European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor sunday May 29,1994. European edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan 7 commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski. De roof Quot news and editorial Bill Watker european editor Deborah aether news editor Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Post Tach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus extant soon. 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. 206. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen. Room 117, a Rome str. 104.69126 Heidelberg cmr419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of detente or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Memories of Frk As we prepare to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a Day it is also important to remember that 26 years ago june 6, 1968, sen. Robert of Kennedy died after being shot in los Angeles. He had just won the critical California primary and appeared poised to secure the democratic party a nomination for the presidency. Kennedy 42, was running for president during the tumultuous time of the Vietnam War Lyndon b. Johnson Quot the new. Nixon a and the Rev. Martin Luther King or. Kennedy was one of the most controversial National figures of that Era urging americans to do better and be better. He possessed boundless Energy. And ideals that captured the hearts of millions of people like myself. He was one of the few politicians who was Able to Bridge social economic and racial boundaries in a Tion children cannot Cope with the demands of a regular classroom. Other times i have been left with the responsibility of supervising More than 45 children at a time a including special education children. Nowadays i do not hesitate to turn Down substitute teaching aide jobs when they entail being degraded by parents a s a Ana snobbish Dodds personnel. Although i cannot speak from personal experience about the workplace in the commissary and Exchange i imagine that the working conditions Are pretty grim considering the poverty wages. As Long As military spouses a especially women a must take what they can get for financial reasons or just to be doing something these deplorable working conditions on bases overseas Are unlikely to change for the better. A Betty j. Stone v Rota Spain the clinic was available courteous and compassionate whenever needs arose. With the arrival of my new psychiatrist in february 1992, my needs continued to be superbly and professionally met. I cannot stress enough How i was Able to choose my own Road to recovery. I was never Given a temporary band Aid and never was i told to a come Back  a a Shelley a gel6 Baum older Germany Many helped the jews badly divided country. People listened to him not Only because of who he was but also because of what he said. I vividly remember him addressing a grieving and anguished crowd in Indiana Solis the Day the Rev. Martin Luther Ling or. Was killed. He spoke of their anger fear and frustration he reminded the crowd that his family had also been devastated by senseless violence. As he finished his Impromptu remarks he appealed for Calm and understanding. These moments i think helped define who Bobby Kennedy was toward the end of his Short life. Adequate care needed Kennedy was not a Saint. He was Acay Cusco of being ruthless and calculating. He served As a zealous attorney for sen. Joseph Mccarthy during the communist h switch Hunt of the 1950s he grew however As a person and a Public figure. I have wondered what would have happened had sen. Kennedy won the demo a a a �?~168 a cratic nomination in 1968 and gone on to beat Richard Nixon in the general election. 1 done to profess to know How he would have governed but he would have appealed to americans Hopes not its fears. Many of us who lived through the life and times of Robert f. Kennedy remember him fondly. A Glen Levis Frankfurt Germany dismal prospects the article bad Bosses Shorter lunch Breaks vex . Secretaries also summarized some of the deplorable conditions in the workplace that some military spouses must endure on bases overseas. Here in Rota Spain there Are very few Nihil in response to Quot care is Only first aids May 15i agree 100 percent. I too realize that an accompanied tour is a privilege but if we Are allowed to be with our spouses then  we be provided with adequate medical care i recently went to the doctor for my yearly Pap smear and he found some problems. He referred me to Lan Stuhl Germany for a consultation with an obstetrician gynaecologist specialist. I was told that Lan Stuhl is losing five physicians and could no longer make appointments for family members. I was then told to see a German doctor for evaluation. Now in a sure that the germans have some very Good doctors but i am not very comfortable with entrusting what could be a very serious health prob Lent to a foreign doctor whom i do not know or Trust. My choices Are to go to a German doctor to find out if i have cancer and let him do my surgery treatment or wait until i go Back Home making a trip i cannot afford or not do a thing about it and take a Chance on dying. I m 34 years old and have a wonderful husband and two Young daughters. Not a lot of choices