European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers i am in my 30s and this is my second my Hus band is in his 40s and this is his third the whole thing seems i never thought i wanted children until my biological clock began to wind suddenly motherhood became very important to i told Tim i wanted to have a he said i was nuts and asked that i not bring up the subject Tim said he stand a baby crying at and that a kid running around the House would drive him for two years i cried myself to sleep every night and went to work with puffy it was a very difficult time in my life but somehow i got through suddenly everything Tims with it son and his hip Girlfriend just had a child out of and guess what my husband thinks it would be a wonderful Opportunity for me to show the world what a terrific Mother i can be we adopt the says wed just keep him until Junior and his Girlfriend Settle Down and prove they Are ready to accept the responsibility of it has taken me four years and a lot of hard work to become a reasonably Success Ful Interior the Prospect of Leav ing my Job for temporary motherhood i dont want to be tied nor do i want to be a Nanny to my Stepsons Tim and his family feel i am being Insen do i owe it to my husband to take on a responsibility that will turn my life upside Down please give me your honest i cant think straight Turvy in Sunnyvale dear Vale if you knuckle under and agree to take the child you ought to have your head continue with your career and let Tims kids accept the responsibilities that Are have you considered asking your husband to give up his Job and show the world what a terrific father he can be dear Ann Landers in a teenage girl who has trouble with her this int the usual kind of letter you get from kids who want More or complain because their mom snoops in their belongings and listens in on the in writing i cant stand the Way mom Wal lows in cries on everybody shoulder and turns every conversation around to her loneliness and How Rotten her life dad embarrassed her by taking another woman out in Public a few but that Over now and they Are seeing a their third the first two told her she May be partly to blame so she refused to have anything More to do with dad wants to take mom to some Nice places for dinner but she wont go be cause she is afraid he May have been seen at those places with that he is getting fed up trying to please any suggestions will be in Champaign dear Champ your mom feels which is but nobody wants to be around a self pitying chronic i Hope she stays in shapes up and forgives your father with a full if she Doest she is going to be As popular As a Skunk at a Lawn air Force and army suggestion programs explained there s a loophole in every system and i found one in the air Force suggestion pro this loophole in the system puts every air Force suggestion that goes beyond air Force level at a disadvantage to us and an advantage to the Why because the time Frame involved in processing a Sugges Tion varies greatly Between the two i discovered this Point by Accident when i submitted a suggestion involving a special avionics Cable costing Over in the suggestion i challenged the Price of this Cable Basing it on the Cost of its about an army depot confirmed my Chal Lenge but was already evaluating this part from an army suggestion submitted the same month mine the army Sugges Tion could been submitted earlier in the month than if the problem is that by using the air Force suggestion program our suggestions have to be made out on form submitted into the evaluated and verified by All involved organizational Levels up the this Way could mean one to two months depending on the suggestion to go beyond air Force level for equipment com Mon to All or More than one this is while at any time an army unit May submit the same suggestion by just a phone Call to their Center for and bypassing All organizational Levels in this Way theirs takes minutes to get to the top level of their service while ours takes Over this puts the air Force suggestions at a disadvantage because the suggestion to reach the final disposition level gets the credit for the regardless of when they Are example mine could have been submitted a month earlier than but mine would not even be close to getting there before in i would like to see All the services have the same i believe the person with the idea first and submits gets the regardless of which one arrived James Williams Raf England editors note Paula Safe suggestion program replies the air Force suggestion As an argument against smoking cigarette victims deserve Bompensa by Ellen Goodman is one of Many articles i have read in the stars and stripes that give convincing arguments against As a i cannot conceive Why anyone in their right mind would continue smoking after Reading about the known hazards that Lead to discomfort As a minimum and death to the aside from the personal reasons to Stop this particular column touches on the economics of productivity curtailed due to illnesses related directly to Why Doest the military recognize this problem and cease encouraging smoking by offering discounted prices in the com and other concessions i also wonder Why smoking is allowed in offices and Public nonsmokers should not be forced to breathe the polluted exhalation or passive smoke of its time to place smoking restrictions in official Stop smoking in All offices and Public Stop discounting cigarette Start considering the health and Well being of it makes Good sense and cents to get Tough on David Carpenter Rhei main Germany editors note Navy Edward personnel and administrative military person Nel and Force office of the assistant Secretary of replies the Sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products has Long been an Issue of concern within the department of How this is Only reflective of the greater Issue that relates to the whole of Ameri can society with regard to the use of tobacco we within Dod follow intently and share some of the concerns there Are Many service members who Are opposed to limitations on the Sale of tobacco these members be Lieve they have the personal Freedom to choose whether or not to use the prices of tobacco products sold in commissaries Are As with All goods sold in by As to the Exchange prices they Are established in concert with the Overall pricing strategy for Exchange which is structured to provide service members and their families the desired i might add that these pricing Struc Tures Are indeed receiving a great Deal of attention and Are under at present our policy is to continue to sell tobacco products within the context of the current pricing there Are regulations concerning smoking in offices and conference these Are also being reviewed and How to buy we Are the world we Are sitting Here listening to the world wide broadcast of we Are the world and we Are wondering Why int it available for those of us stationed in Europe Why Doest cafes or someone offer it to us if it is available could you Tell us where Rizalde Baylon Baylon Baylon Germany editors note master Bruce customer relations Spe Public affairs he cafes replies since april cafes has purchased we Are the world albums and our record distribution activity in Atlanta shipped 55 percent of those totals to our retail stores in Europe and Well continue to Stock them As Long As theres a the single should be in Safe operated Juke boxes by for your although retailers Are authorized a markup for Cost of cafes is Selling the album and cassette at Cost lbs records in turn is donating proceeds from their inter National sales to the us Africa Relief lbs says eight million albums and cassettes have been sold worldwide so pen pals we Are in the British women Royal army we would like to write to other we Are interested in music and Jacque Pope w0476861 Franceses Olivier wo476860 Donna Connell wo476895 d Coy wrap St Georges bks Alcester Oxon ox6 Opp England i would like to have friends from abroad through pen pal i am 26 years of my hobbles include Reading and collecting i speak English and filipino Jamero Datu Complex Bolton Davao Philippines 9501 i am hoping to correspond with people from Bald Larena so quillor 6603 Philippines i am a 21yearold and am an automotive me my hobbles include volleyball and Bald Larena so quillor 6603 Philippines Well As army is directed by the office of personnel since All Federal programs Are governed under the same general there Are very few differences among the the air Force and army both have and abuse in this it would have been possible for an air Force member to go through the same channels As the army each Safe base posts its and abuse hot line number on bulletin boards throughout the when a person wishes to disclose a possible or abuse she simply Calls the hotline and explains the May remain each disclosure is then investigated and the if name is is informed of the the Law Only allows civilian personnel to be awarded for verified for the writers the air Force has a separate program called Zero overpricing this program is do signed to eliminate overpricing in air Force to furnish a Means for All air Force Materiel users to become involved in promoting More efficient use of funds and to provide for recognition awards for such personnel under the air Force suggestion overpricing challenges Are submitted to the base customer Liaison office which in turn processes the if the base Zero overpricing committee determines an Over Price has been detected and either at base or Central source of Supply the Case May be considered for a monetary award As a confirmatory at this the Price challenging individual will be asked to go to the Sugges Tion office to sign an of form to obtain More information on Zero overpricing please con tact the base clo or suggestion the european edition Usa editor in chief us Proctor Deputy editor in chief managing editor Blackwell 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