European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stats and stripes Ftp 11 aim Landers letter dear Ann Landers you often print letters from people who speak on behalf of certain groups such As the other i feel it is time someone spoke on behalf of teen there Are some things that need to be said by a member of my generation about my in not a teenager going i am a 16yearold High school in not a but in not a Virgin my boy Friend and i have been going together for a year and a half and sleeping together for four we Are careful and use birth my parents found out we were into sex and prohibited us from seeing each that was not a smart no Way can they keep us they should have talked to me about sex at an Early age instead of acting like it was an embarrassing my advice to All parents is to be open with their children about everything from the minute the kids learn to sooner or most kids Are going to be tempted to Experiment with drugs and parents should be aware of talking about these subjects is not giving them kids need All the information they can they should be told what the risks if they get straight talk with out screaming and Yelling they will be in a position to make better i Hope the next generation is better in formed than we i cant believe How dumb i was and thank Hea Ven i sent for your Booklet sex and the it kept me out of the maternity in Miami dear teen heres your thanks for having written for those who want the Book please Send and a Seliad stamped envelope 39 cents Post age to Ann Box dear Ann Landers my husband gave me a rubber rain outfit for my birthday a boots and a rain i really needed some de cent rain gear and was terribly weve had plenty of wet weather and i wore the outfit to several parties As Well As to the shopping i received loads of then i got the Good word from my know tall neighbor who said i  Wear rubber in Public because it is a sex Ual common and people will think i am a Hooker who specializes in Kinky she said her authority for this great piece of Wisdom was your i told her she was full of Beans and that rubber has been used for rain gear since Noah her comments upset me a i Haven said anything to my Hus band but i have avoided wearing my rain outfit and he is sure to notice it eventual what is this nonsense about hookers wearing rubber in Public did you say that in Philadelphia dear perplexed i said no such rubber rain gear is worn by the most stylish your Friend is probably Green with let her mean spirited comments Roll right off your dear Ann Landers please Settle a i say the person who has won the highest number of of cars is Katharine my Friend says its Marlon dear you both Walt Disney won 20 More than anyone Hepburn has won four and Brando won As did Fredric Spencer Tracy and Gary economy7 often undercuts says Reader i just returned from doing some shopping on the Economy and purchased a ing american record album for do or about at the current Exchange the album was marked Down from the Normal Price of do or about which is the average Price of albums at this Large German department i understand that cafes is supposed to be Selling its merchandise substantially below retail and saving us All a lot of this same album and most record albums sell at cafes for this is above the German Sale Price and about percent higher than the average German of course i know the Deutsche Mark Exchange rate has made the Cost of German goods but the German i must pay the same Dollar Price for a album As cafes either the German stores Are losing a lot of Money or cafes is cleaning i also understand that the main reason cafes is supposed to be Able to save us so much Money is that its overhead is considerably less than a Normal retail operation and cafes charges no sales tax or the 14 percent German value added tax even assuming that cafes has the same overhead As your average German i calculate that cafes would have the same profit margin on its record albums As the German store at a Price of even this Price would be about 6 percent More readers comment on daredevils i am writing in response to the letter written to you and printed in a recent Edi the letter was about the worst High Way in the world the autobahn and the daredevils that drive on them infringing upon the rights of the cautious and Safe american i would like to ask the writer of the letter How Long he or she has spent in this country and How Many Miles or kilo me ters a week they i have been in Europe for three years and have logged Well Over Miles in my duties As a the autobahn in Ger Many have to be some of the Best roads in the take note sometime How much Road construction is being done on the in the United some of the roads Are in such a state of disrepair that most germans would be the Ger mans would not stand for autobahn in bad As most people there Are no Speed limits imposed on autobahn except in specified Why should we As americans come Here and Tell the local nationals How fast they should drive on their roads would you like it if a German came to your state and told you to slow Down to 35 Mph have you Ever been travelling on the autobahn and seen an american driving in the left hand Lane at 55 Miles per hour the left Lane is reserved for fast traffic and if you cant travel that then stay out of the left the germans Are taught this when they attend their driving did you know that it is mandatory for germans to attend this school it also costs them about in most you can get your License As Early As 16 years old with no you Call that careful i think the writer of the letter should either turn in their License or learn to drive with the customs of this i Salute the German driving i believe that i probably speak for Many american Drivers who have spent some time on the Auto Lacroix Germany i was appalled at the attitude of the writer toward the driving habits of the europeans on their too Many americans forget that we Are in a Host country and must abide by their and should have the Courtesy to practice their habits As the write suggests that the driving habits of the German people Are foolish and dangerous they May be to because we have Learned a different Way of the driving practices of this country have been around for a Long to try and change them drastically would be like trying to Stop a truckload of bricks on a the outcome would be More dangerous than the driving habits Are a suggestion to the thousands of Fel Low americans who share the concerns of the writer when in Europe do As the and keep a Cool think of How a european Driver would feel in Hall Schwa Ebisch Germany Hes wild about those burgers a while Back you had an article compar ing the aah Seburger with burgers from Burger and a few you left out another Fine restaurant in the local Community that i feel should be it is a restaurant that can compete with these others and win hands they can serve two hamburgers or whichever you with French a vegetable and All the salad you can eat plus your Choice of beverage and All the fixings you need to fix the hamburgers any Way you like All for Only the place is your local dining the food is served fresh and hot off the Grill plus they have one other advantage that i like the most of All the food is served on a not wrapped up in card Board or paper where it can get soggy from sitting on the line for a couple of plus they also have hot Fried Chick in and other Fine entrees to satisfy Thomas Coatney Germany wants to thank helpful sergeants on the night of March while attend ing a formal function at the Ramstein no my wife had a medical she was in the no club women room when the emergency occurred thanks to two female air Force sergeants who responded to the situation was afforded Quick medical help and an ambulance to transport her to Lan Stuhl medical in the i was paged through the no club Public address system and was Able to meet the ambulance Crew As they transported my wife to the i would like to thank All the people who cared enough to assist in this potentially serious because of the confusion of the i neglected to get their would the people who helped my wife please Call me at Ramstein military 6843 i want to thank you if i do not hear from please accept this letter As a sincere Token of Christopher Greco Ramstein Germany reminder than the German sales Price i if this is a fair example of the Good Deal we get on cafes then i suggest that All of us spend a great Deal More time shopping on the Economy and a whole lot less time at Jeff Hart Frankfurt editors note master Bruce customer relations Public affairs he replies cafes has always encouraged its customers to shop around for the Best Deal to include service and As Well As the current strength of the Dollar has certainly made purchasing certain items on the Economy very attractive cassettes and tapes Are prime weve asked our merchandising folks to conduct a full Price Survey on All cassettes and compact disks to see if Price adjustment can be made to enhance our competitiveness in this for your the majority of the records and tapes available on the German Economy Are pressed or Cut in so comparisons Between and european manufacturing costs really dont Tell the whole although music suppliers in Europe Are very they cant provide the breadth of selections offered by the major record producers we have a customer demand for jazz and gospel for we plan to continue our present pro Gram of purchasing records for our customers so this Broad spectrum of musical tastes can be at the same Well be looking closely at the Price Survey results to determine if Price adjustments can also be the and stripes european edition Usa editor in chief us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell production manager Proctor managing editor Mcdermott circulation manager Ali letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and roust be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name 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