European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday april 11,1992 fur Ottn Button col Oemke. Townsnd Usan Pottin wide run invt Bernard a. To Vroski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manes sports editor special sections editor to White us unit 29480 Apoate 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. Spolts 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 Crauson building 103, cart Schurz Chaam Apo a 09069 Tala Phona ets 3428669 or civilian 047166788. Kaiserslautern Germany Paggy Davidson Kavun Dougherty. Budding 2899. 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Including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department at defense or the stars and St Rupee of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this pub Cebon shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color Reg pm sex Nau Onai Engin age. Martial status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or  hem out i finally see How our country is run. As Long As our congressional representatives done to get caught doing anything wrong its of. I read in the stars and stripes that an air Force enlisted Man was sentenced to six months in prison after a general court martial and was found guilty of passing bad checks and forging a Check. This airman a total was More than $3,000. According to the stars and stripes March 16former rep. Tommy Robinson wrote checks totalling $251,609, rep. Bob Mrazek a total was $351,608, and rep. Charles hatchery a total was $273,360. If our judicial system worked the same As it did for the airman Robinson would face about 41 years in prison Mrazek would face about 58 years and Hatcher would face about 45 years. Are All the offenders going to be charged accordingly or Are they going to get a slap on the wrist and sent on their Way i feel that every one of us with voting Power should say enough is enough. Send these people on their Way. Get them out of Power out of wasting our tax Money. A Michele Richards Baum older German apologize to airman on Page 3 of the March 18 edition a senior airman was sent to jail for six months and Given a bad conduct discharge for passing bad checks. On Page 1, Secretary of defense Dick Cheney confessed to passing 25 bad checks. The military Justice system should offer a Complete apology to the airman or Send Dick Cheney to jail. Tech. Sol Sid Gills Raf Mildenhall England the fundamental Point the recent scandal involving members of Congress cashing checks at the House Bank without sufficient funds in their accounts to cover them has created quite a stir of emotions from almost everyone in the United states particularly among service members. From what in be heard most everyone agrees these people should be penalized in some manner for abusing the privileges of their offices. Service members have seen what happens to a military person who bounces checks. This has been proven by the numerous letters to the editor. Even in the civilian world those who write rubber checks find themselves in trouble with financial institutions and even the Law. Thus a punishment for those in Congress who have done this is not unreasonable. However i think most everyone has missed the most fundamental Point about this scandal. How can we As a nation expect our elected officials to eradicate a multimillion Dollar deficit and balance a Federal budget when these same officials cannot balance their own Check books As Luck would have it in be never been in a financial situation where providing the necessities of life would cause my Check Book balance to be depleted. In be Cut it close a couple of times but have instead gone without some items not urgently needed. Most military families probably have gone through the same thing. Is it too much to expect that the . Government and our representatives do the same i think its about time our government and our representatives answer these questions. Done to you a Eric Griffith Sembach a Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints 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, Apoate 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.citizen outraged what a wrong with this scenario on the front Page of the stars and stripes March 18 was an article on defense Secretary Dick Cheney admitting that he had written 21 bad checks while serving As a congressman. Then on Page 3, there was an article about a senior airman sentenced to six months in prison after a general court martial for writing bad checks. He was separated from the service with a bad conduct discharge forfeited $200 a month in pay and was demoted to the lowest possible enlisted Grade. On the an news March 23a congresswoman laughed about bouncing 87 checks in the House Bank. She said she did no to have time to balance her Check Book. There Are Many other congressmen that Are guilty of the same offence. Other airmen have gone to jail for writing bad checks. How do they feel while sitting in jail their lives and careers ruined knowing that the leaders of our country have committed the same crime and Are getting away with it nobody regardless of their rank or position in life should be a above the  what happened to a equal Justice for All Quot and the system of checks and balances we citizens should write to our representatives expressing our outrage at the double Standard and be sure to vote the offenders out of office in the next election. A Elaine v. Eubank Rhein main a Germany Hurrah for Holly in a glad the postal service is honouring the late great Elvis with a stamp but 1 wish they had gotten their priorities straight. The first stamp honouring a Rock Star should have been in Honor of buddy Holly. First there is no question he is dead. And he arguably was a much greater influence on the development of Early Rock a no Roll music. Its a Well known fact much of the beatles Early work was patterned after Holly a songs and that they even selected the name the beatles As an adaptation of the name of Holly a band the crickets. And numerous other singers have traced the music influencing them Back to buddy Holly. Letters to the editor there is no question Elvis was a great entertainer and despite his lifestyle and manner of death he probably deserves a stamp. But the postal service should have honoured buddy Holly first a the True King of Rock a no Roll. A Gary l. Dikkers Otterbach German Malcolm x makes sense what is so ridiculous about putting Malcolm x on a postal stamp Malcolm x was one of americans greatest Black men who is still respected by Many Black citizens. Even though he did no to preach non violence As or. King did he still gave Many Blacks a sense of direction in life. He was a very articulate spokesman for the Black cause and he did no to advocate violence. His motto was a do unto others As they do unto  what a wrong with that philosophy if you read the autobiography of Malcolm x by Alex Haley in a sure you will have a different opinion of him. I feel that Malcolm was justified in his cause because he attempted to get Black people to think about their situation and to try to change it. In my opinion he will forever be a great Black Man and his picture should definitely be put on a postage stamp. A Brenda Mixon Heidelberg Germany snoring a great Man in a recent letter a debating Sticky Issue a the Reader stated that the idea of putting Malcolm x on a stamp is ridiculous. I strongly disagree with his statement. Malcolm x was a Man to be admired. He believed in human rights for All people. One Only has to read his own words from numerous published speeches. Malcolm x was a great Man and a Leader in human rights. Malcolm x deserves a Monument in his memory. La. Stone Stuttgart German thanks to 97th general due to a recent car Accident i was hospitalized at the 97th general Hospital while there i was treated by or. Hirsch orthopaedics and personnel from the emergency room a Ray cast room Ward a-300, physical therapy and cat scan. I would like to take this Opportunity to thank each of these offices for their concern shown and expert care Given to me during my stay. A Tracy Ann Jones Rhein main a Germany pen pals we would like to have pen pals from All Over the world. A Cora Gomez Lapalne Aperocho a Ltd Aperocho 21 Carnation Circle Ladyslaw Village Buh Angin Davao City 8000 Philippines i 38 years old and divorced. I have a keen sense of fun and enjoy doing almost anything. So Al you Are lonely too and have a great sense of humor drop me a line. 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