European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 letters to the editor saturday August 27,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher n6ws editor Bill Walker Arturo peat editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manes City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 orrostfach11 1437 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. 208,400. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany room 117, re Norstr. 104, 69126 he Dolberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 or Contact Tho City disk at the european stars and strips Postrach 11 1437. 64278 Darmstadt unit 29480, Apo a 09211 Telephone Dan 348-8237 or civilian 0615501237 Tel fax 348-8416 or cd Vihara 06155 601416. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John. Bohmer and Doyle Tillman. Building 2899, Pulaski bar Racks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone Dan 469-6565 or civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax Dan 489-6357 or civilian 0631-5366357. Nurnberg Germany Ron Jensen. Building 21. Wil Liam o. Darby Cavern Apo a 09222 Telephone Dan 460-7256 or civilian 0911 -712563 Tel fax 0911-717130. Wurzburg Germany Dave Melancon building 220. Room i09, Faulenburg Cavern Apo a 09036 Tele phone Dan 350-6770 or civilian 0931-286956 Tel fax 0931-6896770, Mediterranean sue Palumbo and Marian Hamilton. Naples Italy pc 810, Box 56. Of pole 09619 Tele phone Dan 625-4880 or civilian 0817624049/4547 Tele fax 0039-81 -7624049. Northern Italy j. King Cruger pc 54. Box 473 Apo a 09601 Telephone Dan 632-8176 or civilian 0039-434-66-8176 Tel fax 0039-434-668222. United kingdom Nancy Tomer Marc Mcfann and Dave Didlo building 464 Cess us. Raf Mildenhall Apo a 09459.Telephone Dan 238-2226 or civilian 0638-542226 Tel fax 0638-718013., new York City Timothy Calll. Room 638, 201 Varick St. Now York 10014 Telephone 212-620-3333 Tel fax 212-620-3268. Washington . Chuck Vinch Cindy Kilmon Oast a the Pentagon Rooni 2e756 . Box 46095, Washington. . 20050-6095 Telephone 703-697 6695 Tel fax 703-693-6366. Business departments maj Richard k. Major Usa Deputy commander Dale Estes newspaper operations director Fred Shin new York operations director James Wysocky circulation manager Jeffrey h. Kingdom comptroller circulation toll free customer service for Home or office delivery inquiries or delivery problems Call 24 hours _ Germany Belgium Italy United kingdom Netherlands Spain Tel fax 0130-840048 07811-8775 1678-7-3456 0-800-898854 06-022-7629 900-99-4955 06155-601436 Germany Augsburg civilian 0821-443254. Berlin civilian 030-8331846, Dan 332-3548. Kaiserslautern civilian 0631-57070 of 57079, Dan 489-7100, Tel fax 0631-50696. Nurnberg civilian 0911-712558, Dan 460-7001. Stuttgart civilian 0711-797-7552, Dan 421-4277. Italy Naples civilian 0039-61-724480, Dan 625-4880, Tele fax 0039-81-7244489. Vicen2a civilian 0444-515358, Dan 634-7545, Tel fax 0444-300-641. Spain Madrid Dan 665-5807. Civilian and Tel fax 00341 6561465. Turkey Istanbul civilian 0090-212-272 48 43, Tel fax 0090r 212-2743209. United kingdom Cirencester civilian 0285-713-637. Dan 247-4445 advertising display Germany 06155-601247 or 601309, Dan 348 6247. Classified Germany 06155-601349, Dan 34& 8349. Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412 please Recycle this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services Ove Moas. Contents of the stars and strips do not necessarily reflect the official views of or endorsement by , government the department of defense or . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by tha department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products of services advertised. Be patient with cafes -1 have something to say to All the ple who complain about the army and air Force Exchange service. We Are in the Middle of a draw Down. Overseas we have lost at least 50 percent of our Mili tary personnel. That Means 50 percent of cafes customers have left Europe. I be seen almost 100 percent leave our local base Pitburg. Everywhere else a base has closed the Exchange shop Pette sports store Baskin Robbins etc., have. Closed with it. Not Here. Pitburg s sales were so High that our management decide to try to keep both Span Dahlem s and Pitburg s facilities open. Sure they shaved two hours off the closing times but look to the alternative. One More thing. Most people who complain about lines and service have never tried to work on a triple payday when half the people you work with decided to Call m sick on a saturday. Show a Little compassion. You would t want to Deal with a customer like you would you Rhondi Howard Spang Dahlum a Germany editor s note just Friendly folks Many people including me com Plain about the rudeness of employees nowadays. If you Ever need a break step into the Patrick Henry Village housing area Library in Heidelberg. The staff is Friendly and helpful. My son enjoyed the sum Mer Reading program there and is looking Forward to the upcoming special events. Thank you for making this hot sum Mer a bit More enjoyable and for Mak ing the Library a Friendly place for ple of All Ages. Another topic that is discussed every \ we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to expressing readers View Points Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Prefer ence is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely Man Ner. 