European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers m your advice to whose Moth Erin Law tried to Horn in on her Sec Ond prompted me to write this open letter to my son dear son i meant it when i told you on your wedding night that your first obligation from that Point to your not to now that in getting i wish to repeat that i Hope i remain Good the kind of person you will want to invite along on some of your but if i should Ever slip into the role of elderly wielding the deadly weapons of self pity and disregard for kindly let me know for i should invite myself along on a second you would not be doing me or yourself a favor to allow me to get away with As you May re Mem your father allowed your grandmother to wedge herself Between the result was hard feelings and finally permanent is she May have won a few Bat Les but she certainly lost the allow me the dignity of remaining an adult who knows where i belong in the familial lineup now that you have a your Loving Mother dear Mother i predict your letter will be clipped and sent to More mothers inlaw than any other in the last it was a real dear Ann Landers thank you for stating in your column recently that the Federal and state govern ments must work together to see that mentally ill people Are taken off the Street and cared in that same column you noted that mentally ill people who sleep on the streets and in doorways can be should any of your readers get the wrong idea i would like to clarify that statement by pointing out that the danger is to the Street people and not to the pub mentally ill people who live on the streets Are victims of crime and they do not cause i would be grateful if you printed this letter in the John american psychiatric Asso dear Talbott thank you for your letter and the material that accompanied As you pointed the homeless mentally ill have become society they Are unable to speak for unable to protect themselves and unable to acquire the Bare necessities for disoriented by their the men tally in struggle with internal forces that Send them away from their from from the very elements that could help in remission or i the Federal and state govern ments must work together to see that these people Are taken off the streets and cared we Are our Brothers dear Ann Landers i left an abusive husband four years he barraged my attorney with phone Calls and Impromptu when i received my attorneys Bill i was shocked to discover he charged me an hour for the time spent explaining things on my behalf to my Are these fees Legal boiling in dear the fees Are not Only they Are Check the heavy hitters charge an As Jane said to its a Jungle out questions about App Power of attorney requirement reminder this letter is in reference to cafes deferred payment my husband and i think its the greatest thing since that is to i did until just let me yesterday i decided to visit the Post Exchange and Purchase summer clothing for our i was very or so i thought there were actually clothes in my childrens selecting what i i asked the cashier to put it on our she asked me for my id so far so then for my Power of i always carry it with i i showed her my general Power of actor the form that to accept or otherwise acquire to do and transact business of what Ever kind or nature giving and granting me full Power of authority to do and Perr form All and every matter and thing and not in limitations or definition then it she stated my Gener Al Power of attorney was not what she she needed my special Power of attorney for purchasing on she handed me the special Power of attorney form and told me that my husband would have to fill it out and he return it to the Fuerth my husband is in a six week i Felt like a chastised i was upset and i am a responsible adult my husband and i Are equal part ners in every and All since we had no forewarning of this i would like to inform military de Pendents of this bureaucratic red just what exactly is a general Power of Camp King Amelco hours i the captive audience syndrome strikes again with the american express Bank at Camp at Camp we get banking services once a week for about four needless to theres always about a half hour wait to see the one or two tellers longer on that except that with Only one Teller Shell close for lunch at she closes without regardless of How Many people Are waiting in line these customers have a Long Way to go to find other banking the least the Teller could do is to have her guard lock the Banks door about 20 minutes before she so no one Waits in line they could also Post their hours outside the Bank now they re posted where you can Only see them when youre at the Teller to top it they dont always follow their posted the Bank is not sup posed to close for lunch on but always closes when theres Only one Teller working even on theres never a posted warning of its hard to believe the Bank is interested in customer satisfaction with policies like withheld Germany editors note Martha Public affairs and american express Community banking replies let me apologize for the delays you experienced at our Camp King you Are Correct in stating that Camp King is provided with Only four hours of banking service per the operating hours each Friday or payday Are closed for lunch 122 these hours Are posted on a sign on the main Entrance door As Well As inside the american express Community Bank is aware of the distance that Camp King residents must travel to obtain banking the facility was set up exclusively with the needs of the Community in on when sufficient staff is a second Teller is dispatched to Camp the extra Teller eases the Burden of Long lines by providing addition Al service during the Peak when two tellers Are they Are Able to stagger their lunch hours to provide uninterrupted service throughout the when Only one Teller is continuous service is not Possi your suggestion of having the guard lock the Bank door to provide a cutoff Point in service enabling our Teller to break for is valid and was for warded to the Branch manager for consid with a limited service facility such As Camp occasional delays Are at times this is Why we urge our clients to take advantage of our Tim saving Many of which can be utilized without having to visit the Bank after Ini tial our customer service representatives will be Happy to provide details on our 24 hour express As Well As automatic Bill payer and the i lobby Quick Deposit while Camp King does not have an express we would like to Point out that there Are several located near you in the Frankfurt area 97th general Frankfurt shop Ping Abrams As Well Rhei main air these express tellers and the Many other Tim saving services were introduced by american express Community Bank to fulfil our number one priority provid ing you with the Best possible Point Well taken i could not help but respond to John windrows who has been tampering with the mail stray dogs bite mailman his other Point is Well Brown Germany remembering filipino War vet All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name on request and protect your All letters Are subject to this letter is in reference to the army vet fights for in the Early Days of the world War ii there was a civil court Case filed by members of the committee for the Protection of the filipino who at that time were the first filipino immigrants to the United it was filed on the stipulation that All filipinos who Are being drafted in the armed services be Given Grants of Cit the Case was dropped when Pearl har Bor and the Philippines were the members of the committee Felt that attack was a grave provocation towards the Filipi nos and to the american people As the filipinos came in hundreds to voluntarily enlist in the armed was this the same Issue that the old filipino War Veteran named Gregorio Rivera is fighting now Rivera never had the Opportunity of being granted his citizenship while serving in his not like the other filipino during their terms they were Given the rights to become if the the Justice de the can Grant and give the rights of becoming a citizen posthumously to the Young Marine who died fighting in Vietnam would it be very difficult for them to help an old filipino to Grant his wish for those of filipino extraction who served and still Are serving the armed quo Vadis lets not forsake the name Gregorio officer Galon uss Coral sea attorney for Walther Germany editors note master Bruce customer relations Public affairs he replies the intent certainly int to insult or Embarrass anyone and for we apol so whats cafes doing to eliminate the irritant weve revised our deferred payment plan application eliminating the need for a separate Power of actor when an individual opens an he or she can authorize on the application its use by a sponsors with Active App accounts May also up Date their applications at the facility where the account is allowing their spouses to make App then Why the need for a special Power of attorney in the first place the position of the judge advocate generals of both the army and air Force was the cafes special Power of attorney allowed the sponsor absolute control Over purchases made on the con Cern if App want intended on the Issue Date of any general Power of questions could be raised concerning involuntary payroll deductions should the account become Congress authorized App for the and spouse if specifically authorized by the if a App account becomes Delin its the sponsor who no one its the sponsors paycheck that stands to have involuntary payroll deductions no one we want the sponsor to understand and everything else about App in the clearest possible we feel the recent revision on the App application maintains our concern for the App account Holder while streamlining its 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