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Physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Mere Recto of the purchaser user of Patron. Its indeed ironic that those we teach Are Able to get essential ongoing health Carey while we who teach them cannot afford quote not correction a recent stars and stripes article a quote attributed to me was taken out of context. The article indirectly quoted me during a visit by a National association civil kill l j Al ,.t3 a a a a e _ for the advancement of coloured people a Arf shit and untold stress because of our x.a.1 we  Luvot 1st aria Riff Ito re of fetn1  xxx j aum ism rift Dodds civilians have an important Mission that has been commissioned by the us government. Nowfe that very gov emment is causing us great financial panel As saying that Black officers often Lack the Type of experience needed to Advance to top command positions. The quote is not Correct. When asked that question by the panel i replied it May have been True in the past but i do not believe this to be True today. The article also did not Point out that i went on to say i considered such inequities to be a matter of the past and i went on to give examples of that. I think it is unfortunate the a acpt a visit received so much negative coverage when in reality it was a very successful visit and educational to both the panel and communities it visited. The two readers who recently took offence at the statement in which i was misquoted have every right to be upset if the quote were Correct. But it is not. Unfortunately what should have been a positive article resulted in a negative one because a More Complete text of the hearing was not published. A col. Norman a. Maclellan Firth Germany report poorly placed what forced me to write was How irresponsible your paper and others could be for printing the Story a attack kills Whites at s. African  the problem does no to exist to  Stuttgart grads note concern about our health and the health of our dependents. Ellie Schmidt is Gonella Sicily re editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space a letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit tetters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be pub shed in a timely Mariner. Letters should include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 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. News should _. Comes in the headline and placement on the front Page. 1 thought it was racist because i can to remember seeing a front Page Story on How Many innocent Blacks m South Africa Are killed at Home or How african National Congress members Are jailed and persecuted. I enjoy Reading your paper and the commentaries you choose to print that 310 376-4115. They Are usually not in the Best interest of Brant the United states is Good too seeing that your readers Are employed by them. The Stuttgart american High school alumni association invites All graduates to a class reunion july 23-25,1993, at the Radisson Plaza hotel 1400 Parkview ave., Manhattan Beach Calif. All alumni and faculty Are encouraged to join the association by writing to Patricia Hein masters 1111 Beryl St. 15, Redondo Beach Ca 90277 Telephone Rhein main a Germany 1 must say though this time you dropped 0ioi the Lvpl Lifis the Ball. 1 a spec. Charles p. Horton Camp Doha Kuwait High medical expenses in a responding to the news report concerning Cost increases for in and outpatient medical and dental visits for civilian specifically the department of defense dependents schools employees at military facilities i read with great interest the article s a germans Irish English Lead Ameri of cans ancestry  18. The . Cen it sus Bureau sent a Long version of the 1990 census form to one household in  asking people about ancestry. As a result of the Sample responses the Bureau published a list of what 1 term acceptable hyphens to place before american the universally recognized name for me and my fellow citizens the random House dictionary shows   was because recent costs had not kept be ambivalent in his loyalty so called because of the tendency to style himself according to his former and present nationalities using a Hyphen a with this definition in mind it is my conclusion that americans who identify themselves with a Hyphen Are in fact All naturalized citizens and not born in the United states i envision a Complete revamping of All forms and documents to show these now politically Correct definitions. I would guess our forefathers Are turn. Ing Over in their Graves. Those Coura itemized private insurance companies in Genus people left lands where Thev Felt the states reimburse usually no More oppressed or Downtrodden and travelled Pace with stateside medical care he was incorrect. A few years ago a visit Cost $63, it Rose to $72 and this past summer increased 30 percent to $94 per visit. At this time visits Arentt itemized for patients despite such requests. When a Odds civilian submits a Bill to a private insurance company often it will not Honor the whole medical claim because its not itemized. Furthermore even if the Bill were reimburse than 80 percent. Therefore when Dodds civilians Are charged $94, its obvious they Are left holding a very heavy financial bag. Charges for follow up appointments Are paid nearly 100 percent out of pocket. Who remains to Bear the Brunt of the blow for these Ever increasing Pentagon decreed medical and dental costs school to the a new land to make a fresh Start. Now their descendants Many of whom have no idea of the so called country of origin Are actually separating themselves from other indigenous americans. The Hierarchy and the Media Are wilfully exacerbating the situation by publishing these ridiculous hyphens. Indigenous citizens who use hyphens before the name personnel who live and work overseas for american Are guilty of displaying a false the duration of their professional fives. Allegiance to the United states. The Only High spot in the article was the 1.4 million citizens who consider themselves americans. Place my name among that lot they Are my True fellow americans. Ralph d. Ransom London a. A a a a a a a ,. Windsor a Royal goof this is in response to a britons letter about England Royal family. The vast majority of people in the county feel sorry for the royals marital problems. They Are As the writer Points out Only human. But to compare this with the tragedy of Windsor Castle is wrong. Many feel the Castle is not really theirs since we have to pay to see inside arid still done to see All of it. The Queens private apartments were the ones dam aged in the fire yet the richest woman in the world did no to offer a single Penny for repairs. At this moment the country is in the grip of recession people Are losing their Homes and jobs and the govern ment is considering closing five major hospitals in London. Yet they can mag Calfy come up with $90 million of taxpayers Money to restore the private apartments of a Rich person who pays no tax. The outcry was not a personal attack on the Queen but an attack of the insensitivity to Ordinary Peoples plight in times of crisis by someone held in very High esteem and at a government that seems to care More about its position in the european Community and what it can do for them rather than looking after the interests of the people who elected them. I am a British subject married to an american Serviceman and a royalist i believe the Media should be much less intrusive into the royals private lives but was outraged at the thought of Money that the government supposedly does no to have being used to repair Windsor Castle when Money is desperately needed to build Low Cost housing for homeless people. Samartin Raf Lakin Heath England German Road traps in a writing about the German Speed and stoplight cameras. Its my observation that they Are All placed outside or near . Army caverns. Is this just coincidence or something More Here in Schweinfurt we have a stoplight trap on the main Road to Conn and Ledward Barracks. The trap is also placed on the last stoplight inside the. City where the Speed limit goes up to 70 Kph. The Speed limit Isnit posted anywhere inside the City on this Road so you assume its 50 Kph right wrong. Almost everyone flies through there around 70 Kph. Unfortunately they Are the ones who make it through the fight those of us doing the Speed limit done to. This Light is no Normal Light either. 1 counted the seconds it takes to turn from Green to red. Two maybe three at the most. Strange All the other lights take a Long five or  seconds on the same Street i have seen several accidents involving americans at this intersection. People Are always Locking up their brakes trying to prevent having their picture taken. Recently i was caught at this Light and am convinced its nothing More than a moneymaking scam unfortunately at the Cost of 120 Marks per ticket. Take your Choice. Either Speed up and break the Law like the majority slam on your brakes and risk being hit from behind or risk the Fine for trying to obey the Law and drive safely. Am i the Only one who feels we Are being taken advantage of or do others feel the same Way id like to hear some response a sgt. Jeff Wilcox Schweinfurt Germany