European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers t am divorced and have grown Chil the Man i have been seeing lives 100 Miles from but his business brings him into town quite Harold is and has four Chil Harold is a very honest he made it Clear when we started to see each other that he would never lie to he said he would never lie to his wife he told her about us from the her response was she said no marriage is perfect and she understands a mans need for Harold has her per Mission to see me on the Side but under no circumstances would she consider a i love this he says i make him very Happy and he would hate to give me last week his wife bought a Kin size a he told me yesterday How much fun it was and suggested that i buy one for my i dont want to live in the shadows for the rest of my what is your opinion of this relationship in the next state dear waiting the relationship is terrific for he has All the comforts of plus the pleasures of being a family he also gets the variety that his wife seems to think he if you have a brain in your head you will Tell Harold to enjoy the waterbed at Home and forget your address and Telephone dear Ann Landers after Reading brainwashed by pm compelled to report that one religious group in is forcing its religious beliefs on an entire next summer on top of the Continental overlooking will be a statue of Mary nearly As big As the statue of members of other faiths in this City believe it is another Golden Many spoke against this figure in the newspaper and on talk but its going up to be Day in and Day to look at something one does not believe in is not sign me it dear against according to my old Friend Bert Gaskill of the Montana our lady of the Rockies will be up All 94 feet Possi Bly by next its a voluntary paid for by and is expected to be a tourist attraction and not a Symbol to be dear Ann Landers in a recent column you indicated that you had been you referred to the incident involving a Small girl who disappeared in a supermarket and was later found in the mens a Man had sedated her and was cutting her hair in order to disguise her so he could carry her out if you were so was a very Good the Columbus dispatch carried that Story a few weeks it was Worth printing even though it May not have been parents need to be reminded that there Are people out there who Are just As crazy As the Man described in the hoax and they should keep a careful Eye on their Young ones at All you didst need to apologize for being taken dear Leb thanks for those kind i feel better writer vents feelings about military i recently began my Day listening to an radio like Michael Deaver and associates White House visited Ger Many and bought some bows expensive and conus at a 25 per cent diplomatic Price we taxpayers paid for their trip and they buy autos we service members would really love to afford at 25 percent no after countless years of diplomatic junkets overseas to buy gifts and to sight this really Burns me politicians Are supposed to represent our Bull they Are too often greedy and As the examples continue to to top it Ive read numerous recent articles about How excessive our Mili tary retirement pay has Ive read these Type stories for 18 years of my career and i think it two articles in the same Day in the stars and new study Calls for i pension tells us How Well we have the system needs to be Struc tured to provide incentives for skilled personnel to stay in service rather than to the chairman of the House armed services committee echoes the same sen and for years Les what they want is for All of us to have less after 20 have read what they have been writing and saying in the same newspaper on the letters Pat on the Back to gis in said in we have seen your Loving spouses when you Are called for Field Alert or to Fly on a we have seen the old the out of service washing leak ing toilets and Lack of privacy in your stairwells eight we have experienced your frustrations Over limited Long lines and invade letter about Deli gets results i have a question pertaining to the Vogel Weh commissary and i imagine other Usa eur commissaries As of Sta Ples in their Delicatessen these minuscule Metal fasteners and food just do not mix i consider myself to be a very safety conscious after Mak ing a Purchase at the Vogel Weh commissary Delicatessen and in my haste to make a much needed Sandwich for i neglected to extract the Staple from its plastic lodging and simply Tore the bag the Metal bit lodged itself in a piece of if it were not for my keen i would have ingested this Metal frag i realize this is not going to happen every time a hungry i tears into a commissary Deli but the possibility for injury does exist and a painful extraction not to mention choking to is not a pleasant especially with commissary get rid of the i have yet to see them used in any comparable civilian establishment probably because they have to worry about getting  a bit of tape be much less hazardous to our health it May even save commissary operations a Penny or Randolph Belina Kaiserslautern editors note we received two replies to this the first is from Ronald european air Force commissary service thank you for pointing out the Poten tial safety and health Hazard in using Staples to Seal products in we have directed the managers of air Force commissary stores in Europe to discontinue use of Staples for this purpose in favor of tape or twist the second reply is from Jarrett european commissary army troop sup port Agency you Are absolutely right in your Obser vation of the potential danger involved in using Staples to close Deli we appreciate your bringing this matter to our we immediately contacted our suppliers who have agreed to eliminate the use of Staples in our Deli both of our suppliers Are in the process of procuring see through bags that will allow us to insert the Price Label and close the Deli bag with a twist tie or a plastic we expect to totally eliminate the use of Staples in eur Cor Deli departments within 60 once thank you for your interest and customer suggestions such As yours Are a big help in improving commissary of Hes already booked it i Hope there is still time for David Don Nelly to change his booking for new years eve 1999 at Ulster Hall in like Many people just automatically think of the year 2000 As the beginning of the 21st while in it is merely the last year of the 20th had the first year of the Calendar system been 0 instead of then 2000 begin a new but since became on the first Century ended on the second Century began the next and ended 200 and on and on and until you get to the which will begin As appropriately noted by the producers of that Fine classic a space on and not i Hope this clears up any confusion that might occur As a result of this per haps those who have already sent in for their reservations can get their Money or have the reservations changed to the Fol lowing Happy new year master Roy Adams Iii Ramstein Germany on double dipping and criminals pen pals i would like pen pals from All Over the my we making writing singing and i am 11 years Cortes Philippines i am 23 years and looking for pen ten Narva Box 2031 Apo 09009 my my dad is a criminal and i never knew taking double dip who does he think he is i look at the  trip tickets he Cost the three times to and we know about especially the War just one big what about the times in Proba Bly just smoking dope with his buddies in the 5th special forces you the Guys with the Green berets and psychedelic after 26 years of being on that must have been what it since i never saw he made the government pay for his last year of College and give him another How dare All this came to my thanks to our private monday study group dedicated who in sure work by the hour and would never retire in the wealth Iest 20 percent household Vittitow bad Germany reminder a letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned consumer products and we have seen you keeping a lonely Vigil on checking ids for the would be As civilians we have been Able to go Home to our while you stay at work All hours of the then the next morning we have seen you out doing it while we Are enjoying a hot we have seen first hand the wide disparity Between civilian salaries and benefits com pared with those of their military coun those folks really said a True the majority of politicians who advocate reduced military compensation Are spotlight seekers and know Little about what was said i am tired of you people and your minus Cule version of i pay and ill Trade my benefits with any retired1 senator right no takers i guess youre hypocrites and most people youve lost so much Talent from the Mili tary already because of consistent attacks on pay and other necessary the talented people get sick of they do get out at 20 to recoup the lost earnings of the previous 20 by the did you know it takes a re tired persons his wife working full time and to even buy a darn go just remember that when i and others maybe we will you and see How poverty stricken you have if we maybe we can sufficient pay and remove the constant Ero Sion of Pride that you perpetually if you become a i know a Poten tial 1 million others who can in the Knock it better give us your withheld Span Dahlem Germany the Anda tripes european edition Usa editor in chief Cdr us Proctor Deputy editor in chief managing editor Blackwell Mcdermott production manager circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views or endorsed the the department of defense or the european the appearance of advertising in this including inserts or does not constitute endorsement by the department of or the stars and stripes of the 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