European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor saturday january 16.1993. European edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan. Commander publisher. Bernard a. 2ovjst0ski. Editor a. A. News and editorial by Walker european editor deboral abet to news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul coir a iffy editor a a George Manas special Seaton editor it to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 1114 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us Dulaj 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows. News ext 237,255,2b2,226,326. 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. I news bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer Steve scholar bunding 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09327-9717 Telephone Dan. 4994509 or Chi Ian 0631-52104 Tel fax 0631-50690. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race odor religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Invest in education in 1991, i was an uneducated investor and knew i needed to Pul Money away each month for expenses five to 10 years from now a Home children a education Etc. I was approached by an individual who sold life insurance Ana Mutual funds and 1 was impressed by what he said for several reasons i did no to know Money matters or the right questions to ask and he showed me facts and figures of past performances that were definitely better than what the Banks were offering. As a result i purchased a life insurance policy inferior to Many offered in the states by reputable companies. I in vested in a periodic payment plan in a Mutual Fungtt that charges 50 percent of your first years initial investment in sales charges. Recently when i began studying to become a general securities registered representative 1 realized How much of a sucker i really was. I lost almost $700 in Sale charges during an 18-month period in the Mutual fund and $350 in the life insurance policy. So this is a warning to All about so called financial planners. Insist the planner be either a general securities registered representative or certified financial planner meaning they have passed the National association of securities dealers series 7 test or the certified financial planner s test. Beware of periodic payment plans and contractual plans charging 50 percent of your investment in the first year. If you re invested in one you have 18 months to get out and will lose Only 15 percent of your Gross amount invested. This would be a Wise decision. Also ask from where and How much your planner gets paid. If be wont Tell you find someone who will. Finally become educated. If you done to have time to take a College course or think this material May be difficult at least read Money Magazine. It s written for the Novice investor gives sound advice and enables you to ask the right questions. �?1st. It. Anthony Piccone Pir Masens Germany helping ourselves i am one of the loons who stood for two hours in freezing weather recently to Sec Home alone 2. When we finally got into the 6 30 . Show the theater was a filthy mess. By the time our showing was finished they needed a Crew of 10 with shovels to haul the garbage out of there. In a world filled with wars disease and an endless list of problems As individuals we can feel pretty helpless. We cannot solve All the world s problems but we can do something about ourselves and our space especially if that space is a movie theater seat. So please pitch in throw it in the trash. The next time your children go to the movies alone remind them to clean up after themselves. I would hate to arrive at the theater and find a sign that said Quot closed due to Lack of funds for trash  a Dottle Stalano Heidelberg Germany. A a. A store policy protested regarding Quot vat forms a re not us dec. 29i too was appalled As was my wife who is German when Heidelberg toys r us refused to accept our value added tax vat form As we were purchasing 250 Marks Worth of Christmas gifts. The manager said that a americans done to buy enough Here to make processing fees worthwhile in five years of residing in Germany this was a first. Americans in Europe should Boycott All toys r us stores until All stores accept vat forms. Perhaps a Little publicity would go a Long Way toward enlightening the upper management that the american military Consumers Are very interested in this amazing policy. A capt. Steven Picoraro Heidelberg Germany Quot editor s note a a 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 Tor clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should include address and Tele phone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 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, Apoate 09511. Stop judging America was founded on Freedom. Everyone has the Freedom to be an individual whether that Means choosing an abortion or sexual preference. Everyone has his or her own rules. Some of us choose not to base our rules on religion. Religion is the reason that discrimination against homosexuals even exists. Stop judging people by your own morals. Moralizing is an excuse for discrimination. A Todd and Cynthia Agnello. Soester Bergrab Netherlands a a a a a resents cheap shot i what was the Point of the editorial cartoon that accompanied Ellen Goodman a commentary on dec. 25/26? her article dealt with women a personal safety an Issue which concerns me a great Deal As a husband and father of a 12-year-old daughter. The cartoon depicts a person buying a handgun Only to use it to hold up the store owner. Is this supposed to mean that anyone who obeys the Law about Eun waiting periods is actually a latent criminal what did that have to do with Goodman a Well written and Well thought out piece perhaps the space could have been better Given to the address of the National Rifle association which has special programs on gun handling and safety designed for women. Its a sad commentary on society that there should be a need for such programs but they contribute More to women a safety than inflammatory cartoons portraying gun owners As criminal Era pics. My compliments to Goodman but to the cartoonist spare me the cheap shots. A Gary m. Collier Miclau Germany a a. A dream of peace i have Only one dream for the world a that one Day everyone in the universe will live in peace and Unity. A nation where everyone loves one another for who they Are not How they look where All hate is turned to love and everyone is equal and can walk out into the real world without being afraid when All the wars in All of the countries have stopped when All people no matter what color race sex or nationality can join hands and share their love for one another. Is  reason Why we should not try to create world peace no no there is not. We need to make the world a better place for All of the younger generation to live. A a a -1 a a a a / do you want our children to Crow no in a world toll of hate 1 done to. I i want my children to grow up learning How to love everyone and everything god has created on Earth not hate them. Children Are not born knowing How to hate and it is our Job to teach them How to love. If generations Back had not taught children to hate we would not have created so Many world problems. I dream that someday there will be no boundaries on our continents. Everyone would have the right to travel to visit or live in any place on Earth they wanted. No one would make fun of a regions culture language or dress. I d love for the world to be one United nation. If we would take the time to solve All the problems having to do with hate maybe someday we could form Quot the United nations of the  this is a serious dream and 1 would do almost anything to make it possible. If it Means dying Early i will do it. I think it is really important to make our world a better place for our future generations to live in. This is not a dream that can happen overnight. It will take a lot of support from every country in this world Ana a lot of time. Maybe someday with my help and the help of Many others we will make the world a better place and my dream will come True. A Darcy Belf Lyllo 9th Grade student High Wycombe England a a Jesus not Santa is Point several weeks ago i was pleased when i read in the stars and stripes  nativity scene postmark from Nazareth Texas. It made me feel Good that someone was remembering the actual reason there is a Christmas. A few Days later i read that they were no longer using the postmark because the american civil liberties Union complained. In a sure if Santa had been on the postmark there would have been no complaints. I feet that at least during the Christmas season people could Stop looking for things to protest against and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season not Santa. . Gillespie Berlin remember enlisted men annually the Federal government reports comparisons Between civilians and officers occupation in relation to income on the other hand annual or frequent comparisons Between civilian officers and enlisted soldiers occupation and pay have been omitted. When reminiscing i personally deem my military service to the United states was in vain. A Mark Kirkpatrick Garmisch Germany pen pals i would like to have pen Pale. I am 36 years old and my hobbies Are photo Raphy and travelling. I am in the Navy on a dive duty. Antony h. Aberson. Us3 la Moure county lst-11941 r to a 09577-1613 i m looking Lor pen pals Ages 13-17, from All Over the word. A Robert Williams 3033 w. Marshall ave. Phoenix. 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