European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor i saturday. July 9.1994the a Antipes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan comm Andor publisher Bernard . Editor. News and editorial Deborah Absher a news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manes City Edior. To write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 a a. 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 exl.,237,255, 282, 226,326. Quot sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321,221. Features ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext 208. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117. Rome str 104, 69126 Heidelberg cml 419, Box 1313, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising m this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Siars Arvaj stapes of the products or services  ignores policy a during the process of posing Back to the United Stales i have become a guest a at the bavarian american hotel in a Firnberg in organization that Complete by and shamelessly disregards the department of defense a no smoking policy. Ashtrays Are strewn throughout the lobby and hallways of the building to facilitate the violations and when a front desk manager was asked about the Lack of compliance he promptly lit up a cigarette and concurred that the policy was not  continued in the dining area where i ate my breakfast As the Cook and Steward took a smoke break 5 feet away from me on the nonsmoking Side of the dining room. 1 also thought it was Clever of the hotel to equip my nonsmoking room with an ashtray. Many would say that i am overreacting and making a Mountain out of a Molehill particularly those people who smoke. I say that this flagrant disregard of the regulation has tarnished the image of this organization reduced the Quality of my stay and made it More difficult for the military to enforce this policy and others Europe wide. A James  Firth Germany y. A Mcpeak responsible. Air Force chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak does no to think the f-15c pilots who shot Down the . Army Black Hawk helicopters should be court Martiale june is. Amazing. Ill bet that if it had been . Air Force helicopters a clearly marked and flying slowly on a Clear Day and threatening no one a shot Down by a . Army stinger Crew he would feel differently. Mcpeak says the mistake was understandable under the rules of War. I flew More than 700 combat hours As an attack Pilot and flight Leader in Vietnam. I made it absolutely Clear to the pilots who flew with me that i would personally file court martial charges if any of them Ever got Sloppy about who they killed. Are us. Air Force standards today actually lower than our standards were in Vietnam a. As regrettable As. It May be the responsible f-15 pilots ought to be court Martiale. Without any excuse they killed the wrong people. But Mcpeak is also responsible. The pilots lacked either proper training or adequate discipline. Mcpeak is the chief of staff of the air Force. He is responsible for training and discipline. He ought to resign. A Paul s. Runs Chen Heidelberg Germany no stocks in a amps i am very disappointed in the contents of the stars and stripes. I just transferred overseas and wanted to Check the Stock and Mutual pages to find How certain stocks on the new York Exchange were doing. I could not find them because the stars and stripes of Jav had the top 15 most Active stocks listed Ano sunly 10 Mutual for the paper during the Wec a. I found the sunday paper has All the Mutual listed but what about the rest of the stocks How can i keep up with what stocks i do own if i can to even find a paper that carries them i went to the stars and stripes Bookstore to try to find the Usa today. They done to even Cany the Stock report because it is the International edition. A Mark Klinger naval station Rota Spain so out for fast Buck while in Normandy France participating in the 50th anniversary ceremonies of a Day i purchased a commemorative Mug from the Uso 1 was told that quantities were limited and that it was a memento of the occasion. Imagine my Surprise to find the same Mug available at the Wiesbaden Uso Center for s6. I find it outrageous that an organization supposedly dedicated to supporting the Soldier took advantage of this historic event to make a few extra dollars a this at the expense of those they Are there to serve. While the Money involved is of Little consequence the motives of the Uso in this matter Are questionable. A Scott m. Dillon. Wiesbaden a Germany editor s note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. All tetters 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 tetters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29400, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155-601-463, Dan 3486463. Commentary . Letter shows no feeling or despair by Stanton Peele special to the los Angeles times when . Simpsons a to whom it May concerns letter was read on television after he went on the Lam his supporters were relieved to hear his denial that head killed his former wife Nicole. Others however noted that the letter expressed no sympathy for her family. It did express empathy for the family of the other victim Ronald Lyle Goldman also it was Odd that if . Believed some stranger had murdered Nicole he expressed no curiosity about the actual killer or killers. Nor did he exhort the police to locate them. A but the deficiencies in .�?Ts letter go considerably deeper than omitting sympathy for his wife a family and interest in her killers. The letter is strangely lacking in any feeling for Nicole. . Only mentions her in connection with himself. Nowhere does Simpson express despair Over the death of the woman he claimed to love. He seems not to appreciate that her existence is ended his concern about Nicole in the letter is Only that people misunderstood their relationship. Simpson seems much More concerned not to Overlook his friends teammates and golfing buddies 22 of whom he mentions by name. Ana it can Only be considered Tacky that he addresses his new amour in this letter. Although . Mentions his two children he seems to have a hard time identifying with their emotional loss. He does not reflect on the fact that they will not have a Mother nor perhaps a father. His Only expression of paternal care is to ask the press to leave his children alone. Simpsons main preoccupation is to claim that any stories about marital difficulties Between Nicole and him were exaggerated or made up by the press. Simpson twice in this Brief letter indicates that the conflict Between them was a no More than what every Long term relationship experiences a. Of course he and Nicole were divorced and it was she who reported to police that . Had beaten and threatened to kill her. But . Dismisses a fall this press talk about a Rocky  he also claims that the press a totally made up the information implicating him in the murder of his wife. If this were so Simpson would seem to have the resources to set the rec cd straight. He is a popular figure who elicits much sympathy. He can hire the Best lawyers and experts to fortify his position. But . Does not seem inclined to set the Public straight on a factual level. Sav that out Ness amp a amp Uell 1mqut7& Amain of our my to not gel vow mesh any More come Nib from  of my. Elm Meewes a  the Roger us Taco tour jury a that Clear Honor he also claims that the Only reason he pleaded no contest to wife abuse in 1989 was that he a was advised it would end the press  . Simpson seems incapable of accepting responsibility for his behaviour. The portrait of Simpson As a Man who recognizes Only feelings that directly Impact him and blames other people for his problems is disturbing. Worse . Consistently. Portrays himself As the victim. He laments that he had a done most of the right things so Why do i end up like this a in particular Simpson blames Nicole for his problems. He save a fall her friends will confirm that i have been totally losing. A he began the letter by claiming a if we had a problem its because i loved her so much a a most chillingly Simpson asserts a at times i have Felt like a battered husband or  is this sense of injury an All purpose excuse some Legal commentators suspect that .�?Ts defense could shift from the claim that he did no to kill the victims to one of temporary insanity or irresistible impulse. His letter already reflects the detachment and self absorption that such a defense would be built on. Peel 8 is a psychologist and author Rea jest Perm amp amp on 70 get an just been a ashtray Lon amp May