European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday april 25, 1992tksattwtftflks european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan Cornman St putt she Bernard a. Zool Stockt editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Abehart news editor Bob wether sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manas 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 Jimi Jonas ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Fleme Haven Germany Ken Tauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3420659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and strips of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available lot Purchase use or patronage Wrt Houi regard la race Cotor religion sex National origin age. Marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Lector of the purchaser user or  attitude i was incensed at the comment made by Jeff Gardner general manager of military car sales that Quot a car is a complicated piece of machinery. People have to expect some  if that is his attitude its easy to see Why the program is in its current state. Its also not a wonder that Many people buy foreign cars. Is cafes a service organization did i miss something or Are they Here for us if so they should stand beside us and help us. When the Boss of a major division voices such an opinion it has far reaching Impact. With his attitude its easy to see Why his subordinates and contractors place no emphasis on customer complaints. Obviously from his exalted position he has never picked up a co worker who was reduced to getting rides for months a not Only to work but the commissary and Exchange because children still must eat and be clothed a while they waited for car repairs. A master sgt. Kenneth r. Shetz Iraklion air station Crete dangerous Drift should deformed infants be harvested for their organs such a thing would not have been said aloud in Public 30, even 20 years ago. Now the press is full of such talk. Times change and not always for the better. Nothing it seems is beyond some of today s medical practitioners who routinely dabble in practices of the sort sense of the institution  if what sen. Wirth is saying is True then that is what we need to of angry about a Congress that has been made ineffective due to a personal ambition and partisan bickering and elections that Are so mired in mud that there Are no winners. A Linda Siska Heidelberg Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are i published 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, Apoate 09211. 999 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. That resulted in hangings at Niernberg. Spond ing to a Market  they satisfy the but of course they Are simply rest Public demand for medical miracles. The Public in return is willing to empty its pockets to fill those of greedy physicians and medical conglomerates. How Long will it be before we begin to receive from Humana Cata logs advertising available body parts will they take credit cards immortality at 18 percent interest . Schuh Ramstein a Germany checks a no big Deal i have read with increasing alarm the number of tetters regarding the congressional overdrafts. True Many members of Congress wrote checks for which they had insufficient funds but these checks did not Bounce. The creditors received payment in full and the amount of the overdraft was deducted from the next Deposit. Many Banks offer such overdraft Protection. The difference was that members of Congress were allowed unlimited overdrafts without penalty of interest. This was one of the Perks of being a member of Congress but it was not Ille f Al. In fact it was not much different rom using a credit card to make purchases. So what is the big Deal Are we angry because members of Congress get Perks that the rest of us do not if so that is a legitimate complaint but do not confuse privilege with criminal behaviour. Do members of Congress get too Many Perks and too High a salary perhaps so if you compare it to corporate executives. We should take a critical look at congressional Perks and salaries but buyer beware. The cheapest is not always the Best. I am saying that there Are bigger issues that warrant our attention. And anger. Sen. Timothy a Wirth a co of is not running for a second term because a personal ambition and partisan bickering set too much of our Agenda. Our rules Are too weak to keep these divisive forces in Check and the egos too Strong to submerge in a common de child movie abuse i would like to address the letter sent in by maj. Desantis concerning children attending a rated movies at base Heaters. 