European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes sunday april 5, 1992 Europe it edition col enl e. Townsend Usan commar Tjw pulls Hor Bernard a. 20v1stoski Dell or news and editorial Bill Welker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan nows editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manoa sports editor up Octal 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 340-8 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 a cml Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Kan Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Chaam Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428699 or civilian 0471-66762. 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Including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars end stripes of me product of we Tom Ittah blurt Evar Taing advertised in this Public ebon hell be made erasable Tor Purchase use or Pannage without regard to Nee color Rekston sax National origin age marital statue physical Handicap political Aff Stadon or any Othar non Mark Lector of the purchaser user or Patron. Letters to the editor learn from tragedy my heart goes out to sgt. And mrs. Radik whose son died in a tragic school bus Accident. On March 19,1 witnessed some unbelievable behaviour on bus 24 As it headed to Frankfurt elementary school. Children were running up and Down the aisles standing and jumping on the seats and swinging from the overhead bars trying to kick the windows. This behaviour continued for about five Kilometres. Where was the bus Monitor Here in Frankfurt rosters Are sent out monthly listing the Date s when the sponsor is to ride the bus. Duty numbers Are listed so you can change Days if need be. Spouses can ride the bus in place of the sponsor. The safety of our children is too important to be taken lightly. If any Good can come from sgt. And mrs. Radikas tragic loss let it be that we place the memory of their son Nicholas in our hearts and make sure it never happens again. A Patricia c. Pfanzelter Frankfurt Germany we soldiers needed on buses As a former Vilseck elementary school bus Monitor i could not understand the policy described in the article concerning the unfortunate bus Accident in the Vilseck area. It stated that the unit will provide Parent monitors to ride the school buses throughout the week. I Rode a school bus As a Monitor for two years and Only during the Gulf War did anyone from a command get on the bus and say they were assigned to ride the bus As a Monitor. During my time As a Monitor i was spit upon kicked and cursed by children from kindergarten to sixth Grade. This was a thankless Job that provided no satisfaction and two years was enough for me. Any time there were problems with the kids the Monitor was always brushed off by the people at the logistics department. When i tried to get a problem child removed from the bus they would say the command  let the sponsor go to the school to pick up the child because he the sponsor was needed for the Mission. If there were a policy that would put soldiers on the buses to keep the children Safe and quiet it would have been Nice for this to have happened Long ago before this tragedy occurred since children Riding the buses do not feel it necessary to listen to civilian monitors. A Geri Ruppe Vilseck German child s death decried the death of a 6-year-old boy on a school bus is More than a tragedy. Those of us As parents military and Community leaders should feel ashamed disgusted and Hurt at this senseless loss. It has concerned me since the school year began a the somewhat lackadaisical attitude that is taken toward the safety of our children during the trip to and from school. The importance of wearing safety belts and child restraint systems is emphasized yet these Are not provided on the school bus a vehicle which in some cases has to travel on the autobahn. Bus monitors Are vital but the system of the sponsor doing this is fallible often because of Field exercises try temporary duty Etc. Is the safety of our children not Worth the expense to employ a permanent bus Monitor for those few hours each Day surely if we can find the funds to employ lunch monitors to keep control at lunch time we can find them to ensure that our children Are a bit safer on their ride to and from school. A Deborah Jennings a Ober Ursel Germany editor s note 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.volunteer offer shunned the Story about the Vilseck child who was killed by a school bus was a terrible tragedy and my Heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving parents. My conscience however compels me to say that this was a tragedy that could have been avoided. Current policy not just by 7th at army training com but also by 3rd id inf Divis extremely lax on when bus monitors should be present on school buses but extremely restrictive on who can be bus monitors. My Coic non commissioned officer in charge is subject to bus Monitor duty As he has a school age daughter Riding the buses. I am not As i have no children. One time the demands of my no ice a Job made him unavailable for bus Monitor duty but the installation management office refused to allow me to substitute for him regardless of the fact that i willingly volunteered. A Monitor is a necessary safety precaution. Just because someone does not have children does not make them ineligible to Monitor school buses. Volunteers should be solicited for this duty and there should be a Monitor on every school bus every Day. If anyone is worried about unsuitable people serving As monitors there could be a screening process. Please print my name. If anyone has a problem with the things in be said in this letter let them explain their opinion to those poor parents in Vilseck. If there had been a Monitor on that bus i believe their son would be alive today. Furthermore if my suggestions Are taken and even one child a life is saved because of them it is Worth it. A spec. . Walker Wurzburg Germany world without Money does anyone out there Ever think about what it would be like to not be controlled by paper Bills and coins this letter is in response to Many of the whining notes of blame for the state of the . Economy. Its sad that Competition is measured in Money. Why do humans care what nationality produces the finest cars and leather products people Are people. What is Good is Good and vice versa. Can one be Happy with knowing that his weeks earnings Are not enough what is enough would human beings become equal As a result of their abolishment of colourful strips of meaningful and dear paper and too often handled coins. How is it that the majority a work hard unhappily so that they can eat and sleep throughout the week and maybe go to the Cinema or out dancing on a Short but awaited saturday night imagine How the world would turn without Money. Whatever is happening to the . Economy is definitely being pondered upon out of proportion. Who cares of course there Are Many that care because their lives Are controlled by material things. But Isnit it unfortunate a Darrin Noble Karlsruhe . Must Aid Cis i am concerned by the View of Many who insist that the United states should concentrate its efforts solely on self improvement. It is contended that spending Money on the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent states deprives american citizens of a better Standard of life. Nothing could be further from the truth. As the Only existing a superpower a it is the obligation of the United states to ensure economic political and social stability and peace throughout the world. Only under these conditions will All nations including the United states be Able to Prosper. Investing in the welfare of the Cis and All nations offers an unprecedented Opportunity for the . Government to guarantee the Long term Well being of the american people. A Kelly Murphy Frankfurt German stamp Issue is Sticky i must respond to the letter Quot debating Sticky  the writer claims the idea of putting Malcolm x on a stamp  what a really ridiculous is calling Elvis the King of Rock v Roll when Black pioneers like to diddle and Chuck Berry Arentt receiving due credit. I guess 20 years from now Well have a stamp for the a King of rap a Vanilla ice. A Dwayne l. Harris Heidelberg Germany pen pals i am 16 Yean old and my hobbies Are hot Only music corresponding visiting friends singing Dar and going to the movies. A Ann Marie a Aichle 146 Brunswick ave. Spanish town . 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