European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes letters to the editor thursday december 10, 1992 thes european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 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 Dan 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. 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T be appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of Welense or the stars and stapes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Tor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age. Marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non must actor of the purchaser user or  Loo noisy in the Barracks at Augsburg the Walls and ceiling Are very thin and you can hear everything that a going on. You can to help hearing the loud music soldiers play As if they re alone in the building. What happened to respect for others when i come Home from work id like some peace and quiet. When i went to someone for advice i was told to tape the noise. Id go broke buying tapes there is so much noise. I thought music was played for ones own entertainment at room sound not for everyone in the building to hear. Look my Job Isnit easy. Sometimes i work 3 . To 7 ., or 4 . Till 1  So i think i should be Able to have a Nice peaceful evening at Home. Does anyone out there have a better suggestion on How to make the system work for those who like loud music and those who like peace and quiet a spec. Berteana Sutton Augsburg German How to end obscene Calls i have a Small piece of free advice for those who Are suffering from obscene phone Calls. Simply buy a whistle or c02 Carbon dioxide air Horn and keep it by your phone. Next time you get an obscene Call grab the whistle and blow As hard As you can into the mouthpiece or direct the air Horn at the mouthpiece and i guarantee the caller will get the message and hopefully a pierced eardrum. A Rick t. Johns Raf Lakenheath England concern for property this letter is in response to a the army should take Cue nov. 9. The writers letter implies the army is not concerned with safeguarding a soldiers personal property. We Are concerned with the Safe and timely transport of personal property and Are taking a number of actions to make this happen. Usa eur soldiers and their family members expect and deserve to have their personal property transported damage and theft free. The Usa eur personal property Quality discipline program focuses on enforcing current Dod standards and improvements to the current system of transporting personal property. Theft prevention is a priority Issue in this program. Usa eur is working closely with the military traffic management come the Dod proponent for personal property traffic management in the development and implementation of theft prevention initiatives to include Container Security improvements. Usa eur receives Quality control reports monthly from installation transportation offices its. This data is used to identify performance trends of household goods firms and to ensure our its Are taking appropriate action against firms providing substandard service. Quality control is not effective without the customer. Quality control inspectors Are unable to inspect each and every pack out. Customer feedback is essential to ensuring Only the Good firms Are doing business with the Dod. Any incident of unsatisfactory service including theft should be documented and reported immediately to the servicing Ito. A Usa eur customer service questionnaire will be fielded in december which will give customers the Opportunity to rate the Quality of their move. Well use customer responses to help manage our personal property Quality control program. Additionally a customer Bill of rights will be provided to each customer to ensure they Are aware of a household goods firm s requirements when moving Dod personnel. Usa eur installation transportation officers have the authority to suspend a firm regardless of the Dollar value of the loss when in the judgment of the officer circumstances warrant suspension. Feedback from the customer and from the destination Ito assist the officer in making a Good sense decision. A Joseph l. Lowman assistant Deputy chief of staff logistic editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints arc 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.mps there to help in response to several letters on maps i feel i should speak for the compassionate grateful and selfless Side of the House. I have observed a degradation of the my corps. For example parents telling their children to behave or a the maps will arrest them a to outright verbal abuse in the papers. In be always Given everyone regardless of rank sex or race the utmost Courtesy in situations ranging from serious crimes to vehicle lock outs without expecting a thank you. I Hope people consider the unrecognized continuing services of the maps and remember we Are always there to protect assist and defend you at All costs. A sgt. Alexander Doughty kit Zingen German the facts from the maps we arc writing this letter in response to Quot ungrateful a Psi nov. 22. We happen to be the maps who were allegedly holding the suspect at gunpoint. In Light of the bad press that maps have been getting we feel we should let the people know what the facts really Are. It would seem that the writer does not have the facts straight at All. First the two alleged a a felons were not felons at All they were trespassing on the installation. When we approached the suspects they fled. We then pursued them and an order of a a halt was Given. One of the suspects stopped while the other fled. At this time we observed the writer in his Audi driving Down the Street with his four Way flashers on. He followed the other suspect around the Corner and brought him Back for which we Are grateful. We expressed that to him at the time. In a disappointed that facts were distorted and that the writer seems to expect something in return. Also no weapons were drawn that eve Ning. I sgt. Naugle was not carrying a weapon because my primary duty is my desk sergeant. I was acting As a ride along. I had the suspect on the ground and could not have possibly pointed a weapon at the writer if i did not have one. I informed the writer that we had All the information we needed and that if we needed More we knew How to Contact him. He was again thanked for helping. There is one More thing id like to Point out. Law enforcement does not recommend or endorse people to use a water pistol to keep a criminal at Bay. When maps pull their weapons they Only do it in a dangerous situation to protect lives and they have to be ready to use it. If the person had been a fleeing Felon who was armed the Felon would have gotten wet and the writer might not be Here today. This is not a game that we play. Its for real. A sgt. Eric f. Naugle a sgt. Michael Baker Karlsruhe German avoid Milky Way i just read the letter a nothing wrong with milk in response to the oct. 24 letter on the dangers of milk. The fact is several major medical authorities have told us milk and milk products Are big mucous producers. Clearly cows milk is for calves and in Many cases it weakens the human immune system and gives us calories that look a lot better on our Bovine friends than they do on humans. I grew up on a farm and drank half a gallon of milk a Day for Over 12 years so i was a hard sell on this subject. But believe me in be read the research and seen the proof in my own children and myself. Point of history milk is a shortcut. It fills you up and promotes Quick cheap growth something Large families working acreage probably thought they needed in earlier centuries. But the truth is adults can get better protein and maintain better health with a variety of whole grains and vegetables. Of and by the Way lots of animals will drink milk if its offered just like most children will eat White sugar Candy regardless of whether its laced with Poison or rots their Teeth. The fact is that in nature Basic animal instinct is to take growing mammals away from milk As soon As possible. Anyone wishing factual research based information on healthier eating should write the Center for science in the Public interest 1501 16th St. New Washington . 20036 a Darrel Stai Tord Heidelberg German kids Lack motivation the president and education department would like to see a drastic improvement in the areas of science and math scores among students. They have tried to place the blame on the educators the education system and even the students. Before we can improve in these areas students must receive one thing. The kids of today need motivation. We have the potential to be intellectual geniuses but our parents and educators give us no sense of Hope. How can the students get excited about a class when teachers show no interest or enthusiasm about it themselves the students want to learn. However educators and parents must push the students to Excel and achieve to their highest capability. If the adults want to ensure and protect the future we must take interest in our children. As a student of the Dodds system in masking parents to take an interest in their children. A Holly Hamilton upper Heyford England