European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 letters to the editor sunday june 26,1994the sgt off clues Europe nil edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan comr Sandef publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski a a. Editor news and editorial Bill Wilder a a european editor a. De Zofih of Char Bob Wicker George Menet news editor. Sports editor City editor to write us unit 29450 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us 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. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, . 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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Including inserts or supplements does not Constnate endorsement by the department of defense sex the Star and stripes of the products or services  not denied Many readers have written regarding the announced decision by the army and air Force Exchange service to limit the availability of pornography in the bookstores once cafes acquires them. Most complain of rights being violated censorship and such. It like to know whose rights Are being violated. You still have the right to Purchase whatever you like cafes has simply decided for now not to be the provider of some of those magazines. You can always go off base there Are plenty of establishments that carry More than you a care to see. That a your Choice As an individual. Nowhere in the Constitution docs it say the government has to assist others in procuring anything. You have the right to do Many things As guaranteed by our Constitution but others have the right of not aiding you in the process. I have yet to Bear of anything in the uniform code of military Justice that says the military or cafes or anyone else has to provide you with the Opportunity to buy anything regardless of where you Are serving. Additionally the supreme court has ruled that the government May in fact limit the distribution of some forms of pornography. Is this the same a moral majority referred to in letters. We arc guaranteed Freedom of speech Freedom of the press and Many other freedoms. These Are not being denied. As for censorship it is practice every Day. You cannot display sexist material at work nor can you procure child pornography or advocate the violent overthrow of our government. Numerous other examples of Well founded censorship exist All around us. Censorship indeed has its place in a Well functioning society. Certainly your readers  advocate a total ban on censorship. But then again in a sure some of them would in the name of misinterpreted constitutional rights. A Justin Smalley ram Stein a Germany a a thanks for Billy Joel with Alt the stress we sometimes have to endure being in the military what a great reliever and fantastic pleasure it was to Sec a free concert by Billy Joel in Nairn Borg the concert was Well Worth the four hours my friends and t had to wait to get in the Gate. I would have waited 24 hours 1 applaud the Uso the Nairn Borg military Community and at amp to for sponsoring this exceptionally talented artist and bringing a lot of Joy into our lives thanks a million a Chris Daniels Vilsick Germany 4 4 seeking Samaritan on May 27, my husband and i were in a car Accident. I remember Little of the Accident but i do remember a lady named Pam she kept me company until an ambulance arrived. She turned a bad situation into a tolerable one. I never got to see her face so i would t know her if 1 passed her on the Street. I would like to say thank you in person and let her know How grateful i am if she would Call my husbands unit Tel. 0951-300-8482 or Home 095139397 and leave a name and number where she can be reached. I would appreciate it very much. A Kelly Johnson Bamberg Germany no one mowing now i would like to congratulate the decision to have the soldiers mow their own lawns. We have now evolved from a Community of excellence to a sem Community slum. It is evident that the decision was not Well thought out and impulsive when children have this habit we Call them attention deficit disordered. How do we classify adult leaders Public areas of our Community Are now going unmoved which will eventually become Home for moles and rats much less being an eyesore to the general Public. This habitat of course is also where our children Are supposed to play among knee High grass broken Glass hidden beneath the Sand and underwear and condoms lying beside abandoned cars in the neighbourhood. It is no wonder that our Pride is Low. One More task has been put on the Agenda of the soldiers which will Cut into time that could be better spent with their families. Most of the soldiers i know work 10 to 12 hours a Day As it is and Are gone on training missions and temporary duty assignments. When Are they to find time our schools and our Chapel now look abandoned because of foot High grass. How Are we As teachers supposed to teach the students Pride in their surroundings when the example of our Community does not support what we teach maybe we should step Back and replan this venture. We could Start by mapping out equal sections of the Yards for the stairwells so that participants know exactly for what they Are  would also look much better if everyone mowed at the same time so that part of the Yard is not 4 inches taller than the other parts. And what about the schools the Chapel the commissary and other Public areas not