European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse I treasure my privacy says Diana Rigg. Shakespeare with vengeance by Bob Musel up staff writer Diana Rigg former Star of the Tele vision series the avengers still showing on German Tois making he first feature film at the Start of what she Hopes will be a new career for Beautiful 29-year-old is appearing in the Royal Shakespeare company s film production of a Midsummer night s among her co stars Are David Warner Judi Dench and other members of the troupe. Miss Rigg quit the avengers series some weeks ago although she originally announced about a year ago that she planned to quit. A new girl has been picked to partner Patrick Macnee when the next Batch of the avengers goes before the television cameras. Her Iden Tity has not yet been disclosed. Miss Rigg started her stage Lifs As shakespearean actress and did not expect to be chosen for the avengers when she went to an audition called to find a replacement for Honor Black Man who also left the role to go into feature she was Given the part miss Rigg made Clear that it would Only before a limited period that she had no real interest in a television career an considered it Only a temporary Detour from her real goal stage and screen stardom. She said recently that she did not like the Public acclaim the Lack of privacy the torrents of fan mail that went wit television work. I treasure my privacy she i am not too Happy about people identifying me with Emma Peel. I a nothing like the Avenger miss Rigg is unmarried though she says she is in love and characteristically will not reveal his identity and spends a Good Deal of time Reading and listening to and Macnee Are Good friends off screen. She believes this relationship Isone of the reasons for the Success of the television series since no matter How outrageous the plot the Good Humoured rapport of the stars carries it off. But i m delighted to be Back doing Shakespeare she said. Ann Landers dear Ann Landers my Hus band has a Rule that if the to is on no other Light should be burning in the House. Paul s favorite expression is Don waste the juice 1 Don t leave lights Burn Ingall Over the place but i do like to have a Light on when Iam sitting in a room. Paul even hates to turn on the porch lights when we Are expecting guests. Last week when my Mother was leaving our place he turned off the porch Light before she got to the Bottom of the stairs and she nearly fell. Paul makes $160 a week and we Are not hard up for Money. He thinks nothing of spending$15 a week Tor Beer but if i want to sew or read at night begets mad because it is cheaper to do it in the daytime. An comment blacked out dear out this is not an unusual peculiarity the woman at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue i Washington Lias the same prob Lem and her husband makes$100,000 a year the next time Paul complains Ham him 2 cents. That s what it costs to Burn a 100-Watt bulb Tor seven hours. Dear Ann several weeks ago Page 14 you printed a letter from Flat Florence who was miserable because she could t even fallout a 32 Bra. I la bet she and All the other Flat Florences rein seventh heaven now that these crazy Twiggy Type style shave hit the scene. The girl with two backs and no Frontis really my problem is just the opposite. Yesterday when i went to buy a dress i heard a sales woman say Good grief Here comes Good old a cup you have no idea How this Hurt. The girls with too Little Are much better off than the ones with too much. A padded Bra can solve their problem but there is no solution for us. My shoulders ache from the wide tight straps 1 must Wear to support the super Structure. Sweaters and knits Are dresses which Are so smart on slim girls make me look like an elephant. So please Tell Flat Florence and her under endowed Sisters that they Are in Luck at a tear now for the bosom Belles dear Belles turn off the waterworks sister you recasting the natural resources. I took a poll in this office and 12 out of 14 girls said they d rather have your problem than Florence s. Dear Ann i have a problem can t run away from any longer. My dad and Mother were divorced when i was seven years old. My mom dated Vic for As Long Back As i can remember. He wanted to marry her but for reasons unknown to me she refused. A few months ago Vic stopped coming to the House. The next thing i knew he married an other woman. Vic was like a father to Means his marriage was a terrible blow. He has invited me to his Home to meet his wife but i can t bring myself to go. Know if i see him i la go to pieces. Please Tell me How Roget Over this Heartbreak and what i should say when recalls a million tears dear Friend write Vic a not and Tell him you would prefer that he not Call you any that you need some time to get accustomed to thinking of him in a new fam ily setting. Tell him you Wil Call him when you feel up to it. When that Day comes and it will keep your word. 1967. Publisher Hall Syndicate the stars and stripes objective reportingfs8tt w new Etta a nce 1846 when 1 Wasa member of the 17th signal heavy construction in in Wallburg vre Many. .,.