European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday March 4, 1992 thes european edition col Oene e. Townsend Usan Corrender to Bistier Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor Deborah aether news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bill Walter european editor Bryan Nolan City editor Georg Manas 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 a 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 news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Lela phone ets 3428659 of civilian 0471-68782. 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Now the German government wants to include service members pay when computing payroll taxes on american spouses who work on the Economy. Now that we americans have completed our Mission in Europe the Only concern that Germany has is How much can we manage to get out of the americans before they Are All gone. A Robert n. Olsen Ansbach Germany the a Reward mix up i have a question on something i heard on the an news. I think i heard that those soldiers who were overpaid during operation desert shield storm and who Are still paying the government Back will receive a paid in full notice and the forgiveness of any remaining debt. In addition those soldiers who have already repaid the government everything they had been overpaid will receive a refund of some of this Money. Who thought this up what happens to All those soldiers who did not get overpaid will these soldiers get the extra a a free Money to make them even with those who got overpaid my husband was in saudi Arabia from january through May 1991. Thanks to the careful attention and efficiency of our Pac personnel and administration Center and commander we received our extra entitlements Only for the period that we deserved them. My husband risked his life in the desert along with everyone else who wears the combat Patch. So Why Are some soldiers being Quot rewarded Quot and others Are not a Ellen m. Wadsworth Sandhofer Germany Brady is being exploited. Jim Brady is a sad and tragic figure. The sadness of his condition is cheapened by those who exploit him. Simply by examining his statements we realize the terrible extent of his brain damage. In a certain to be castigated for pointing out that obvious fact Brady suggests that John Hinckley would Nave been deterred if the most recent gun control Bill had been enacted. Not True. Hinckley had neither a criminal record nor a Public history of mental illness. He was a Legal resident of Texas when he purchased his revolver several months before he used it on former president Reagan and Brady in 1981. Brady was Reagan a press Secretary. A firearms Are much too powerful for Hunting a Brady says revealing a sad ignorance of the subject matter. Even a diminutive .22-caliber rim fire Cartridge is dangerous for a mile by the Way Hinckley s gun was a .22-caliber. Speaking of the recent Killeen Texas deaths Quot i guess we re just going to have to kill people in every congressional District before they get the  incredible. What a his Point people have died from stabbings and bludgeoning in every congressional District. I fervently Hope Bradys rehabilitation continues and he is restored to his previous mental state. If he continues to work for gun control so be it but at least he would be Able to do so based on his own thoughts and not those who so callously use him. A Jack else Ramsten a 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A 91 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.why not air the positive this is my second tour in Europe and in be watched american forces network for five years. Every Black history month i have seen Afna a Black history specials. An always broadcasts shows about Blacks struggling Blacks trying to make it and Blacks in poverty. Or. Martin Luther King or. Did no to achieve. He died before he achieved. He struggled for the achievers. Just once i would like my children to see Blacks who Are going somewhere positive role models my 12-, 9 and 3-year-old can draw inspiration from. Done to show my children the Black families without fathers those on welfare and drugs or Blacks in crack houses and in jail. Instead they need to see Black doctors lawyers presidents of companies and corporations. Show them Black educators and the Black educated. Show my children Blacks in Nice neighbourhoods. I am showing my children they can achieve. I am currently attending College for my associates degree As a paralegal specialist and then my bachelors in criminology. So while you Are showing them ill teach them to be Black and proud a Sharon Valentine Mannheim Germany a olympic glory lost on to the olympics a legacy of Greece. The very name Quot olympics conjures up images of the worlds finest athletes summoning All their skills after years off Rueline practice to compete intensely fervently hoping to bring glory to themselves and to their countries. Unlike the super bowl the olympics Are held Only once every four years. So with eagerness i counted Down the Days until i could join the vast audiences admiring and cheering participants As we gathered around our tvs. Prime time coverage live a it All seemed so promising. And Here i was in Germany right next door to France where All the action was a not even a time zone difference to worry about. Lbs was in charge of entertainment via american forces network. Popcorn ready i was All set. Power on. In no time however reality slapped anticipation into submission. Our on the spot hosts were obviously More concerned with ancillary information. Bespectacled Harry Smith functioned As chief relayed Greg Gumbel As Snow pelted umbrella wielding commentator on French cooking Etc. And Mark Mcewen reluctantly but amiably inter letters to the editor erupted his . Weather forecasts with such pertinent titbits As French dance demonstrations and interviews with a French Princess. More often than the human brain is capable of computing and storing All commentators loomed in the foreground with Only a hint of the olympians in the background. I rented a Multi system to from the local pick up Point to Salvage some of the games. The glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome have paled irreparably beside the trivia that was lbs. A Constance key Steuber Frankfurt Germany a wild wild Wall Street its difficult to believe that we Are in any kind of recession. Worldwide Stock markets Are booming like never before. What is happening is that world markets Are discarding the traditional role of earnings and replacing it with the More vibrant concept of computer controlled gambling. Today there is Little Opportunity to invest but rather a great Opportunity to speculate. Speculative fever is driving the markets. In America Many financial experts Are predicting a Dow of 6,000 within just a few years. On Wall Street a portion of the Stock Market operates like the wild West but instead of Riding horses Many Are Riding the yield curve buy a longer term investment with a Shorter term loan that Cost less than the investment. These types of transactions produce what is called Quot free Money a and can be used to finance a a a can to miss Deal. For example with free Money one could Purchase medical and biotechnology stocks and see these stocks Rise 5 to 9 Points a Day. In addition there Are numerous video like Stock games that can yield a handsome profit almost instantaneously. The possibilities of making a Fortune with a Quot can to miss manipulation Are staggering. Scientists claim that Energy can Only be produced from another form of Energy. However every Day the Market contradicts this so called Law and shows that the free lunch is alive and Well or a least metaphorically Quot Money grows on Trees and geese can Lay Golden  just recently i heard on the world business report bbl that astrology is now being used As a Stock Market pre Dicter. There seems to be no limit. Today the Market is on the threshold of a relentless Rise of the Dow and Price earnings ratios too. The Only obstacle in sight might be inflation which could Force the Market to rejoin the Economy. Then its time for new technology to be called into service. 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