European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes tuesday june 9, 1992 letters to the  european edition col. Gene a Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial am Winter european editor Deborah Absher Bryan Nolan new editor City editor Bob Wicker George mane 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 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. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Kevin Dougherty building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 063150696. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage Wrt Houi regard to race color religion sex National origin age Manta status physical Handicap poetical affiliation or any other non morn Factor of the purchaser user or  pricing beefs i read the Stuttgart meat managers letter a replying to the beef a and found it very interesting. He stated that beef prices Are set by the meat manager. How by Supply and demand he also stated that at his base 80 percent Are officers yet he tries to keep the prices Down so the lower ranking people can buy too. After Reading the commissary news Section of the overseas Post Mayi found that his statements totally contradict the policies the defense commissary Agency deca says it follows. The article stated a commissary shopping is an important Benefit because customers can buy groceries and other household items at the Price it costs the commissary system to Purchase them from suppliers. There is not markup and the purchases arc tax free although a 5 percent surcharge is  from the writers statements it seems that deca policy is being disregarded. A Vic Winnall Vilsick Germany a a a Schroeder has a Point i refer to the recent articles about rep. Patricia Schroeder a Bill to end military discrimination against Gays and Gen. Colin l. Powell a remarks in rebuttal. I do not find the general a arguments compelling. While i virtually never support is. Schroeder on anything i have to move to her Side on this Issue. Citing a Good order and discipline docs sound suspiciously like the excuses formerly used to keep non White soldiers out of most units a practice that has ended Only within my lifetime. I have no idea How Many Gays i have worked with Over my career a no soldiers have Ever let on for obvious reason Sand even the civilians have been cowed into silence until very recently. I can say that the few who i later Learned were Gay were among my very Best workers and i did not know they were Gay until after working with them for two years. As for the argument that Mother did t Send Johnny off to the army to be exposed to Gay men neither did most mothers Send Johnny off to be exposed to smokers profane is gamblers and fornicators. When do we Start eliminating these undesirables from the army then there is the Assumption that any Gay Soldier in Barracks will try to put a move on the person in the next bunk. We have plenty of rules about sexual harassment and sexual assault we should have no trouble applying them to violators who happen to be Gay if necessary very unlikely. Finally i find skin color to be far less Quot benign than sexual orientation. The latter can be made As inconspicuous As the Holder desires As shown by the Gays who have served for years without attracting attention. The former is generally beyond the owners ability to disguise and the service member cannot prevent whatever reaction it engenders in fellow soldiers. But just As we have rules that govern those reactions we can have parallel rules about inappropriate behaviour Between Gay and straight soldiers. In Short i think the services and the army in particular should set aside this last vestige of and Homine discrimination. Lets recognize attitude and performance and Stop condemning people for conditions that Are not relevant to their value As human beings or As soldiers. A col. Joseph e. Boling 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. Preference1 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 o o 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.keep out homosexuals rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., in her proposal to allow homosexuals into the military cited polls stating that �?o81 percent of americans support legislation of this  where was this poll conducted in the Gay area of City Park in Denver i conducted an a a informal Survey of the people most affected by this legislation the military member and found 92 percent of those questioned vehemently opposed to such legislation. The other 8 percent were in favor or undecided. How could anyone favor introducing a known High risk group of his carriers into an already overburdened medical system the military Retiree is already a second class citizen within the military medical Community and this Type of legislation will surely push the Retiree into a medical class rivalled Only by citizens of third world countries. A tech. Sgt. Larry c. Stanford soc Sterberg a Netherlands a slaves to lawbreakers thank you for printing Stephen Deane a article May 17 about the Rodney g. King verdict. In be been wondering when a rational analysis would appear. Too bad you Haven to put it out to wire services his Demeanour and views coincide with those of my Nephew who is a detective on the Atlanta police Force. However my own fears in this matter go beyond police effectiveness. As a student of social science i question if any free society can develop solutions to Root causes of racism. So much Energy is expended defending a person s right to Freedom that we hinder abilities of the entire society to function. Each segment forms its own special interest to pressure government officials and the system gets that much weaker in terms of representing everyone. Are we left to believe that disciplined people Are slaves to the system with Only those willing to break the Law having real Freedom one look at the entourage assigned to protect our president is frightening. Anyone who walks Home alone at night from work can Tell you. A bottle thrown from a passing car can be just As deadly As a Bullet and far More frequent. Frustrated Young people abound in our society and until All Are taught discipline from the Cradle we Are doomed to repeat the Rodney King incident. A Robert Lane Plerino France a a a beyond comprehension9 i recently sat with my kids in the car at the Heidelberg Germany shopping Center while mom shopped in the Post Exchange. We weren to there Long before my 8 Ana 10-year-old boys started asking me about the $46,000 Monkey signs that have been attached to the Light poles throughout the parking lot. They wanted to know what they were for. This was a teaching moment. I explained that they Are there to help people remember where they Park their car. They did no to understand. After a few moments of thought i reminded them of the time we went to the big amusement Park. I could see i had caught their interest i asked them if they remembered How big the parking lot was and How we marked Down the letter and Row number of the sign on the Light pole where we parked. Bingo it was mystical when the a a aha moment arrived. Like magic the twinkle of understanding enter eco their eyes at the same instant. As if they had rehearsed they smiled in unison and blurted out a but dad this parking lot Isnit that big a i smiled too and responded a to you and me its not but to the person who had those signs put up its beyond  i confess that was a Little misleading. I did no to try to Tell them that these signs were part of an Effort to spend $1.5 million so that Heidelberg could win $1 million in a Community improvement contest. I did no to think they would understand because truthfully i done to. A Kenneth l. Ahern Heidelberg Germany a a object of prejudice a writer said she was tired of the a whining and complaining about discrimination. Obviously she has not and 1 Hope will never be discriminated against because of the color of her skin or More to Home the fact she is female. I am an afro american female and have personally been the object of Peoples prejudices. Its a degrading and humiliating experience. I wish it on no human. I also have a College degree and it was me the writer was competing against for those Grants and scholarships. I am tired of All the constant moaning from people who say they Are getting cheated out of funds and had to work to get through College. I also worked through College in the financial Aid office. Many Low income Whites received Aid thus taking Aid away from minorities. Done to blame the few minorities who have the motivation to succeed and seek out funds and opportunities. A 1st it. Tina Bomer wild Flucken Germany pen pals i am 28 Yeara old and my hobble Are a sports writing camping and travelling. A Sheri Marchant 195goodau River Rouge Mich. 48218-1608 i am 12 Yeara old and i Haw three Little Brothers i i be in Germany and i would love to hear from anybody of any age anywhere. I would especially Lika to hear from girls my own aaa in the . My hobbled Are playing Tho piano Reading writing letters enjoying myself and meeting new people. A Helen Exner 191th med Del unit 30203 Apoate 09061 i am 39 Yeara old and i work As a travel agent i enjoy travelling of course working out and generally having a Good time. I would like to near from american service members Between the Ages of 28 and 38 who have similar interests. A Alison Kent 43 Airsie Road Eltham London se9 1xn England