European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14j letters to the editor wednesday july 6, 1994thsnffclpes european edition col Steven 5. Hoffman Usan a. Co Pandor publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski edit of news and editorial news editor Bill Walker european editor sub Wlkker sports editor a George mines City editor to write us unit 29480 a a. Apoae09211. A. Or past Fach 11 14 37 a. A "64270 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial ds155-60.1 plus Extension a or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows. News ext �37, �55.282.226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269 263.332, 321, 221 r features ext 230, 245,341. Letters to editor ext. 200. Education Jimi Jones ext. 225/ business news ext. 326 news bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Joseph Owen room 117, pm Merlr. 1q4 69t 26 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, a Apo a 09102 Telephone a Dan 370-7010 or civilian. K221-23421 Lek lbs 06221-27239. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohr nor Arm Dorfa tinman. Bul mirth 2839. Pulaski bar Radii a Apo a 09227-3717 Lellep Cria on 4s96585 or. Civil an 0631-52 0631 -59554. Germany Rory Jensen building 21, Wil a Liani o Derby Ca eem apr a 09222 Telephone Dan 460-7255 or civilian oat i -712563 Lei fax Oai 1 -717130. Wurzburg. Germany Dave Mclane building 220, room 109, Foel Eiborg Casein Apo a 08036 Icloa Horve Dan 350-6770 or Civilin 0931-280956 ice fax. A 0931-8396770. A. A. A Mediterranean sue Palumbo and Marian Hamilton Naples Italy p5c 810, Box 56. Fpo a 09619 Telephone Dan 625-4880 or civilian 0817624049/4547 1eie a a 0039-81-7624049 1 Northern Italy j. King Cigar Aviano. Italy Teie. Phene Dan 632-8176 or civilian 0039-434-68-8176 Tele v fax 0039-434-668222. A a. United kingdom Nancy Turner Marc Mcfann and. Dave Dicio. Building 464 Cess us Raf Mildenhall Apo a 09459 Telephone Dan -238-2226 it civilian Quot a 0638-542226 lol fax 0638-718013. New York c1ty Timothy Cahill room 638, 201 Varitek St. New York 10014 Telephone 212-620-3333 Tel fax 212-620-3268. A a a a. Washington . Chuck Vinch Cindy Killion Oast. A the Pentagon room 2e756 . Box 46095, a a Washington 20850-6095 Lel phone 703-697 a 6695 Tel fax 703-693-6366.a ,. A 7business departments maj re child k. A or Usa. A a a a Deputy commander. A a. A def Keilei newspaper operal ions. Director Fred Shine new York operations. Director James Wysocky circulation manager Jeffrey h. Kingdom com per oboe a circulation toll free customer service for Home or office delivery inquiries or delivery problems calf 24 hours a a. Germany 0130-640048 Belgium 0781f877s Italy 1678-7-3456. United kingdom 0-800-898b54. A Netherlands 06-022-7629. Spain 900-99-4955. Tel fax a 06155-601.436 Germany. Augsburg civi.ancs21-443254. A serum civilian 030 633184 gds 332 a 354 0. A Kaise r3laut Ern Givihan 0631 -57070 of 57079, a Dan 489-7tkj, Tel fax 063f-50695. A Nurnberg civilian 0911-712558, Dan 450-7001. Stuttgart civilian 0711-797-7532, can 421-4277,. Italy. Naples civilian 0839-81 -72448d, Dan 625-4880. Lele fax 0039-81-7244489, a a a Vicenza Civ Han 044-515355, Dan 634-7545, Tel fax 0444-300-641. A Spain. Madrid Dan 655-5g07, Arian and Lal lax 0c341-6s6146-5. A a a a a Turkey. A Istanbul civil an 0090-1-272 48 43, Tel fax 0090-1-274 32 09. United kingdom. A Cirencester Civi Lian 02 35 713 53 7, urn. 247-4445. A advert i Ting display Germany 06155-601247 or 601309, Dan 340. 8247, a a. Classified Germany 06155-bq1349, Dan 348-0349. Aveh its in g Tel fax 061ss-60 h l 2 a please Recycle this newspaper is an Altio Riyad Runoff Ciao put Icahn Ter morders d the Mhilary services Overa oos. Con fonts of Tia a ars and stapes do not Noco Szuty reflect the Ottavi views of or enl Orso mint by the . Government the department of Beranse or the . European command. Tha pc ear Anta of adv Haing in this publication. Including inserts or supplements does not constitute sri Doree mum by the Dopa taunt of Direnso or rna stars and stripes of a products a services Justice i have never written a letter to the stars and stripes before but when i read the article about the Captain who was convicted of rape june 28i had to write. A the Captain was convicted of rape forcible sodomy adultery indecent language indecent acts assault and conduct unbecoming an officer. I think it is an injustice that he was Only sentenced to dismissal from the service. In the same paper a noncommissioned officer was found guilty of cocaine use. He was sentenced to one year of confinement and was recommended to receive a bad conduct discharge and be demoted to airman. I am not condoning what he did but it sure does no to come close to rape. Why is it an no is sentenced to jail for cocaine use when an officer convicted of a violent crime just gets a free ticket Home. A a. Oakes Rhein main All Germany it cafes monopoly in regard to the a fight a fest june 16 letter i think the writer has a Good Point. In Europe there is no doubt the army and air Force Exchange service has a monopoly. Until the military Community has another Choice of vendors we will continue to Sec High prices poor Quality merchandise and moreover inferior customer service. The one single thing that hurts cafes the most is its poor customer service. For example it is a common scene to go to cafes for an item and find Only one or nothing on the shelf. If you ask a customer service representative if there Are More of these items in the warehouse you will receive the Standard answer a we Only have what san the if you ask another representative. The same question the person will actually go Check and like magic bring out 10 of the very items you need. Until Congress rules cafes has a monopoly this will always be the Standard a a Quality of service you la receive. And Why not cafes has no Competition and therefore has no