European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers letters dear Ann Landers a while Back i read something in your column that meant a lot to it was about being More considerate of folks with a hearing i have become Friendly with a dear woman who is hear i asked her what she wanted for her she if you could get Ann Landers to rerun that wonderful prayer for people who Are becoming it would be the Best gift dear will you kindly Hunt up that column and run it again thank you so faithful fan in Tennessee dear faithful heres the birthday a prayer for one who is going deaf o the trouble about being deaf is that most people find deaf folks a Nui they sympathize with people who Are Blind and lame but they get irritated and annoyed with people who Are and the result of this is that deaf people Are Apt to avoid and get More and More shut help me now that my hearing has begun to help me face the situation and realize there is no Good Way to hide trying will Only make matters help me to be grateful for All that can be done for people like if i have to Wear a hearing help me to do so and not be embarrassed give me the perseverance not to let this trouble get me dont let it Cut me off from and help me to what Ever nothing can Stop me from hearing your Barclay and now May i add a personal word to the hearing impaired of All Ages i would like to recommend a self help organization called there Are members in All 50 Europe and the Middle the Ages of members Range from 10 to there Are monthly social and recreational chapter newsletters and Community resources please write for information to Howard Stone executive director of 7800 Wisconsin this organization could change your life or the life of someone dear to int it Worth the Price of a 22cent stamp dear Ann Landers what is Middle age since the life expectancy is now about  Middle age be around 38 my wife says its please Settle this ongoing Joe from Kokomo and South Bend dear Joe Middle age is approximately seven years older than you Are until you get to be around 60 then its about America Syndicate Reader reports problems with ids mail service wheres the mail going the use of maps on cards and packages is a bad i realize it is a free system within what disturbs me most about this system is that i constantly never receive mail that was mailed to me from Rhei main friends of ours there mailed a letter to us in november of 1984 still Haven gotten two cards and a letter were mailed Valentines week still Haven gotten them Ive read that since no Stamps Are used then they Are not responsible if it is my question is Why have this free system if firs class mail continuously keeps getting lost in the system i used to work in an Apo in the far i can understand How mail can he lost one or two but three come on either give us the service or go Back to using Stamps which i have started doing to ensure that it gets i never have trouble mailing to Apo 09057 but coming to Apo 09128 it never gets i also know other people who have trouble from there also and from my i would like to know where is the mail getting lost Dennis Peterson Stuttgart editors note we have two responses to this the first is from army postal he Usa eur it is important to know what Intra theater delivery service ids is and How it referred to As maps by the is a service which allows personal correspondence within the military postal system maps to be sent this service permits authorized military postal users to mail Post Flats larger envelopes normally used for sending photographs and audio and video cassettes weighing twelve ounces or less to individuals or firms located in the european theater without since intr theater correspondence is handled exclusively by the both the address and return address must be Mili tary Post offices within the theater to qualify for rather than placing a stamp on the simply print maps in the upper right hand Corner where the postage would normally be patrons wishing to receive special mail services certified or registered cannot use ids mail that is undeliverable Asad dressed is forwarded within the theater it will be returned to the sender if the individual has been reassigned out Side the free delivery though there is no indemnity for items of ids mail is afforded the same Protection and handling As postage paid since ids uses the same delivery sys tem and transportation channels for mail sent to Apo 09057 Rhein main As for mail coming to Apo 09128 there is not a reasonable explanation for your mail being lost in one direction and not in the i encourage you to give ids another taking care to ensure your correspondence is eligible for the service and is properly prepared before being placed into the military postal ids is a worthwhile program which is helping numerous authorized Apo patrons save on postage if you have any further questions about this or any other postal feel free to Contact Rainer commander of the 139th postal at 4208365 or 1st Daniel Olsen at our second reply is from Frank executive for postal he Safe we checked mail routing and flow to see if were losing mail Between Rhein main a and we found no evidence of mail nor did we see any indication of routine barring uncontrollable problems like weather and transportation mail for Apo 09128 flows directly to Offenbach army for dispatch to Apo the writer gains nothing by putting a stamp on that he can otherwise mail free under ids it All moves the same and in the same we process both in the same expeditious and with the same de Gree of we cannot Trace first class mail unless the Patron sends it As registered mail Cost registering mail is not an option under the feedback from most of our patrons is that they Are delighted with the ids service and value it we invite the writer to Contact his local Apo chief if he feels there is a persistent the local Apo chief can Gener ally Best handle isolated problems that May not otherwise show up As a systems Pov shipping policy is clarified pen pals please list our names in your pen pal 18 teacher teacher 30 teacher Vanle 21 Alan Negros Philippines 6502 i wish to have pen pats from All Over the i am 26 years of age and enjoy playing Reading and collecting fowl Askar Gama Rah compound Box 41726 Riyadh 11531 saudi Arabia i would like to know what safes policy and the air forces policy is on the Ping of foreign made privately owned vehicles Pov to the United states at government expense the joint travel regulations str i looked in said if you Are in a consecutive overseas tour and your present vehicle is six years old or older you can ship a re placement vehicle to the at govern ment provided you shipped your present vehicle from the United states and the new vehicle meets All Environ mental Protection Agency Safe says it has to be totalled in an Accident and you had to have a replace ment i know that there Are a lot of people in Safe who would like the record set straight on shipping a foreign made replacement vehicle to the United states at government George Bruegger we Brucken Germany editors note chief master Don staff transportation replies air Force and Safe policy on shipment of of pos Are the Basic Rule is that shipment of of pos at government expense is there Are several exceptions to this the follow ing Are some of the More common except a member who purchased a Pov in the Continental or possessions and shipped it Over seas at government May ship that same vehicle at government expense upon permanent change of station a member who purchases a Pov from another member who previously ship Ped the Pov overseas in accordance with the criteria outlined in above May ship that vehicle Back at government sex note the member must prove that the Pov was shipped overseas at govern ment expense when turning the Pov in for there is a special exception criteria for those personnel who shipped a Pov overseas and subsequently lost that Pov As result of Accident or for air Force shipment of a Pov under the criteria requires an exception to policy to be provided by traffic management he logistics in the member must substantiate the details surrounding the loss and prove a replacement Pov was urgently interested personnel should Contact their servicing transportation office for com plete another special exception category is for military personnel who Are stationed in an overseas area and receive a subsequent assignment to another Over seas in this if the current Pov owned by the member is considered to be unsuitable for shipment to the new overseas duty the member May Purchase a suitable Pov and ship the Pov to the new pcs duty he must Grant this exception for air Force the local traffic management office has Complete the final exception to the policy is for those personnel stationed at exempt locations Are specifically identified and approved for shipment of these exempt areas Are listed in the the exemption is based on the Lack of proper repair facilities for a final note shipment entitlements for pos Are Complex and highly regu lated by congressional it is the least understood transportation shipping entitle for this we welcomed this Opportunity to answer questions regarding Pov shipment the inquiry was Brief and did not specify whether the writer was military or i some different rides apply for military and Dod civilian we encourage the writer to Contact the local transportation office for details relative to partic ular 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 department of defense or the european the appearance of advertising in this including inserts or does not constitute endorsement by the department of or the stars and 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