European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 25, 1992the Sipes european edition col Gene a Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolen news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manes spots editor special sections editor to write us unit 294b0 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 Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 342-b659 or civilian 0471-88762. 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Local Calls Are charged the same As Long distance Calls Are in the states and a direct Long distance Call is out of the question. It s even difficult to find a functioning pay phone to Call Home on. There is one positive Way to look at All this though. The majority of us stationed in Italy done to have a phone so we All become accustomed to personal visits. It goes with an italian custom of a visiting Day a a Nice change from the fast paced american Way of a have your machine Call my  a Wendy Skinner Naples Italy pay idea a brilliants Paul e. Bors heart a $1 million suggestion March 12 is absolutely Brilliant. Every member of Congress would get a salary of $1 million from which to pay his her own expenses for staff office rental postage travel campaigns living expenses medical and dental and automobile. Anything left Over would be considered income for tax purposes. Of course the ban on any other form of income would be in effect. This includes any speaking fee gratuities Campaign contributions interest on investments rental property income free meals and trips. Only first term Campaign contributions would be exempt. However if the first Campaign has a deficit the first year salary could not be used to cover said deficit. If the Campaign is successful in attaining office any Campaign funds that might be surplus would be deducted from the first year salary of $1 million. Lets All join together and Start this rolling. A May Dubinsky Chote Rhein main a Germany Vole the abusers out in a ashamed of the members of Congress who wrote bad checks and those who even considered telling Only part of the Story they have lost my respect and my vote. Those who make six figure incomes and have the Gall to give themselves a substantial pay raise expect us Joe q. Public to accept their actions As just a Small oversight. We Are not that stupid. I am responsible for counselling soldiers who barely make enough to stay above the poverty line not to write bad checks. I have even had to discharge them for failing to pay just debts. Yet members of Congress think their actions Are of no consequence. Those who Are elected must be held to the highest standards of ethical behaviour. I Call upon All members of the profession of arms As Well As the Public to cast their vote for those who uphold the standards that even we the least affluent Are held to. A Edward r. Smallwood Lanau Germany Cali la Check l thought i had heard it All. Rep. Charles Wilson a Texas stated think the people of East Texas knew they weren to electing a  lets get real. Service members and families out there what do you think would happen to us if we wrote 81 bad checks not to mention 700 or 800. Each Day we hear More and More excuses and my anger escalates. I am alarmed that the people who represent us Are above the Law while a service members career would be Over for deliberately writing rubber checks As certain House members have. Is anyone else As steamed or concerned about this As i am a Stephanie showers Hanau Germany editor s notes 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. It appears on Page 18 today but normally 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.not enough dumpsters i would like to comment about the trash problem. 1 agree totally about recycling trash but there Are not enough trash separating Points in the Nurnberg housing area or the neighbouring Barracks. The germans say they won t pick up the trash if it is not separated properly and will leave it piled up until separated. If we were Given enough of these dumpsters in a sure people would use them. I know i would. A spec. Thomas Swierczek Nurnberg Germany finding Black identity i am a Black Soldier who has been stationed Here for two years and in a writing in response to the letter March 9 titled a reverse discrimination a stating that Blacks have things such As miss Black America Black magazines Black clubs and Black history month just to name a few. The reason we have these As Well As other things is to give ourselves our own sense of identity we were stripped of everything we could Ever consider to be original. We As a race of people have endured More trials and tribulations than anyone in America. What we have Here is not a Case of reverse discrimination but a simple Case of not wanting to see Blacks elevate themselves to a level of excellence. A Demetrius a. Orr Wiesbaden Germany new code lacks zip please add another confused person me and stateside organization Dimao of fat transportation to the list for the new Apo change. Dimao is made up of the government transportation folks in san Francisco. I am a contractor trying to get government parts shipped Here. I just had to write my Boss a letter so he can Send a letter to these folks explaining Why the Apo for Ettlinger Karlsruhe area is no longer 09351, they also stated that there is no zip co letters to the editor de Apo such As a Apo a 09267." if government agencies in the states that Deal with shipment of government material around the world Are not up to Speed with this new change How can we expect the business world and average Public to catch on to it Apo by and Apo of became . Military associated words just like a mess  changing the wording does not make it any better. A . Andrews Sec Konheim Germany Mem Chicken fat hats off to whoever is responsible for the new Popeye a coming to the Frankfurt shopping Center. Myself my family my colleagues and my neighbors Are anxiously awaiting this gourmet treat. In addition to wondering when some of the excess parking spaces would be utilized for a new building All of us were beginning to tire of the lard laced burgers from Burger King the chemically Rich imitation cheese at Chi chips and the Sticky putrid delights of the cafes pizza parlor. We were getting our minimum daily cholesterol All right but we knew something was missing a namely Chicken fat. Now we can have it All. Mem Mem. Grease dripping Good. A Robert j. Attoway right to free Choice in a writing in response to the letter titled a clarifying abortion  yes the  Choice argument a to preserve the Freedom of  i believe this should be upheld for one reason we All deserve the right to make that  right or wrong  life or  Choice its the individuals decision. Others May disagree but Why should you be Able to make that decision for me and vice versa lets try not to change others views and opinions. 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