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. Where is health care. me Tell you about the Heidelberg Hospital. I took my son to a school sports physical today. Past experience has made me apprehensive about mass imagine my Surprise when i walked into the auditorium and was not met by mass instead everything was Well organized and efficiency reigned. I would like to thank the staff of. The Heidelberg paediatric clinic for making an otherwise trying experience a pleasant one. Carmen Vaughan Heidelberg Germany would t go away since the italian Doc tors could t help me with the headache we decided to return Home to lands Uhi and get to an american medical facility. After my wife drove More than 12 hours Back to Germany i was admitted to Laroc for immediate treatment. The doctors in the emergency room the emergency medical technicians or. Walsh who came in at 0030 hours to have me admitted and Hie entire nursing staff on Ward 14 a provided top notch tic they gave me oxygen and within 12 hours 1 was feeling better. It was a treat to be among my own and be Carece for thanks to each and every one of you at Laroc and keep up the top notch care James a. Barrante Ramstein a Germany thanks to Hospital i would like to express my sincere appreciation to the lands Uhi army regional medical Center for their emergency treatment of me. While on vacation near Rimini Italy i became ill and was admitted to a local Hospital for three Days. I had a real bad Case of pneumonia and a migraine headache that just grateful Parent on july 17, our son suffered a severe asthma attack and stopped breathing. From the moment our Call was an swered this incredible military medical machine went into action and saved his life. We were constantly updated on his condition and treatments and allowed to be with him As much As possible they did t just treat our son they treated us. Sgt. Smith of the Ramstein fire department who calmed a hysterical Parent who was worse than you la Ever hear on 911the German doctors and ambulance technicians an lands Uhi army regional medical Center s emergency room intensive care unit Laboratory x Ray and paediatrics Are extended our Heartfelt gratitude and most sincere thanks. We re sorry we did t get everyone s name but your faces and consideration Are engraved in our hearts. Senior master sgt. John m. Gustafson Ramstein a Germany commentary Congress treats crime Bill like sports event by John Young Cox news service the presiding officer of . Senate is on the shelf with a Basket Ball injury. The Clinton administration s crime Bill was caught in midair in the Senate while opponents cried."f6ul" Over Midnight basketball. What is the Basket Ball connection could hoops somehow be the Achilles Heel for both Bill Clinton and vice Gimp Al Gore nope. Midnight basketball is but one paragraph rep resenting not even 2 percent of a $30 Bil lion Bill. So what s the Hardwood connection in the Capitol it s the same thing that Drew International raspberries for dream team ii and has evoked head Butts and. Brawls in the Aba. It s trash talk. As gushing supporter George Bush himself said the last thing mid night basketball is about is basketball and the last thing Senate republicans Are concerned about is cutting a proven inner City program at the Knees. What they Are interested in is clipping Bill Clinton at the Knees and should he crumble standing Over him and taunting in to somewhere Phil Gramm is mugging for the camera i love this game the stall Over the. Crime Bill was one More example of legislation As sport. The end result is not to serve the general Good but to score Points for whoever paid i for your uniform. Pork it depends on one s definition. Pork could be considered a Federal prison in a strategic District but one will never hear politicians refer to such spending As pork in this Case apparently is Only that which tries to get at the causes of crime. By the Way if a Penny trickles into Texas by virtue of this Bill Gramm will still be leaving nose prints on some to cameraman s Lens As he says "pork9this is no pork whatever Phil. Prevention programs represent Only 25 percent of this Bill that republicans were so intent on blocking. Texas congressman Chet Edwards who voted for the crime Bill does t see crime prevention As pork. If we approached health care without Preven Tion like we do crime we would be called irresponsible he said this week. Good Point. Looking at the health care Bills offered by the two parties one has to say that at least the republicans Are being consistent. You know the old gop saying an ounce of prevention in t redeemable at on health care sen. Kay Bailey hut Chison a Texas has said that never you mind uninsured North texans will always have Parkland Hospital s Emer gency room into which to cram. Talk about false Economy on the backs of Parkland s insured patients. Let s agree with Chet and Call that irresponsible. And rather than try an ounce of crime prevention with some innovative Grams that bring Young people off the streets give them Job training and coun seling and let them play basketball we say that s pork and we d rather Reserve them Penitentiary space. No the Issue in t basketball. It s trash. It s pure parti san politics our real Achilles Heel. John Young is editorial Page editor of the Waco Tribune Herald in Texas this is re land Hept a. Topay. Pil Runga live pf&55 conf Nib on a hit water the pf&51 Post of 5ay or. Clinton 5uffe&�p no. To tub Oval office Tush. Uht Uxter at at temporally by hip him or. Clinton 5penjjhe f ma1np6r of th5 pay with it of tary Christopher. Conducting forej6h policy
