European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 10,1992th.stifefa0ifmks european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander Pum Shef Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor Bill Walhart european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor  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 Kan Clauson building 103, cart Schurz Carem Apo a 09009 Telephone ets 3428059 or Chan 0471-80782. 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Are our military hospitals so Well stocked that we can afford this generous gift if the hospitals especially under the department of veterans affairs  utilize these supplies before expiration then Why Wasny to the Stock offered to our civilian hospitals at Home if the Media is to be believed there Are 33 million uninsured and approximately 50 million under insured americans. The reasoning of one army officer was that by this action the government a would not have to pay a German contractor to destroy  now that was not Only sound reasoning but a huge savings. If a project such As provide Hope is a indicator of the donor nations economic Well being we should not have hungry homeless citizens. The vast majority of us know that despite vice president Dan Quayle a statement during his recent visit to Europe our Economy is slipping at an alarming rate. The Media Are reporting that americans streets Are filled with the sick homeless and the hungry.  the food and Medicine that was bought with american taxpayers dollars be spent on the streets of America what about the not so obvious costs what does it Cost for the military aircraft manpower and equipment to get this undertaking accomplished the Cost of transportation has to be enormous. With the present defense budget crunch How is such expenditure justified this Money might have spared a few soldiers from separation. How Many children living on our streets might have been guaranteed a bed and hot supper instead of walking from shelter to shelter if the Media Are to be believed then there Are a number of veterans walking from shelter to shelter too. Before we can cure other nations we must first cure ourselves. When jobless soldiers find themselves in need of shelter i Hope our government will have a provide Hope for them. A Melissa Cason amp Jutta Quesnell Baum older . Priorities Askew Why is it that our great nations priorities Are so out of focus who is More Welcome in the United states a haitian refugee seeking Freedom from oppression like so Many have in the past or the japanese businessman whose economic goals Are bringing our country to its Knees who is More deserving of . Economic Aid the thousands who Are dying of starvation in Ethiopia or the thousands of russians whose goal for More than 40 years was to stamp out capitalism and Freedom economics is a major Issue in the presidential Campaign and i think issues such As where our economic Aid is going and . Policies on foreign investment need to be addressed by the Media and by the presidential hopefuls. A staff sgt. Douglas m. Maton Raf Mildenhall England Send it Home instead i am writing in reference to the  vide Hope Mission. It seems that we could be sending All of these medical supplies to the Good old .a. There Are a lot of medical clinics that could really use the stuff that we Are so Happy to be sending to our once great enemy. Did our great leaders forget what one Man said in the Early �?T60s? a ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your  i think its a crying shame that there Are a lot of people in our own country who die for Lack of Good medical and food supplies while the government sends such Aid to a foreign country. A sgt. David h. Cole Erlanger 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. Too 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.German phone woes this is in response to the gentleman who stated that there was nothing wrong with the German phone lines and that the american gis should a Grin and Bear  he must be one of the Lucky ones. Like the first writer i too had Many problems with my German phone lines. In be had Static so bad on the lines that i had to Cut the conversation Short because i  hear the other party. There Are other times when i was talking to someone Only to have our conversation interrupted by two other people talking on the same line. Even when in a not on the phone i have problems with the phone system. I receive on average about two to three wrong numbers a Day to my Home. Some of these numbers that the dealer called Arentt even close to mine. On several occasions i answered my Telephone Only to have two other people saying hello right Back at me. Evidently their phone rang also. Also the Lon distance phone rates Are outrageous Over Here. Thank god for at amp to calling cards the writer was right on one Point. If All you have to work with is shoddy equipment then i guess All you can do is a Grin and Bear  a staff sgt. Carlton w. Griffith Ramstein a German clarifying abortion sides this letter is in response to a solution to abortion  i am a  life advocate who would like to Clear up the misconception that our a main concern is not in actually Banning abortion but preserving the life of a human  i done to see How you can do one with letters to the editor out doing the other. As for the perception that the a apr Choice argument is not so much for abortion but for preserving the Freedom of Choice a this is like saying i  go out on the Street and shoot someone but you should have that right if you so choose. Murder is murder. I do agree that the procedure of removing a fertilized egg from one uterus and placing it into another would be a great medical breakthrough. But i done to think it is the solution to abortion. As for being self righteous i done to think its self righteous to protect the lives of unborn babies. A Gail Fanner Augsburg Germany teach kids not to hate i am a White male from the deep South. At one Point in my life i believed our country to be the greatest on Earth. I have changed my mind after seeing racial hatred and confrontations grow in our country. This stirs Many deep rooted feelings in me and i can to help but voice my opinion. Despite my skin color i am just like each of you. When in a Cut i bleed red. And when someone says something hurtful it hurts me As it does you. Despite our skin color we have Many things in common. Living in a country As unique As the United states can be difficult if you have never Learned to live with people of All persuasions. I beg you to turn a deaf ear to anyone who advocates violence As a Means of change. The Kun flux klan and Neo nazis Are a throwback to the Days of Hitler and his belief in a perfect world where Only those who share his ethnic Ideal should live. Furthermore those like the Rev. A1 Sharpton Are doing nothing More than making an already bad situation worse. When Are americans going to Wake up and realize that we Are All equal no matter what our ethnic group is and that the Only Way to get this Point across is through peaceful Means i Call on All americans to teach this to their children. The kids Are the Hope for the future in this fight for Equality. There seems to be no Hope for the current generation. A senior airman John k. White Hahn a Germany a old egyptians Long gone i was thoroughly amazed by a recent letter titled a afr centrist  i find it almost amusing that this racist View is regarded As a legitimate argument. First what makes the writer think he has the faintest idea about what White americans think if he Wasny to so Busy drawing color lines Between people he might realize quite a few White americans Arentt As obsessed with racial differences As he is. Second i cannot believe people Are honestly worried whether the ancient egyptians were Black White arabic or even martians. People they have been dead for More than 3,000 years. Maybe the issues of people starving in our streets or dying of aids Arentt quite As glamorous As the ancient egyptians but they re a lot More relevant done to you think sgt. Daniel e. Williams Raf Ben Waters England