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I am also proud of the accomplishments of All americans. The color of their skin or the country of their origin is coincidental. But i just can to get into an uproar Over the racial classification of the ancient egyptians or the question of whether the prehistoric africans were the a Sun people and the prehistoric europeans were the a Nice  when i visit the Vatican and gaze upon the sistine Chapel ceiling my Chest does not swell with Pride that Michelangelo was an italian. I am awed by the almost divine Beauty of the ceiling. I was awed by the pyramids and the Temple at Abu Sembel in Egypt by the top Capi Palace in Istanbul Turkey by the arc Detriomphe in Paris and by other artistic accomplishments created by a Host of people of different races. As americans we All need to remember where we came from but More important than that we need to unite to forge ahead for the future. We Are not italian americans or afro americans. We done to need the prefix and the Hyphen. We Are americans. We As americans have a great National heritage that is unique to the rest of the world. Done to be a Finger Pointer or a crybaby. Acknowledge the accomplishments of our ancestors and done to criticize your fellow americans ancestors. Concentrate on the accomplishments of the american people. Show the rest of the world that we Are indeed a United United states. That was then. This is now a senior chief Petty officer . Coppola Naples Italy say to Queena Malika Pika Tiffany Frieda Annisa Sandy misty Monica Nicole Flanders and the one and Onty mrs. Evans that the basketball families Are proud of you and in our hearts you won the Gold. A Patricia Barto Wurzburg 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 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, Apoate 09211. Children feel stress too during the past several weeks i have noticed More and More parents Yelling obscenities slapping and even kicking their children. Some As Young As toddlers. I have seen it at the pm the commissary the Bowling Center and in the parking  know there is a lot of stress during this time of draw Down with some families not knowing when they Are leaving or where they Are heading. However our children feel our stress  need to talk to our children explain what is going on in the family and listen to their Many questions and fears. Physical and verbal abuse Are not the answer. A Cherri Ligon Mainz Fin then Germany a map criticized to value the almighty Dollar As the Bot Tom line then not Only has it lost touch with the everyday problems Blacks face today but it also Nas become a part of those problems. A Kenneth v. Cuvelier Raf upper Heyford England no virtue in debt payoffs two recent articles reported men paying off old debts a one a $25 debt for pulling guard duty about 1941 and one a $33.95 debt for medical services in 1929. There is no virtue in paying old debts at face value. Examination of interest rates and Price indexes Over the years involved suggests that the Soldier should have paid his surrogate $250-$350, and the fellow with the appendectomy should have paid the Hospital $750-$1,000. Coincidentally that last figure fits right in with the Cost of the operation today reported in the article As $3,000-$4,000. He originally paid a of his debt a of the Price today would be $750-$1,000. If those Fellows Are serious about making old debts Good they should be repaying value for value a not Dollar for Dollar with the depreciated dollars that a half Century a delay has created. A col. Joseph e. Boling Heidelberg Germany spanking Loving teaching this is to the people who oppose spanking and speak of gaining respect. They say you get no respect when you spank Only fear. The statement that morality or the message is lost when a child is spanked is contradictory to Bible scripture. I believe that children disciplined out of love will Benefit from it. I believe that morals should be practice by the teacher of such. The Parent is responsible for rearing the child and that includes spanking Loving and teaching. A James e. Rice Darmstadt Germany Wurzburg girls won Gold Wurzburg High school should be commended for instructing the was aaa girls basketball team with a healthy cynical attitude regarding sports a winning is the Only  the team May not be a winning team but they Are a great team. They practice their hearts out four nights a week. They put themselves on the line for the sheer Joy of playing the game and for the respect and affection they Felt for Rosalyn Evans their wonderful coach last week at Mannheim aaa and a basketball cheer leading tournaments were held. The Wurzburg bus arrived with Only five minutes of the opening ceremonies remaining. They had their game 50 minutes later after a 2vi-hour bus ride. They lost 31-23 and were sent Back Home. Most other losing teams remained for the entire Tournai the entire tournament should be part of the sports experience. Olympic teams stay from Start to finish but then they do operate with a different sports philosophy. T if Money were the Issue 1 am sure something could have been worked out. But winning or rather losing was the Issue Here because the rooms had already been reserved. Heart spirit and dedication do not count. Support from fellow students the school paper and various members of the faculty can Only be counted on if you Are winning. 1 am a basketball mom and i want to ers out there thought they smelled a rat when they read the feb. 25 Story titled a Blacks say civil rights groups out of  i refer to the response of Benjamin l. Hooks executive director of the National association for the advancement of coloured people to the results of a nationwide Survey in which More than 94 percent of the respondents said they Felt that civil rights groups had become removed from everyday problems. Hooks said a How dare somebody Tell me what we ought to do when they done to give me a  i see. 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