real reason to provide you with even a average Quot customer service. . Poppleton in sheim Germany. A of duty injuries according to a recent Story naval station Rota personnel May face uniform code of military Justice punishment for participating in Bull runnings. So far so Good if numerous unit personnel get injured at the same time the Mission suffers. Evidence also supports the theory that jumping into the midst of frightened livestock and harassing them even further is not a particularly Bright thing to do. What bothers me though is the being set. According to the Story a a a not in the line of. Duty determination could potentially result in forfeiting base pay. And losing some retirement Severance and a benefits a in the interest of fairness punishment be extended to cover foolish participation in All dangerous acts that could result in injury Whitewater rafting High Alpine hiking Mountain climbing and done to forget those football and softball at off duty summer picnics. Driving a car is potentially even More dangerous. Bull runnings Are held Only on certain Days but a lot of services cab cars drive every Day. Quite a few get involved in accidents resulting in injury and not always while in the Ione of duty. If some poor Slob loads up his family to drive Down the Block to the nearest Mcdonald a and gets hit in the process by one of the local nationals who thinks Stop signs Are optional then he is not Only at fault for not knowing that vehicles with local tags have the right of Way but should also face Ucma punishment and a Host of other in pleasantries because he did not earn his injuries in the line of duty. Delving further does this then also mean that those Brave souls who received purple hearts while chasing skirts in the la Belle disco in Berlin will now also face disciplinary action military personnel have always tried to offset the tedium of military uniformity and consistency with the relish of individuality not to worry though in the end As military members a Etc All assured our fill of a Bull runnings Quot in one form or another. A George w. Burkh Cimer bad sibling Germany -7 commentary postwar economic deals by William Keegan London observer As the leaders of the group of seven major Industrial nations prepare to meet in Naples Italy this week for their annual Seq Chnomic Summit currency and Bond markets Are in disarray and the Quality of financial diplomacy Between the two main Western economic Powers the United states and Japan leaves a lot to be desired. It was not meant to be like this. After the appalling disruption to economic relations Between the wars and the High unemployment that caused such social unrest contributing to the Rise of european dictator determined efforts were made to secure an International economic and financial order that would produce a better world. The Summit seven head for no is on Friday wringing their hands about unemployment and worrying about the extreme behaviour of the financial markets but with no obvious plans for solving these problems. Meanwhile an older generation is commemorating the achievements of the postwar financial settlement that promised so much a and indeed helped to achieve prolonged economic growth Low unemployment and International Trade Harmony for several decades after 1945, this past weekend was the 50th anniversary of the historic time when the leaders of More than 40 countries met at Bretton Woods n.h., to begin work on the postwar economic order. Their discussions a difficult agonized and exhausting As lord Keynes made dear in a letter from Bretton Woods to the British Chancellor of the exchequer sir John Alder son a Ted to the founding of the International monetary fund and the International Bank for reconstruction and development commonly known As the world Bank. These institutions were augmented by the general agreement on tariffs and Trade Gatt. There were strains on the International system in the late �?T60s and Early 70s, when the inflationary financing of the Vietnam War led Washington to adopt a policy of a benign neglect toward the Dollar a the Linchpin of the system. The Summit process was begun in 1975, by French president Valery Giscard does Taing in an Effort to improve International coordination. Sadly the germans always regretted agreeing to expand their Economy in 1978 in response to pressure from the United states they then ran into the second Oil crisis. And the �?T60s were dominated by the philosophy of allowing every country to do its thing until a Ennis of editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. A 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 letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155-601 463, Dan 348-8463. Curved a such As the overvaluation of the Dollar in 1985. Even then it was finance ministers and Central Bankers not world leaders who were the key players. In recent years the g-7 Summit has degenerated into a Media circus and is regarded with increasing cynicism and contempt. It May nevertheless have added some impetus to the search for a world Trade settlement and it has probably contributed to a working relationship with russians president Boris Yeltsin who now attends part of the Summit. But last years Summit in Tokyo was marred by the outburst of Japan bashing that the Clinton administration took to the Summit at a time when it was obvious that the japanese political system was in no shape to deliver serious a Trade targets a even if it wanted to. The Best that the g-7 can do in Naples is Point to the general worldwide economic recovery arid the members Promise to act on the recent Recd organization for economic co operation and development jobs study. They will not touch the real european problem a namely that monetary policy is 00 tight and economic policy generally too deflation nary. Central Banks Rule a of t scrupps Howard news service it
