European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday october 7,1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Oene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob w letter sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George mane special sections editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 w-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. Carl so Thurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-0659 or civilian 0471-88702. Kaiserslautern. Germany Peggy Davidson. Lynda Davidson. Building 2b99, Pulaski Barracks. 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Turkey Istanbul civilian and Tel fax 0090 1 1724843 United kingdom Newbury civilian 0635 44768. Dan 266 3209 circulation Tel fax 06155 60141 / advertising display ext 24 7 309 classified ext 349 advertising Tel fax 06166 6014 12overboard spending in response to your a a Anchor saw eight article sept. 23i was stunned to read about Uncle sugars Giveaway a $31 million. After 1 fetched a pen and Texas instrument using the stars and stripes a facts a Here a what i came up with until my wife set me straight see tips. A troops were sent on ramp a god knows our troops deserve a vacation after a Good fight in batches of 800 for three Day  the Cunard Princess love boat was leased by the Pentagon for five months at a Cost of 31 million not pesos not francs not even lira but dollars. Well after serving 48,000 800 daily american party animal soldiers we know for sure that the love boat would need a new face lift in the Way of new carpeting drapes Wall covering and mattresses. Well a gotta figure a million Bucks will buy 800 mattresses a that a $1,250 each a and a million will buy drapes another million for Wall covering and yet another million for carpeting. Now we Haft feed All those 800 troops three squares a Day note i feed my family very Well for less than $500 each month acid there Are five of us for six months for a total of 432,000 meals. Lets say the love boat people buy very expensive food and it costs our troops $10 per meal. Still the lbs love boat people half a be paid. With that Many pass american party animal soldiers there has to be a lot of employees lbs lets Guesstimate 500, and lets pay them Well say $20 an hour except the Captain a of coarse he gets a Cool Mil which comes to $1,041.66 per hour. And finally Gas which this gives me. Lets say la flys at 25 Mph every three Days or a total of 180 Days. And hey lets paint the damned boat. Final Bill to the Pentagon Gas $9.25 per gallon $999,000 lbs employee pay 499 employees at $20 per hour $3,200 per month $9,580,800 Captain s pay $1,041.66 per hour $1,000,000 Apas food Bill at $900 per month per troop $4,320,000 carpeting $1,000,000 drapes $1,000,000 800 mattresses $1,000,000 la paint Job $3,000,000 grand total $21,899,800 Wear and tear on Ole la $2,000,000 fair profit for la owners $6,000,000 grand grand total $29,899,800 confused i turned and asked my wife a so what happened to the other $1,100,200? to which she replied  of. A Anthony Retel Stuttgart Germany a real Black leadership this letter is a response to an article written by David Owen on irresponsible Black leaders racism in the army and How Black people blame while people and the White Power Structure for their present condition. It seems to me that his definition of a Good Black Leader is one who does not associate himself Wilh controversial Black problems. These leaders that while America chooses for her one time slaves Are the reasons our growth As a people has been stunted. We look toward them from answers and they say not what is in their hearts. They say what they have been trained to say or that which will keep them from losing your favor and or Job. That happens to be the condition of the mind produced by slavery and it s still alive today. When a so called Black Leader cares More about his position or the feelings of his employer than he does the condition of his people who Are struggling to become Independent and self respecting then that Leader is sick and suffering from the sickness of slavery. America loves to choose leaders like this because they express themselves from the White perspective. They pose no real threat to the control America has Over Black people. I am tired of hearing Whites blame the victim for the crime. History teaches us the Black Man built the pyramids and mastered math architecture philosophy science Medicine Etc. We civilized Greece and Rome. The Black Man gave the europeans civilization. Europe repaid us by putting Blacks in chains. They sold us like animals and trained us to act less than human. Every time we produce a Leader who tries to take us out of that condition he is either killed maligned vilified or repudiated by America and her weak so called Black leaders. So today we Are still products of training. How can you blame us for acting the Way we do a Thomas Jamal Jones Frankfurt Germany a 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. O 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.emergency dealing after Reading the article about the new Hub communities standardized Telephone numbers for making calling easier i was concerned about one thing emergency phone numbers. The popular to show Rescue 911 tells children along with adults to Call 911 in Case of an emergency. My children Ages 7 and 5, watch the show every week and enjoy it. They also Tell me that in an emergency for which the fire department or military police should be called we need to Dail 911 because this is where we can get help. I try to explain to them that 911 is Only for people in the states. In Germany we have to Call a different number. This is very confusing to them and they really done to understand after All the television tells them to Call 911. If the emergency number would be 911 a lot More people including children would remember this and would have help a lot faster then trying to remember the emergency number for their area.  changing the emergency number to 911 be Worth it if it could save just one life in years to come just ask different people what number they would dial in an emergency 1 estimate that about 50 percent  know the Correct number in their area and most of them would probably Sav 911. I j j a staff sgt. Peter v. Dehn Llu Nuu German letters to the editor checkout line Charity in a time of trials and tribulations one begins to wonder whether or not compassion still exists. I was raised to believe that giving is better than receiving and have lived my life accordingly. However i was surprised to find recently that the opposite can be just As Nice. Due to a few unexpected setbacks the past couple of months our once comfortable budget had dwindled to mediocre. So after an hour of crimping comparing prices in the commissary my husband and i took our much needed items to the checkout hoping we had t exceeded our limit. Unfortunately Only Halfway through it became obvious that we had gone Over our limit. As we began choosing what to put Back the woman behind us told the cashier to ring the remaining items up on her Bill. She was so matter of fact and no nonsense about it i just stood there dumbfounded. Having failed to thank her out of speechless Ness 1 Hope she reads this As the gesture was extremely appreciated. Thank you for renewing my Faith that compassion does indeed exist in today s world. A Karen Workman Darmstadt German keeping i hair secrets in a Way i agree with the writer of the letter a not a dirty old men it is not the homosexual or the bisexual who imposes Security risks As everyone implies. I have served my 20 years but i am a a military brat also. My father was a High ranking no so i have been exposed to military life All my life. 1 still Volunteer a lot so i get to know soldiers of All Ages. And in be seen Many things. To me homosexuals Are not Security risks for they have nothing to gain or prove if they a spill  for years they have kept themselves secret. To me they Are the Best  1 have spoken to a few friends of mine who Are homosexuals about this subject. This is their reply a we want to be treated and respected As a person for our knowledge and experience in our Job be it military or civilian. Then after work we want to be left alone so we too can go Home to our loved  one slip to the wrong person and they could lose everything a their Job rank benefits respect and they could face a court martial. . Jordon Mannheim Germany pen pals i would like pen pals Between the Ages of 18 and 20. Like netball watching movies and listening to music. 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