European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16letters to the editor thursday november 3,1994 thes european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher. Zovistoski Bernard a. Zoi a editor news and editorial Bill walk Deborah Aba her nows editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manea City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211or Postrach 1114 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 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 Jami Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effie Bathen room 117, Rome str. 104, 69120 Heidelberg Telephone on 3707010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-10554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer and Doyle Tillman. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. One sided report in an article oct. 26 about gang activity in the Wiesbaden area i was amazed How one sided it was. Your  Porter alluded to the gang members As eing african american teen agers because of the dress a baggy pants style. This style is typically worn by african american teen agers and is associated in your article As clothing worn by gang members. Earlier in the week a military policeman in the Wiesbaden Community appeared on american forces network profile and  also mentioned the gangs dress As being the baggy pants starter jackets bandannas Ana baseball Caps worn backward. Again this Type of dress is typically worn by african american teens. Henry Demps principal of Wiesbaden High school went As far As to establish a dress code because this of dress is associated with a Spe Citi group in the United states which is said to  a disruptive influence at schools. I am curious to know if that ban also included Rock group attire such ast shirts and sweat shirts because this Type of dress is associated with a specific group in the United states which is said to  a disruptive influence at schools because of their drug use.  As adults need to break Down the Wall of stereotypes and Start teaching our teens How to live and love one another. Most important  need to Start educating adults showing them that every african american teen Ager who wears baggy pants starter jackets and bandannas is not a threat to them. Staff sgt. Cedric Howard Mannheim Germany to our readers thanks to sergeants ?.e cd Fly let us know you  encourage our readers a Type Olally those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must  signed and include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155601-395, Dan 348-8395.  Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. No thalidomide recently you published a letter from a woman who stated she had been Given thalidomide at the Patch health clinician 1982. The woman is mistaken. Thalidomide was simply not stocked in that clinic or any other . Military medical treatment facility at that time or at any time before that. If May not  stripes Legal responsibility to Check out the veracity of statements made in letters but failure to do so is i believe irresponsible to your readers in situations like this. If the woman a statement were True it would  an outrage but it Isnit True. It would have been very easy to Check with any . Physician or pharmacist is Well As Many other sources of accurate information on the matter. Giving your readers such a Strong but false reason to lose Faith in their medical care is Akin to the proverbial Yelling of a fire a in a crowded theater when there is no fire. Shame on you. Or. Col Frank c. Leitnaker ret Miclau Germany Money you did not go. Why is this organization excluding enlisted marines but the letter writer stated that the Lambda Legal defense fund had no reason to  even heard of. This is where  is mistaken. The Lambda Legal defense fund defends not Only Gay men and lesbians but also people with aids. Unless in a mistaken aids is a non discriminatory disease meaning that straight men women and children Are affected. These people Are fired from jobs and ridiculed because they Are surrounded by people who Are ignorant by Choice or circumstance. This foundation helps these people by getting their jobs Back or compensated under the Laws of. The United states. So until the Day that people everywhere educate themselves about this deadly disease and Stop discriminating because of it there will always  a need to stand up for others rights. / Anthony g. Burmeister Mannheim Germany on oct. 3 my wife Lynnette and i took a bus trip to Munich for the oktoberfest Celebration. During the course of our trip our bus left us abandoned in Munich and my wife a purse was stolen. Briefly speaking the trip was miserable and to make matters worse  now had no Money left to get Back to Lan Stuhl.  phoned the operating room at 2nd general Hospital and spoke to sgt. Johnson who was the Call technician on duty. Sgt. Johnson being informed of our situation contacted staff sgt. Finch. Staff sgt. Finch and another technician who pooled their Money together purchased train tickets which were wired to Munich. Although sgt. Barrera and staff sgt. Finch both modestly claim that helping us out was no big Deal to my wife and  it was a tremendous act of generosity.  would never have made it Home without their help. It is very Nice to know that in the midst of it All there Are still people who care about Gibers and not just themselves. Staf sgt. Finch and sgt. Barrera Are a credit to themselves Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center and the United states army. But most of All they will always  remembered by my wife and  As the two people who saved us from one of the worst weekends   known. Spec. Donald r. Humphrey Lan Stuhl Germany a worthy cause in response to the writer who complained about All the frivolous charities in the combined Federal Campaign granted there a some that warrant no place in this Campaign i., the Marine corps command and staff College foundation. Being a former Marine if  As enlisted wanted to get an education in leadership enhancement and there was no football game a bust after viewing the Alcorn state is. Southern University football game Loose term on american forces network i am now convinced that Steve a a air Mcnair is not of Heisman trophy Caliper. Thank you an for allowing  the Opportunity to see what All the pregame hype was  a a a. A a a 7 anybody can sit Back in the a Shotgun formation and throw a Hundred passes against a sub Par opponent. Mcnairs credibility As a possible Heisman supposedly the nations Best College football player is Zero. Alcorn states opponent was rated As the no. 1 defense in its conference. This should Tell you Why Mcnair has been Able to put up such ridiculous stats Over the past three years. R Heisman voters should concentrate on the likes of Kordell Stewart Rashaan Salaam Colorado buffaloes Eric Zeier Georgia bulldogs or Jay Barker Alabama Crimson tide. An should stick to televising division i Mcaa games from now on. Our so Pipette has a Jim  Supply of video movies. Mitch Simmons Ansbach Germany caring Hospital staff  would like to express our thanks and gratitude to the staff in the emergency room and paediatrics Ward at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center for the exceptional Job of taking care of our daughter Victoria. On july 17, our 5-Day-old daughter stopped nursing.  went to the emergency room and the nurses in the emergency room and the postpartum Ward helped us get her to nurse again.  left after a doctor told us if her condition got worse to come Back. She took a turn for the worse four hours later so Back  went. The doctor immediately saw us again and after it was determined that she had a fever she was admitted to the paediatrics Ward. The Nurs-6s and doctors there were absolutely wonderful. They kept us informed and involved us in her care. The emergency room staff was exceptional and caring As Well. Today at 3 months she is healthy and doing Well.  would not think twice about taking our daughter Back to Lan Stuhl if she needed it. Julie  Locke Vogel Weh Germany a correction because of an editing error a letter published nov. 1 from Kandis Bingham of Derheim was incorrect she expressed thanks to the 501st military intelligence in. A a 7. 7 Quot a 7 Okay heres the situation everyone some damaging files were hound in cutes White House Safe. The colonel has ordered a Media protective reaction Strug our message has 7hrgg elements one  never reap them. Two. Even if  Hap they were raw. Unsubstantiated data. And three this is just another attack. From the Liberal Media  Don t want tog Etrouia Over into the next news Cycle people so hit your. Of faxes the colonel wants to define the s7dry before to defines him  s denying some sort of drug thing. What Relief. Has  stopped beating his wife /