European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Big High Hammock an Airport by Thomas Fazio up staff writer Quick. Name the busiest Airport inthe nation. If you answered Chicago o Hare Kennedy International or even Miami International you were wrong. It s opa Locka  s right opa Locka fla., which had 8,442 More landings and Takeoff during the last fiscal year than second busiest o  Locka an abbreviated Indian name for big High Hammock handled a whopping 596,949 flights last year marking it As one of the busiest in the world. O Hare had 588,527, and Juk ranked sixth with Only 451,533 operations. And a remarkable thing about that record is that none of the scheduled commercial airlines Stop  it is a homing Point for thou Sands of other aircraft. During pea periods the four or five air controllers on duty at All times Are handling a Many As six air planes a minute. Opa Locka is open Only 16 hours Aday but it s nothing for 2,600 operations to be handled during that time. The busiest daily operation was last March 9 when 2,875 flights were  a person stayed Here for five months he d see every Type of aircraft made said chief air traffic controller Paul Mcconnell. Opa Locka has been the scene of thousands of tearful reunions. It was the first free soil seen by thousands of cuban refugees who were airlifted to the United states to begin new lives away from Fidel Castro s communism. And it is a connecting link for me with ail sorts of air missions to carib bean and South and Central  mostly opa Locka is like any other private Airport. It caters to Fly ing schools executive aircraft and sportsmen flyers. Student pilots account for much of it traffic. Approximately 1,700 were Tak ing flight instruction Here last fall. The opa Locka Airport was built by the Navy in 1929 and opened in 1930 As a Reserve training Center. During world War ii it was a Carrier train ing base. Located Between the Small town of opa Locka and the Everglades just to the Northwest of Miami the air port is now controlled by the Dade county port authority. Controller Mcconnell believes opa Locka s safety record is unique. In the five years that the Federal aviation administration has maintained a Tower there have been Only 40 accidents and Only one fatality and it was caused by the Pilot Mcconnell said. The res of the accidents were minor mishaps. The Tri parallel runway system per mits planes to land and exit quickly resulting in a faster and smoother Flo of traffic. And with Florida s sunny skies except during Hurricane season the air traveller almost never gets diverted to Philadelphia. Ann Landers dear Ann Landers maybe you will not think my letter is Worth printing but i Learned one of life s bitter lessons the hard Way and i want to share it. My Mother and i were very close. I always knew my parents did t get along. Mom cute in on every one of dad s escapades. She made sure knew All about his unfaithful Ness and How much she suffered. This created horrible feelings of ambivalence be cause i really loved my father. Mom wanted me to hate him and there were times when i Felt guilty because i could t. When i was first married had a rough time. I had been taught that All men were liars and cheats and not to be trusted. Thank god my Hus band was Wise and understand ing. He knew my problem sprang from childhood and lie helped me overcome  my husband should Ever do anything to disappoint me Youcan be sure i will never let my children know. This is one Les son 1 was taught Well dear taught parents who Page 14 use their children As the Battleground on which to wage War against one another Arete crudest of All. You were Lucky to marry a Man who i kind and understanding. I am Happy for you and sad for you Mother. She was a sick woman. Dear Ann Landers i work fora Large insurance company. Our department is called the fun and games department because most of the secretaries and Stenos Are Between 19 and 25.the girl i am writing about is 20. She spends her lunch hours piercing ears. I am not mad because the girl is making a Small Fortune on the Side but it seems to me that if she is going to perform illegal operations she should Doit at Home on her own time. What do you say no holes in my head dear no ear piercing should be done by a physician in his office and not by a Amateur in a ladies room or even in her own Home. Dear Ann Landers i have an invalid Mother who needs great Deal of attention. I am a professional woman and have engaged a nurse to care for Mother during the Day. A prac tical nurse comes in at 4 . And stays until i get Home at6 30. When i want to go out for the evening i must hire another nurse. The woman in t Al ways available and Mother shard to get along with and won t stay with just anybody. My Fiance refuses to Sta Home with me and Mother More than two evenings week. He