European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday october 16, 1991 Dos european Edmon circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manee 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 348-6 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 Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-9659 or civilian 0471-98782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. Lynda Davidson building 2999. 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Mostly in a writing because id hate to see what humor we have in the stars and stripes be stripped away because of the fulminating watchdogs who Lack a sense of humor while still in full Possession of so Many other self proclaimed sensitivities. In his sunday column Briggs reviews a genre of exploitation films assesses their Worth answers fan mail and digressed to Odd topics a All in a humorous Way. These Are merely comical reviews of laughably bad movies. Perhaps instead of condemning the column of a movie reviewer you watchdogs out there could avoid Barking up the wrong Trees by chasing Down the producers of bad movies. Who would be your next target anyway the reporters of bad news but even that is an off Center approach. For when the watchdogs finally find those who have offended them they will discover the True object of their discomfort Freedom of speech. Just who is responsible to ensure that their sensitivities Are perpetually safeguarded or yours if the papers had to protect everyone from a offensiveness a Little news would make it into print. So As you travel through reality be prepared to face the undesirable in life like an adult because you May not be Able to ban every offensive person place or thing. A senior airman Kenneth d. Gage operation provide Comfort Home support Welcome As a Soldier in saudi Arabia 1 would like to take this Opportunity to thank All the Many people Back Home for their Strong support. When we departed the United states we left amid a flurry of yellow ribbons waving flags parades and handshakes. In saudi Arabia we were greeted with letters and gift packages addressed to a any soldiers sent from Back hone. Even though for some of us it was never out of style its great to see patriotism Back in Vogue. We Are Able to concentrate on the Job in front of us Here without having to look Over our shoulder. You can t win the Battlefield if you be lost the Home front. That is the True lesson of Vietnam. The work hours Are Long and the Days Are hot Here. Still the morale of the troops is very High because of All the support we receive from you Back at Home. You the folks at Home have done your Job. We the soldiers Over Here will do our Best not to let your Down. There is one More big favor you could do for us save some of those handshakes and parades for the soldiers. Marines airmen and sailors who fought in Vietnam and Korea for the same Justice we did. They served and sacrificed for our great country and deserve the recognition. Thanks again from All of us. A sgt. Bruce a. Raisch Adit on mo., via saudi iraqi Borde trouble at the movies last night my husband and 1 went to see 7 Ermi Tutor 2. It was full of the language and violence Arnold Schwarzenegger is known for. 1  just sit Back and watch the movie though because right behind me was a cute Little Blond girl about 3 years old. Every time someone got blown up or a big knife stuck through their face 1 turned around to watch her face. Her parents tried to keep her quiet and answer questions. Unfortunately every time we go to an a rated movie there Are always Many babies and children under 10 also watching. Parents Why do you bring your Small children to a rated movies can to you find a baby Sitter or make a Deal with other parents they could watch your kids while you go to the restricted movies and you return the favor later. Don t you think terminator 2 could scare your kids it sure scared me. A Gina Haldeman Firth Germany 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.censor yourself not me this letter is in reaction to the letter a not a comical  the gentleman who wrote the letter Calls for Complete censorship of material because he failed to in his own words a a. Review the material first. Because of his failure to first Check what he was buying for his son he now Calls for it to be pulled from the shelves so that no one else can enjoy or read the same material. 1 understand that the Point of his message was that he Felt that the Magazine placed Blacks in a stereotypical Light. 1 wont argue with that. My argument is with this attitude of americans that if it offends me then no other person should be Able to use this material. Because of this same attitude High schools across America have pulled such classics As Huckleberry finn and Tom Sawyer from the shelves denying students a piece of our literary heritage. These same attitudes Block education of Safe sex to our Young ones in the fear of a if its taught  think its  in the meantime we suffer from an overabundance of teen age pregnancy and a spreading of aids. Please preview for yourself anything that you feel might help your son to read. In the meantime 1 will follow your advice and a a. Decide what a right and Good for. My family. I suggest you do the same and quit doing it for me. A 1st it. Scott c. Hull Geilenkirche Germany a emergency phone lips in reply to a letter titled a emergency dealing a i would like to say that although the new Hub communities have recently standardized certain Telephone numbers the emergency Telephone numbers have been standardized for several years. You should take into account that the emergency dealing system in Europe is set up differently to that in the United states. In Europe fire departments and military police each have their own individual alarm control centers that can be reached under different emergency numbers. The emergency numbers Are however uniform throughout All United letters to the editor states military communities in Europe ets 117 for fire ets 114 for police. In the United states emergency control centers Are consolidated so that when the number 911 is dialled a Central alarm receives the information and relays it to the pertinent emergency services. In Europe Community fire departments provide information to incoming personnel on emergency Telephone numbers during Community incoming briefings and self help classes held in each military Community. The sponsors who attend such meetings should pass on this information to each family member especially the children. In addition to this it is a requirement to have emergency Telephone numbers listed on each individual Telephone instrument. Your fire department can provide you with labels a Label 46 if you require any. It is also a Good idea to train the children during Home fire drills of what actions to take in an emergency situation. This training should include familiarizing them with the emergency Telephone numbers. Your Community fire department will gladly assist you if necessary. A Ken isted chief fire prevention and Protection bad Kreuz Nach Germany a false assumptions on e0 in response to All of the letters both for and against the Validity of the charges of racism in the military i would just like to say that As sane and rational human beings you must realize that it is extremely arrogant for anyone to deny the existence of something based on his or her ignorance of it. Whether you Are caucasian african american hispanic or otherwise is irrelevant. The fact that you have not personally seen or experienced racism or prejudice in the military does no to mean that it does t exist. I agree that the system is theoretically fair but the a a system is really nothing More than a set of rules and guidelines that Are left to be interpreted and enforced by individuals. Are any of you willing to give your word that no one in a decision making position exploits the system by letting his or her own personal feelings and biases influence decisions Are you willing to vouch for the integrity of some individual you do not know whose background motivations and personal feelings Are unknown to you probably not yet Many of the writers insinuate that the charges Are invalid. Does that mean that the african americans who made the equal Opportunity complaints were lying some writers even stooped to name calling a a whiners a a failures Quot Etc. 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