European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 8, 1992 letters to the editor european edition col Meme it towns no u9af Gemmender Publ her Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial i a Tiki european editor Deborah Absher Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker Reorg Marrea sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany n news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255,282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225,269, 283, 332,321, 221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven or Many Kan Clauton building 103, Carl Sethur Chaam Apo a 09069 to lepton ets 3426659 or Daman 0471-86762.  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The appearance of advertising in thle publication including Inarta or supplement Doe not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Star and stripes of the product or service advertised. Everything advertised in Ihie publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion tax no Jana origin age. Marital status physical Handicap of tical of Nieton or any other non Merit Lector of the purchaser Paar or  aet is not a of about six months ago in an interview with the postal service official who invented Quot Apo a a i remember that the Man devoted several column inches to congratulating himself because it was All working so Well. I also understood that the postal service will no longer deliver mail addressed to Apo new York after july of this year. I have by now had enough change of address notices ignored to infer with fair certainty that Many mailers including such Large scale operations As pc Magazine pc computing and Columbia House the mail order record and videotape club cannot or will not accept an Apo a address. I cannot get them to do better than a Apo any Quot or simply Apo new York by Quot with my new Apo number. Perhaps the stars and stripes could get the postal service to answer three questions first whether it still intends to refuse to deliver mail addressed to Apo new York after july of 1992, since it has failed to convince people that Apo a is a valid address and second whether it will take any action whatever a perhaps on the order of denying mailing privileges a to those who refuse to use the Apo a address after having been asked repeatedly to do so. The third question May take some digging can you get from the postal service the name and mailing address not of the official who initiated this disaster but of his supervisor in a certain a number of people would like an Opportunity to Tell the supervisor just How Well this individual is doing his Job. A Ralph Lohmann Lindsey air station Germany turnabout fair play in response to the letter a Why employ americans a id like to say a few things. First of Alt i speak German very Well considering in be been studying it for upwards of eight years. Done to be misled by my name i Learned my language skills in High school College and at the defense language Institute a not at Home. Id love to have a Job where i can use my language skills but the army employs locals for Liaison work and the local Arbee Tsam Quot German employment office told me it Aidna to have anything. I could go to school and do an apprenticeship but since in a a family member i am limited by time constraints. Also any costs come out of our already stretched income. I do use German in my Job As a teacher for head Start and As much As i enjoy it the hours Are so Ratic and my paycheck varies. Id have absolutely no problem hiring any German who Speaks English to work on . Bases if americans who spoke German were Given the same advantage out on the Economy. By the Way in response to that comment about our housing allowance most of us pay More than germans do. You stated that germans pay up to 1,000 Marks per month. Guess what my rent is higher than yours. A Gretchen Evans Schwein flirt Germany a a a learn about Host country this is in response to a attitude  i want to continue with the writers statement that the servicemen Ber should go out and explore his surroundings if he does t want to feel left out. I understand that he might feel scared when he comes to a country and does no to speak the language. But instead of hiding out in the military Community where it is a Safe a he ought to go out and Challenge himself by trying to learn about the nost county. He will be amazed what it has to offer. If he learns the language he not Only can enjoy Small talks with his neighbors but he also can read the local newspaper to stay a with  he will be admired when he goes Back to the United states and introduces new dishes to his friends and family not to mention different traditions. He will be surprised How eager the locals Are to learn All about his culture. He just simply has to reach out and enjoy everything the Host nation has to offer. A Gabriele Aschen Bricker Wiesbaden Germany a editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are pm blushed daily in this space. All Etters 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. Gog 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 Fetters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.much ado about Elvis i am outraged at the recent Brouhaha regarding the Elvis Presley postage stamp. While it is True that a the King died from a massive drug overdose i frankly do not see Why this should prevent his image from appearing on a postage stamp. I am not a philatelists. Heck i done to even collect Stamps. The writers of the a anti Elvis stamp a letters would have better spent 29 cents by writing their congressional members about taxes pollution and National health care. And frankly As Long As a gummed piece of paper gets your mail from Point a to Point a what difference does it make As Long As the postal service does not Issue a series of Stamps saluting murderers i think Well All survive. A capt. Glenn a. Chambers Wurzburg Germany a a a stamp of approval As a stamp collector and an Elvis fan i am very Happy about the . Postal services decision to Issue a stamp honouring Elvis Presley another writer recently questioned that decision. In the past decade the postal service has issued Stamps depicting personalities of the american stage and screen. In 1980, a stamp was issued honouring comedian . Fields. Fields was a notorious Boozer whose alcohol abuse contributed to his death. No one to my knowledge Ever criticized the stamp Issue. In 1990, the postal service issued a set of four Stamps depicting actors in some of their most famous screen roles John Wayne Stagecoach Judy Garland the wizard of of Gary Cooper Beau Geste and Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh gone with the wind. All were Hollywood legends but they were by no Means a a saints in their private lives. Between the five cited above there were about 17 different marriages. Garland had a drug and alcohol dependency that led to her untimely death. Gary Cooper openly courted actress Patricia Neal while he was still married. Again no one complained on the Choice of subjects for these Stamps. Enter Elvis Presley a Man who led an ostentatious lifestyle and who is More popular now than he was before his death in 1977. Presley also was no a Saint a and yes he had a dependency on prescription drugs. That however should not detract from the contributions Presley made to american music. The Choice of stamp depicting Elvis in 1956 would be appropriate since it depicts a Young healthy decent individual who changed forever the course of Rock a no Roll music. Throughout his life Presley was charitable to friends and strangers alike. His generosity was legendary. In the last decade Germany and the Carrilean Island nation of Grenada issued postage Stamps honouring Elvis. I think it is about time we honoured one of our own As Well. A John r. Dabrowski Ankara air station Turkey non partisan no Way i cannot believe that a writer to this paper had the Gall or perhaps it was naivete to refer to the congressional budget office As a non partisan a i suppose next Well hear that elephants Roost in Trees. The congressional budget office was created by is funded and directed by and exists at the pleasure of the party that runs the Congress the democratic party. 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