European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday april 22, 1992 european de ton col  Usa gone Nineff pub Tihor Bernard k Movw Tosky editor news and editorial Blit Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sport9 editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manea special sections editor to write 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. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332, 321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jami Jones. Ext. 226. Business news ext 326. 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Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars end stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this pub Eaton shall be made available Lor Purchase us or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Lector it the purchaser user or  tragedy it is tragic to read of the death of a Young boy while he was Riding to elementary school on the bus. However there is a second tragedy Here that Wasny to mentioned in the letters. That is the tragedy in the upbringing of the children who ride these buses. One Monitor states a i was spit upon kicked and cursed by children from kindergarten to sixth  another writes a children were running up and Down the aisles standing and jumping on the seats and swinging from the overhead bars trying to kick the  what kind of training Are these children Given to act that Way on buses yes the question was where was the Monitor but also Why Are the children so undisciplined responsible parents Are the first step in preventing a tragedy like this from happening again. A it cmdr. Mike Greene Vaihinger German too much Power i watched 60 minutes on april 6 on an. I am disgusted. 1 am referring to the forfeiture Law passed in 1984. What is happening to this country whatever happened to innocent before proven guilty How can the government of the United states seize a person s property without charging him or her with a crime readers imagine yourself with four months pay in your pocket walking into an Airport and paying for a ticket with Cash and the Dea drug enforcement administration seizes your Money because it suspects that you re dealing or transporting drugs. The . Government does not deserve this much Power. What happened to a system of checks and balances i know this forfeiture Law is not within our Bill of rights. We done to work for the government it works for us. Vote against the incumbents and vote for someone who will really help this country. A pvt. 1 John Muraski a Atzingen German Courtesy goes Long Way to the author of a Gate Security a jokes it is said that intellectual superiority begins with the solicitation of opposing viewpoints. While its True that the writer does have a very important and difficult Job to perform is he open minded enough to Sec both sides of the Coin our observations Are based on a combined total of 36 years of dealing with the Public As maps. Gate guards Are the first people the Public comes in Contact with in the morning. A warm smile and a Friendly a a hello can do a world of or work. As a Gate guard you create the Public a opinion of yourself and your profession. If you act like a a Jerk Quot done to expect a Joe Public to be a emr. Or mrs.  to a Joe Public remember that Gate guards done to make the numerous policies designed for your Security they just enforce them. Policies change like the weather and the Gate guards done to enjoy the a a privilege of being your scapegoats when someone else a policy Steps on your toes. To those diminutive minds with the chronically overinflated View of their own self importance you know who you Are make sure you know the policies and who wrote them before you open your Mouth and hassle the Gate guards. For installation Security and anti terrorism to be truly effective a combined Effort of vigilance on the part of the guards and Clear concise Strong policy on the part of the policy makers is desperately needed. Politics should not influence policy when lives Are at stake. Finally to everyone Reading this letter a Little Mutual respect and common Courtesy go a Long Way. So smile and show some Teeth. A sgt. . Underwood a and fellow maps Heidelberg Germany 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. Of o 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.fine examples of maps this is a letter of thanks to some very special people. On april 5, i was travelling South on autobahn 61 when i took a wrong turn. Instead of heading South i was heading North toward Worms. To make matters worse the rental car i was driving broke Down right before the Entrance to autobahn 61 in the direction i needed to go. I started walking to the nearest not Ruf Highway emergency Telephone when a Young German stopped to give me a ride into Worms to get help. He took me to the army installation in Worms. I then went to the my station to see what they could do for me. Sgt. Harkins the desk sergeant let me use the Telephone and make a few Calls to come up with a plan to Tow the car to the installation. At this Point sgt. Campbell and spec. Manion amps assigned to Mannheim but working in Worms a took me out to the car and escorted me Back to a secured parking lot. After everything was reported and taken care of Manion took me to the train station so i could go Home. I know that most maps would have done the same or said it was All part of the Job but i am sincerely thankful that i came across these Fine examples of the army military police corps. A spec. Ann l. Lutsko Augsburg German indians had it worse this letter is in response to a letter March 25 that stated a they Black Sas a race of people have endured More trials and tribulations than anyone in letters to the editor  Tell me sir which race of people had been living peacefully in America before Columbus a a discovered it and which race later fell victim to the White Many a Manifest destiny genocide to this Day we american indians done to have a National history month Beauty pageants magazines clubs or a nationally recognized Holiday like Blacks. But among other things we have professional sports teams mocking us with humiliating nicknames and chants and we were Given atrocious land for our reservations. Blacks have endured Many trials and tribulations but american indians have endured As Many if not More than any other minority race in America. A Ricardo g. Chavez Frank flirt German employ americans first this is in response to the letter regarding employment of americans. Since the army moves families every three years employment with the military is the Best Choice for us. Why should we have less preference for jobs from the american sector because we move and germans stay or because we May not speak German we Are moved not by Choice and need an employment system that supports these mandatory moves. The germans who speak English Are fortunate to have a Choice Between american or German employment. Quot americans Are not referred to positions in which they Are not initially qualified so it takes Little or no training to learn a position. Americans can bake bread Cut meat deliver furniture fix appliances and drive buses just As Well As in employees. The american government pays to have these services done. In employees Are paid More than american employees have preference Over us for jobs and have More paid time off for holidays annual and sick leave. Americans can to take a year off with pay to have a baby. Germans have free schooling for Job training and medical benefits yet complain that milk and housing Are expensive. Why do los Benefit More from employment by americans than americans a Andrea Corwin a Karen Holmes Katterbach German Why americans work in response to the letter a Why employ americans a my american spouse is employed on an american air Force base in Germany. She has a Legal Secretary degree but has had to put her career on hold to come to Germany As Many other american spouses have had to do. Speaking German is not a requirement to be employed on an american installation. Local National customers should speak English or have an interpreter if they wish to do business on an american installation. I am Sony the German Cost of living is High but the devaluation of the Dollar has made it necessary for Many american spouses to work. If tomorrow there were no local National employees there would be More jobs for the american spouses on the american installations. A staff sgt. Richard a. Pasamonte Span Dahlem Germany