European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor monday january 4,1993 thes european Edmon Colore t Townsend Usan. Comr Nadir push she a Bernaro a. Zovistoski. Editor a a. News and editorial Bill walk sir european editor Deborah Aba her Nora editor Bob Wicker sports editor Kun Scotby. City editor George Menea special sections editor to write us unit 29400 Apo a 09211. Or Postrach u 1437 ,. 1 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155 601416 a a to Call us dial 06155901 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. 20s. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Bohmer Steve scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barrack Apo a 09227-3717 Tesla phone Dan 4694585 or civilian 0631-52104 Beteta 0631-50690. 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Physical Handicap political Ali kaon or any other non mers Factor of the purchaser user or  for americans would someone please explain to me the Quot True Quot purpose of cafes in Europe for some reason 1 was under the impression it existed to provide . And defense department employees stationed overseas a Means to get american products at american prices not to provide foreign forces overseas a Means to take advantage of a favourable Exchange v rate. A a in your article a British Check out cafes facilities a cafes seemed to promote and condone the obvious abuse of the system by the British and Down play any hardship Felt by the americans there. When items Are not in the by pm for whatever reason it forces americans to go on the Economy where the Exchange rate is unfavourable and american products Are double the Price on base. How do you think those same shoppers feel when they see countless tour buses packed with britons and cafes goods sure cafes is a business and businesses exist to make Money but should it be at the expense of those the business supposedly exists for a a. Brown Raf bin Waters England a. Letter on co was a trash i read with total disgust the letter Quot going ape in Frankfurt nov. 27in which the writer asked that a animals a i.e., chimpanzees replace the employees of the Frankfurt co civilian personnel office. It was a letter devoid of any constructive criticism and should not have been printed in this paper. Shame on stars and stripes. Just when we need people to pull together you print such trash. Would you Nave printed it if the suggestion had been to replace stars and. Stripes editors with chimpanzees a Mark a. Sullivan Giessen Germany  a a a a a a a a a a. Smoke out lights Way As a physician i was very disheartened to read a let smokers smoke . 12. The author states that the Money spent on the great american smoke out could have been put to better use for cancer research. While i agree that More Money could be spent on cancer research the Kafir eat american smoke out is an effective tool in reminding people of the dangers of smoking and the health benefits of quitting. Lung cancer is the most common fatal malignancy among american mates and is rapidly becoming More prevalent among american females research has shown that cigarette smoking remains the most important risk Factor in the development of lung cancer. As i think most people would agree the Best Way to solve a problem is to pre vent it from happening in the first place. Therefore smoking cessation and prevention Are the most effective ways of preventing lung cancer. If fewer people started smoking and More people stopped smoking the rate of development of lung cancer and other smok ing related diseases would decrease substantially. No one twists the arms of smokers on the Day of the great american smoke out. Stopping smoking for the Day is a conscious decision that each smoker makes. But for the people who Stop for just one Day perhaps some will Stop for longer periods and some perhaps will never return to smoking again. I would venture to guess that the Money saved by the health care system in not having to pay for the Throat and lung cancer emphysema and heart problems these people would have developed had they continued smoking Riore than makes up for the Money spent for the great american smoke out. In a not saying that smoking is easy to give up. In be work Iii with a number of smokers who have been motivated to quit and have seen How difficult a process it is. But the efforts of these people As Well As the american cancer society for staging the great american smoke out should be applauded and not  1 a. A a a capt. Alex Mari Andrlik a Turkey editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are a blushed daily in this space. All Etters 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. Letters requesting information or assistance arc 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.copters for official use in a responding to a copter Rappel desired . 7where an army wife Felt she should get the same treatment As soldiers. Specifically she does no to understand Why she Isnit allowed to Rappel from an army helicopter. Army training is paid by the taxpayers and that Money is supposed to be spent on training soldiers for combat. Its not responsible to plan firepower demonstrations or military aircraft Joy rides at the expense of the taxpayer. Some military exercises Are planned so that spouses can observe or take part to gain a better understanding of soldiers combat roles. However using an army aircraft for recreational rappelling which does not train a Soldier would not be appropriate use of government time Money or resources. We should continue including spouses in training experiences with soldiers As Long As we Arentt taking from a official use resources. A first it. Ronda s. Scott Berlin 1 a a a aids affects everyone in a writing in response to the letter a what about aids a . 18. I find it alarming that the writer refers to himself As part of the a a majority and still believes that aids is predominantly a homosexual disease. He asks if we should allow Gay men with aids to enter the military and if taxpayers should pay for medical expenses of homosexuals who contract aids while on duty. In be studied the politics and management of this epidemic and it s apparent that aids is elusive and has infiltrated its Way into the heterosexual Community in horrifying proportions. Its my understanding that the military has mandatory testing for aids to protect everyone in the service not to test with the intention to Dis Criminate strictly against homosexuals. What about heterosexuals who could contract aids while on duty Are the taxpayers obliged to pay for their medical expenses a i believe the a majority in our society wants what is right and Best for Pur country a the writer says. When he Speaks in terms of a majority a he a already opening himself up to criticism for speaking in ethnocentric terms. Aids is a disease that affects All and the Only Way to combat it and change our attitudes toward it is through education. Aids is a frightening disease that affects All of god s children and this needs to be realized  is not exclusively a homosexual disease. A a 7 7&Quot a Brian ii. Temple a Garmisch Parten Kirchen 7 Germany. A a a a a. A. Banning step by step this in response to the pornographic Issue. A 7. A 7. A. For All of those who in the stars and stripes continue to. Contemplate the prohibition of pornographic material listen carefully a Nat a next lets get rid of the child Book Section because it takes up too much room and Heck Little children can to read anyway. Then Well have to eliminate the Black literature Section because it might offend some White people. Lets Burn those calendars who heeds them. And the Cookbook Section must go too because some women might be offended by the old a women Barefoot pregnant and in the Kitchen routine especially if it s by the pornographic Section. That leaves us with moral germane literature such As mad and cracked magazines. How appropriate a Jeffrey Cruz Wiesbaden Germany. A -0 a. Thanks o producers on behalf of the Kaiserslautern Community members no have enjoyed the fruits of their dedicated labor Over the past eight years we want to express our thanks to David and Joyce Owens and Kathleen Day the professional staff of the Kaiserslautern performing arts Center Kopac. This talented and hardworking Trio have consistently produced professional plays and musicals using Community volunteers on and off the stage and have presented More than 50 full scale productions totalling More than 500 performances. Unfortunately David Owens position has been riffed. This Means the breakup of the Kopac team which provided an important slice of our a Quality of life Quot cake. They will be sorely missed. Goodbye Kathleen Joyce and David. Break a leg. A Monica Findlay and friends of the theater Ramstein a Germany. A a a a. Mail handlers praised i give my sincerest thanks to All those folks in special troops in the Apo and . Army postal group who handle my mail. During the busiest time of the year not Only have my letters and packages from the United states arrived in record time every Sam surface airmail parcel i mailed to the United states arrived on addressee doorsteps in less than 10 Days. I consider this a bargain for 29 cents per letter and $7 per Box. Thanks for All your hard work. A Jim e. Amos Wiesbaden Germany