1 am a schoolteacher at one of the elementary schools in Heidelberg. On a Friday evening a colleague her husband a High school teacher and i attended the movie Cape fear. This movie rated a was exceptionally adult in its theme depicting a brutal rape scene and countless acts of violence. We were appalled at the number of children in the audience accompanied by their parents. Many of them were students at my school but also there were High school students who were definitely not 17 and definitely without an adult. I have to wonder Why any Parent would subject the delicate psyche of a Young child to this form of adult stimulation i am in full agreement with maj. Desantis. I too believe this could be considered a form of child neglect. I too would like to see the Community commander take a stand on this Issue. It is now mandatory that All passengers of Usa eur vehicles Wear seat belts while driving on military installations. Why not enforce the a rating i and Many of my colleagues consider ourselves advocates of children. If parents cannot use Good judgment in this matter then perhaps we As a Community need to get involved. April 20 was the Start of the week of the Young child. To All citizens in our Community who care dearly about our Young ones please speak out on this or any Issue that will help ensure a Bright future for All our children. A Patricia Vojda Heidelberg Germany thanks to medical staff the Oskar family would like to thank the paediatric staff at Frankfurt army regional medical Center for its fast diagnosis of our la month old a illness Reyes syndrome. Because of its Speed and decision to move him to the University clinic in Frankfurt we have him with us today. The staff at both facilities did everything in their Power to help us and even gave us Home numbers in Case we needed anything. The clinic was wonderful in dealing with us despite our constant pestering of them and Lack of customs knowledge. Letters to the editor we wish to thank All of them for helping to keep Jacob with us. And i want to add that our songs illness did no to involve aspirin which has been linked to Reyes syndrome when it is Given during some viral illnesses. A Kristi Oskar Kirch guns Germany a a a done to blame guns the Ann Landers crusaders Are on a tear. Her april 6 column was dedicated to letter writers decrying the moral and physical decay of cuing in our nations cities and schools. With each writers agonized Story we wait in breathless anticipation what is the reason for this pestilence with which we Are afflicted is it the breakdown of the family have our political religious and educational leaders failed us is it the failure of parents and the schools to properly guide children could it be that we have allowed to and video games to become surrogate baby Sitters have Money and material things been elevated so that real value and truth Are rare commodities no of course it is none of that. The real villain is simply an inanimate object. A gun. That is what has ruined our lives and leaves our nation on the Brink of ruination. Guns in general a ban them All. That is their answer and of course Ann does her part by pointing an accusatory Finger at her Quot evil Empire a the National Rifle association. It is All absurd. We As a people refuse to accept personal responsibility for All this. Better to blame an inanimate object. Actually i have a theory. I feel certain i can prove scientifically and statistically that our nation s moral educational and financial decline is directly tied to the increased use of air conditioners. Prior to the mid-1950s air conditioners in cars and Homes were almost unheard of. Coincidentally that is the beginning of our decline. Well of course its a stupid theory. But no More stupid than blaming guns. A Jack else Heidelberg Germany pen pals football 20 years an Mas most other i my my hobbies Art horns Riding a sports and going out my masks Vaatsa sri Hammer Elf och techno tronic St. I would like to svs pin pals Between the Ages of 19 and 24, Kerry mama Eide 18 Aulton Terrace Thornhill Dumfriesshire dg3 ban soot tand i am 38 years old divorced with no children and i would like to have pen pals in the american forces. A Beryl Warden 10 Thaxted Lodge Victoria Road South Woodford e1b1 a England i Iova most kinds of music going to the Cinema Soma sports going out and Reading. T am 18 years old. A Unsay Warrander 16 limbo Zewalk Corby Northamptonshire nn16 can England i am 42 years old and my hobbles Are writing letters Reading and music mainly 60s and �?T60a. A Sandra Roberts 11 Dahlia Road Kettering Northamptonshire nn16 9nu Kettering England i am a 28-year-old single Parent. My boy is 5 years old my hobbies Are going for walks cooking watching Whf especially Hulk Hogan and Macho Man playing Board flames and i leva being with children. Donna Mckenzie 59 Wade Meadow court Lings Northamptonshire nn3 4nd England i am 26 years old and my hobbies Are going out dancing ceramics Reading walking listening to music and watching comedies on to. I love the Golden girls my music tastes vary but i love music from the 60s Best a Sharon Mulvaney 169lobumum Grove North end Portsmouth Hampshire p02 0hf England i would like to have pen friends of mature years l cad an Active life and i love writing letters and swimming Helen Crowson 18 Orchard court Church Street Cariton Nottinghamshire England