European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers i am 30 years married and the Mother of two Chil i dont know whom else to turn so please come up with some my lost his Job Over a year ago and if he Doest find something soon its going to be the end of our he wants to make love every afternoon because the Best to shows Are on at night and he  miss the problem the Only place he can get really satisfied is on the living room i cant understand it because the Couch is narrow and the bed is much More also i am afraid the kids will get up from their naps and walk in on please come up with a i think the Man is a Little off his but i dont dare Tell him because he has a Short temper and i hate to Cross in Poughkeepsie dear Emma move the Couch into the dear Ann Landers my father died of a liver ailment brought on by his i knew he was a severe alcoholic and promised my self i would never end up that but it my feelings of depression and guilt were the broken lies and self hate nearly drove me i knew i was Hurt ing everyone around me and came very close to swallowing several dozen pills that i had managed to save up by going to three different doctors and getting prescriptions from All of my life changed completely when i read a piece by Rock Star Grace 1 decided if she could get off the booze and i that very evening i flushed the pills Down the toilet and went to a meeting of alcoholics that was six months my sobriety has Given me a level of self respect i had never i have replaced self pity and self hate with a fierce determination to make something of my being free of alcohol has made me appreciate simple like a Good nights a walk in the the smile of a the Beauty of an old Oak i am 20 years old and plan to enrol in College next the change in my life came about because opened my eyes and gave me the strength to say no to booze and yes to please print my letter for the alcoholics who Are out there by the Tell them if i can do they who got sick and tired of being sick and tired dear Friend thanks for the Opportunity to Tell my readers once again about alcoholics it is As near As your phone look up the Call and find out when the next meeting in your neigh boyhood is its its anon its a Ive been singing the praises of for 30 thousands of readers have writ ten to thank me for sending them to this wonderful i cannot count the number of times i have read these words helped me when everything else you saved my c news America Syndicate Reader writes about Economy housing problems Ive been wanting to write this letter for a Long time now because my situation seems i would like some advice on this i think Germany is but this is very depressing for me and my there was a very Long waiting list for both the Economy and government housing when i arrived in the Ansbach i found my own apartment through the German the building i found has two apartments in it one was on the Economy housing list and one was the landlord stated that the top apart ment was taken off the list because she Felt that it was taking the housing office too Long to fill therefore she decided to advertise on her when i first inspected this place along with the landlord in july was informed that they would make All needed so far nothing has been this place is it has Large holes in the entranceway the floors have several Large chunks missing from the the stairway is warped and needs the wallpaper is torn and peeling throughout the the Shower leaks onto the Walls into the the restroom is during the summer i killed five these Are just a few of the problems that i find too difficult to this place was literally freezing during the Winter there Are Only two Oil Heaters in the main my myself and two Chil Dren were forced to sleep in one i think this is especially when i pay Over Marks about to keep this place when i accepted this apartment i signed a two year prepared by the hous ing my downstairs who also signed a two year has since been moved out by the housing office be cause of unsuitable living i think if this place is unsuitable for one fam ily then it is unsuitable for since this time i have submitted two re quests for other i have utilized my Chain of and made repeated vis its and Calls to the housing the hous ing inspectors have visited this apartment on More than one they agree that i have a legitimate but i have yet to receive a Concrete statement on what i can or what is being after the family downstairs was moved the landlord came in and did some repairs to that to my Surprise another family has moved into this the hous ing office says that i must wait and see what because my downstairs neighbors the ones who were there previously Are taking the landlord to court for the return of their i fail to see what this has to do with since this is my first command sponsored tour i dont understand How the housing offices am i talking to the right peo ple or is this a matter for a German attorney i would appreciate any withheld Germany editors note Cros Bie Ansbach military replies the writer correctly indicates that there a rather lengthy waiting period for several categories of quarters both government and Economy within the ans Bach this is not a situation we As a matter of i am making every Effort to Grant concurrent travel to All families in keeping with our family Force on the other when families arrive and we do not have the resources to adequately care for them or they choose substandard we Are placed in the terrible position of doing our Best with what we for this the writer was probably granted deferred he was advised that the waiting period for adequate quarters would be Between 61 and 140 the service member opted to bring his wife and children to Europe any in a  with the added pressure of having his family members in the command the writer probably acted hastily to obtain As he states in his the quarters were not listed with pro for Many of the Rea sons noted on his initial inspection Large holes in entranceway Large chunks missing from floor stairway wallpaper and had been turned Down by several other soldiers in the the writer was advised against signing a but insisted the quarters were Ade quate and signed a lease with the the contract was for two years and required a Deposit of Marks about and a monthly rent of 500 Marks about plus on the same Day another service member signed a contract for another apartment in the same shortly he requested to be rehoused due to unsatisfactory this was the Deposit was not returned and landlord made claims for additional expenses to be a German lawyer must now be retained and the landlord taken to court to resolve the when the writer requested rehousing he was advised by pro that he had signed a contract and could be faced with significant expenses if he broke that As had his the writer was placed on the waiting list for government the writer was never ordered to remain in the but quarters have simply not been available for Junior enlisted it was the Opin Ion of pro personnel that if he had broken the lease he would also have been forced into a very costly court Battle with the As Well As the costs associated with obtaining a new and he was advised of in this Type Case it is regrettable that our Soldier and his family have been faced with this it is uncommon for soldiers to get into situations like this when they disregard their orders authorizing deferred travel and bring their family members with them to they often feel compelled to accept quarters which Are either totally inadequate or which exceed their budgetary we will continue to try and help him out of this Pupil an responds my friends and i have a we think there is too much news on every Day we get Home from school at i ride the bus from Patch bar Racks to Kelley Barracks Home every school it takes about 45 minutes and by that its time for news in one i like to have at least an hour to play and i cant play past when i come in its time for news for a Long i have to wait until 7 be fore shows come i go to bed at 9 that gives me two hours for to not including please consider taking off either can or pen pals reminder Aii letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we will with hold your name on request and protect your Vears old and would like o have pen i like Reading and the i am Mercellia hapa 54 Villegas Negros Oriental Philippines 6525 i would like to correspond with people in other i am 23 Vears a Catholic and Enloe and jul Leta hapa 54 Villegas Negros Oriental Philippines 6525 i would love to be added to your already enormous s of pen i am 27 years old and enjoy listening to music and corresponding with pen pals from a variety of foreign earache Kinoulton misamis Philippines 9412 an we already have one Ameri can news so Why have two when there can be More show time for enjoy ment i am 10 and in the 5th Conley Germany editors note an an spokes Man replies an schedules news programs during the week so that you have the Opportunity to find out what is happening in the if you were watching to in the United Many stations would be showing the news until 7 the same As i Hope you understand that an has a bigger obligation to broadcast news and information about world events and issues from Many sources to our audience be cause of the importance of being informed As armed forces members we realize it is hard to wait until 7 to watch your entertainment and we know Many of our Young viewers have to be in bed we try very hard to program the Type of shows we think youd like after school and Early in the for exam an shows Silver the Cosby the Dukes of or Ripley believe it or not in the fans just for kids programs in the mornings and afternoons on weekdays and weekends Are special program times for european edition cmdr us Proctor acting editor in chief managing editor Flack will Mcdermott 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