European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 j letters to the editor monday. Juty 26.1993 thes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman sap Kern and a. . News and editorial 9m Wal str. European editor Deborah a he Newt editor Bow term sport editor pc is i orned Tor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 orpostfach111437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Callos 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, 245,34t. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Nam first. 104, 69126 Heidelberg chm 419, Bon 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer Sieve scholar. Building 2b99. 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Could be a connection the article donations to Charity Are lower june 29 stated that United Way executives reported that 1992 was the worst fund raising year since world War ii and As a result it Means that there Are going to be less services available and that fewer people Are going to get there was no mention of the fact that a scandal involving the president of United Way might have had anything to do with the poor showing in donations. From what i understand he misused a great Deal of Money. As one of those people who donated Small portions of my paycheck each month to that particular Charity i was greatly offended to hear that my Money and others had been misused. Large charities must learn from United Way s Blunder and take More precautions to protect the precious dollars that the Good hearted people in this world do Nate. Meanwhile United Way has Only one person to blame for their poor show of donations this past year. So let s just give the american people a Little time to for give and Mathias bit nth a Germany Rush on radio Here Are my two cents Worth on the Rush Limbaugh discussion. The monday through Friday radio Gram is available to anybody that can get a shortwave or of High frequency radio. It runs from noon to 3 p.m., East Ern time. It is on frequency 15420. Listen and enjoy. Limbaugh offers an alternative often an embarrassing one to the mainstream Media. Like it or not everything we see on the news has been filtered through the political leanings of the reporters an their editors. As More than 90 percent of the Media have been reported to vote for the democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1976, some equal time opposing voice is necessary. That voice is Limbaugh. Alex Gimarc incur Likay Turkey some things Don t change it is interesting to see that things Haven t changed much in the past 22 years. I recently returned from a visit to my brother who is stationed in Germany. During my visit i regularly read the stars and stripes. A familiar note was struck when i read the letter Competition please july 1. When i was stationed in Mannheim Germany i also experienced car prob lems. A visit to the local cafes garage resulted in exactly the same response that the writer received from the garage i.e., they would have to order the part and it would take four to six weeks. I was very surprised because All i needed was a Carburettor kit for a com Mon Ford engine. Of course i could t wait that Long so i called my parents and had a kit in hand within about seven Days and at considerably less Cost. It seems rather Peculiar that even after All this time the cafes people Haven t come up with a More responsive system. There Are Many Fine parts suppliers both in the states and overseas that Pride themselves on fast accurate service. In this age of overnight deliveries practically anywhere in the world i would think that a wider Range of options could be presented to the a. Weber Elgin okla. criminals i m not a letter writer but enough is enough. I continue to hear and read about How we must control guns. With the exception of Paul Harvey not one editorial letter to the editor or news Hawk has said one word about controlling criminals. A gun is nothing More than an instrument. If All guns were under control and by the Way guns that arc in the hands of Law abiding citizens Are under control criminals would find yet another instrument to use and to be controlled. We must make the penalty for robbing raping pillaging and hurting other ple a crime for which there is no easy re Prieve. Criminals have got it made with their fitness centers televisions telephones and now i hear they can even sue prisons if they Don t like their free food or free medical care that taxpayers provide. Hugh Hollock Frankfurt Germany the Pizazz following the recent Wimbledon ten Nis tournament a number of articles disparaged the american Winner Pete Sam Pras and the final match against Jim courier As being exceedingly Boring. Your article cited the opinions expressed in the London papers the Dairy Star and the daily express but in any Case seemed to agree. They longed for a Champion with More Pizazz like John Mcenroe or Andre Agassi. I think that the match was far from Boring and do they think that Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg would have had any More crowd Appeal As for role models i think i would much rather have Boring Sampras and courier for future Tennis stars to Emu late than Boorish Mcenroe and Agassi although i must admit that at least Agassi seems to be maturing. Bill Burger bad Homburg Germany editor s note loners from readers expressing their View Points or opinions Are published daily on this Page. Alt tenors 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. Let ters should include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes. Unit 29480, Apo a 09211, commentary Rise in childhood violence is appalling by Deirdre s. I tanning just in Case you missed the recent stories a new phenomenon has been noted in new York City Whir pooling. Sounds harmless it is anything but. The term describes what happens when groups of Young men Circle females in a Public Pool distract attention and sexually attack their prey. In a Public swimming Pool in the Bronx a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Plain View while lifeguards and her Mother unknowingly watched. By All accounts the Pool was filled with people and it might have been difficult to Tell the difference Between wild raucous play and seriously threatening behaviour. Later in the week a police spokesman said that at least two teen agers had been arrested one 17, the other 14. New York police were assigned to Pool patrols after that first incident was followed by an attack in which a Man sexually assaulted three girls at a Brook Lyn Pool and then a third assault again in the Bronx but this time the victims were two 11-year-Olds and one 12-year-old. The prevailing View is that movies television and music videos Are largely responsible for desensitizing Young people to the horrors of violence. I confess i Haven t been to the movies lately or found time to watch mtg but could such a dramatic change have occurred with so Little fanfare would t Tipper Gore have been on therase by now my question is anything but flip. For years Public watchdog groups and concerned parents and educators have campaigned vigorously against everything from saturday morning cartoons to prime time programming that is Over he line when it comes to Young viewers. Is it possible that even their watchful eyes missed messages that Young males from coast to coast seem to have picked up and what about adults since when have Young girls or Young boys been viewed by so Many men and women As sexual objects available for the grabbing the almost daily accounts of paedophilia practice by teachers and priests or incest by Barents Are stagger ing. No matter How Many stories i hear or read i am appalled anew. And angry. I Hope that i am overreacting that the incidents in new York City pools were an anomaly riot an Early look at what the summer has in store. Somehow though i can t Stop humming the theme from jaws. C try Stamford advocate 75575, but th5 to 14ja5 getting Cut Rve though that ther of worse things Imhuf Zathah not having. It pict insurance. What
