European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday March 21, 1992 thes european edition col Gene a Townsend Usan comm finder pull saw Bernaro a. Zov1stoski editor bin we nil of european editor Deborah aether Bryan Nolan new editor City editor Bob Wicker George manat sports 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 346-8 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. 206. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, cart Schun Casein Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 342-b859 or civilian 0471 -88782. 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With that Quot big 17-Pfenning increase you have been Able to Purchase an a a extra amount of local currency about $10 on every $100. Sure you can buy More local currency but that does t make the Cost of goods and services commensurate with the United states. There you have Wal Mart Kmart Sears a the list goes on and on. Here we have cafes $1,000 insurance rates and the goods and services available on the local Economy. In the United states you can Price shop and not sacrifice your firstborn child for car insurance. Here you have Junior enlisted service members trying to support their families with no Public assistance. Once again personnel living 8,000 Miles away Are going to say that the paltry increase of the Dollar against the Mark warrants huge cola cuts. Arentt these the same people who a a gave themselves a 28 percent pay increase because they have to maintain two households arid a certain Standard of living a sgt. Suzanna e. Schuyler Frankfurt Germany a who figures rates i have questions regarding the article a cuts in allowances to hit Gist  in the example Given for an e-5 with three dependents the Cost of living allowance is listed at $334 and is going Down to $223 per month while the Mark fix is rising from 1.46 Marks to 1.66 Marks. At $334, a i could buy 487.64 Marks under the 1.46 Exchange rate. The new cola rate of $223 will Only buy 370.18 Marks under the 1.66 Rale a More than 100 Marks less per month. German prices have not gone Down even though the Dollar has gotten stronger. Who or what figures Mark and Dollar rates a Chimp in the Pentagon or the same people who wrote bad checks at the House Bank a Stephani r. Malone Frankfurt Germany Fine group damaged your article a a a Hail Maiyo death feb 25 placed . Navy sea cadets in a very bad and slanted View. You took the Opportunity to take a tragedy and ruin the reputation of a Fine group of teen agers. The article made it sound As if All the kids were sick military fanatics. Sea cadets is a very honorable group. My daughter Elizabeth was a member for 3vi years in an outstanding division in fort Belvoir a. In fact her unit placed first in a nationwide Competition with other units. This organization offers unlimited opportunities in education and travel. The kids work hard on their own time a in addition to schoolwork and other activities to Complete regulation Navy manuals tests and ranks. It really gives them a Chance to see what the real military is like. My daughter developed Confidence and leadership qualities and was surrounded by very positive role models. I would like to add that my daughter will graduate from the naval Academy prep school in Rhode Island in May and Start plebe summer july 1 at the . Naval Academy at Annapolis my. This letter is for a redress of an associated press article printed in the stars and stripes feb. 15. The picture depicts an injured Soldier crying after he had Learned of his friends death. The article tells the readers that the . Army helicopter is from the 5th Mash Mobile army surgical Hospital fast surgical team. For the record the helicopter and Crew Are from the 34th medical in 498th medical air ambulance of fort Benning a. I know this is True we Are confident that sea cadets gave our daughter a head Start on her goals and her future. Isnit it Nice to see an article explaining what . Navy sea cadets is really about a Sarah Mcfarland shape Belgium 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, Apo a 09211.aids education needed As a teen Ager of the �?T90s, i feel that we should receive More education about aids. If they taught us about Safe sex drugs and Needles i think we would have fewer people in the world having aids. If they started instructing us now about the preventions we could live longer lives and have fewer troubles because aids Isnit a Rich or poor Many a disease its everyone a. A Ebony Frierson High Wycombe England be a word watcher i fully agree with the a beef up grammar letter March 9which urges soldiers to use Good grammar. But i would like to add that vocabulary and spelling skills Are also essential for Success in the Job Market. Too Many . Workers Are ill prepared to understand the instructions contained in manuals or other written directions. Because i had just finished working on that particular aircraft and the Crew members Are Good friends of mine. The Only Crew member not shown in the photograph was the female Crew chief who had assisted the medic Arm raised in loading the body bag. I am sure that the people and units involved in this matter would appreciate the facts being stated. So give credit where credit is due. A Ira Baldwin stars and stripes bookstores have an important reference words for a modern age for those who want to improve their vocabulary by learning the roots and prefixes of some of the thousands of latin and greek words that exist in the English language. For example in the same Issue of the stars and stripes there was a feature about paedophiles. This greek word literally Means fondness for or love of children. 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