European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 saturday october 31, 1992 letters to the editor european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor and editorial Bill Wither european editor Deborah aether news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George Manet special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 orpostfach11 1437 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany n 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 Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer Steve scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone ets 489-6585 or civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 0631-50696. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital stat us physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Mem Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Quit complaining i m writing you this letter to kindly ask people to Stop complaining about every itty bitty problem for example the complaint about the difficulty of Register ing your car oct. 13. Lord have mercy obviously we Are not in the United states and we can t expect everything to be the same. Why Don t we All try our hardest to find the Good about where we Are and not always the bad. So if any of you Are planning on coming to England you la have a great time. But Don t come expecting every thing to be perfect your whole trip. There Are always problems no matter where you Are. The question is can we just face the problem and then forget about it or does everybody in Europe have to know spec. Tony Cox Harrogate England to advisory inappropriate in the past months i be read several letters to the editor addressing the rat Ings of movies and the rules set Forth by cafes As to who can see the movies and who can to such  buying tickets for their children and not accompanying them into the show. What i am addressing Are the viewer discretion warnings used by an. One of my favorite shows Sisters has a viewer discretion advised warning before each and every show yet i can sit Here and watch movies such As Rob Ocop 2 and not see any advisories before the program. What i ask is How can a show such As Sisters have an advisory when it addresses everyday matters by an everyday family and Rob Ocop 2 have no advisory when it depicts death and crime in such a graphic nature the hour the program is shown should have no bearing on the advisory either. Spec. David l. Gamache Augsburg Germany doctor s viewpoint absurd in a letter concerning abortion oct. 3the writer opens by magnanimously congratulating your forum for allowing even misinformed readers to express their opinions regarding abortions. How Good of him. I presumed then that he was going to provide us with an informed opinion which would somehow carry More authority because he is a doctor. How bad of me. First he presumed to define life. To Day s biological and physiological experts do not even have a universally accepted definition for what constitutes life so that makes the doctor s Loose definition even less acceptable. And according to his definition that moving kicking breathing thumb sucking creature in the womb is not life before about 22 weeks. That is absurd As any woman who has Ever carried a baby for five months 22 weeks can attest. Second his analogy comparing a fetus to a malignant tumor frightens me. A malignant tumor will kill its Host Given the Freedom to grow in its supportive environment. A fetus will be born Given the Freedom to grow in its supportive environment. Where s the analogy. Third it s difficult to understand what his opinion is on the traditional medical value of first do no  does he live and practice Medicine by that philosophy or not is it of to do harm or not of i ask this because patients have been told by medical Powers that doctors Are to be trusted. They Are to be obeyed. They Are to be respected for their knowl Edge and skill and All that hard work in medical school that enables them to  vide lifesaving techniques and expertise to people who come to them for Salva Tion. Valerie m. Rakes Wiesbaden Germany editor s note 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 signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the Edi Tor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a Fea Ture called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Let ters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A moral decision i was taken Aback by the opinion expressed in a doctor s viewpoint oct. 3. The justification for killing our unborn gets Wilder All the time. Doctors who perform abortions Are providing a hideous service. They Are abetting the process in America where we need not live with our mistakes. We can kill our mistakes. We can do what Ever it takes to allow us to do anything we want anytime we want without hav ing to live with the consequences. If the fetus is just another piece of unwanted tissue like a brain tumor the doctor and Mother May not feel so guilty. The doctor mentions the magical age of fetus  now that s a very precise pair of medical and scientific terms. Since they Don t know what that age is let s say that if in doubt carry the child to full term. No one can precisely say when a fetus can survive outside the womb. All can agree that what exists in Side has the capacity to live a human life. I do agree with the Good doctor on one Point. Professionally it s not his decision whether abortion is Correct or not. It is a moral decision. Giving birth to and nurturing a child Are better than losing your soul. John a. Birrer Pir Masens Germany analogy repulsive a recent letter by a doctor oct. 3 expressed disapproval of the insensitivity of those opposed to abortion on demand. Rather than consider their views he pre fers he says to have discussions with his cat. The doctor s opening premise is that if a fetus is incapable of surviving outside the womb it fails to satisfy his definition of life and thus it is not morally or legally entitled to Protection. He then com pared such a fetus to a malignant tumor. I in unaware of any recorded instance of a malignant tumor ripening into a human being. To use his own words i find the analogy to be repulsive and  . Mahony Rhein main a Germany thanks for support this letter is to thank All the wonderful people of the Community. Our daughter Carolyn was in an Auto Accident on sept. 25. During her stay in the Hospital and after her release the moral support from All around the Community was tremendous. On sept. 26, while Carolyn was having surgery the Baum older football team dedicated its win against Wei Brincken to Carolyn. They made a huge Banner be fore the game saying win this for Caro  during her stay in the Hospital we received Many phone Calls and visits from friends of the family High school staff members and fellow students. We would like to thank the Community for its sup port and we Salute the Baum older Mili tary Community. The Cashman family Baum Holde Germany personnel Aid praised two years ago i transferred from the army reserves Back into the regular army in support of our nation s stance on Iraq s invasion of Kuwait. Overnight i went from a sergeant first class to private 2 and overseas to Europe. My 201 file however did not find its Way Here. Thanks to the untiring efforts and professionalism of the soldiers at 177th personnel service co i now have an accurate 201 file As Well As a Correct pay Basic entry Date and Basic Active serv ice Date. As the information requests for documents verifying schools time in serv ice etc., arrived in the mail these folks updated my records and kept my career on a progressive path. I be seen them checking records in Wil Flecken and Grafe Wohr As Well As doing numerous preparations for Over seas movement at Finney gym and Al ways with Courtesy and respect but most important with answers. Sgt. William j. Thompson Iii Schweinfurt Germany Don t abolish sports i m responding to Down with foot Ball sept. 13. I consider myself an avid football fan and have had the pleasure of playing All the Way through High school. Proms homecomings and friends help us Deal with the pressures during that stage of life. Athletics build qualities that make Young boys into men who learn commitment and the work ethic. Proposition 48 says an incoming student is ineligible to play if he does t have a certain Grade Point average. Schools Are also checked to find out if their programs require students to put academics before athletics. Let s sit Down and be realistic about abolishing High school and College foot Ball and try to imagine what our children would be doing instead. If anyone out there has a problem with dumb jocks getting by Why Don t they look at people like former president Ford actors Burt Reynolds and Richard Dean Anderson and sen. Bill Bradley. These Are just a few examples of athletes who Don t have problems Reading. I feel it s up to parents to guide Chil Dren in the right direction. For example we need to be More involved in our Par ent teacher student association and other programs that involve kids who can t afford a College education. I feel there is a better solution to a Good Educa Tion than abolishing sports. Sgt. James Clapham Baum older Germany