European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Was i was saying to  Magazine was ome of the americans who got a Chance to express their gripes to president Carter personally six months ago during his live Broad cast Call in Are getting results gradually. A Maryland woman who complained of the difficulty of find a government Job was hired temporarily by one Agency then was unemployed for almost two months and is now working with another Federal Agency. A social Security pensioner who criticized inequities in the dispersal of Cost of living increases got no More Money from the social Security administration but As a result of her Call her doctor does not charge her for his services. A writer in Virginia bitter Over govern ment demands for affirmative action in the hiring of women and minorities still believes the anti discrimination measures prevent him from working in his chosen Field. A Florida Man who told Carter he wanted to attend the naval Academy was accepted by the service school after an Ini tial rejection but by then it was too late to do him any Good. Six months ago More than 9 million americans dialled the toll free number to the unprecedented talk show called ask president Carter moderated by lbs news Anchorman Walter Cron Kite. Only 42 persons actually spoke with the president. After Leslie Pfenninger of Lanham md., told the president of her eight month fight to obtain a Job through the civil serv ice commission she was hired to be a temporary tour guide at the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms one room museum. The assistant director of the Bureau decided to hire her after Reading news reports of her Call. The Job lasted 4va months after which Pfenninger a graduate of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania was once again unemployed briefly. Pfenninger who applied for other civil service vacancies during her tenure at at recently accepted a clerk typist Posi Tion with another government Agency. Jerry Wildman of Lake Worth fla., wanted to go to the naval Academy so he could become a Pilot but he was disqualified because of poor depth perception in his left Eye. The naval Academy later re considered and informed Wildman that he could enter with the next class. Wildman however declined the facade my s belated offer because he had enrolled in a pre medical program at a local col lege and is doing Well in his classes. Wildman who has exchanged several letters with Carter since the Telephone in said he does t think the president had any influence in the Academy s change of heart. He said his correspondence with Carter was of a personal nature. I was just about to write him a letter last night because i met someone in Bermuda who knew his brother Billy said Wildman. Ruby Hewitt of san Bernadino calif., asked Carter Why civil service and Mili tary retirees get two Cost of living increases each year while social Security recipients Are Given Only one. President Carter thanked me he really thanked me for bringing the subject up because it was something he was unaware of said Hewitt. In addition she said the president told her a presidential commission would be formed to study the problem. Louis Russell Lawson jr., a 27-year-old writer from Richmond va., asked Carter if he was in favor of Laws supporting the concept of affirmative action. Lawson who works in a department store believes he has been unable to find work As a writer because he is White. I m All for equal employment but i Don t feel i m competing on an equal basis said Lawson who admits he has no proof to support his belief that he has lost several jobs to Black women. Mrs. Richard Nicholson of fort Worth tex., is now a member of the Board of directors of the association of the w s women who want to be women. She called Carter to Tell him she was against the equal rights amendment Al though she had voted for it when it was on her state s ballot. I voted for it because i was told it meant equal pay for equal work but i have since Learned that it would take away some of the rights that i hold dear said the 36 year old Mother of three. Is was3mn6to j1mmvi Cai him Ommy when on 1m, Fulone Nicholson who now actively campaigns against the amendment noted that the Southern Baptist convention to which the president belongs has come out against Era. A staunch Republican and Ronald Reagan supporter Nicholson believes Carter is getting worse All the  she disagrees with the administration s for eign policies especially the Panama canal treaty and dislikes several presidential appointees Bert Lance and Andrew Young in particular. All the callers received a 30-Page transcript and letter from the presi Dent. Most of the people who talked to Carter said they think the president is sincerely trying to do a Good Job and that he is genuinely interested in the Little  when he went into office everything was in chaos Hewitt said. A lot of people think