enjoys the theater concerts and boating and likes to Dine out on weekends. I think he is  i return his ring Alice dear Alice i m surprised he has t asked for it. Don t let your Mother tyrannize you for Ever. Line up some competent Sitters and Tell Mother she Llave to get along with them. One of these Days she will begone and if you Don t solve your problems by then you Llave to hire someone to sit with you  Jiniv. Publishers newspaper Syndicate the stars and stripes i came Back from hell i came to Grafe Woehr Germany for the Cento Small Arm Competition which was featured in your stars and stripes. I was the action officer from the Cento he in Ankara Turkey where i am stationed. I became seriously ill a few Days after i arrived in Grafen Woehr and i was placed in the . Army 20th station Hospital in Nuernberg. Now i am in better shape than before both morally and physically. I did not know How to thank the people who cured me an treated me so Well. I have written the attached poem. To de Clare my gratitude in your newspaper which i enjoyed Reading every Day. I am especially grateful to colonel Lindsey who organize everything with magic touches. From a patient Twenty Days i have spent smoothly everything went in the . Hospital Nuernberg. Was i Content very grateful am i i Don t know How to thank them my thanks Are like an Anthem. That Guy colonel Lindsey every Day visited me and talked to me in turkish enough to make me Happy. Captain Wilcox. My doctor was the main Factor. He gave my health Back to  s the Best one in his sector. My surgeon major Evans for surgery Good heavens he is capable gentle he helped me break the Fence. Major Ballas father Brown they did not let me Down. With their talks and prayer they both deserve a Crown. Nurses Naomi Annette Captain bean each a Comet carrying the Torch of kindness helped me to forget. I was ill now 1 am  came Back from hell. God bless All of you my thanks More than i can Tell. Col. M. Fatih Oeziue turkish army Ankara Turkey dogmas the article priest group asks lifting of marriage bar in the stars and stripes sept. 11 contained a slight error. A Dogma is a doctrine that has to be believed by a Church member e.g., the doctrine of the Trinity or the resurrection of Christ. The marriage bar for priests is no Dogma and no Doc Trine. It is Only a Church Law of the Western roman Catholic Church and it is up to the Church to take it away or not. For instance the Eastern Catholic Church has its own Church Law which is rather different from the Western Catholic Church. For exam ple its priests May marry. But the same Eastern catholics there Are quite a lot of them in the . And Canad believe in All dogmas of the Western roman Catholic Church and they rein communion with Rome. Thus the marriage bar can be taken away by changing Only the Church Law without changing any Dogma or doctrine. Ekkehard g. Janicke Erlanger Bruck Germany reimbursable tips i have received notification that my pcs trip Back to the .will be by surface transportation More specifically an Ocean liner from Southampton to new York. Insofar As it is More mandatory than optional to tip the table waiter and Cabin Steward etc., at the end of the voyage Are these tips reimbursable when claiming reimbursement at the completion of the pcs if they Are allowable expenses would you please cite the authority so. Sgt. Robert p. Braunbern Waters England editor s note he Safe replies reimbursement is authorized for tips to stewards and other attendants paid by or on behalf of dependents aboard commercial vessels. Maximum amounts and reimbursable vary with the number of dependents. The authorization is contained in joint travel regulations str As changed in Para m 7002-3, dated aug. 14, 1967. Tips should not exceed the daily reimbursable rates which Are As follows number of dependent maximum daily amount 12345678 or More$5 $9 $13 $10 $18 $20 $22 $24 reimbursement for tips aboard commercial vessels paid by members in behalf of themselves is not authorized. However Para m4253-4, str provides for payment of per diem while travelling aboard commercial vessels in the amount of $6 per Day for the first nine Days and $2 per Day for any additional Days exclusive of Days of embarkation and debarkation. Casa Carioca meals in regard to the letter in b bag about the Casa Carioca no serving meals my wife and i were very disappointed too we did t know that they had stopped serving meals until it was too late to eat some place else and still see the show. Sure Hope they can return to the old Way. We also considered tithe High Light of our stay in Garmisch before. A. Sgt. Arlis p. Simmons Stuttgart Germany May we add our names to the list for returning Casa Carioca to the original policy please and very soon. It. Col. And mrs. James Vav Tsou Karlsruhe Germany tuesday september 26, 1967