European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday april 15,1992flwsfc� 40lfnks european edition col Donl a. Low Senft Usan  a Arnamo a. Movw Tobkin co adv news and editorial by waft or europen editor Deborah Aba her new editor Bob Leliar sport editor Bryan Notan City editor George Manee special sections editor to write us unit 29460 Apoate 09211 or Poat Fach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06165-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-6 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,262,226,326. 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 Kan cat upon building 103, cart Schura Chaam Apo a 09089 Telephone ets 3429669 or civilian 0471 -88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including insert or supplement Doe not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Star and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this pubic soon Hail be made available Tkv Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color. Rig in tax. New tons origin age marital status physical Handicap political off location or any other non Mei actor of he purchaser user or  problems i just want to add my 2 cents in reference to the woman who was on emergency leave and had problems getting on a flight to take her Back Home. I empathize with her completely because i also had a problem with macs attitude regarding people on emergency leave. Last year on thursday sept. 19, my Mother called and told me that my father would be undergoing an opera lion the following wednesday and since there was a significant Chance according to the surgeon that he  pull through 1 should come Home to see him before the operation took place. On Friday sept ,1 was booked to take a commercial flight departing from Frankfurt on monday sept. 23, the earliest i could leave. When i showed up at the airline counter to receive my boarding pass and Check in my Luggage i was Tola by the Mac staff sergeant handling emergency leaves that my reservation had been cancelled a by persons unknown because 1 didst Snow up for the flight on Friday. When i told her that the reservations were made on Friday for a monday flight she Curtly told me there was nothing she could do and that i had to go to Rhein main and try to take atop from there. After the sergeant went on break i showed my ticket to a German employee of the airline. After the woman checked the Correct printout i had the boarding pass in my hands a few minutes later. My reservation was Correct after All. By the Way my father died two weeks later. A Cheryl Mach Lindsey air station German recognizing a need this is in reply to a Charity begins at  i agree however most of the people you hear about who responded to cries for help from other countries Are also spread quite thin helping their fellow Man Back at Home. Communities Are supported totally by the efforts of such people who reach out to offer their time and love to All men. Has your Charity begun and ended with a complaint or have you actually recognized a need and responded to the Call with action a Kathleen Schabla Ramstein a German keeping vendors honest the articles regarding car Purchase from authorized cafes dealers mentioned that the car dealers May charge Only 7 percent Over the invoice Price. Cafes has the invoice prices for the various vehicles but with limited resources can Sample the vendors Only randomly and is unable to protect All buyers from excess charges. 1 suggest that the invoice prices be available for customers at every customer service window in the Exchange system. A person buying a car would have sufficient interest to make the necessary checks. Thus the car dealers would be controlled at every Purchase and cafes would be asked to interfere Only if the customer Felt he had been overcharged. This method would keep the vendors honest without additional costs. A Anthony Dekunffy Worms Germany no Justice in cola i live in the United kingdom and i think it is a travesty that the cola Cost of living allowance has been de creased by 28 percent. How could they possibly come up with a figure like that according to the Exchange rates listed As recently As March 22, one British Pound that Cost $1.76 in 1991 now costs $1.70. First of All those rates do not reflect the markup of 5 to 6 cents that we must pay to Purchase those pounds at our military banking facility. We also now pay More than we did in 1991 for items Here because of inflation and increases in such things As Road tax and television licenses to name a few. Where is the Justice i think it is time for those of us Over Here to let our congressmen and women know How we feel about this injustice. My own letter went off today. A Mary j. Lewis Coleman Raf Mildenhall England 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, Apoate 09211. To 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, Apoate 09211.list Check bouncers my applause to chaplain Frank Bruning for his letter a get this straight March 30. I read the referenced paper. I had to laugh at the write up about our a Congress i terse and then on the opposing Page the article about the reprimanded airman. Where Are our values what Are we teaching our younger generations what with the a amp a scandal and now this we Are teaching the children of tomorrow that negligence and ignorance Are of. If Quot Normal citizens were to attempt the blasphemy that our leaders get away with we would end up incarcerated or Beverly reprimanded As in the airman Scase. All our representatives have to worry about is losing their precious jobs. I am insulted by the Many that have said they were unaware that their Bank was doing this. Maybe they Are just making too much darn Money to handle. If they cannot handle their own affairs i certainly do not want them handling mine. I support a list of offenders. It is the Best Way for the american Public to determine who a who in the Congress of the people for the people and who  be. Please vote. A Lisa Jenkins Augsburg German wrong Reading of Bible in response to a Bible says inflict pain March 16i think the writer is trying to see if he can get a response from your readers. 1 cannot believe the writer would actually interpret the Bible As saying the mentally retarded should letters to the editor be beaten. All but three of his biblical references to violence Are from the old testament. When Jesus came he brought a new Law As i have loved you that you also love one another John 13 34. The writers reference to Luke 14 26, a if any Man comes to me and does not hate his father and Mother does no to promote family violence but that our first loyalty must be to the speaker of those words Jesus. When he said he came to bring a sword that would Divide families Jesus words Are interpreted by scholars to mean that families will be divided because some would accept Jesus while others would not. I Challenge the writer to do More study in Jesus life and words and he will soon and that the bibles main theme through both the old and new testaments is gods love for us read John 3 16-18not violence toward one another. A Lori Adams Frank flirt German know your heritage it is with dismay that i read the writers comment March 31 on the subject of Black awareness of Black history month is. Black America Etc. The writer missed the big picture Black children and other minorities need to know of their heritage. They need to know that the color of their skin has nothing to do with ones ability to function productively and to succeed in this life. Through Black history month Black literature and other programs Black children will learn that in spite of negative Media publicity and Reading materials they Are equals and have a heritage to be proud of. Incidentally id love to hear the writers views on Bill Clinton a playing Golf at an All White club. A sgt. Annette a Baptiste Gie Belstadt German Amsterdam aftertaste the saturday after your March 26 feature on Amsterdam appeared my wife and i visited Amsterdam and stayed at the hotel Weichmann. As we approached Amsterdam i called ahead to Reserve a room. Many hotels give a discount for same Day reservations. The receptionist told me that she had a double room with a Shower and toilet for 180 guilders. When i arrived an hour later the receptionist recognized my name and directed me to a room that had a Shower and toilet upon checkout the next Day the owner handed me a Bill for 225 guilders. When i pointed out what i thought to be an error the owner and his wife responded rudely and arrogantly. They confronted me with the old bait and switch not the hospitality praised in your article. Forget the hotel Weichmann. A capt Michael b. Mangini Karlstedt Germany pen pals i am 17 year old and my hobble Are Reading listening to music playing Tennett and Aoda Taing. I have a Grea sense of humor and would love to hear from people tween the Ages of 17 and 22. A Patricia Mel or Ora beg Belcoo co. Fermanagh Northern Ireland i am 43 years old and i enjoy All music movies Lead in Vij Jhio my a big Jay. Ning. Quiet evenings and writing tetters i would have pen pals from anywhere in the world. A Jennifer Anita 34 Brook Turton Peterborough pe37 7lg England