European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars and stripes monday March 9, 1992 Hie s european edition . Townsend Usan command publish or Bernard a. Zov1stosk1 editor wit walk european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Notan 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 34b-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 news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Oehmann Ken Clauson building 103. Cart Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3420659 or civilian 0471-68782. 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Lack of Good English skills will reduce opportunities for people leaving the army. One cannot go to any activity frequented by soldiers pm Hospital Etc without hearing sentences with double negatives a two a a not words in one sentence a for example a the Don t need that no  a a not should be replaced with  i also hear the incorrect use of singular and plural context a a the done to in the previous sentence should be a the does no to. Also prevalent is a i seen a instead of a i have seen or a i  and lets not forget that Ever popular word a a ainu to used instead of  the army has done its soldiers a disservice not to assist in teaching grammar. Army advertisements frequently hype the training a person receives ports warehouses recreational facilities. You get the picture. Hundreds of millions of dollars have Only recently been spent in renovations for the very communities we Are signing Ivl a v4 j a a a w 4 away. Why Are we allowing this con uld a a a  urdu r v j v Gress should be called to account. If we sold the returned properties for 1 percent of fair Market value to the governments involved we could at least recoup 1 percent of what would otherwise be a total financial loss. We might begin to see the peace dividend. P. Help bring costs Back to reality. A Karen w. Fader Pitburg Germany when they join but without the communications ski a cations skills to accompany the technical skills the sex Soldier will face the new Job Market Only half prepared. A Janet l. Muncie Frankfurt 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 a be and manner. Letters should dressed 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 _. _. J. _ sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Reverse discrimination medieval program set first i would like to say that in a not nor have i Ever been prejudiced. But 1 am very concerned about the Way discrimination is being handled in our country. Blacks have things like miss Black America Black magazines Black clubs and Black history month just to name a few. You Don t see miss White America on television or All White clubs or an All White Magazine. Why because this would be discrimination. A certain amount of jobs Are held for Black people because they Are Black and not necessarily because they Are better qualified. The same goes for scholarships. I probably will anger a lot of people with this letter but i believe it causes a lot of bitterness and adds to the racial tension in the United states today. And i personally feel our country has a giant Case of reverse discrimination on its  we All want True Equality i believe we should not allow such exceptions which would be considered racist if a White person were to do it. A Barbara j. Oliver Pitburg Germany the recreation centers at Cambrai Fritsch Cavern and Kelley Barracks in Darmstadt would Welcome All groups with hobbies of role playing games to meet and use our facilities. We would like to invite groups from All areas to a nit a 1 Contact us for a future medieval . I a. T at i. A.9. Gram titled a Midsummer night s a up a dream planned for saturday june a Suzanne Lehmann Cyk recreation Center car 431, Box 236 Apo a 09175 Darmstadt Germany phone ets 348-6226 or 6287. Performance was magical costly peace dividend letters to the editor raise awareness worldwide and contribute funds to aids research than or. Earvin a a magic Johnson �?1st la Adrian Williams enlighten me please. Week after week i read endless reports and commentaries concerning three major topics All of which greatly Impact american taxpayers a base closures. A the spiralling budget deficit. A Pentagon budget cuts. Am i the Only person that sees a connections i look at the hundreds of billions of dollars americans have paid in German rent contracted salaries building supplies etc., to create a capital in prove Mentse on German property i ave to wonder Why the United states is giving entire modern communities to a foreign government. Will the Money for these returned facilities be credited Back into the Mili Tail s accounts will the cities repay us for the modern hospitals offices schools apartment buildings shopping centers Industrial shops airports sea Hanau Germany pulling for magic i am writing to you because i have heard enough people Gripe and complain about magic Johnson especially the writer of a magic goes  How can the writer say that it was a major disappointment to see magic on the court at the All Star game magic was trying to prove that just because you have his human immunodeficiency virus it does no to mean you have to Stop doing All the things that you enjoy doing. Furthermore magic did not take a roster spot from a Well deserving player As the writer stated. He was Given an exemption As the 13th player on the team. Normally the team consists of Only 12 players. The reason he was Given the special exemption was because the fans voted him in and Isnit that for whom the game is anyway the writer then stated that magic should a Stop feeling sorry for himself and do some Good for the  How can you say that he is feeling sorry for himself when you hear him say a a in la Deal with  you done to hear him crying for anything and he openly admits that what he did was wrong. He has also started the magic Johnson foundation for aids research and is on the aids commission As a spokesman. Magic has stated that this is just another Challenge for him to overcome and even though i do not agree with How he acquired the virus in a pulling for him All the Way. A Scott Spence Naples Italy pen pals 1 am 16 years old and i would like to have pen pals in the american forces. I like pop mus discos Reading walking my dog and going out with friends. A we Smith 2 swin Clytie close Gomersal Cleckheaton Westwo rehire bd19 4bg England i am 25 years old separated from my husband and have we Small children. I would like to write to people in in a recent letter titled a magic goes overboard a it was stated that magic Johnson should end his playing Days As a professional basketball player. In defense of magic one of the greatest players Ever to Grace the Hardwood i would like to say it was not a disappointment to watch magic play in the All Star game. For millions of sports fans who love to watch showmanship determination and elegance displayed in one performance it was a Beautiful moment in history when we were blessed with the pleasure of seeing one of the worlds greatest athletes do what he does Best a and that s to Marvel us with his magical talents on the basketball court once again. The writer also said a a Well deserving player who worked hard All season was bumped from the team to make room for magic and his  apparently the writer did not watch the Allstar game because if he had he would have known that an extra Slot was allotted to the Western conference squad. Therefore no a we 11-deserving" players were omitted from the team. The fans did not see a Man who was out there feeling sorry for himself As was stated. But instead we saw a Man displaying to the world that life goes on. So whether a person has his human immunodeficiency virus or any other disability through determination anything is possible. As for magic a rising to the occasion a what one individual has done More to the 25-33 age group. A Louise Harvey 61 Stone Elk Kett Brook Tam Urath staffs England i am 25 years old and i am looking for american pen pals in Europe Between the Ages of 23 to 30. A Elizabeth Bamford 59 Bellum Lane Darlington co. Durham dl3 0lw England Are you a member of the . Marines Are you in the 25-35 age group do you have a sense of humor Are you bored and would you like a bit of Sunshine in your Mailbox if so put a bit of Sunshine into ours i a Anne Farrell a Sandie Wright 32 Beach Road South sea Hampshire p05 2jh, England i am 29 years old and a single Parent. I love reggae and soul Musk and i also love to dance. I like to keep fit and lilt weights. A Mandy Kendrick 66 Hendon Road Leicester le3 6ax England i am 22 years old and my hobbles Are music going to discos swimming travelling and going for drives. I am a non smoker. A Susan Eastwood 32 Uplands Road Orpington br6 or Kant England i am 16 years old and would like to have pen pals in the armed forces stationed anywhere in the world. I am a part time nurse and i am still attending College. My Hobbes include Bowling swimming music Reading. Out and me pals Between the Ages a Mandy Fleming 153 the Avenue Acocks Green Birmingham b27 6np England i am 23 years old and i would like to have pen 18 to 23.have a 41/2-year-old daughter l adore Rock music and people who train with weights and have a crazy sense of humor. A sue Bridden 20 haste Hil Avenue Kingsley Stoke on Trent staf Orost England Shire st10 2bb