European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i am the Mother of a disabled one can see at a glance he is not like other children and will spend the rest of his life in a his mind is Good and he understands everything that is said to at times he has trouble respond but when people Are patient and treat him As they would any other he does very please Tell curious strangers not to Stop us on the Street and ask personal ques for example How old is will he grow to be Normal in is he in whatever he does it run in your family or your if i speak to him will he answer me i have seriously considered ordering printed copies of a poem by John and Edna Massimilla of so i can hand one to anyone who approaches us in a restaurant or supermarket with a rude or in Sentive Here is the poem and i Hope you will print it in your thank a Mother in Philadelphia dear Mother in pleased to do thank you for different Hes not just someone did he walks and talks in a different what is right asked a different what Type of person is there a Choice frail or Strong who is right and who is wrong the the or those with Fame no two persons Are just the Hes not just right can we not see god makes us All quite differently and should some need our extra care its up to us this Burden to dear Ann Landers deeply concerned in Georgia wrote for help concerning her stepdaughters who live with their Mother and she suspects he has or will sexually abuse the my your advice its unrealistic to expect the Mother to speak to her husband in very Plain you would not believe How Many Moth ers know whats going on and refuse to make Waves because they dont want their Home you should have told the Stepmother to talk to the girls and get the she should then Call a social or a a a someone who has the authority to move in on the a Man who French kisses his stepdaughters is a bomb ready to go the welfare of the children is of utmost they must be protected or those who suspect and do nothing will carry the guilt to their i know because i was abused and the Mother of abused children dear Mother i thought my answer was pretty but yours was stronger and therefore thanks for the propriety of caterwauling in cafes cafeterias May i please Avail myself of a few lines in your letters Section to air a Gripe that has been festering in my Craw practically Ever since i came to Germany last october i just returned from having a snack at the cafes cafeteria that services Mckee Barracks Here in Crail sheim where i am during the few minutes i was there and every time i go there my ears were and Are assailed by noise emanating from the Juke Box that would make a boiler factory seem like a Library by my Job involves travelling to Many other military installations within a 70 to 80mile radius of Crail sheim while at these i nearly always will Stop in for lunch at the local cafes and invariably the din and cacophony coming from where else the bleeping Juke Box assaults my auditory passages at a Deci ble level Akin to a Busty Bevy of operatic divas trying for a High c in unison inside the mormon and when someone int stuffing the with coins to can you believe the caterwauling their Money usually Pur then my poor ears Are subjected to the monotonous and highly annoying repetitive so called music furnished for free y the imbecilic electronic game machines that clutter up nearly All but one has to consciously restrain himself from grabbing a running amok and reducing said machines to smashed kindling and pulverized Glass and i dont mind a Little bit of subdued background music when in eating fact i find it rather pleasant but when it is impossible to Converse in a Normal tone of voice with someone seated at the same table with you then it is High time some of the Racket be muffled or muted a is it unreasonable to ask that a cafeteria Patron be allowed to Chat with his or her dining companions without having to re sort to bellowing with volume enough so on a Day when the acoustics Are he might be heard in Paris question about furniture prices the television is full of commercials about How we should get out and see More of i  agree but for those of us who Are in the Market to buy i suggest a Little comparison shopping is in recently my wife and i decided to buy a new Wall the Exchange in Mannheim had just opened a new that was our first we were quoted a Price of Marks about plus ship Ping and handling for the item we a furniture store in Heidelberg sold us the same item from the same manufacturer for Marks about including shipping and the concessionaire told us the Price was special for we consider 596 Marks about and As special Slater Germany editors note Pete Public relations Public affairs he replies in a stable retail we strive for a 20 percent savings Over either the manufacturers suggested list or the aver age Selling Price on the actual our concessionaires prices Are below manufacturers suggested list How Ever current developments in the european furniture Market make such comparisons less the furniture Market in Germany is especially competitive right now with bargain prices available in in your specific the dealer you refer to had contacted one of our concessionaires manufacturers and had made a volume Purchase of the Schrank you refer featuring it in his outlets throughout Germany at a significant for his outlet in Stuttgart sold one unit of the Schrank at 479 Marks about compared with our sell Price of 520 Marks about yet another dealer in Heidelberg was Selling the identical piece for 589 Marks about by the terms of our our concessionaire must carry a full line of euro Pean furniture and effectively compete with special volume purchases on selected items such As your cafes recognizes that it cannot always beat All prices and encourages its patrons to shop and com but we also caution our in Light of several furniture dealers recently going out of that there is an element of risk when it becomes necessary to make sizeable deposits to initiate an or if subsequent warranty work on purchased furniture May be in recent experiences have proven to Many of our customers that cafes stands be Hind its concessionaires and guarantees those deposits and were pleased you found a your kind of feedback is valuable and helps us Monitor the Market More ultimately we to the Benefit of our thank you for calling the mat Ter to our concern Over chemical weapons i am deeply concerned about the Issue of whether or not this country should begin production of a chemical warfare deterrent this matter will soon be voted on As part of the fiscal 1986 budget by your senators and the representative from your congressional in Light of the recent developments in the Ira Iraq i feel a new perspective has been added to the chemical warfare without funding of binary we Lack the ability to deter the soviets first use of chemical it is highly important that you let your senators know How you feel on this after it would affect us direct reunion pen pals a reunion for All Jonathan won Wright Taiwan students and faculty is tentatively scheduled for june 1986 in Send addresses and phone numbers of any jaw alumni to the address interested persons desiring More information should write to Joy Harper Bryant 7240 Wabash Avenue Texas 7s214 Barbara my ecu Uchno schotto Fiur Germany i would like to correspond with people in other i am 16 years my hobbles Are biking and writing Spatalo Dumaguet City Philippines 1 would like pen 1 am 13 years old and like Reading writing pen friends and watching 1 am a Catholic Ilsoo Cihy a Locos store Negros Oriental Philippines we Are already aware of the soviets capabilities in this i am not endorsing chemical however i am supporting its so make yourselves we Are still Lucky enough to live in a society that allows us to voice our thoughts and opinions on certain All it takes is a Little Effort and a 22cent Starkey Germany editors note the Senate voted May 22 to lift the 16yearlong ban on Chemi Cal weapons and sent the proposal to the please publish my name in your pen pal my hobbles Are singing and writing pen pal my religion is celery nos Back regional Hospital san Miguel Street Buhan Gln Davao Philippines 950 i am 12 years old and would like to have pen i like playing basketball and table i am a Catho Vba Nei Achodo Gul Huangan Negros Philippines that which i Trust is is being written somewhat with my Tongue in my but at the same time 1 am in dead Earnest in addressing myself to the various cafes cafeteria managers and asking if they wont please tone Down the loud on their respective Jukes and give those of us a break who still enjoy Good hearing so stars and stripes readers wont categorize me As a Fudd Duddy minority of several of my coworkers not necessarily Fuddy buddies when i mentioned to them that 1 was going to write this volunteered to add their names to it to indicate their collective con Currence with what i have 1 thank you for giving me and my aforementioned coworkers the Opportunity to sound Mccoy Eyskens Heath Lonnie Mcgee Pittsford Germany editors note Pete customer relations Public affairs he re plies dont take a fire axe to the Jukebox Well turn it Down your Point is Well taken and weve turned Down the volume at trails were also looking at the feasibility of installing some sound deadening screen ing around the amusement weve asked All our people to be More aware of Jukebox volume As a customer and Well be discussing this and several other issues at a regularly scheduled meeting of All food activity managers this thanks for bringing it to our the european edition cmdr us acting editor in chief Blackwell production manager Proctor managing editor Mcdermott 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 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