European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes monday May 11,1992 letters to the editor european edition cot. Gene e. Townsend Usan commit new put thew Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor news and editorial Bill walk european editor Date Orah Abate Bryan Nolan Newa editor City editor Bote Waltar Gaorge Manaa sport editor special Section 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 346-6 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Oermann Kan Tauson. Building 103, Carl Schwa Chaam Apo a 09069 let Ephon ets 3428659 or Tiv an 0471-66782. 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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 Start and stripes of the products or services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race Coke Region sex National origin age mantel status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non ment Factor the purchaser user or  must help now that the rioting and protests have finally awakened americans to the massive unrest of a majority of our citizens lets go beyond words and get to action. Churches alone cannot overcome the problems. We need to get the input of big businesses. With their funding we can get support needed for drug rehabilitation Job training centers Day care renovation of schools youth centers improved projects for the homeless Etc. Give people a reason to fight despair and the a a escape of drugs. No one needs to live in poverty or despair. As for the racism America needs to take off her Blindfold and Wake up. People Are people and god made each of us. Who Are we to judge anyone a Deborah Brodeur Augsburg Germany a class of �?T83 reunion graduates of Kaiserslautern High school class of 1983 where have All 192 of us gone next year is our 10th reunion. Well have to scramble to pull it off but wont it be fun to see everyone again Contact Marcia l. Davis used to be farrago . Box 866, Bridgeport Wash. 98813, and lets get the Ball rolling. A town raiders Liber Alles a Marcia l. Davis Baum older Germany a a Call it love this is in response to the april 26 letter concerning the daughter of Laura Campo and Justin Pearson who was born Ane Cephalic. This poor baby was born with Only a brain Stem and did not have a Skull. What brain she did have was Only keeping her organs functioning. What kind of life is that no Parent wants to see his or her child suffer. Why prolong the child a life she would have never had a Normal one had she lived. Laura Campo and Justin Pearson were not praying to god. They loved their daughter with All their hearts. So much they did not want her to suffer. So much they were willing to let her go to give other newborns a Chance at life. This is not a unspeakable  1 Call it love. A Christina Stephens Crail sheim Germany a a a abortion ugly business recent articles in the stars and stripes a for example a abortion activists rally in san Francisco Quot april 6 a have concerned me enough to finally write this letter. I am wondering Why it is that when any number of people gather to celebrate the right to have an abortion it is a newsworthy event. I have never read an article in your newspaper that portrays an anti abortion rally in As positive a Light. And yet according to a recent poll most americans favor severely restricting the right to obtain abortions. Literally hundreds of thousands of americans Are protesting against abortion by participation in life chains a non violent form of protest yet i never read about these protests in your newspaper. For example on oct. 6, 1991, 771,000 people in 350 american cities participated in a National Day of life chains. In my opinion that was a newsworthy event and yet it was virtually ignored by the press. Editors note the stars and stripes ran a 7-Inch Story at the top of Page 6 on oct. 8. Abortion is an ugly business and no one but those with financial interests in it seriously attempts to defend it. Groups like planned parenthood the National organization for women and the National abortion rights action league stand to lose a lot of Money if abortions Are restricted or outlawed. So do Many politicians who receive a lot of financial support from these groups so Long As they oppose any restrictions on abortion. Perhaps if we taught our children to practice self control instead of self gratification the need for abortions would disappear. Until then i will do All i can to make abortion illegal once again. A Hala s. Tompkins Aviano Italy editor s note a i letters from readers expressing their viewpoints 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. Too 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 0911.don�?Tt blame guns this letter is in reference to two letters published april 14. Who defines which firearms Are either appropriate or inappropriate for sporting use an ak-47 has just As much a place on a Deer stand As any other Rifle of the same Caliper by virtue of its stopping Power. Granted it is much tougher to mow Down people with a Bolt action .30-06, but on the other hand that same Rifle in the hands of a skilled criminal Lunatic has the same murderous potential with the added possibility of even More far reaching results i.e., a fkr a assassination. Guns do not kill people booze does not kill people knives do not kill people and Bridges used by suicidal people do not kill either. People pulling the trigger people tipping the bottle and people wielding the Blade kill people. The instruments chosen for weapons have neither intent nor conscience nor a sense of responsibility. They Are Mere inanimate objects that lie around waiting for the a Superior species to come along and utilize them. A John Velasquez Ochoa Nas Simonella Sicily a unprofessional handling on March 26, a piece of world War ii ammunition was found by a group of children in my neighbourhood. They ranged from Ages 7 through 10 years and did not know what they had found. Understandably they started to play with it and it exploded. Ail three were hospitalized two in serious condition. The Point that i am trying to make is that the whole matter was handled very haphazardly and a professionally. It Wasny to until March 31 that the army my bomb dogs came and cleared the area including the playground adjoining the bus Stop where the ammunition was found. This bus Stop is used by All the kids in the immediate area. A whole weekend passed Between the time that the explosion occurred and the bomb dogs came through. The very next Day . Army engineers came with Metal detectors and cleared the Forest and the playground in the surrounding area. Five Days passed with no action taken by the Community. I believe that something should have been done before then. The safety of our lives and our kids lives should have been Paramount. This letter is to show my concern on a matter that could occur again. Next time it could be a whole lot worse. A Brent b. Poss Darmstadt Germany a a a proper thank you i recently had a family emergency and departed Germany suddenly. I missed the Opportunity to say goodbye and thank you properly. Ben Ofman deserves a medal. He put aside his personal plans and leave to ensure that my household was packed and shipped safely. Hats off and thanks. Staff sgt. Haas too for helping. Staff sgt. Murphy Andrea Rick and Ron thanks for the support and Friendship. I miss you. And thanks to the saturday morning bowlers for the smiles and laughter. It was a pleasure to work with All the maps. Be careful out there and Good Luck. To everyone who helped Speed my departure along thank you from the Bottom of my heart. Good Luck and goodbye. A Trish Overton Clay Center Ohio a a to students praised creativity is really alive in department of defense dependents schools. After having judged More than 200 videos that were submitted to the Dodds Media fest i can attest to the amazing creativity that has been launched by our to productions courses that Are offered at approximately nine of the schools in Germany. Some of the topics ranged from original music videos that dealt with girlfriends religious subjects and sports to documentaries that dealt with teen age problems and the making of Munich a final drama production Les mis Racks which left Many of the judges speechless. Dodds is one of the few school systems in the world that offer to productions As a course. It has unleashed the imaginations of a wide Range of students a from special education to talented and gifted. I Hope that an will also follow up on the two minute Dodds spots and allow the a Best in show of the fest to be shown once a week. I am sure that the viewers would be duly impressed with the hard work and professional Quality of these students work. I sincerely Hope that these Fine videos will have a much wider audience than just we judges and a few of our own classes. Dodds certainly does offer the widest Range of courses to develop and expand our children a creativity. A waiter Fritz Karlsruhe Germany