European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday january 16, 1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend. Usan commander up Wisher Bernard a. 20vist0ski editor Deborah aether news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bill Welker european editor Buyert Nolen City editor George Manet special sections editor to write us unit 29480 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 Jami Jones ext. 226. Business ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clemson building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471 -88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Lynda a Videon. 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Using such a headline for an article entering on Bush a visit to Australia is just another example of the extraordinary Japan bashing that has been carried too far in our coif try. It has to be stopped if we plan on building a world that can live together in peace. A Doria Ransom marburg Germany no disrespect intended i have to respond to the letter written about the 549th Maint cons being forgotten. In a sure the writer of the original letter who was reminding everyone that 1/7 air defense arty had troops in saudi Arabia was not meaning to forget or to slight anyone and was Only seeking to remind that there Are still troops there. On behalf of the 1/7 air defense arty battalion family support group id like to apologize for any misunderstanding or exclusions of 549th in any Way. Id also like to invite these writers to come to one of our meetings. We have an open door policy supplying a forum to handle suggestions ideas or grievances from individuals or Battery company representatives. We could use their input. Lets work together and enjoy our time in 1/7 air defense arty As Well As in Europe. A Cathy Benson Kaiserslautern German misinformation mess ing a part time Job so that the student must budget not Only Money but also time. Because there is nobody around to ensure that the student reports for work attends class pays Bills or completes Homework assignments there Are Many opportunities for failure. However since All officers need impeccable credentials we can assume those who were commissioned not Only made Good grades but were also Good citizens. Now at which Point do Academy students eclipse civilian students and in what areas is it in self discipline or acceptance or responsibility is it in the Quality of instruction received even after i transferred to a More affordable College All my professors had doctorate degrees and most had published books in their specially. In a proud of our service academies As i believe most americans Are. After 17 years in the military however i have been unable to ascertain any appreciable difference in the Quality of new officers based on source of commissioning. A capt. Grant Huskey Torrejon a Spain editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211, suddenly the soldiers who were Eligi . Not leaping blindly ble for voluntary separation have been narrowed to those no were about to be put out anyway. Many soldiers were misinformed by people who did no to have their pcs Ana qts together and obviously crossed the finish line before they started. Voluntary separation remember what your dad told you a never Volunteer for anything. A Ron Megginson Rhein main a Germany no appreciable difference a recent article was titled Quot Law affecting military academies unfair to graduates officials  i Admire the dedication and discipline a Young person must exhibit to Complete the academies commissioning requirements. But i submit that those commissioned through other sources have Likely worked just As diligently in obtaining their College degree and subsequent commissioning. While Academy students Are More exposed to military Structure history and traditions the very nature of Academy life often isolates them from Many daily experiences with which civilian students must Cope and that become an integral part of their education. Practically All the students i met in College were paying All or part of their expenses. College expenses include More than books and tuition. Things an Academy student might take for granted rent groceries utilities clothing Etc must be paid for. Often this Means Tak has there Ever been anyone so uninformed As Anthony Lewis on Little England . 19 ? had Britain fully joined the euro Eean monetary system we might As Well ave closed Down parliament and sent our maps Home for Good. What it would have meant to us is that we would have handed total Power to gather and spend Money in Britain to an unelected body in Brussels that has no interest in Britain making our government almost redundant. The amerian equivalent is letting a group of brazilians columbian argentines etc., in say Rio Tell America what taxes to raise what interest rates to charge what to spend Money on and what not to do. So Why is Only Britain against this Well our newspapers especially the tabloids have kept the people informed throughout with the exception of a few tabloids which support the opposition labor party who have a knee Jerk reaction against anything the government proposes. Jacques Delors the unelected French Mastermind or so he believes behind the european Community does no to like Britain but if he wants to know what is going on at the meetings he reads the British papers because no other papers in Europe report them in anything other than the slightest details. Bild a German newspaper was recently stirred into life and asked its German readers who Are All for monetary Union if they would ditch the Germany Mark for the ecu Delors got the name from an old French Coin letters to the editor Over 96 percent said they wanted to keep the Mark. Yet joining the monetary system fully the Mark would be the first thing to go along with the 11 other local currencies. Proof that the germans like the rest except Britai Nare leaping blindly into this. The reason is probably because on Continental Europe its like America. Where an american drives into other states for shopping Days out etc., the europeans drive into other countries which Are All around them. The Only problem is that each time they have to change their currency and lose Money doing so and changing Back. On the surface it looks a Good Deal for them but wait until the pen pushers in Brussels get Busy. Chaos May erupt. This will not trouble some of them since they Only obey the  directives they like and ignore the others. Only stupid Britain obeys All its agreed to obey. Michael Hill Mildenhall England a hero was Lucky after Reading an article recently about a customer stopping a robbery with a firearm i could imagine the smug glee in the ranks of the Flag waving and Era dues paying gun crowd. However several serious Points need to be addressed. Not All gun owners Are criminals or irresponsible or negligent. However quite obviously More than a few Are. Where did the men whom this self styled Wyatt Earp gunned Down get their weapons legally purchased from All the letters in be read it seems that would be impossible. Or perhaps they stole them from someone who did no to care enough to properly secure them. Second who appointed this Clint Eastwood Wannabe judge jury and executioner aside from his own criminal endangerment of the other patrons this a a hero chose to gun Down several men. Emphasis Here is not on a Stop a robbery but on a kill the robbers. A maybe someone should use this Guys own logic and gun him Down before he causes a roomful of innocent bystanders to get killed. Reality is this Guy was very stupid and very Lucky. Last our Constitution gives us the right to Bear arms. However do you think our founding fathers envisioned teen agers gunning one another Down Over drugs Tennis shoes and shirt colors if arming our citizenry with handguns is such a great idea then Why Are More people killed each Day in America with handguns than Are killed each year the handguns than Are killed each year in Britain of the same Means must be All those gun toting brits gunning Down killers before they strike. Daniel  Raf Ben Waters England pen pals i am 24 years old and i would Ilka to have pen pals from All Over the world. 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