specifically assigned to a stairwell maybe those soldiers in need of correctional duties could be tasked to mow Public areas under guard if necessary. Think about it. It just might work. A Linda Gardner Inzerello Wiesbaden Germany a. A charge fee for pets i am writing in reference to the letter a give pets away May is. The writer claims that there would be fewer aban do cd pets if their owners would give them away for free. I agree there would be fewer abandoned pets but where do they end up if someone cannot pay a few dollars to buy a pet what will happen if that pet needs veterinary help on the weekend or at other times when the military vet is closed German vet fees can be outrageous sometimes and very few vets give you credit. Or what if that pet needs special food or expensive medication by giving your pet away for a a a feel you Are almost assured that your precious pet will not end up in a Laboratory or in some other testing facility. People who need pets for testing will not spend much Money for a dog or cat. They will go and get those that arc offered for free or the stray ones. Shots spaying or neutering an animal occasional medication food etc., Cost Money. If you cannot afford to buy an animal for a reasonable amount of Money you May not be Able to car for the animal in Case of an emergency i Hope you will print this letter and set the record straight before More animals Are Given away for free and end up in some lab. A Doris Shiv is Vilsick Germany pm Sells broken items last december my husband and i purchased a Christmas Pyramid from the Schweinfurt Post Exchange. When Christmas came closer we got out the Pyramid and put it together. Try As we did we could not get it to rotate As it should. So we repacked it and took it to the pm to Exchange it. They did not have anymore left in the smaller size so i returned it and bought the Large Pyramid. After i returned and we put the Large Pyramid together we found that it too would not work. So we packed it up and took it Back. When 1 went to the shelf to pick out yet another Pyramid there was the Small nonworking Pyramid 1 had just returned not More than 30 minutes before taped All pretty and ready for some sucker to buy. I just grabbed another Large Pyramid and went Home All the Way wondering Why they would put a broken returned Pyramid Back out for someone else to buy. By the Way the new big Pyramid finally worked. Today i was in the Schweinfurt shop Pytte looking for some dog clippers. There were none hanging up so i asked the Stock lady if they had gotten any clippers in that Day. She said no but that she had one in the Back she would get for me. She brought out a Box that was taped up. I asked her if someone had returned it and she said no that the Box bad gotten that Way from hanging on the shelf. She gave me $2.00 off the Price for the state of the Box. That evening 1 took the clippers out of the Box to Cut my dogs hair. When i took the plastic cover off the Blade there was dog hair All Over the Blades. Then i plugged it in and the sound it made was deafening. My dog ran out of the room. Needless to say 1 returned the item to the shop Pette and received a refund no questions asked. Why i ask do the managers and employees of the army and air Force Exchange service play on our Trust in them we should be Able to buy something from their stores and not worry that it has been used or is broken. I wonder How Many other unsuspecting people have purchased returned defective items a Julie Christophersen Schweinfurt Germany. A explaining nex card i would like to thank you for your article a a Navy a charge card praised panned May 13 certain Points within the article May cause some misunderstanding about our nex card program. The nex card program is a major Purchase plan designed to help our patrons with Large item purchases such As furniture or appliances. It offers automated monthly statements and the ability to track individual customer accounts worldwide. Although european exchanges do not currently have the Clec tronic authorization capability at the Point of Purchase we Hope to have this capability in the near future. No formal credit is required for the nex card. We require command authorization for Junior enlisted e-3 and below verifying the application information and that the applicant is in Good standing within his command. We do not Grant nex cards to applicants with outstanding Navy Exchange debts. Nex card has been a Success worldwide. Our latest statistics show Only a Small percentage 1.5 percent of Alt accounts have defaulted and have been processed to a pad for collection nex card is not underwritten by Citicorp. Citicorp is the contractor that processes nex card transactions Billing and debt collection. No card May be used in any naw Exchange worldwide and the account balance does not have to be paid in full before rotating to a new duty station As required by the old Home layaway plan. Power of attorney is not necessary when the spouse is an authorized card user As authorization is included on the nex card application. Finally the card can be used at any Cash Register greatly simplifying checkout for patrons. Again thank you for your article on our nex card program. A Cape Nat d. Malcolm in remanding officer Navy Exchange Center Europe Naples Italy editors note to encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. 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