European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes sunday april 26,1992 european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zov1stoski Edt of news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manee special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 1,4 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, 202, 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. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauton building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3426659 or civilian 0471-68702. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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Does not Oon tute endorse Mem by foe Tanee or the Star end Stripe of the us Pii ii Sei Heffi Wal defend or the . E Thea Peeren Inee rtt of suppl push Vitta a Hie publication hell be mad Pfnur tical Handicap political affiliation or any other non ment Ector of the purchaser user or  cola stress a recent front Page stars and stripes article reminded us of a Cut in cola that shocked our wallets. What was the purpose of the article was it to explain Why cola decreased or to rally serv  members to question the Way cola is paid statements such As the cuts were a a blamed on climbing Dollar Exchange rates or service members were overpaid because a a technically they received More cola than they should have in previous months served no purpose but to confuse an already confusing Issue. The article stated cola is a moving target that even the experts sometimes have difficulty explaining. But then the article switched gears and provided a very Good explanation on Why we receive cola and How the rates Are established. There were graphs which were easy to read and visually let readers see How cola is tracked. In the last sentence we were reminded the system is based upon averaging and in fact sometimes works to our advantage. Its apparent the staff writers did their Homework. So Why cast doubt on the system Why let the front Page carry a message of Shock and blame and then have the continuation on Page 3 explain How the system works there is enough stress in the military Community with the Vii sub voluntary separation incentive special separation Benefit situation. The last thing we need is for a a our newspaper to increase that stress. A command sol maj. Paul a Zuckerman Ramstein a German cola math questioned this letter is about the current cola change that came so soon without hardly any notice. If i read your report about cola correctly the new rate that Dod is using is 1.66 Marks for the Dollar. Id like to know where they came up with that rate. For almost the entire month of March the Mark never made it to 1.66 Marks for the Dollar for . Personnel in Germany. I mean do the people who figure out our cola know that we done to get the full Mark rate Here in Germany for example on april 1, can news showed the Mark rate at 1.72 Marks. That same Day . Personnel could Only buy the Mark for 1.61 Marks. That san 11 pfennig difference. Maybe in a new but i think somebody should take a look at How our cola is adjusted and maybe adjust it to our Correct Mark rate. A sgt Patrick s. Fahey Hohenfels German Reader defines elitism in response to the a be our guest column by capt. Jaworowski april 19 let me say this the one thing that capt. J. Does not realize is that America was formed by and for an Anglo american male elite. Women and minorities were not part of the formula when the Constitution was drawn up. Even with the passage of the 1964 civil rights act Concrete changes in America did not occur until the Early �?T70s. And to this Day if an individual is not a member of the a dinner circles of Anglo american males ., West Point Harvard or other institutional cliques then that individual faces an Uphill Battle to get ahead. The reason for this Uphill Battle is the Lack of knowledge about the particular institution that person desires to be a part of. And the Only ones who hold the a secrets of the Temple about that particular institution Are the Anglo american male elite. So capt. Jaworowski do you see Why they have quotas a Staft sgt. Keith Brown 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, Apo a 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.swing jump irks mom i looked at the sunday paper april 5 and thought i do not believe this there was a photo of a kid jumping out of a swing. Do you have any idea of the number of times i have threatened my kids with bodily harm if they jump out of swings in our housing All the playground equipment is on Asphalt or hard packed dirt. I do not need broken arms or legs from a hard Landing.  you have used the photo of the picnic or found a baseball game or something anything but this. A Jackie Rosser gym Linden Germany 8 Reader bashes Rooney in reference to the Andy Rooney column of March 29, i can understand Freedom of speech and the amendments pertaining to this Freedom but i think or. Rooney has abused this right with his continued bashing of anything that he is not part of. First he almost lost his Job for Gay bashing and now he feels a need to Bash the lifestyle of the american Indian. I am from the Medicine line of my tribe the Prairie band of the potawatomi. All of my family and relatives respect and try to live in Harmony with the Earth maybe if or. Rooney would pull his head out of the 15th Century he could perhaps modernize his ideas of us and not Bash us and All those who Are different from him. I used to really enjoy his commentary until he showed How prejudiced he really is. A Karri l. Blaster Bur Bernheim Germany amp Rifle facts defended an april 14 letter discussed the ak-47 Rifle and a the whole Stock of Macho letters to the editor War  the writer contrasted the ak-47 with a Bolt action .30-06, stating that it is difficult to a mow Down people with a Bolt action Rifle. That is True but the implication that people Are being mowed Down with military style rifles is false. According to the 1990 Fri uniform crime report Only 3.7% of All homicides in the United states involved rifles. That includes the entire spectrum of rifles from grandpas single shot .22 to the largest capacity semiautomatic assault Rifle. In fact More people were murdered by Bare hands Tjian were killed with rifles and nearly five times As Many homicides were committed with knives. Actually the a semiautomatic status symbols that the writer referred to Are used most often in High Power Rifle competitions. Although Jim and Sarah Brady would like us to believe that paramilitary weapons Are the Scourge of society their emotional rhetoric just does not hold up when faced with the facts. A James f. Shope Lluc Shim German Start . A tent City this is addressed to . Must Aid Cis a april 5. Where have you been there Are men women and especially children in the United states that Are without Many of the daily necessities of everyday life  Food shelter and clothing just to name a few. If the government Wasny to so concerned about making Brownie Points with every country in the world then maybe our nations homeless would not be homeless hungry and naked. Our government has surplus medicines tents and food even if it is res that could go to help our people. Why does no to the United states set up a tent cities and give our homeless the Opportunity to better themselves that Sall that most of them need a a place to sleep food to eat and clothes to Wear a to help them into a better life. We need to help our people first then if there a any left help others. The children Are not going to be the future if we done to do something in their time of need. A Steffin Hughes Wiesbaden Germany judge a decision backed Reading the articles about baby Theresa Ann Campo Pearson prompted me to write in support of the judges decision which kept the baby from falling into the hands of those who wanted her vital organs. At the time of the decision she was alive by definition of Law and by common sense  She was breathing her heart was beating her brain Stem was functioning and people were interacting with her. If the baby a vital organs were taken from her for the Sake of some possible successful transplants then the act of removing them would have killed Theresa. Killing her and other babies like her is criminal and immoral. Some critics would say that Theresa was dying and that her organs should have been used. But Arentt we All heading toward death just because death May be imminent does no to mean that we become a human spare parts junkyard. Kathy Mcguire Raf upper Heyford England