European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday april 29,1992 thes european edition col sent e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill was kor european editor Deborah Kabahar news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Notan City editor George Menee special sections editor to write us unit 29400 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 348-8 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 Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. 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Or endorsement by. The . Government the department of defense or the u. S 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 and stapes of the products or services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall to made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital stains physical Handicap  attic Iarion or any Olar non Merit Telor of the purchaser user or  alive working i m so excited about the new Elvis stamp. Now the King will truly live forever floating around stuck on an envelope in the eternal cosmic void of the . Postal service. But this a a balloting is the Best part of the Deal. For Only 19 cents a pop i get to vote for my preference the Young dashing Quot Pelvis As he appeared in one of his 30-plus films which Are hard to Tell apart except for the title. Or better yet there is a Quot slender Zed a Alert version of the pre Portem Presley mature world Wise filthy Rich and yet still oddly Romball. In All honesty i Admire Elvis. He was talented and he was marketed in the right Way at the right time. But 19 cents a ballot what other . Monopoly offers you a Chance to pay for the privilege of buying its product while legions of postal employees work tirelessly through the night heavily caffeinated and knee deep in Elvis ballots. For those who believe they Are counting every ballot and that . Box Elvis is not the door to a blast Furnace hands please i have some luxurious acreage in Florida in a willing to part with cheap. I Hope they re working on a stamp depicting the Elvis voters. I picture a Small round sugar based confection on a stick with a Dollar sign printed on it. Hint what did Barnum say was Quot born every minute a i have a bold out on a limb prediction for you folks they re going to Issue them both. By the Way Elvis Isnit dead it just seems like it because he a working for the postal service. A Joseph Drago Augsburg Germany # some salaries justified in be been following the news Media attack on corporate executives salaries with a bit of amusement. Yes there is some excess but maybe not so out of line As we Are led to believe. It was reported that Lee Iacocca made $2.9 million last year. He uses his years of experience and skills to employ tens of thousands of americans. He saved Chrysler and gave America the minivan. On the other hand Rickey Henderson of the Oakland athletics makes More than $4 million a year to steal bases. Big Deal. He employs no one he adds no value to society he resents giving autographs and he does no to warm up to Young fans. Aren t we sending the wrong message to our children we say we want full employment and a healthy Economy. We want to be competitive with the world. Well Likely get More opportunities to do this from corporate executives than from pampered spoiled baseball players. I cannot blame someone for taking a $4 million paycheck if some idiot gives it to him. I Only maintain that along the Way americans have misplaced something. Baseball players Are entertaining and we love them for it. Corporate executives Good ones add value to our country and its output. They deserve what they get and maybe even More. A Dwight Leo Wiesbaden German offer work for benefits welfare state Aid or any other assistance is funded by the taxpayer you. I am always ready to help the needy but in this Case the needy could also help the taxpayer. If people Are on welfare or receiving unemployment payments and Are physically Able to work they should. The state paying them should make them As part of receiving the benefits work at Small jobs cleaning streets washing City vehicles cleaning offices filing envelopes delivering meals to the old folks assisting in state health and drug centers working for the red Cross or the salvation army a anything is better than nothing. _ if people applying for the benefits understand that working is a part of the program otherwise no Money they will not be late for formation at the work site. A system causing Aid recipients to help out would give them a sense of doing something for the Money received and might Lead to employment and no need for assistance. William k. Carroll Giessen Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are pm blushed daily in this space. A 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, 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.addressing a disaster silly me. 1 saluted smartly stepped Forward Early and heeded my governments Call. Did i Volunteer for an overnight at the Alamo did i say Quot gee general Custer is a he Kuva commander and it a be great to be his aide Quot did i buy a ceremonial dress uniform no worse by far a