for me to choose from in a sorry if 1 sound like i am doubting the German medical practitioners a a Iii Tyr but it is very hard to Trust someone who has different medical procedures treatments and culture than you Are accustomed to. Cmary Allbright Baum older Germany jobs on base. Therefore Many military spouses a mostly women some who held professional jobs stateside a must accept demeaning jobs with bad Bosses in a dismal environment. V we have been stationed in Rota for excellent care nearly two years and i have had no Suc fire Cess finding a Job on base in my Field. So far the Only jobs available to me have been with morale welfare and recreation and As a substitute teacher aide for the department of defense dependents. Schools when i worked As a desk assistant at the mar youth Center my wages were $5,50 an hour. Because the Job was part time there were no designated Breaks during 10-hour shifts. If unruly children were asked to leave the premises supervisors and parents accused the desk assistants of being unreasonable. A substitute teachers pay is $63.50 a Day. Substitute teachers Are often called at the last minute when the regular teacher is ill or has an emergency. Substitute teachers Are rarely thanked by classroom teachers administrators and support personnel for a difficult Job Well done. A special education substitute aide earns just under $8 an hour for a six hour never have i Felt so compelled to respond to a letter As when i read a care is Only first  after the birth of my son in August 1992, i suffered from severe postpartum depression and anxiety. When i realized i could not handle it on my own i began looking for help in my Community. _ Community mental health was my first Stop. The people there were very helpful and comforting. A nurse came to visit me several times in my Home. All it took was a phone Call. After two weeks of still feeling depressed and basically nonfunctional i was promptly Given an. Appointment in our primary care clinic. The people there Are professionals in every Way they Are also very caring and compassionate. After quickly assessing my situation i was referred to the psychiatric clinic in Lan Stuhl Germany made a phone Call and was seen that same Day. After being screened by a staff member i was Given an appointment with a psychiatrist two Days later. There were the letter Quot nobody helped jews May 9itself a response to columnist . Rosenthal implied that the writer lived through the experience of the holocaust and her position is certainly valid that for the most part both the allies and a the rest of the european countries did not move a Finger to help the  she is also Correct in asserting that the Camps and their purpose and capability were Well known and the locations pin pointed Well enough to have been thoroughly targeted from the air. However she is very much mistaken that jews have not Quot loudly raised these questions and that they blame the germans exclusively. Spain saved nearly 40,000 jews in the face of pressure from the German gov eminent. Spanish diplomats in the occupied countries intervened on behalf of their own jewish nationals and Spain opened its Borders to the refugees. Meanwhile 85 percent of fascist Italy a jews survived the holocaust roman Ca Thoice clergy doctors and government officials gave shelter and destroyed records. Pope Pius Xii did not prevent or prohibit such activity. The germans in Denmark failed in the face of an almost United danish front. The jews of Denmark were rescued because of the danish underground and the danish people on the whole rallied to save them Ana Neutral Sweden granted them entry and Asylum the danish King chose to Wear the yellow Star. A significant portion of the bulgarian governing body sought to resist the deportation of jews but was not significant enough because they Only succeeded in preventing their deportation from Bulgaria proper to Poland or elsewhere under the Reich a authority. With their Kings support Many were spared physical extermination although within Bulgaria they were certainly disenfranchised and herded into forced labor. The gypsies of Bulgaria actually fared worse having no recourse whatsoever. It is by no Means to act As apologist for world reaction to that event nor is it a matter of revisionism to recognize that in spite of politics and bureaucracy not to mention various ranges of anti semitism there were laudable actions taken by people in High positions or who were at least very Well organized to do what was demanded of them As human beings. A Sam Inayat Christi Berlin r editors note 1 we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Many options available for Why treatment. A ctr a a Quot work Day. Some teachers expect the aide to provide services of a maid b As Well As having the expertise of a  i opted for a no habit forming Medica Ady of t Tion. Yes 1 got to choose. My doctor a the fess ional educator. There Are times when special Educa pcs a in december 1992, and there was a two month wait Between doctors. But never during that time was my mental health care jeopardized. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit Fetters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax 06155-601-463, Dan 348-8463. I Quot a i