European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday january 18, 1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manes 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. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3420659 or civilian 0471 -08702. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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In a sure these reports Are written out of True concern but How can the non existent differences Between people and the Issue of racism die when we Are constantly bringing these thoughts to the foreground perhaps if we leave such differences alone instead of emphasizing them we will All be better off. A William Tull Raf High Wycombe England education is the key i want to commend the writer of a educate  his final statement a find out about yourself yourself a is the key to the advancement of our human society. Education is the key to overcoming problems including ignorant and stubborn prejudices. While most of us Are not scholars we do have Access to libraries and other information sources. One cannot accept All printed word As fact however the truth usually comes out if All sources Are carefully studied and considered. In the past a Black history has been seriously neglected in the american education system. Other facets of history have also been left out or distorted. It is useless to try to place blame. We need to Correct the crime rather than waste time on finding the cause or criminal. Until the time when this problem is corrected americans really do need to a find out about themselves for themselves. American parents need to influence educational growth in their children to the Best of their ability. While Many unforgivable atrocities were committed by Western ancestors any Given person must not be ashamed of his or her race religion sex or culture. Instead one should focus on the present by learning from the past. Turn off the television. Pick up a Book and educate yourself a . Harris Sembach a Germany 1oor Yanina what a sad article that was about Yarima the Yano mama Indian who married the anthropologist Ken Good. In a sure she loves this loud colourful world we live in but to allow her to live in it without telling her that a lot of what we do is no Good is a crime. If her children had been raised in the Jungle they would have been breast fed. Everyone in the Western world knows that breast feeding is Best for babies. In a sure no one told Yarima this. In the Jungle she consumed fresh fruits and vegetables and had a Low fat Complete diet. Now she eats fast food. In a sure no one has told her that our Western diet is conducive to clogged arteries breast cancer and All the other maladies that Are foreign to her people. We think that our fast noisy world is better than any other culture but we re wrong. The Yano mama Haven t depleted the Ozone layer spilled Oil in the Ocean or created so much garbage there is nowhere to put it. They should be told that they have a wonderful life and that they should just stay put in the Jungle. They Are very Happy and we should leave them alone. The article said it All a when there is so much to do and no people to talk to All we feel is boredom. What a sad place to live. Poor Yarima. A Lenore e. Dimov Kaiserslautern Germany 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.yn interest in interest Don t blame holidays i am writing about a column titled a America gaining too Many phantom holidays Quot by Marilyn Geewax. I would like to Point out to is. Geewax that in Germany All businesses were closed at Christmas for 2l/2 Days i Days for new years two Days or More for easter plus a few other occasions that i cannot think of right now. People Here do not even have to use annual leave As this is part on such occasions of the Legal work schedule As Well As a 37/38-hour work week and six weeks yearly vacation As opposed to three weeks in the United states and this Only after several years in the same Job. It is just about the same All Over Europe although Germany is probably a bit More generous. Even Switzerland which a a stuck to the three week yearly vacation until recently now gives four weeks i believe. As i hear it even the japanese arc beginning to think that they work too much. I do not believe that a phantom holidays Quot in the United states Are to blame for americans economic woes. The germans Are doing Well economically with time to enjoy the fruit of their labor. . Abslon Owci Brincken Germany according to an article in the july 1991 edition of the noncommissioned officers association journal 1992 will be the first fiscal year in history that the United states will spend More just on interest on the National debt than it will on defense. I done to know about anyone else but that really gets my Goat. In be written to All my elected officials in Washington including president Bush and expressed my views on this subject. I urge anyone else upset by this outrage to do the same. A staff sgt. Michael d. Busby Wiesbaden Germany a anti gun non fanatic it seems to me that the vocal majority of your readers feels strongly about the right to Bear arms. 1 have Strong feelings about the same Issue but in the opposite direction. I would like to Point out a few things to your readers to perhaps let them understand that a few of the anti gun Side Are not fanatics. Let me begin by stating that i am not a member of Peta people for the ethical treatment of animals or any other wildlife group. I like animals but in a no fanatic. However to All you Hunters who just go to commune with nature a in a not buying it. Take a hike take a camera and picnic lunch a nobody has to get shot. If you re worried about starving animals and culling herds take some food with you and feed the animals or let Mother nature take its course. Fishermen practice catch and release. Maybe you ought to try it too with a camera. Target shooting is a sport. However most avid shooters will Tell you that most pistols Are highly inaccurate. Do we need hand guns Only if you want to kill someone. A pistol is meant to kill and nothing else. Home Protection and the welfare of our loved ones is a concern we All share but if you look at statistics on How Many crimes Are stopped by gun wielding citizens you la realize having a handgun in the Home Isnit going to help. It might help your child kill himself or a Friend though. Of the one about burglars not wanting to go in if they know a gun is around most burgers Don t know a whole lot about their victims unless they re after something specific a like a gun. A sgt. Daniel Williams Raf bin Walers England Holiday postal delay this is a very special thanks to All those people working in the postal service no ensured the Christmas gifts mailed to us from my wife a sister made it to us in such a timely manner. Yvonne mailed our gifts from Texas on nov. 27, it was apparent that the postal service was very concerned with getting gifts to their destination on time to be enjoyed by All on Christmas. We got the Box on Jan. 2. I can understand delays during the Christmas Rush but give me a break. Of if you re wondering the Box Wasny to a Small one that might have been easily overlooked somewhere in route it measured 131/2 by 25vi by 15 a that a inches not Millimetres. I think before you All Start finding reasons to up the postal costs in the future How about finding ways to move the mail a Little better. A Vic Winnall Vilseck Germany pen pals 1 am 27 years old. And i enjoy Reading travelling and going to the Cinema. A Jane Mcchesney 7 Spring court Ellesmere St. Runcorn. Cheshire wa7 1bq England i am 26 years old and my hobbies Are singing dancing. Going to parties and watching movies. Novlette s. Mclean Commodore District Linstead . St. Catherine Jamaica West indies i am 32 years old and i like going out Lor a drink travelling. Listening to music watching to and videos and swimming. I have a Good sense of humor and get along Well with people anyone out there interested in writing to me Julie Larcombe 8 no tree court Beanacre Road Melksham Wiltshire sn12 8ag England i am 21 years old and my hobbies Are singing dancing and writing letters Alene say am pork Calipayan. Central Lopez fab Negros Occidental Philippines 6123 i am interested in Bible prophecy Whf. Genealogy correspondence and country amp Western music. A Jennie Mahone 100 Pennels or. Rochester. N y. 14626 i am 21 years old and my hobbies Are making friends. Reading and watching sports Rebecca n. Bayer mom bog Hila Itan 6214 Gui Huangan Negros Oriental Philippines i would like to write to Young american people whose fathers Are stationed Here in Germany i am 16 years old and interested in the United Stales and the English language i like sports especially track events and country music. H you Are Between the Ages of 14 and 18. Drop me a line. A Angela Gosmann Schloss str. 29 5600 Wuppertal 2 Germany