European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday january 17, 1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor letters to the editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manea 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, cart Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 342. 8659 or Civili an 04 71-b6782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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There can be Little doubt that he has probably infected a number of other individuals. A a remember there is now no cure for aids. He will be As responsible for their untimely Early deaths As sure As it he shot knifed or strangled them with his hands. Johnson should not be praised lie should be ridiculed and scorned for his incredibly stupid immature and irresponsible personal behaviour and conduct. I place him in the same category As the other Masc murderers of 1991. In those cases the pfc is an accurate count of the dead. In Johnson Scase we will never know the total number of his victims. A John m. Kamenar or. Baum older Germany Hope Santa brought books a Brief but Well reasoned letter by John Marsh of Furth Germany commenting on the a crisis in education also cited two recent books and a Magazine article in support of his views. Ironically one need look no further than elsewhere in the very same Issue of the paper . 12 for a fundamental problem in the system. A in a letter to Santa Claus a sixth grader praises his English teacher for making that letter the Only Homework assignment he has had that Quarter. A letter to Santa As a proper Homework assignment for the sixth Grade notwithstanding the wish list it contained was also instructive As were the four others appearing on the same Page. They and nearly All other letters to Santa making their seasonal appearance in the pages of the Slars and stripes shared a common exclusion of books As a desired item. As for those rare children who did ask Lor books i sincerely Hope Santa was Good to them. A Albert Krehbiel Frankfurt Germany l t s take Civ of our own this letter is in response to the Man who wrote in support of foreign Aid. My question is while we Are helping other countries who s helping us i Low Many countries Are worried about our homeless starving and unemployed your figures slated is billion in foreign Aid would Only be $200 Tor each unemployed person. It s obvious you Don t understand what $200 would do for a Mother whose child is starving to death or needs shoes. I Low Many people could go to College with that Money it we helped these people before they were in this shape we would t have i Many out there. Some people might say its someone s own fault if they Are starving. Explain that to a 3-year-old child. I say let those with extra Money Send it to Russia and let s keep that Money at Home. Its politicians with these kinds of ideas who keep sending Money away and ignore our problems who have put this Economy in the shape it s in. A sgt. Sandra a. Shirley Wurzburg Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions arc published daily in this space. All letters must he 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. Left do some rebuilding Phis is in response to a supporter of David Duke. Without question there is an excessive amount of abuse within our system of government but its not just a badly abused welfare system it includes the shameful disgrace of the savings and Loans scandal As Well As the have no Wand pay later ideology of past administrations. No one should condemn anyone a principles if they Are in Earnest. But i blame no one for polarizing his past. If America is beyond the needs of affirmative action and school busing it is our responsibility As americans to build upon this foundation for which we have fought so Long. I believe in the american dream. Not a Black dream or a White dream but an american dream. Please let us not be so presumptuous As to think America Only has a couple of problems. But let us be cooperative so that we May solve these problems. A airman Derrick l. Green Raf Aconbury England Duke s Davs numbered just when i think that racism and prejudice arc a thing of the past i run across a letter published in this column that totally blows my mind. In response to a Duke gets support wherein the writer declares his allegiance with David Duke and his obvious racism i say it is time that the Kkt and All their worldwide supporters not hide their prejudices hut he honest with themselves. If you truly believe in what you say then Wear your White costumes proudly and done to disassociate yourselves from your brother Klansman. Be bold and be Brave. After or. Duke and his no. 1 supporter have ended welfare will they then find jobs for those single mothers who Are not As educated As themselves during their klan marches i suggest that they hand out tree birth control so that they can decrease the population of those who Are not of aryan descent. Know this David Duke and support ers your Days Are numbered because our dream is still alive. Only through education and Opportunity will the welfare system and its effects be no longer needed. A Theresa Morgan Raf Mildenhall England Lanau deserves credit what docs a High school football team have to do to attract the attention of the Slars and stripes if it wears the colors of Frankfurt or Wiesbaden dressing out for each game is seemingly sufficient. This act alone guarantees Lead stories special Section coverage numerous photographs and endless accolades. But play 30 Miles to the cast in Lanau. And one drops precipitously below the journalistic horizon. Would you notice if Hanau a 1991 team went from last place the previous year to competing for the championship that Hanau a undersized offensive line could generate so much yardage afraid not. That this was accomplished despite a last minute move from the a to the aaa division sorry again. Evidently there was Only one sure Way for Hanau to get a headline play Frankfurt. Any Frankfurt game is big news. Such spotty clearly preferential sports coverage could perhaps be forgiven were the season ending honors and laurels fairly distributed. But for Hanau with its 6-2 aaa record not to have even one player selected for All Europe honors for first year coach Joel Lambson to go completely unrecognized for the Hanau team not even to rate a Mere mention in the . 5 announcement article is an obnoxious oversight for a publication purporting to be the a a Hometown paper of service families overseas. A it. Col. M. 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