European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 letters to the editor thursday september 22,1994 the stir an european edition col Steven s. Hoffman. Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor. News and editorial Deborah Absher news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 Orost Wachtl 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 ext230, 245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. 400, education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext/326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effie bother room 117, a Norstr. 104, 69126 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or civilian 0622v23421. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Bohmer and Doyle Tillman. 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Good riddance to sport i am glad to see the end of the baseball season. The Only thing better would be to see an end to the sport. I can see scratching spitting kicking the dirt on any playground in the world where kids play. The players of this sport Call themselves major leagues and  the term entertainer was used More than once by Many of the players reps during their so called negotiations. As one player put it we deserve to be paid As much As any movie music or television Star because we Are also enter  i say to them get a  not Only Are they not entertainers but they Are poor examples of professional athletes. I say Good riddance to the children in men s suits who claim to be sportsmen role models and so called athletes. I will not miss the sport except that i periodically used the television event to put myself to sleep. Not Only did i find it Boring but the statistics they have in vented in the past 10 years have gone from the ridiculous to the idiotic. Who cares if Gump Glavine has pitched More strikes when the fat Man in the third Row was wearing a bag Over his head than any other Pitcher in history who cares if Don dumb dumb Mattingly Ever plays in a postseason  say bring Back Jed Clampett and the Beverly Hillbillies. Now there is entertainment and a Good sport. This Guy could act dumber than dirt and was an entertainer Glavine and Mattingly would be Good Jed Clampette As they Are surely not professional athletes. The real sad part is we the Public caused the strike. We bought the products that paid the sponsors that paid the networks that paid the owners that paid the players. Bob Taylor Firth Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter. To write to us. Letters 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 06155-601-395, Dan 348-8395. Men should seek a preference in becom ing professional basketball players in the United states where they As a group Are clearly underrepresented. Now would not that be ridiculous James j. Stewart Vaihinger Germany no sympathy discrimination in response to Dod seeking to diver sity Force. Sept. 14it should be a matter of concern not just to no disabled White men but to All americans that the former must be personally approved at the undersecretary of defense level be fore reaching civil service Grade 15 in the department of defense. Not Only is this discriminatory but also it ignores the traditional american value let the Best  to those who argue that discrimination against White men is justified on grounds of past discrimination against other groups there Are three sound counters 1 today s White men Are not responsible for past errors 2 replacing one form of discrimination for another will Only continue the division of american society into racial and ethnic groups often antagonistic toward one another and 3 favouring certain minorities reduces their motivation to seek self improvement. It really is time to apply a single Stan Dard for advancement that of individual excellence regardless of race or ethnicity " ,. Otherwise perhaps no disabled White i am deeply touched by the plight of the is employee who wrote to complain about having to pay housing service charge a k a rent. I would suggest this civil service employee get a reality Check. People in the Good Ole .a. Pay their rent and their water electricity garbage collection sewer firemen state and local taxes schools etc., and do not get a thin dime in the form of living quarters allowance la from the government or anyone else. " in addition we pay taxes for the use of highways which Are paid by civilian employees such As the writer. So please Stop whining. I attempted to Start a collection in my shop to help this poor Ole is end Joyee but there were no takers Alfred land. Elpaso. Texas helpful worker after Reading the continual cafes bashing i am pleased to acknowledge the positive Side of the army and. Air Force Exchange service. After purchasing a video camera and finding it would no longer work i was having a bit of difficulty getting an Exchange or refund. Rita Hoffstedder of the bad Kreuz Nach sight and sound went out of her Way to ensure that the matter was settled to my satisfaction in a timely manner. Her professionalism is a positive example to us All. Teresa Clark bad Kreuz Nach Germany commentary " _ of. Will walk by Mike littwin Baltimore Sun i am talking to my Mother on the phone. As usual we Are discussing . She s excited because jury selection is approaching meaning life will soon be a Little Richer for her. Also for Robert Sha Piro court to and hard copy. My Mother is Gavel to Gavel obsessed with . She s not alone. Or maybe you missed the Story on the . Special edition trading cards which were signed dated and numbered by him while in prison. He signed 300 of the cards at $200 a pop. Now they re Selling for thousands. Many people Are obsessed these Days this will be the Forrest Gump of trials. The trial will be a stand in maybe a six month stand in for the absent world series. It s no secret Why trials can be so dra Matic or Why they re covered like sport ing events. It s because we never know for sure How they re going to turn out. Unless you be talked to my Mother. Then you do know. Like Many people she believes . Simpson is innocent. She thinks he s being railroaded and that the prosecutors Are incompetent or worse. She also thinks lbs planned the Ken Nedy assassination but that s neither Here nor there. She in t nuts. It in t like she believes in ufos  Only Oliver Stone movies. She has a Point of View. And her Point of View is that . Could t have done it because Well look at him. Does he look like a killer that was her View from the Start. And she remains unmoved. I ask her about the Early Dan reports which seem to indicate that the drops of blood leading away from the crime scene. Came from Simpson. You Don t think mistakes can be made she asks.  we know who to Trust anyway my Mother buys the defense argument completely. Sound like anyone you know Here s what i think. I think he walks or at the least he gets a Hung jury. I m convinced whether he s innocent or guilty they re not going to find 12 jurors who will All vote to convict unless the Evi Dence is a lot More compelling than what we be heard. And maybe not even then. This really has become like a sporting event Complete with fans. . Has too Many fans to lose. If you be Ever been of a jury you know How hard it is to find somebody guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In los Angeles they can t convict people who commit the crime on videotape. They could t con vict the Menendez Brothers even though they admitted they did it. In the Simpson Case the lawyers Are  to attack everything. By the time they re done you won t even be sure there were any murders much less that . Might have been responsible. You be seen those Guys. They re the Best. Just ask my Mother. J that rights touch mat ing the stranger Rose to i feet. Good  name is As some of you May know i be spent the week Pur keying out at the " place. The folks. For Are hoping to � Zelop it into something quite special. We. Propose to Bulo a Field of dreams actually a it Iole world of dreams 12qooo . Of ohm hold it i Olin a family but your Selec Tion Sticks up let the Man. Speak