European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor monday september 4,1995 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zqv1stoski new Sand editorial Kal Hoay news Cedilot Bill Walker european editor Bob we Cor sports editor George Manes City editor. To write us unit 29480 v  vizapoae09211 ,.  brpostfach11,l437 ". 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 23?,.2$5t 282,226, 326. ,. Sports ext 225,269,263,332,321, 221. Features bet. 230, 245,&1. Letters to editor ext. 208, 400. Business news ext. 326 v v a news bureaus a Bamberg Germany Ron Jensen room 424. Bldg 7039, Warner Barracks unit 27535. Box 23626 Apoate 09139 Telephone civilian 0951-36896. Heidelberg Germany Effie Bathen. 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It s a great paper for people in the service. R my Sontenia a chief master sgt. Mike Mast and daughter Margaret invited unto Germany to spend four weeks with them. It was a vacation a dream vacation for my life and me. They took time off and we toured Belgium France the Netherlands. Hungary Austria Luxem Bourg and so Many places in Germany. I relived the places i fought during the War. My wife and i want to thank both of the for sharing our dream. Loiuis w. Tury or. Fairview Mich. Surplus put to use everyone in the american Community in Europe seems to Tell a favorite draw Dovon Story of waste and abuse of school desks being thrown out windows. And Good computers being buried in the Ger Man landfills i have a completely differ ent Story How the excess mate rial from the american military is used in the czech Republic to make people s live better a "  / As humanitarian assistance program director for the american embassy in Prague i. Have been fortunate enough to work with the defense re utilization management office people in. Germany to bring 44 truckloads to the czech re Public within the past 12 months. These materials included sleeping bags blankets school desks computers medical monitors medicines tools tents scout ing gear and furniture. The czech agencies such As red Cross Caritas Myca and at least 100 other organizations then spread the materials. Across their country to the most needy. For example at the Myca in Prague we helped rebuild a Complete Kitchen that now serves meals to about 500 elderly people every Day. Most of that Kitchen formerly served american soldiers in Niernberg " in addition to other materials Hap and demo cooperated to transport 36.vehicles, most to be used As ambulances or cars for doctors. In one Case at a water safety rally a Spectator had col lapsed and the red Cross people pulled a defibrillator from the ambulance and shocked the Man Back to life both the ambulance and the defibrillator had been gifts from the american people through the humanitarian assistance program of the . Embassy in Prague. This Success has been possible Only be cause of the outstanding cooperation of such men As it. Col. David Houston at. The Hap Headquarters in Neucom Stuttgart , col. Robert Sci Ninger of the Security assistance office of the embassy in Prague and Matthew Plath demo Nurnberg zone director. Just As important was the work 6f the hands on people in the demo Ware houses in the German communities of Nurnberg Mainz Kastel. Augsburg and Grafe Wohr. In most cases the american govern ment is not paying  materials to be trucked away. It is a Hap cooperative program that makes the material Avail Able and the czechs use their trucks and. Their Money to work with the. American military and the american embassy to help the most needy in the country maybe some fraud waste or abuse exists in., talking Down schools or bases and maybe the doomsayers Are right with some of their stories. But we american helped to win that cold War and now Here is a War against what we Are continuing to fight. And we Are winning . -.",-- a -.-. \  V v a a.ty5iiaff american embassy Prague some pet peeves i think the White Swan daily bus to Frankfurt has turned into a Duck. To transportation management office authorizes pets to be shipped to the states when pcs ing. But a recent change does t allow pets on the Swan anymore. To needs to figure something out quickly.  \ we have been running around to find and Reserve a one Way rental car to Rhein main a but beware that you Don t know if one is guaranteed until one week before flying. The Only Hope is aride from a Friend in your Section. Because of the recent change we May have to give up Dicj whom we be raise since he was a Pup. Now is this fair to your dog and to your children am 1 the Only one in this  sgt. Kenny w. No , Germany to our readers let us novy what you think we encourage our readers Espe Fally those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. .".-.7. 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 i i we Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length Aind taste. Commentary Igine by Howard Kleinberg this is what greeted me and Possi Bly you while Reading the newspaper at breakfast the other morning Chicago a Swilling antacid or gobbling tablets for your upset Stom Ach could Cost you your life. That s enough to cause heartburn especially since my doctor recently put me on a regimen of a swill of Wylanta every morn ing before my workout and another at bed time both As a hedge against Reflux. Then i read Lurther into the Story which was quoting a report in the August Issue of the american medical association s archives of family Medicine. It said 14 people died 31 were hospitalized and four became disabled since 1968 in cases linked to magnesium Poison from overuse of antacids and other medications. If my Finger count is Correct that s about one death every two years Over the27 years of the study a Little More than one hospitalization a year and one disability every seven years. I eat Candy bars that can kill or disable More often than that chinese food too which a past panic pronounce ment by medical theorists said can kill you with cholesterol quicker than it takes to pronounce Wah Shing f6on shee.7 " it is about time that we throw up our hands in protest and demand enough there is no diet that will not kill you there is no food that cannot Lead to your Early demise and any medication we take will interact with any other Medicine we also take to bring on stroke cancer hear attack sex dysfunction rapid tooth decay Chicken pox and or diarrhoea. Whatever these studies claim always seem to be refuted sometime later. As a example it was announced through some study that we should ignore an earlier study that claimed eating seafood could prevent heart attacks. Frightened Lay conclusion seafood causes heart attacks. It. Has not been that Long since phar Macies  computerized print puts with their filled prescriptions warn ing about How the Medicine they just gave you can cause symptoms that often Are worse than whatever it was you were Tak ing the Medicine for in the first place. I know that medical and pharmaceutical people Are out there every Day eyes a boat kill. Hard to the Microscope and urine Imen results working diligently to make life better and lengthier for us " but All they be succeeded in doing with their study based warnings of How we Are or could be killing ourselves is creating confusion distrust and a deep sense of foreboding Over eating anything Ever again or taking any medication. Frankly i will take my chances with antacids As i have deduced that the Odds of my being that one person in the world who Over a twid year period Rolls Overand Dies from turns or maalox arc Good enough for me to Gamble on. Ashfor the ittle More than one a year who winds up in the Hospital As a result of antacid overuse i la go for that too. To be free of heartburn or fast of the year compliments of antacids is Worth a few Days in the Hospital. The Point of All this is to say that the Public is being impaired by an Over dose of Laboratory warnings that when examined closely even by Lay persons often is much to do about Little. C Cox news be vice in the fj�6hbok hoop and thought 6v�. P of by if you re not too 0u5y, i Plove-tohan6 and pick your rain. Pm thinking 5eriou5t,y of getting nto 7hbmow& 0usih&55 1 thought May a you coup give Man take  that what