Southern boys Aren t too smart but he showed them that the Good of Southern boy is smarter than they think he is and that he Means  i m in favor of the Carter style open Ness said Lawson. I think Carter has a better perception than most presidents of the True attitude of the american  although she still believes Carter is honest Helen Heller of Vineland n.j., said she is somewhat disappointed in him because she sees no Relief in sight for elderly people. Heller asked Carter if he would consider expanding medicare benefits to include paramedical equipment such As eyeglasses hearing aids and dental work. People on limited incomes cannot afford what is now a luxury she said. Heller Hopes that the House select com Mittee on aging will take a special interest in her concern. One caller Phillip Roche of Tooele Utah who complained to Carter about the 1976 income tax revision regarding retire ment pay is disgusted. The Little Man is still taking the Blunt end said the 56-year-old production Man Ager who retired from the Tooele army depot in 1974. Until 1976, a Federal employee who re tired on disability was Given a tax exemption for retirement pay until the age of 70. But last year the age limit was lowered to 65. Roche contends that the new Law is a breach of  Washington Star by David Binder new York times avy skyhawk attack jets of Squadron pc 10 Bank sharply to dive for a bombing run Over a Salt Flat while at the Mouth of the Broad Harbor the . Navy frigate Aylwin is picking its a Gin Gerly through a simulated minefield. Up on the hot Hills Marine riflemen in full Battle dress and camouflage warpaint Are practising defense tactics along the 17 mile Fence line facing cuban territory. Cuban refugees and a handful of cuban workers who commute from nearby cities Are repairing ship parts in a military maintenance shop. It is an Ordinary weekday at the Guantanamo Navy base where an extraordinary variety of activities is concentrated in an area of 45 Square Miles. Because of its Peculiar location on an Island that is politically hostile to the government in Washington the base is More than usually isolated and insulated from life in the United states. Mail takes a Long time to get Here. Tele phone connections with the United states often vanish into microwave Static. The programs on the bases tiny television Channel Are old. Power blackouts some times last two weeks while replacement equipment is being scrounged in the United states. Fresh lettuce and american ice Cream flown in on a rare occasion rep resent a big event in the life of the base. Officers who have their wives and Chil Dren with them relish the closeness of family life inexpensive quarters and extra pay for sea duty. But bachelors count their Days toward getting away on leave or getting away Alto Gether. There were some of them sitting outside their rooms in the Bachelor offi cers quarters on a recent evening engaged in a contest of seeing who could spit Watermelon seed the furthest their sole diversion. To be sure there is plenty to do on the sprawling military reservation facilities for sports eight outdoor movies where the screenings Are free activities organized by 55 different Community groups and a number of pleasant Little taverns and restaurants. Beyond these Are the translucent Waters of the Caribbean abounding in fish of myriad iridescent colors to be viewed by skin livers or caught by anglers. Lang ousted the tasty smallish lobsters of the Caribbean Are a Guantanamo favorite. By and Large it is a clean healthy life at Guantanamo where the Navy has been installed under a treaty of in definite duration Between the United states and Cuba since 1903. There is a Christian Coffee House established and run by some of the bases s More zealous believers. But there is nothing even remotely resembling go go bars or porn shops. There Are anomalies too arising from the fact that the 1903 treaty gives Cuba ultimate sovereignty Over the territory of the base. No commercial activities Are permitted meaning that no crops Are grown or cattle tended at Guantanamo Bay. Nor May tradesmen sell their wares there. All Pri vate Telephone Calls to the United sates must be made collect to avoid any Money being accumulated by that Means. Navy personnel returning to the United states must pass through inspection by United states customs officers even though what Ever they might have purchased would be in exchanges operated by the Navy itself. It is a Bow to Cuba s formal sovereignty. Capt. David w. Decook commander of the base said there had been no incidents during his year of tenure there. Spokesmen for the 139 cubans who still come to the base every weekday to work from the nearby towns of Guantanamo and Caiman nera said they had experienced no harassment whatsoever from their countrymen for working at an american naval station. Saturday september 17, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 13