybe cafes is boy system is finally being Manipur trying to tease us into the stores with lated. Its a shame that it took an Indi with leaders like Clarence Thomas who needs divisive organizations like the a act �?1st la Richard d. Howell Aschaffenbur Germany a e done to be so Touchy to the writers concern about an radios commercial for Doogie Howser trying to tease us Imo me Siores Wun Dicu. U a a a a it us. Noole just look for advertised sales items they done to have Vida appointed by the president of the a seems mat some people just look our a e a a a a i a a to a visit Quot Usa eur reasons to be offended. Why is that so we can shop for Alt the other stuff they done to have. A it. Col. Neil d. Horowitz Wiesbaden Germany a code of silence United Quot states to a a visit Usa eur and go Home with pages of complaints. What about All the leaders we be got Here in Usa eur Why can to they do More investigative research and apply More interest so the system can function equally a Jerry Deaver Augsburg Germany Means done to justify goal i strongly disagree with it. Gen. Paul Cerjan a comments that Quot institutional Bias has been pretty Well stamped  this May appear True at the command level where reports of racism and. Discrimination have been effectively my first reaction to the stars and weaned out of the equal Opportunity stripes headline civil rights March and inspector general systems. Howe will 6� on it Leader vows started me or at the unit level where complaints thinking of where we As military Citi Are generated discrimination is ins Titu Zens can involve ourselves. Tonal sized. Once a Soldier has made a is Arthur Diggs above the Law in his complaint and elevated that complaint blatant disregard for the established to the in and to level the system be policies of the department of defense comes an Avenue of Quot systemic Dis Crimi his first stunt with the hunger strike should have been the last. As non commissioned officers we Are the example for our airmen to follow. When issuing ultimatums and calling for others to be openly insubordinate in the name of a cause is allowed the discipline of the armed forces and Mission accomplishment is at stake. What policy is next and How do you condone failure to obey a lawful order or regulation the Means Seldom justify the goal. A staff sgt. Richard w. Mann Span Dahlem Germany systemic  a lot of times confidentiality is not kept Between the system and the Soldier. If a Soldier files a complaint against someone in his Chain of command he is targeted for reprisals and because he has complained he is labelled As having a Quot bad attitude Quot although his behaviour and Job performance suggest otherwise. Once soldiers file complaints through the to and in systems nothing is done to protect the Soldier from reprisals of i have five a a dynamite children. I do not consider that 1 am making a inherent sexual innuendoes when i say that. I also have a dynamite Job and am proud to Tell people i have a dynamite wife. However i do not feel i am suggesting anything other than the fact that they Are terrific. It is Good that this writer considers herself a dynamic dedicated professional nurse. We need them. Maybe with slight attitude adjustment someone will refer to her As a a dynamite someday and Shell be proud of it. Lighten up. A Thomas b. Morton Heidelberg Germany pen pals a three women a Jane 20 Cathy 18 and Karen 18 a would like pen pals. We like horseback Riding especially show jumping photography and Badminton. A miss Madeoy 16 Kenilworth gardens Newton be Willows Merseyside England wa12 bes i am a 20-year-Otd roman Catholic who would like pen pals. A Fame i a a. Arcay no. 13 Lark St phase 11 St. Michael Village maa Davao City Philippines 8000 my hobbies Are cooking playing the guitar and Reading. I like basketball volleyball table Tennis and chess. I am a 24-year-old mormon woman. A Rocel Acosta 864 b. Gallo St. Mana la Negros Occidental Philippines