European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes monday december 2, 1991 letters to the editor european edition circulation 100,000col Genee. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. 20vist0ski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah abettor Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Menas sports editor special sections editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 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 Tauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern. Germany Peggy Davidson. 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Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412misinformation in a recent edition an associated press article headlined a thousands line up for aids test Quot was paired with a world health organization Chart on a heterosexual transmission of  the first statement of the Chart reads a three quarters of the 8-10 million adults with the human immunodeficiency virus his have been infected through heterosexual transmission while the a article states that a the his virus is most commonly transmitted through homosexual relations or intravenous drug  this is an obvious contradiction. Health officials have repeatedly stressed that misinformation is a major fac Torvin the continuing spread of the his. Secure in their belief that Only homosexuals or drug users Are at risk millions of heterosexuals continue to engage in sexual relations with no thought of Protection. As magic Johnson has pointed out in his courageous Public admission aids is a risk for everyone. Three quarters of 8-10 million people is a Lvi million heterosexual people who did not believe they were at risk. Whether Protection is in the form of monogamy abstinence or condoms is a personal decision. But it is now a life or deals decision that everyone regardless of their sexual orientation must make. As a primary source of reliable information the Media can go far in arousing Public awareness of the risk of unsafe sex. Continuing the myth that aids is a threat primarily to Only homosexuals and drug users is irresponsible journalism at its worst. A tech. Sgt. Valerie Gorman Raf Lakenheath England Hunting excuses done to Fly As a a Purist vegetarian a i was exceptionally amused by the writer who chose to Label me naive in not realizing the increased needs of cropland yields for human consumption. He used this As an excuse to justify Hunting since habitat needed for survival of Many species of animals would be greatly reduced. In fact the extreme opposite is the Case. According to the . Department of agriculture a economic research service 45 percent of total . Land is used for livestock that wind up on the dinner table. More than 90 percent of All the Grain produced in America is used for feeding that livestock. We actually get Back Only 1 Pound of beef for every 16 pounds of Grain. An acre of Grain produces five times More protein than an acre used for meat production an acre of Beans or peas produces 10 times More and an acre of spinach 28 times More. The meat Industry is a powerful economic and political Force. Millions of dollars Are used to promote meat eating especially in schools. It has also managed to procure a substantial amount of our tax Money in the form of Federal subsidies in order to survive. Another Price we pay is the degradation of the environment. More than 50 percent of water pollution can be traced to heavily contaminated Runoff and sewage into Rivers and streams from slaughterhouses and feed lots. At least 85 percent of . Topsoil loss is directly associated with grazing. More than 50 percent of tropical rain Forest deforestation is linked to livestock raising. To grow 1 Pound of wheat requires 60 Gallons of water whereas production of a Pound of meat requires 2,500 to 6,000 Gallons of water. Becoming a vegetarian could potentially save an individual shopper at least several Hundred dollars each year thousands of dollars Over a lifetime. The savings to americans Consumers As a whole would amount to billions of dollars annually. The surplus acreage and funds no longer utilized for meat production could be used to found natural wildlife reserves and education programs that stress the importance of maintaining planetary environmental balance. You done to even have to be an animal rights activist to appreciate the facts. And the health benefits of being a a Purist vegetarian Are free. A Andrea h. Steadman Bisbee Augsburg Germany editor s note a 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 a 09211. Of 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 a 09211.getting out aids message As a school principal in a very interested in the Issue of How to approach the matter of aids with our children i.e., abstinence or Safe sex. We have succeeded in helping most children decide against using tobacco by communicating the simple truth a smoking is bad for your  this message has been pushed across the curriculum in our schools modelled by More and More adults and Well supported in the Media the tobacco lobby not withstanding. The same approach seems to have resulted in some lessening of drug use among Young people. I believe we should use a similar strategy with aids by delivering the message a abstinence is Good for your health a the a if it feels Good go for it a personal liberties lobby not withstanding. Newtons Law of action reaction is immutable and is expressed in the moral realm in terms of sowing and reaping. The truth is that a whatever a Man sows that and that Only will he reap a period. We live in a moral universe where things happen for a reason. It really is that simple. A Valdey p. Mceachren bad Hersfeldt Germany ego rip a wasted voyage every now and then a letter appears taking Issue with certain military terminologies. We recently heard about a writers problem with the a dependent  she explains that it conjures up images of the a Little woman who used to sit Home with the kiddies too dumb or unambitious to be More than chief Cook and bottle Washer. She goes on to Point out All the accomplishments of today a enlightened female. Well this May come As a Flash to you but we the Little dumb ladies dealt with All those obstacles and then some. We took care of it All without the benefits of housing referral offices child care centers support groups outreach programs Gateway a teams forums financial counselling experts and a staff of psychologists to Deal with our fears problems stress and anxieties. We followed our husbands and kept our families together marriages certainly lasted longer then than they do today. We raised our children and did it without today a common luxuries such As television Nintendo games Vars and youth and play groups. In Short we were the Backbone of the family. We volunteered because the Job needed to get done and it was done without any hubbub or special recognition. It Wasny to Lack of brains or ambition that kept us without a monthly paycheck. Our priorities were different. Our accomplishments did not need advertising and certainly could not be measured in monetary value. The military could always depend on us to get the Job done without giving anyone any problems. So please do not sneer at the a Little woman of  her Success As a wife Mother and citizen is sadly missed in today a new Way of life with the results giving us a Bleak look at the future. We simply were too Busy to sit on our Duff worrying about being called dependents. In today a world of hardships famine cruelty and endless suffering an ego trip is such a wasted voyage. A it Iristell d. Fiore Camp Darby Italy a same old fare a Chow Hall champs work miracles was the headline but the article was about making food products that for the most part would never be prepared for soldiers. The Cooks featured were doing impressive work a ranging from hours d oeuvres to table setting from food sculptures to Field  whatever happened to trying to Cook to please the soldiers How does spending a More than two weeks baking and decorating an entry for the tiered cake category of Competition improve the Quality of the Chili Mac slopped into and out of a termite does it matter to the Soldier standing in the cold mud of Gra Fenohr that the person who cooked his veal Patty can also cleverly sculpt a replica of Mickey mouse out of Marzipan granted the Cooks who have the time from their units to practice these skills Are doing themselves a favor. A a they will have valuable Job skills As civilians. Am i bitter perhaps. I just question the value of having this grand Competition when the defense budget is so tight. Forget the costs of materials used and the fuel used to Convene the usar eur contest. The expense that will go to sending the nine entrants to represent Usa eur at fort Lee is tantamount to waste and abuse. What will be the result of the final contest a few Cooks and their respective dining facilities will go Home with honors not to mention fat try checks. The soldiers who rely on the Chow Halls will wait As Ever for the same old fare. The Only difference they might notice in the Chow line will be the fancier garnishes amid the trays of food. What a shame that so much Effort will produce no appreciable improvement. �?2nd it. John c. Ling kerch guns Germany pen pals i am is yarn old. I like horseback Riding racing Tennis Baat Mon music jogging corresponding socializing a to intends and travelling. I also love americans. Julia Snake 1 co Moe Grove ram Lane Hottie id Santora. 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