European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes january 1978 Russeli Baker i went to the the cashier stopped me at the you cant afford to come in she sail this was not nobody can afford to go to a Hospital the Cost of medical care is High that the average patient sent to sur Gery Lor a Tomillo Tomy is bankrupt before the doctor can get around to his second this a Why so Many americans nowadays have one tonsil Oil and one tonsil i told the cashier f didst want any medi Cal but was just visitors admission was As the ticket taker was cheaper than an orches tra Seal for Iota min Ellis new the elevator ride was so t used the stairs which Cost Only at the top of the climb i was inhaling technicians hurried me to an Inha lation testing room where a breath analyser established that i was in addition to the doors of floor toilet gift fruit baskets and adhesive floor Wax odor Cost me gift fruit Bas and adhesive tape the air was there was a 100 charge for use of the inhalation testing a Sis charge for use of the breath and a 30 charge for the paper on which the Bill was i had to pay by having neglected to take out major Hospi Tal inhalation two guards restrained a Comer of the corridor while a nurse phoned the Bank to make sure 1 was not a bad Check i was charged to far the 25 for use of the j10 for the Telephone and tsp Tor the clean Bill at financial went along the corridor toward the room occupied by my a wealthy entrepreneur who had swallowed a Fishbone during an expense account for use of the corridor i was charged use of the overhead in the Corri Dor Cost me and use of the heat from the since it would have Cost to enter my friends room t stood out Side and looked through the open use of the opon door for this purpose Cost my Friend was not where is the Man who swallowed the Fishbone i asked the charge for information is she said with an apologetic the charge or the smile was 125 and the 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appeared around a Comer fully dressed and his like the annals of the was Short and he been wiped possibly the Claybone had proved More elusive than the doctors had they had been compelled to go into the Ihen into the Stom Ach before they removed by thai is Bank accounts had been consumed his insurance exhausted is yacht and cars sold at auction and his estates in Delaware and Venezuela All though he had become penniless on the operating the Hospital had fused to put him out until he incisions bad sewn and had even permitted him to keep the expensive clothes in which he had entered the the Hospital was in line with medical for which the charge was this Friend has always been highly Strung and it was not surprising that be broke Down and wept in the administration office when told though a he had received the Best medical care in the the charge for use of the administration office was the charge for weeping was the administrator said he would waive the charge for breaking Down and Send the rest of the Bill to a collection escorting us to the he presented my Friend with a gift from the Hospi lineup and ado Itti a piece of next get a he in a humorous its cheaper than Swal lowing the charge for the tin cup was for the far the and for the humorous which had been transplanted from a patient who had been hounded to death by a collection Nick May recover his place on Calendar London up the Church of eng land is about to be asked to reaffirm its Faith in Santa a Calendar of saints produced by a Revi Sion committee of the Church general Synod gives the traditional g saints Day Back to who was Bishop of Myra about Nick was dumped unceremoniously in 1876 from 9 proposed new Calendar of along with but Church men and women have Beta rallying behind the inspiration for Santa Claus and Patron Saint of sailors and lie is one of the most Papular saints of the committee report it said 400 English churches an Deal its recommendation that Nicholas be restored to the Calendar will be considered by the general the Church Parlia at its next session beginning later this Russ give yank peace medal Moscow Tupi the soviet Union has awarded its peace Champion medal to Dean an american born Singer who has been living to last 39 native of is a lop pop performer in the although virtually a known in the United the official Tass news Agency said he told soviet journalists that he does not separate artistic activity from political ones and his Art a Call or Freedom and social Justice letters to the editor some warm words about saunas thank you Fop the article about noncom Mandson stored families adjusting to the Low Dollar Exchange 1 want to offer some for those who must live in an apartment where they must share their bathroom with other i suggest Urey squeeze out some Money to go to the German indoor swimming pools and even the saunas that often accompany the because we swim a m and take a Sauna built once a we dont need to Bathe much Al thereby saving on heating of hot at the same time we can have even with the Energy crisis the Ger mans and other Northern not Likely to give up their  saunas or warm indoor pools to which the air  is healed to at least 80 de Grees and the water temperature is healed 7880 degree the swimming Pool near est to our Cavern Cost do for two hours use and to use both the Sauna and the if you cannot afford o take Sauna Baths regularly throughout the entire i Sug Gest using the Sauna at least during the coldest part of the say four a Sauna Bath once or twice a week helps reduce body Oder for a least a few the Sauna contributes to better general health and better adaption to cold scandinavians of All income Levels have used the Sauna for Cen Turies As a Means of adapting to the lodtf1 Winter Sauna a Allna is highly we commended if one engages in Winter almost All ski resorts throughout Austria have Public indoor swimming Boott and some inexpensive of statuses even have their own also urge especially when they return to the to consider owning their my saunas in the a privately owned Auna is probably More economical in a Iejung a Small family sized accommodating two to four peons Cost Only about m rents of electricity an hour to youd be More willing to lower your household thermostat if you have your own Sauna because that youll be guaranteed a warm place to y perhaps the Low ranking personnel can Check if there is any Sauna or steam Bath unit in the military while we prefer to me the German saunas we would Settle for the steam Bath units in the a Roll that in Only Way to get a hot Al any do use at least the indoor swimming especially if your Bath room int very swimming year round adds to a Well at inn and if our cola allowance continues to help cover the coot of using German pools Well be grateful Tor most military installations Here in Ger Many dont have swimming Germany Art Buchwald Washington something is happen ing in television viewing is going Neuen said viewing was off by percent in the daytime and off by per cent at night were talking about millions of people and the Fig question is where have these people gone and what Are they doing if they Arent watching Tele vision decided to Call who head the Bureau of missing to an organization set up by the networks to find out what has happened to Plotnick  Tell me How he got the names of the people who we rent watching he hinted he has a very close con Necton with the Cia which knows exactly what every american is he had a list of names and addresses and said i could come along and see for myself How be the first House we came to belonged to a family named was very Pardon but i understand your to set 1 was wondering if you could Tell me Why who on Earth told you uial she wanted to the children have it on right come to and ill show we went inside and found four children in the living the set was but in Stead of a picture on the screen he were playing hockey with four but there not watching the Mother they Haven looked at a show since they got this to game for its a marvelous in they can play minis race Ali Down air planes and sink but that want what television was in vented Plotni Csc i was in vented to transmit pictures and sell products tothe american Public 1 said the but the kids saw the game advertised on television and insisted we buy frankly its Tot More fun than Kojak and fat been a Lifesaver in once we Ware out in the Street Plotnick wrote some notes on a piece of this is going on All Over the Damn kids Are using to to play Uliey dont realize there Are millions of Dol Lars of commercials at they would rather play pinball on a to the next House we went to belonged to the Strathmore admitted they didst watch television any More because their was Alfred threw at Beer bottle at Howard Roselt one night and smashed the Plotnick was k was about at we had vis Ted houses where the neighbors said the inhabitants had either gone to Star wan or dose encounters of the turd Homes where one or the other person was in the process of getting a divorce and  watch to because they Wen spending no their time on the and several where people admitted Lbw gone Back to weve represents one million our final Call was at the Home of the Petto not their real it Toa clome tune for pen to answer the Der Lac was in Why be want watching we used to be Alief to Pell but Ihen Judith  set and you know to Rautini we diced ered it was More Tun than through it until us summer and youd rather do something dirty that watch to Plotnick mid which Berj Iii which behind doors you want to gel involved