European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher Bryan Nolan new3 editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manea sports editor special 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 348-6 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471 -88782. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the deportment of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Thursday april 23, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 13 letters to the editor what really counts i recall How patriotic we were in the Small Western Texas town i lived in last year. There were yellow ribbons on our Trees and flags in our windows and letters and packages were sent to soldiers to show our support. I wrote to president Bush and i received a Nice reply which i keep and cherish. Now to read in the stars and stripes that a soldiers grammar is not Correct no one asked if he spoke Good grammar when he was sent to the Gulf War or any other War. When i look at my Soldier husband he a neat and clean for work and his hands get the work done at his Job. So i do not judge a Soldier by the Way he Speaks and i am sure the rest of the wives out there will agree with me. A Eleanor Hampton Zweir Ticken Germany print news on Perot on March 22, you reported h. Ross Perot a plan to a take out the trash of the Federal government. Other newspapers have reported his proposals in great detail. It now seems certain Perot will be an Independent candidate in this november selection for president of the United states. Please report i depth on his candidacy. If Perot is our next president lets Hope the stars and stripes newspaper does not fall into the category of just some More trash to be taken out of our miserable government. A Raymond g. Chote Rhein main a Germany cast a vote of protest the letter by it. Col. Dumm makes a very Strong Case to every military member. We As a whole Are held to a higher Standard than our elected officials. Election time is drawing near each service member has a voice in the ballot Box. Register now and cast a vote of protest in the coming election. This is the Only method we have of bringing our elected officials to Justice. The military is changing. The time May be right to make a few changes in Congress also. Write to your congressman woman state your displeasure with the status quo so they May think about their future employment prospects. Hopefully anyone selected to serve on a court martial Board will use the recent information about our Congress to temper their judgment while maintaining the standards of the military. A sgt. 1st class James h. Lowe Kaiserslautern Germany Legal does no to equal right i am continually amazed at now the National organization of women and its current president Patricia Ireland in their attempts to rationalize concern for women. Since 1973, when Roe is. Wade was made Legal More than 25 million unborn children have been put to an untimely death. I fail to understand Why  abortion people Are so angry and defiant in their approach to the controversy. Yelling obscenities at the White House will not solve the problem. We Are All responsible for our own actions. If we choose to avoid sexual permissiveness we  have to face the decision that makes abortion so painful. As Long As there is Money to be made in the abortion Industry unfortunately they will still go on. I Pray that the leaders of our country will learn the horrible truths of abortion in that it is truly the taking of a human life. Whatever Man rules As Legal does not mean it is right and i believe our forefathers would be appalled at the attempts that have been made to reconstruct the constitutional wording to make abortion seem like an acceptable part of society. Abortion will always be a sensitive Issue and our Constitution never intended such a thing no matter what Way you word it. A Darcy Moyer Simbach 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, Apo a 09211. # o 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.the fickle taxpayer americans seem to have contracted a serious Case of frugality of late. We just can to see the Point of Aid to the Cis with poverty and homelessness in the United states. To Date we have sent about $80 million Worth of Aid to the Cis. Mere Chicken feed. The american consumer gladly parts with six times that amount each year just to keep Pepsi in advertising Money. Why advertising on the super bowl alone Cost the consuming Public $110 million. Americans done to hesitate to spend billions More on lotteries junk Bonds interest payments on their credit cards Etc. Many will spend More Money this year on audio cassettes and equipment than they will in taxes yet Aid to the Cis suddenly seems to Cost too much. How interesting. No matter How much Money we done to spend on the Cis the american homeless will remain so. The government will make no serious Effort to tackle this problem until someone finds a Way to turn a profit on it or until the american voters demand it of their elected officials. One seems just As unlikely As the other. Care for the homeless is something we talk about often but few people seem ready to do much about it. I can afford the extra $3 or $4 a year it would Cost to Aid both the Cis and the american homeless. In a paying much More than that to help clean up the a amp a mess which could have been prevented. Lets Hope that Western Aid to the Cis can help prevent Petty dictators from seizing Power and feuding with a neighbouring dictator. Perhaps in a Nice Little game of nuclear Ping Pong. A Mark l. Williams Hanau German kudos for reporting it was certainly refreshing to see some real reporting done recently in your article on civilian overgrazing and the series on new car sales. Both pieces were highly professional and very illuminating. May we Hope that More of this treatment of the news will continue and speaking of treatment May i suggest a topic for future exposure How about an interview with maj. Gen. Michael a Scotti odour chief medic. He appears to Divide his time Between shutting Down medical facilities prematurely and making orwellian to spots to assure everybody that less is More. Sure would be interesting to pin that Man Down if it was possible. A Joseph Elliott Stuttgart Germany a a it grateful to Hospital we just wanted to express our appreciation to everyone at the Wiesbaden air Force Hospital for their assistance. On March 19, while my family and i were vacationing in Germany my wife came Down with food poisoning. Not knowing where else to go we sought assistance at the Wiesbaden air Force Hospital guard Gate and were immediately directed to the emergency room. Happily my wife was quickly treated and soon recovered. It is a great Comfort to know that there arc facilities such As the Wiesbaden Hospital to which an american civilian can turn when in need of assistance. We greatly appreciate All of the Hospital personnel that were so helpful. A Rick and Loretta Disney fort Worth Texas a a move Over Elvis this is in reference to the Elvis stamp. People should quit worrying about Little things like putting this Man on a stamp and Start worrying about serious things like the kind of music our Young people Are listening to and All the drugs that arc being pushed onto our kids. This is what we should be worried about not seeing Elvis on a Little stamp. A Penny Frederick azores Portugal pen pals Canadian female Soldier 31 years old would like to hear from other military people. I like sports camping travelling and Riding motorcycles. A is . Tanchyk . Hocs no plan Foo Halifax is b3k 2x0 Canada i am 29 years old and my hobbles Are soccer ice hockey and computing. I used to be with the German air Force and during my time of service i was stationed for a while at fort sin okla. I would like to write to people in the air Force who know fort Sill too. A Waus deter Buch Rotor neg 29 5609 Hucke Wagon Germany i am 33 years old and i would like to have a pen pal in the american forces. I am divorced and have a 10-year-old son. My interests include cycling writing letters going to concerts and the Cinema decorating my House Sun bathing when possible and Reading. Jan Bailey 48 plumper a close canford Park Poole Dorset bh17 9eb England i am 20 years old and i would like to have pen pals in the american forces. I work As a Hairdresser love socializing and anyone with a Good sense of humor. I would Ilka to have a pen pal around my own age who know How to have fun. A Elizabeth Mooney 3 Amprior Road Castle milk Glasgow g45 9hg Scotland i am an 18-year-old single mom. My hobbles Are swimming dancing aerobics Reading and writing. A Mandy Peckham 31 Darley House Wallace close Oldbury Warley  b69ihs England