European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday May 19, 1992 thes euro past edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a 20vist05ki editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manet Spe cml 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 340-8 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. 206. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clausen building 103, Carl Schun Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or chatter 04t1 -88782. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does Noi constitute endorsement by the department of Felonse or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised m this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age mantel status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other  Racior of the purchaser user or  dose of criticism your March 13 a medical chief urges use of local hospitals article leaves at least one Reader pondering the mixed messages conveyed by the 7th medical come commander maj. Gen. Michael j. Scotti or. Gen. Scotti should have a beamed up his Public affairs staff prior to the interview. Although he lauds the professionalism of Host nation doctors he also says a patients would like a Well shaven kindly smelling sweetly speaking american physician to take care of them As opposed to going to a place where they feel insecure a a local National  what a the doctor saying the locals Are real pros but could use a Little work in the area of personal Hygiene they re Well educated but speak less a a sweetly than their Kinder gentler american bred colleagues despite the fact that the Hometown medical team could use a Shower a shave a Little English 101 and a couple weeks at the sort of a Charm schools required for our general officers you la love Mem this is hopefully one of those a what he really meant to say. A stories. But As we rely More and More upon Host nation support for a Broad array of life and Mission support services perceptions become increasingly important. Hopefully those local nationals who read Gen. Scotties remarks will perceive them As one doctors poor a bedside manner rather than feelings shared by other american guests in what has been an extremely Friendly and hospitable country. . Young Kaiserslautern German Salesman tells his Side i followed with great interest your series of articles on the cafes new car sales. This is my second letter to you on the subject and As i have not seen it in print i can Only assume that it was lost in the shuffle or you chose to ignore it. Your article on april 11 pointed out a few things about your operation. First i will say that Story is based on fact. The Srp manufacturers suggested retail Price is supposed to be attached to the vehicle. I have already asked for new stickers to remedy the situation. Your research on that single item was Good and i Learned from it As Well. I have worked for Ford for Only a few months and am still learning about the system. That being said i would like to now ask you what the sticker has to do with the military Price of the vehicle it was my decision to remove the prices because they did not reflect the military Sale Price which is considerably lower. You give the appearance of someone who is seeking any shred in an attempt to substantiate claims made in earlier articles. In any system there Are people who try to get Over to Benefit themselves. Perhaps this series of articles is an example of that Type of irresponsibility. In a sure the Effort was to inform but when misinformed and inept reporting is done you serve no Justice to your readers or the people you Are reporting on. Let me give a few facts again that May help you in the future and surely will not Hurt the Ford program either. Here in Italy As Well As other areas except Germany each agent has a contract with Ford and a contract with cafes. We have nothing to do with Ford of Germany As indicated in your articles. Ford provides Sale guides that show the manufacturers suggested retail Price and the military sales Price. I he quotes Are taken out of this Hook to assure the accuracy of the Price. I have purchased an Edmond a new car Price guide which provides the dealers prices and i provide that to the customer if desired. I invite your staff to do an audit of our prices so you can report on factual information and not some offhand guess As to what we Are charging. On customer service i agree that improvement is needed and Ford is working on the Issue. In Italy Ford has a contract with the cafes garages to do maintenance As Well As warranty work. The problem comes when parts Are needed. Due to the poor infrastructure there is a time lag on receiving the parts. Ford is looking for solutions. But when dealing with the customs Laws of different countries it will not happen overnight. I could go on but you will lose interest. Let me invite you Down to talk to me anytime and show you that we provide a valuable service to the military in the area of Quality of life. Here in Italy Ford has a team that is willing to go that extra step to assist the customers. A Bob Phillips Vicenza Italy editor s note 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.organize, petition this is in response to the april 22 letter that claimed the indians had it worse. I know of no group a religious racial ethical or sex a that has not been or is not now being discriminated against. The writer complains about no National history month Beauty pageants magazines clubs or a nationally recognized Holiday. Rather than complain organize and petition your state and Federal representatives for such holidays and recognition. I believe that sports teams with names that reflect Indian names were not chosen to mock any group but to. Represent an image of Power and invincibility to opponents. Also i believe that names such As the chiefs braves and indians or teams named after tribal groups do not mock the Indian culture or people. I do agree that some names May use Slang names that could reflect negatively toward the Indian culture but they were not originally selected to mock any group. A Frank r. Waitt or. Baum older Germany police violence common i am writing in response to the Rodney g. King verdicts. I was born 27 years ago and raised in los Angeles. I Wendy seven years ago there were the Watts riots. The Watts riots started letters to the editor after the police stopped a Black Motorist. There has always been police brutality in los Angeles Only this time someone with a video camera was at the right place at the right time. The los Angeles police department and the county sheriffs officers always Stop you on the streets and harass you because of the color of your skin. Its sad to see All of those people looting throwing rocks at passing vehicles and occasionally dragging innocent people from their cars and then beating them just because of the color of their skin. I feel they should have held the trial in the greater . Area and not moved it to Simi Valley a predominantly White suburb of los Angeles. The officers would have received a fair trial with an intermixed jury and there would not have been All this violence in California and the other parts of the country. A Jeffrey b. Wilkes Mannheim Germany baby a organs wasted it broke my heart to read about baby Theresa Ann Campo Pearson born with Anen Cephal. More tragic is the reality that a child born with a terminal defect cannot be allowed to live through the donation of organs. This child had no life expectancy or Quality of life. Her parents tried to choose the Only Way their child could exist through the donation of her organs a the Only Hope left. This was a selfless and Beautiful act of love. How can a judicial system dictate what should be done with a child who will die regardless of medical care and what of the lives that her organs could have saved that she was allowed to die with her healthy organs wasted that is a real crime. To whom Are we humane a Gloria Ford Wiesbaden German germans have it Good this is in response to a Why germans work May 5. The writer Speaks of a germans Basic right to be allowed paid vacations sick leave and a year off to have a baby. Well americans do not receive a a Basic rights like these and to us they Are considered privileges. The writer also complains about the High taxes germans pay and the amount for health care and housing. Is it any different for the private sector in America . Taxpayers pay for local nationals salaries and therefore Are contributing to German taxes. If an american asked for a year off to have a baby her supervisors would look at her As if she had two Heads. Lets not forget that Many women lose their jobs when they become pregnant. The writer also mentions that she will have a problem acquiring a Job when she arrives in the states just As we do Here. Now wait a minute. She obviously Speaks English and any problem she would have would be due to her Lack of experience not a nationality problem. America is the a great melting pot and the a land of Opportunity Quot where we have More nationalities than any other country. Unlike Germany. Germans Are Able to acquire jobs on the German Economy. Our Opportunity for this is extremely limited. Military families and personnel Are More in need of these jobs because we Don t make that much Money. And a two income family is a necessity in order to make ends meet. A Michelle longus binding in Germany