European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday july 25,1903 commentary the stars and stripes Pago 13 lists the . Military Community in Europe con its of Quot neighbourhoods a bases situated in Many coun Bern Zovistoski editor tries and that Community is bonded the same Way communities Are Back Home a by its daily newspaper. The Community newspaper a if it does its Job a serves As a window to the residents world offering a them a Clear View of the events that Impact directly on their lives. While news of the draw Down of forces and its Impact on the Community has been a dominant topic in the pages of the stars and stripes the draw Down has had a notable effect on the. Newspaper itself. The withdrawal of serv ice members and their families has Cut deeply into the customer base of stars and stripes bookstores which provide most of the Money needed to produce the newspaper. As a result we have been forced to make hard decisions. To continue with business As usual surety would have resulted in the death of this newspaper. As the stars and stripes fights for its life unprecedented changes Are under Way we Are streamlining our newspaper and Bookstore operations and More than 200 Job positions company wide have been slated for elimination Over the next iwo years in addition to 150 already eliminated. One essential change will put our costs by More than a million dollars a year printing a single edition of the newspaper instead of two editions. Most of our readers May not even notice this change which occurred july 1, even though their newspaper now contains More timely . News and sports in Many cases because of our later press time. In some areas however a notably the United kingdom and some Mediterranean locations a delivery of the newspaper is now later than it had been previously. Our circulation department is working hard to provide the earliest possible delivery everywhere but the Job is an enormous one. The logistics involved As indicated in the accompanying illustration Are formidable to say the least. From our printing Plant in Darmstadt Germany we distribute the newspaper by truck and rail within Central Europe but we must rely on scheduled commercial airline flights to the United kingdom and the med. We service readers in 29 countries from Iceland to Panama. The newspaper travels More than 21 million Miles a year to some 000 retail outlets and the hands of 330 carriers. In determining the timing of our one edition we had to consider All of our 70,000 readers throughput Europe and two facts beyond our control played heavily in the decision a the time difference with the United states from which the bulk of our news emanates. What newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Crosa Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press and United press International. Houston chronicle president Clinton did himself no credit with his decision on homosexuals serving in the military. Clinton said he had made a decision that he called an Quot honorable actually it was a non decision almost nothing of importance changes. The overt discrimination based on status remains. Star tribunes newspaper of the twin cities mime polls Gays and lesbians in the . Military did no to awake tuesday morning to the new Day that candidate Bill Clinton once promised them. His Compromise does afford Gay men and lesbians a place in the military but As lesser citizens than those who can freely exercise ill aspects of their human behaviour because of their inborn heterosexuality. Inborn homosexuality should not disqualify people from equal participation in our nations democracy. Tbs Boston Globe instead of holding fast to a principled position president Clinton has trapped himself into endorsing a terribly imperfect policy regarding Gays in the military. By intruding on the homosexuals privacy the policy grow As the Community shrinks Miami a a weren Denver if the stars and stripes were printed in Denver instead of Darmstadt Germany its primary distribution would extend across the United states As shown. Moreover stripes is delivered to other deployment areas. A the absence of any scheduled airline flights out of Frankfurt during the overnight hours. The logical and reasonable time to print the newspaper we decided was at a time that afforded the most timely stateside news consistent with morning delivery of the newspaper to the majority of our readers. That proved to be 10 p.m., close to the same time we had been publishing the second of our two editions previously. But it meant wed be unable to catch the last evening flights to some regions and wed have to put the newspapers bound for those destinations on the first next coming flights instead. We realize this decision May Force some of our readers to adjust their habits. And we realize that whatever time we deliver consistent on time delivery is critical to establishing Reading habits. Consistency of delivery is a major goal. Our serious financial constraints limit our options but we Are striving to and alternatives to improve delivery times in areas affected by the change to a one edition newspaper. No matter what time your neighbourhood receives the stars and stripes it will offer you a unique View of your entire Community a news from our staff bureaus in the United kingdom the med Belgium and Germany As Well As Washington and new York a in addition to news from the United states and the world from our wire services. As our Community grows smaller the Story of this change and other news that affects you or involves you becomes even More important. We re determined to continue providing coverage of news that you simply wont and anywhere else and to deliver it to you in the most timely Way that we can. Tho Star and Stropo 00m5s, Ftp go own in the Rax note Back m the c60set a will Force Gay servicemen and women to continue to Lead marginal constricted lives. Tho Washington Post for the half Century before president Clinton took office homosexual men or women who sought to serve in the armed forces or whose record of service while in uniform was exemplary were still considered unfit for duty if their sexual orientation became known. In the context of a total lifting of the ban the new policy May not be the Quot major step Forward Quot that the president says it is. But it is an important step. Tha Miami Herald the door to the . Military closet opened a crack monday but May not stay that Way for Long. Announcing a policy oversimplified As Quot done task done to Tell done to pursue a president Clinton struck what he called an honorable Compromise on an Issue that has been Quot highly charged Ana deeply that Compromise unsatisfying in Many ways nonetheless Marks the first official acknowledgement that homosexual men and women can and should serve in the military with Honor and without suspicion _