-. During those Sartor years of . Army occupation of German your Radune sorted to carry Many a racist theme such As Gen Era Mcnarney states negroes Are his biggest problem in Europe or to that effect. I was just Reading your sept. 29 headlines negro plot to if it were a Richard speck or an Oswald or a Texas student with a Rifle in a Tower who was guilty of such plot your paper would probably have read extremist gang plot to kill thousands. Sir 1 am indeed not a racist and 1 have Long advocated the practice of do unto others As you would have them to do unto you. Yet during the Many years 1 have read your paper cannot help but to have observed a definite trend of your paper to carry a racist times 1 must read nearly the entire Story if it s a Mur Der or rape etc., before i discover it s a White person who has committed the crime not that i was looking especially for an identification of race but almost never do 1 have to wonder what kind of fellow or race committed a crime if he is a negro. Already a negro identification is in the headlines of the you have a most unwise editor who would allow his paper to become an Issue in racism. Negroes Are a very deeply entrenched part of America past and present. By trying to Sla Derize or through cleverly disguised writing you attempt to justify the White american s cause of racial superiority and negro subjugation you Are cutting America s Throat and prestige inthe eyes of the entire world and the biased reporting is not being missed by the German press or by other europeans , it is time for your paper to Wake up and do constructive writing and reporting and to get away from your racial tainted headlines and report the news with objectivity and Wisdom. The world in this Day and time is definitely in trouble in the real of race relations with the Many riots in the ., and with red China playing up the race theme not to mention the mess i South Africa and Rhodesia. Sure report the facts from your a and up news sources but use discretion tact and Abo Veall Wisdom in forming your headlines a sgt. S. C. Mackle Wiesbaden editor s note the stars and stripes is not racially biased and never has been. We make every Effort to cover the news As objectively As possible. Reporting an announcement by Law enforcement officials of a plot by a group of negro extremists does not make us anti negro any More than reporting that Jimmy Hoffa was sentenced to prison makes us anti labor. Stripes does not identify negroes in crime stories unless it inessential to the Story. In the Case of the Philadelphia Poison plot our editors feel it was essential indeed Central to the make every Effort not Only to report crime riots and Sim Ilar news but stories showing the achievements of same Day we printed the Story of the revolutionary action movement ram plot we devoted a full Page to the views of Archie Moore. In addition to dozens of news stories in the past year our mag Azine Section has carried features on Duke Ellington Jersey Joe Walcott negro political leaders Clarence Townes and Louis mar tin Gen. William Westmoreland s staff member maj. Beauregard Brown and Many other negro search of our clipping files fails to disclose any Story or headline quoting Gen. Mcnarney As saying negroes were his big Gest problem in Europe. Off Post bad 1 understand that Bachelor senior cos and married senior cos serving an overseas tour without dependents Are now authorized to draw a Basic quarters allowance bad and live off Post if minimum standards on on Post quarters As set by Dod can not be met. Is this True name withheld by request editor s note he Usa eur replies the department of army a published a new regulation. A 210-16, Bachelor housing officer enlisted and civilian employees dated june 30, 1967, and effective july 1, 1967. Basically the regulation provides a an outline of a assignment policies to include issuance of certificates of no availability provided certain conditions commanders guidance in determining the Ade Quacy of quarters for Bachelor officers enlisted personnel an certain civilian employees. The criteria for issuance of a certificate of no availability the document required in order for the individual to live off Post and be paid bad at the without dependent rate is a combination of inadequate on Post quarters and other factors such As military economic operational or political necessities. Complete guidance on the issuance of the certificate of no availability is contained in the referenced issuance of certificates of no availability is permissive but not mandatory. Conversely the installation commander May Inco ordination with the appropriate commanders of subordinate or tenant units concerned withdraw an issued certificate of non availability and require an individual to live on Post. The instal lation commander is authorized to make final determination hit his matter. A reminder to b bog correspondents questions and comments concerning the military and civilian aspects of modern american living Are always Welcome at b bag. In order to expedite answers and relieve the already overworked Sarteur and Safe staff sections it is requested that every Effort be made to obtain answers to questions of a personal nature at company and next higher Levels. Short letters have a better Chance of being printed in their entirety. The editors Reserve the right to edit and condense All letters. All correspondence to b bag is confidential. Letters must be signed by the writer and contain full name and address. Names will be deleted on request. Tuesday october 24, 1967
