European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 sunday november 8, 1992letters to the editorfl�sftrm0lfaks Sewram Westen col Gen Tow Mono uhf Corom a Tom Pum by Bernard a. Zovistoski Elt of ne1arsantfedrronal a editor Boa Wieta sport editor Mhz met european editor panic acting qty editor  to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or potty fetch 1114 37 6100 Dart tall 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155601416 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 Jami Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 328. News bureaus kai6erslau1brn, Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohner Stiv scholar. Butting 2�, put Barrack Apo a 09227-3717 Niphon ets 49-055 or civilian oui-$2i it a Iio Aai Soree. Nurnbirg  Ron Jansen building Siva Tom 0. 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Physic Handicap potted affix Fanon or any other non Mer Lector of the Purcer or or Patron bus figures wrong in a Story about a 1991  audit of the school bus contract in the 99th ask in Niernberg oct. 25some of the numbers and figures used in the article arc wrong. A graph showed 517 students being bused this school year 19922993and the article stated the Cost of busing a for the current school year1 is $6.2 million. This information is incorrect. Five Hundred seventeen students arc being bused this year but the Cost is $1,2 million not $6.2 million a difference of $5 million. Your reporter had the wrong year when the Dod audit was conducted in late 1991, the Cost was $6.2 million but the school year was 199192. That year the number of students bused was 1,930. The article stated Quot on nine of the 72 routes. Average daily transportation costs totalled More than $100 per youngster. On one route the Cost per Pupil totalled $426 it or Day again your figures Are misleading. If the reporter is addressing school year 1991-92, the year of the Dod audit the busing Cost per student per Day was $16. This school year the Cost is Down to $12.22 per student per Day. The Cost for either school year is much lower than the sensational $426 per Pupil per Day quoted in the article. To update your readers the following additional information is provided. This year s busing contract decreased about 80 percent from last years Cost. Hie average Cost per bus route this year is 52 percent less than last school year. The Dollar Cost per student per Day decreased about 24 percent from last years Cost. These dramatic decreases show the 99th Asgis management of the bus program meeting the tremendous changes brought on by the draw Down of forces in Usa eur. A col. Phillip w. Childress chief of Public affairs . Army Europe editor s note we incorrectly reported that $6.2 million was spent on busing in Niernberg this school year. We corrected that tuesday to say the Money was spent last school year. The Story correctly reported that action had been taken to fix the problems for this school year. The Cost per student averages came directly from the in report. Condoms can be effective Over the past three weeks you have printed two letters and one invitational article in which the writers claimed that condoms do not prevent his aids transmission. The statistics the writers used refer to Quot natural membrane condoms Quot often called  the hepatitis a virus Jbv which is 42 manometers in diameter has been demonstrated to pass through such condoms a manuk 1986. Give these folks their due they never once mentioned Quot Latex condoms. However the inference was there. There Are literally hundreds of scientific studies which demonstrate the effectiveness of Quot Latex condoms when used properly Quot against the spread of his. The figures vary from 60 percent to 98 percent effective and depend almost totally on the a proper usage phase these same figures apply to the Latex condoms effective use in preventing pregnancies. A coincidence improper usage results in condom breakage which is responsible for the Quot failure rate Quot of Latex condoms these same studies show the Only Way to be positive that you do not contract his is to abstain from sexual Intercourse to not share Needles if you Are using drugs and to not be bom to a Mother who has his however if sexual Intercourse is going to occur for whatever reason the Best intervention to employ is a condom a a Latex condom. While the rest of the industrialized world crusades against unwanted pregnancies and diseases american teen agers Black and White have. A a rates that exceed All but a few of these countries. White the rest of the world seems to see sexuality and sexual development in their children As a positive Beautiful occurrence americans seem trapped in the puritanical attitude that sex is somehow dirty and sinful. The time has come to change because we either change or we die. With proper Down to Earth instruction on How to use Latex condoms to save lives we might be Able to slow Down this plague White our scientists a if they get the governmental support they require a find a medical cure for this horror that is his aids. Bill smart Heppy Nchim Germany editor s note a i 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 signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters 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 normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters 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.accept homosexuals this is in response to the letter Quot Gays rejected oct. 21. I also agree that Gays do not belong in the military. However they Are Here anyway. The writer stated that any homosexual under his supervision would not get an even break and if his supervisor was a homosexual he would not support him. How does he know that this is not the Case now he would never know even if the supervisor was married. How would the writer like it if his supervisor discriminated against him because his eyes Are Blue or he is a Democrat has he Ever been a victim of discrimination this kind of prejudice and discrimination is causing this nation to crumble. A staff sgt. Brian a. Greer Raf upper Heyford England a Gay bashing a crime in a sure the letter Quot Gays rejected Quot oct. 21 will generate a lot of mail. This is my reply in my oath of enlistment i swore to Quot obey the lawful orders of those appointed Over  if Congress passes a Law allowing homosexuals to serve our country in a bound by this oath to do my duty. Unlike the writer ill continue to do what is Best to support and defend the . Constitution. Ill cooperate with homosexual superiors and do my very Best to supervise them fairly. The writer s or anyone else a assertion that homosexuality is Quot immoral behaviour Quot is ludicrous being homosexual does no to make a person a har a thief a murderer a drug addict untrustworthy Etc. The Only True immoral behaviour is that which causes harm to another. For those who Point to the Bible to justify the Label of immorality on homosexuality i remind you the Bible was also used to justify the crusades the inquisition burning of witches slavery opposition to equal rights for Blacks and women and countless other crimes against humanity. Gay bashing is just another crime against humanity that can no longer be tolerated those who feel the same As the writer Are not worthy of the title american Soldier defender of Quot life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness Quot these people should resign from the military immediately and take their arcane prejudices with them. A master sgt. Michael Liston Scilen Kirchen Germany a definition of redneck its True the confederacy fought for secession from the Union. The Southern states considered self determination a Basic right so much so that the Confederate president Jefferson Davis lacked the authority even during wartime to align and command Southern states. However to refer to slavery As merely Quot a spark Quot that ignited the civil War instead of the Central Issue is at Best revisionism. At worst its an attempt to de emphasize what is obviously Western civilizations greatest failing the institution of slavery. At the beginning of the War president Lincoln thought it too politically risky to declare slavery As the Central Issue for going to War and instead emphasized maintaining the Union. It was t until after the Battle of Gettysburg that Lincoln Felt he possessed the political Power base to Public ally redirect the wars cause and purpose. He did so through his Gettysburg address by declaring that Quot All men Are created  at this Point there were no illusions As to the wars cause a slavery. I too was raised in the South and its a continuing embarrassment to see and hear Southern rednecks display and defend symbols of Southern resistance and racism which Are directly related to their ancestors murderous fanaticism in defending and maintaining the institution of slavery. When i hear some redneck passionately defend his right to show the rebel Flag Little alarm Bells go off. Of course the rebel Flag in itself is meaningless. Its when some redneck begins to apologize for Southern treason and failure of Basic humanity that i become uncomfortable. In be no idea what Webster Arsenio Hall or Phil Donahue have to say about the subject but from my personal experience As a Southern insider i Feelth a perfectly justified in defining a redneck As someone who has a Blind Pride in his arrogance and ignorance. A Matthew Flynn san Vito Italy a a King deserves Money this is a reply to Quot Rodney King selfish Quot oct. 23yes in the videotape King did seem to lunge at the officers which if i was in that position i would have defended myself. But As the tape plays on you see King is not trying to attack the officers anymore. He a just reacting to the blows he was receiving which everyone knows was unjust. How can the writer claim King is self so for thinking he deserves $83 million if i was the one who took the beating i would have sued for $183 million. I think he deserves the Money not Only for the beating he took at the hands of the officers but also for the Public embarrassment. Finally i have a question for the writ Foj you received a beating of this magnitude from police officers would you sue 7 a spec. Johnny Seawright Kitzinger Germany a a sell gum instead the Way to Stop people smoking cigarettes is to Stop Selling cigarettes and sell gum. A Danielle Waters Linwood elementary England