i changed my address to the new improved vastly Superior address form. Now mail that formerly took Days to reach me takes weeks mail that took weeks takes months. Fortunately no previous mail Ever took months or i would be Long retired before its limping delivery under the present system. Today for example i await the delivery nay even faint word of the location of a Treasury Check for several thousand dollars mailed to my . Bank by Federal express dropped into the Black abyss of the military postal system some three months earlier. I have yet to receive an irs form 1040 perhaps no loss from the same government that runs the postal service. I and my family lived on credit cards for weeks because checks mailed from a . Bank which took two weeks for delivery a Short year ago took More than two months to arrive under the improved service i now enjoy. Magazine subscriptions ordered in january Are now arriving i received an invitation to a new years eve party new years eve 1991mailed maps locally in 1991, in March 1992. All correctly addressed dutifully stamped with adequate postage for prompt delivery and surrendered with Hope into the hands of the military postal system. Invalid reasoning poor preparation and miserable execution seem to be the chief causes of the present chaos perceived in our a a new mail delivery system in Europe. I believe the recent Survey which i have not received possibly it was mailed will confirm this perception. R very obviously american business and Industry and in Many cases our own Federal agencies have not and will not sign on to this present and pending disaster. It has added confusion and frustration to the lives of every Soldier Sailor and airman living overseas and letters to the editor has not improved our mail delivery one Whit the original intent i believe. I agree with the Chap in the Shower Cap on an television when he asks who a responsible for this a and i think the question should be asked by every member badly served by this far less than adequate system. Ill col. Allan f. Hancock Hahn a Germany a a cooperation helps mail in reference to new address standardization and zip code alignment Apo athe . Postal service . Army Europe postal personnel and unit mail clerks Are trying to implement a Complex new system that requires extensive cooperation Between . Businesses Ana every correspondent who writes to us Here in Europe. I have supervised unit mail operations Here in Europe since 1985. The main reason personnel do not receive their mail in a timely manner is failure to properly in and out process their respective unit mail rooms and not informing correspondents of their Correct mailing address. I have been in the same Section in Frankfurt for 3vt years. Even though i have not physically moved i have had to change my mailing address three times. As Long As i informed my correspondents of my Correct mailing address sometimes you have to Tell them More than once never had any problems receiving my mail. On More than one occasion i called an order in to a Catalon company in the states on sunday and my order was in the mail room by thursday morning. Like everyone else the whole postal system is trying to do More with less and like any new system remember when computers first started showing up in your office it will take a while to work the bugs out. A Anthony Faber Frankfurt Germa Ypen pats i am 27 years old and my hobbies Are disco dancing watching to and writing to pen pals. A Sharon Mccullaugh 20 Houston part Lurgan co. Armagh bt66 b be Northern Ireland i am 19 years old and i like swimming learning foreign languages travelling biking dancing Reading and singing. A or. Of mfr Ozer menu Reveri Mah Turgut Els cad. Ucan Apt. 02/15 07050 Antalya Turkey i am 17 years old and my hobbies Are Reading camping and meeting new people. I would like to have pen pals Between the Ages of 17 and 20. Or. Ugur Ozer menu Reveri Mah. Turgut Els cad. Ucan Apt. 82/15 07q50 Antalya Turkey i am 26 years old and i like to weight train run and swim. I enjoy life and try to have As much fun As possible a Anne Tracey 70 Wavel gardens Slough Berkshire sl2 2el England i am 17 years old and my hobbles Are basketball Reading and writing poems. I would like to have pen pals from All Over the world. Matt John Pabalinas tabla 332nd pop he. He Sigaran Negros Occidental 5000 Philippines i am 22 years old and my hobbles Are dancing jazz and Folk music. I am a physical education teacher. I would love to have pen pals from All Over the world. Marijule. Pablo rats Guzman st., Manduriao Iloilo City 5000 Philippines i am 12 years old and my hobbles Are Reading mystery and detective books and playing basketball. I would like to have pen pals from All Over the world. A Jule Moon v. A Blynas Guzman st., Manduriao Iloilo City 5000 Philippines i am looking for pen pals Between the Ages of 18 and 25. A winsome Lawrence Zep Herton dust. Unstead . St. Catherine Jamaica West indies i am 66 years old and i would like to ask every body from All Over the world to Send me their used Stamps i can Trade Spanish Stamps for them if you like. A Jose Omero Arellano Calle comedies 6-1 h 11500 Al puerto do Santa Maria c8du, Spain