European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor Friday August 12,1994 thes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan a commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Aba her nows editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manes City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211. Or Postrach 111437 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 Quot Heidelberg Germany robot h7, Rome str. 104, 69186 Heidelberg car 419. 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After purchasing a new $300-plus color Printer i found out to my dissatisfaction that the Printer had a previous owner who kept All the manuals warranty information and broke the Printer. Upon returning to cafes with my dysfunctional and used Printer the computer representative wasted.1v6 hours of my time and his trying to get the Printer to work and blaming me for not knowing How to use or install the Printer while waiting for my refund i found out several interesting facts. A fact one a because there was no warranty included with the Printer i did not have to be drilled and accused. Cafes must refund or replace items that come without warranty information. A fact two a if an item is returned to cafes they do not always inspect the item to see if it was used broken or even if All the components Are present. A fact three a cafes does not Tell you if an item was previously purchased or fixed. They Are required to include paperwork if an item was repaired but Many times the paperwork does no to make it to the package. A fact four a anyone can Purchase an item on their App use the item for 45 Days and return it a no questions asked. No wonder half the packages in cafes Are already open. Cafes complains about losing Money every time you return an item. Done to they lose twice As much if the same item is returned by two people cafes should resell returned items at a lower Price with information included with the item stating the reason for resale. _ As services and personnel become less and less does no to it make sense not to waste the customers time i already use the German Economy to have my car fixed because i know that i cannot Trust cafes to properly repair my car not to overcharge me for work and Honor War ran ties for their work. Now i am choosing to do All my shopping through Cata logs arid on the local German Economy. Cafes ainu to the Only ballgame in town. A Warren Wingard Heidelberg Germany Goodwill postscript the associated press article on the Goodwill games that ran in your july 22 edition presented an inaccurate and misleading account of How promoters of this event in St. Petersburg acquired excess . Government property. The furniture and other property a 2uired by Joe Freddoso and the other Goodwill games promoters were not a abandoned a but were in fact excess. Property a most of which had been turned in to various defense re utilization and marketing offices demos in Europe. The Goodwill games promoters were actually Given authorization by department of defense officials in the Pentagon to be issued . Government equipment a they did no to travel around Europe a picking it  the fact that government equipment is excess has nothing to do with whether or not it has depreciated a some excess equipment is in mint condition. Certainly the . Government did not consider the equipment a fully  . Military installations visited by Freddoso and the other promoters were in the process of closing a they were not  by the time an installation closes All the property the . Government plans to keep sell or Recti Lize has been removed. Officials from they demo Europe spent countless hours with Freddoso and the other Goodwill games promoters and escorted them to several demos in Europe in an Effort to give All the help they could possibly give to make the Goodwill games a Success. Several demo chiefs Bent Over backward to help make this Success Story happen. Freddoso could have at least said thank you. A col. Joseph o. Pflanz or. Wiesbaden a Germany a heat can kill a dog in response to a hounded in Hainer bergs aug 4 about keeping a dog unattended in a car during hot weather does this lady know that on hot or even warm sunny Days the inside of a car heats up very quickly. On an 85-degree Day for example even with the windows slightly open the temperature inside a car can climb to 102 degrees in 10 minutes and to 120 degrees in 30 minutes. A. A dogs Normal body temperature is 101.5 to 102.2 degrees fahrenheit. A dog can withstand a body temperature of 107108 degrees for Only a Short time before suffering irreparable brain damage or even death. If your dog is overcome with heat exhaustion immediately immerse him or her in cold running water and continue until the body temperature Lowers give him or her water to drink and consult with a veterinarian to determine if additional treatment is needed. A Shannon Rankin Kirch Gons Germany editors note j we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing s readers viewpoints or opinions 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 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 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463. Commentary Kohl pulls his weight on Campaign Trail by Petra Kaminsky Deutsche Presse Agenter the visual differences Between German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Rudolf Scharping his social Democrat challenger in the oct. 16 general election could hardly be More striking. Kohl vastly outweighs the Slimmer less conspicuous Scharping and cuts an altogether More imposing figure with Only 10 weeks now before the Battle is joined this image of the heavyweight statesman placing his leaner opponent in the shadows is significant. Kohls conservative Christian democrats comprising the Christian democratic Union and the bavarian Christian socialist Union would according to polls now take As much As 44 percent of the vote. This figure has astounded Many observers in Bonn at the beginning of the year it seemed the conservatives were a beaten Force. Scharping s Campaign manager Guenter Verheugen Hopes the latest o u Campaign swing which will take in nursing Homes include bicycle Tours and festivals will enable people to get to know Scharping a the person better. Verheugen said polls were producing contradictory results and weren to worrying Scharping 46, minister president of Rheinland Pfalz. Many social democrats Are concerned privately about Scharping a image of being too stiff and tense. In contrast Kohl after 12 years in office is regarded As close to the people. And not Only Christian Democrat sup fior ters Admire How precisely Kohls pubic appearances Are planned. The image of a Chancellor 64, who is Seldom Idle was merely boosted last week when he interrupted his Holiday in Austria to make a Quick Campaign trip. While his younger challenger appeared before the press in the bavarian Mountain town of Garmisch Parten Kirchen Kohl was jetting far away to the North to the Baltic sea coast of Mecklenburg Vor Pommert. He used a helicopter to land in Small centers on the Holiday islands of Usedom and Riingen where he was an attraction for vacationers. Its a Campaign method he a fond of. At the same time Kohl has set himself for total confrontation with the left Wing opposition. On a visit to one resort he said a a few people who have Learned nothing absolutely nothing still believe in  that a part of the latest Campaign against the left Wing in general and a red socks a a term of ridicule and derision for former East German officials. Most commentators agree on the reason for the social democrats weak showing so far the combined effect of renewed optimism about the Economy political errors by Scharping and a massive television Campaign based around Kohl. Distributed by Scripps Howard news service  flip he can Siperek Suh ape he Shook no outrage Over his wife s murp5r. Is All this cons stent with innocence ? to come up Mth a conspiracy theory on this Case top have pull a Epy Juk nut in the country out of retirement Jill a goop out Hertz Nasa countering Pallas \ co Sci Pence i Pont Wink so