European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Art Buchwald August 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 marthas what i did on my summer vacation i was a Telephone answering Only people who have children Between the Ages of u and 30 will appreciate what an important function i i always started after dinner As soon As my daughter Jennifer can i use the car what time will you be Back 1 not if Debbie ten her i went with Tony Over to if she Doest get us Well be at David Cro Hans bar in Oak i i writing it half an hour later the phone is Jenny there is this Debbie i its and she was supposed to meet me at the cafe do port in Vineyard she she with Tony Over to which Mike she didst say which is there More than one there Are if she Calls Tell her i went to the party at the party at Ive got fifteen minutes later the phone rang u was Ben who wanted to Tell Jenny about the thes  Billy res Kiln tvs swi Keyei h in authorised Utoft eclat Punk Suen 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her not to Tell Betsy in you got that of course Ive got you think in a Dummy i have to get off the phone because in expecting a Call from either or Angel or the police in Chilmark depending How Lucky i i started to worry about Why Debbie or Angel haunt i was watching Johnny Carson when the phone rang it was we didst go to David were at the Phillips in Lam berts now you Tell i said everybody trying to find with the exception of who never Shes with Jenny and where the Hells Angel i wanted to he went Back to n do you realize Ben was counting on him to bring the ice and wine to his party Why didst you Call me  get to a who else called naval they told me to Tell you to report Back to your ship immedi Are you drunk not but by the time you get Home i will angelas times synd Kate letters to the editor veterans preference in danger is veterans preference an Echo from the past our nation used to Call them showed compassion for their now the words Veteran and veterans preference apparently Means nothing to the current administration which proposes to reduce veterans according to the purpose of the reduction in veterans according to the is due to current rules which often impede the hiring of qualified minorities and Handi capped by giving veterans a lifetime advantage under civil service the veterans preference act of 1944 sought to give genuine veterans preference in Federal employment of our country War veterans with the idea that when a person is selected by the country to serve in Battle and give his life if need for the preservation of this that same person is certainly entitled to some degree of preference for positions in government departments and agencies serving his country in what does the veterans preference act provide five preference Points Are added to the passing scores of honorable separated 10 Points Are added to the passing scores of those with service connected As Well As to widows or wid Owers and mothers of when the names of All eligible Are then listed in order of their with the exception of vets with a compensable service connected disable Ltd of 10 percent or who Are placed ahead of All other the appointing officers Are to select from three top available Why is the administration pushing so hard to eliminate vets preference the answer is simple Many people believe in myths about vets myths such As the lifetime preference is hindering the Federal hiring and promotions of women and just the opposite is True More that 40 percent of the new Federal hires in 1977 went to while vets were picked 28 percent of the pro motions Are not affected by vets if hr11280 is allowed to become effective on million veterans will lose their preference approximately one million of them Are minority vets and six million of the eight million Vietnam Era vets will be America today can still believe in veterans preference must not be allowed to become an Echo from the now is the time for All of Active relatives and to Contact our senators and congressmen to remind them that the veterans act was a contract Between the government and those willing to serve our nation in time of it is not a contract to be broken in we must inform our congressional leaders of our opposition to s 2640 and or we want to guarantee the preservation of Federal employment for All our War Charlie Vincent Germany readers with various interests i am a German studying English and econom i am now preparing Lor tha final i am in to trusted in correspond Long with for Alan pin pals to help or i took Forward u airy Viktor austere pass avar Stresse m wast oar Many students studying English As a second language at ook do l language school in Istanbul would Ilka to correspond Yaban Clell Kurs Larl to Baralt Turkey i collect i worm appreciate cards irom any where in the Bennett general delivery 16207 i am a 17yeerold French my interests Are skiing and the i am also interested in an Exchange program during the vacation Babeth Broquard 4 Rue Jean Franca i am an 10yearold student 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