European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Art Buchwald tuesday september 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 Washington my Southern friends Are furious for what the Northern Liberal establishment press has done to one of their own the honorable Bert Lance. Scarlet o Hara who lives in an old Man Sion in Atlanta which had been destroyed during the civil War called me. You still hate us Don t you Scarlet said. We Don t hate you Scarlet. We love the South. Did t we elect a southerner presi Dent Well then you hate our  we Don t hate your Bankers. We thin they re great. Where else would Bankers let you make the overdrafts that they do i Calhoun ga.?" Bert Lance is a Good Ole boy and any thing he did was just to help his friends. That s the Way we do things Down  course i said. I Only wish North Ern Bankers cared As much about their friends. You ask for a loan up Here and the first thing they want to know is if you have any collateral. They re mean As hell when it comes to parting with a Dollar. I wish had an account at the Calhoun National  t soft soap me Scarlet said. You northerners were dying to get some thing on one of our menfolk. When you could t find anything you brought up a lot of stuff about Bert depositing his Bank s european edition col. Billy e. Spangler Usa editor in chief it. Col. J. C. Taylor Usan. Deputy editor in chief Mert Proctor managing editor Elmer d. Frank production manager Henry s. Epstein circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for . Armed forces overseas. The stars and stripes is published in conjunction with the armed forces Norma Tion program of the department of defense. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. 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Money in other Banks in Exchange for Loans and using his plane for political trip Sand mismanaging his own Money. That s All you could get on , Scarlet i protested the people have a right to know who is in charge of . Budget. If Bett could t run his Banks How could he run the finances of the coun try Bert comes from one of the Best families in the South and so does his wife la Belle. That should have been Good enough for  it would be. But when the Man closest to the president is having per Sonal financial problems it makes som people  that s because you Don t understand anything about the South. If a Man is liked Down Here and Bert is loved you Don t pry into his personal affairs. It just in t , i know the Southern Way is the Best Way and i wish everyone accepted Aman for what he is and not for what he s done. But Jimmy Carter ran on a Campaign against cronyism and promised High standards of morality. It just so happen that his handling of the Bert Lance affair seems to contradict his Campaign rhetoric. If Bert Lance came from Massachusetts the press would treat him the same  i Don t believe it. You burned Down at Lanta once and you d like to do it  i wish you would t take the Bert Lance thing personally Scarlet. I m sure Bert is the Salt of the Earth. I wish he had been my banker. I would t be wallowing in debt  know you re not going to believe this but when i write out a Check on the Riggs Bank in Washington and Don t have Money to cover it or. Riggs Calls me in an hour. Bert would never do , now that you be got Lance who else from the South Are you going to go after Scarlet wanted to , Scarlet. I swear it. The civil War is Over so far As we re concerned. We Yankees Are forgiving  you re not going to get anyone from Georgia to believe that after what you ditto Bert and  c los Angeles times Carter Kin won t sell White House photos Washington up Jeff and an Nette Carter president Carter s son and daughter in Law plan to continue taking photographs in the White House but won t sell them to a publisher just  changed plans in apparent reaction to a published report that they had used White House stationery to solicit a publisher for a Pho Obook of family activities in the White House. We did t want anyone thinking we were exploiting the White House Jeff said. Letters to the editor word to cd ers follow the rules i am writing in regards to the great cd scare a Short while Back. I am and have been an avid Cher in Germany for about two and a half years and seeing that scare in the stars and stripes about a month ago did not Surprise  Only thing i did not like about the article was that the results got the wrong people. I have never had the Bunde Spost approach me As Long As i have been operate  Bunde Spost knew a Long time ago that it would Cost the american cd Era bout do 175 to get his or her radio adjusted Here and then another $50 to fix it up again in the  far As i know there Are Only two cities that have cracked Down on cd  operators deserve trouble but that article has caused Many of the Good cd Erst shut Down for fear that their radio would be  would like to say what makes the things like cracking Down happen. Have been in Germany for a Long time and have of course observed the increase i american cd interest. All went Well until people noticed that the Bunde Spost was giving an  the Bunde Spost quietly overlooked american radios with 23 Channel capability tit of generosity and allowed Ameri cans to operate As Long As they agreed with the German , As popularity increased cd ers started taking advantage of the German regulations by interfering with the Public communication and emergency frequencies. The american cd radio operators presupposed to be sensible and considerate. Instead they Are ruining it for the cooperative cd ers by hooking up their  get the Peanut butter out of you rears fellow cd ers. Before you fire it up learn about the clubs in your area. They Llave the scoop on what you can and can t do with your  the clubs too can help by keeping the rules straight. We got a Good thing Here let s not lose it. Name withheld Heidelberg Germany apology to waitress api is. Better this is a Public apology. While in snack bar one afternoon a lady with her child and pet cat sat two tables across from  waitress came up to the lady and very politely said the manager said you cannot stay in the snack bar with the cat i m  lady said she would leave As soon As they were finished with their drinks an that some animals Are cleaner than some  waitress cleaned a table that had just been vacated and walked away with some of the dirty  the lady with the cat said aloud to All who could hear i Don t see Why she does t like animals if you look at her close she has a face like a , i could t take that and told the lady so. I told her she was t fair to the waitress who was Only doing her Job and that she would t say it to her face. She replied that she would and when the waitress returned she did. The waitress did t respond to the insult but i  apologize to the waitress for had it not been for me she would not have heard that cruel  also apologize to the lady for had it not been for me she would not have proven she was True to her  am truly sorry. This will never happen again. Name withheld Kafer Tal Germany i could t help replying to the learning not enough letter which complains about the api classrooms depriving the teachers of their roles and the students of their educations. He seems to have a High regard for his teachers but if what he says is True the those instructors Are doing api and the students a great disservice. Api demands that a teacher be Able to guide 17 to 20 students thorough highly individualized courses that Means cover ing 17 to 20 lessons at All ability Levels and being constantly on the move going from student to student. This system puts each student right where he or she can handle the material without having to repeat anything. Also api students can t fail because they set their own  classrooms May not be As much fun As the old prep classes because the instructor does t spoon feed the student from the blackboard at least no one gets credit for just floating through the course and barely  worked with prep for almost three years and have been a site administrator for api since its implementation in Ger Many. Both programs serve the military student Well but the api system is in my opinion a Little better. Martha e. Yenne Stuttgart Germany Vav the Home delivery a. Take advantage of the stars & stripes Home delivery service in most government housing areas. Delivered to your Mailbox every morning for $4.50 a month. Accept my subscription to stars & St neb name pleas print Street bldg no Telephone no 1 will pay the Home delivery Carrier when he comes to collect Cut api no housing area please Complete this form and mail to stars & stripes Apo 09175 attn sales promotion