European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers today 1 helped a he was in bad shivering and High on the kid told me he was 14 years he didst want to go to a what id really he is to go Home with i took him to my physician the doctor examined the boy and found he had been severely sexually when questioned about his the youth described himself As a a person who Sells his body for he said there Are thousands like him on the streets of every major most of them Are Young boys and girls who were kicked out of their Homes or ran i am a fairly sophisticated Middle aged Man and was shocked to learn this kind of thing what can be done to help these children i understand some Are 11 and 12 years is there a place they can go for shelter and food please publish my letter and give me some 1 need to hear from american dear american one of the most tragic social problems in America today is the millions of Young children who have been booted out or have run away from Home and Are now roaming the sleeping in subways and abandoned buildings or working for Many of these youngsters Are drug addicted and they Are doomed to death or a miserable life of stealing and help is but the problem is getting the information to the victims who need 1 Hope this column will serve As a i heartily recommend metro it is the Parent organization for the National runaway their head quarters Are in Chicago at 2210 North Halsted Baulkus heard is the executive the nationwide toil free Telephone number is this accessible from Alaska and is open 24 hours a seven Days a metro help is a Norfo profit organization funded by its phones Are staffed Fay today is sunday and i spoke with two when i phoned in to test the one Volunteer is a College the other an any runaway who reads this column can Call the Tollfree number and obtain food and medical at Tention and be reunited with his if he or she wishes it and the family is new Vork City runaways can Call Cove Nant phone 212 father Bruce Ritter has been taking in these homeless kids for he should be trailways bus started the operation Home free program in they work with the civic groups and anyone interested in helping any youth 18 years of age or younger who has run away from Home and wishes to return can report to the they will Call the Childs parents and verify the a ticket is purchased and the run away is escorted to the bus depot and sent no arrest is no fines Are no further information is re head of can be proud of his company contribution to a better we need More corporate Heads like America Syndicate resignation accepted Vatican City up Pope John Paul ii has accepted the resignation of car Dinal Gordon Joseph Gray As archbishop of Andrews and Edinburgh and has named the Keith Michael Patrick Obrien to succeed according to the a Day at the amazing trick tour races in Europe it was exciting to see the picture of Eddie Fiola in a recent it is a pity that you missed his 1984 and 1985 european Tours in Germany and other really amazing trick Tours have passed through Germany and Holland Over the last three including the world famous Hutch Skyway Haro last week at Nuernber Karstadt and Bax action magazines trick that is water under the and there is lots of excitement planned for the coming on june 8 and at near Hamburg was the German Bax Champi several youths from the Nuernberg and Frankfurt military communities qualified for the championships Greg Ronald Chris Ste Ven Ezra Grupper and Eddie Dut on june 15 and in slag Haren Pony Park in the there is an International race and freestyle exhibition the european Challenge this race will feature the hottest racers and freestyle trick stars from the Bel three racers from Nuernberg military Community have been nominated to go to this it is my Hope that the stars and stripes will be there to capture the dynamic action of these Bax racing and tricks Are fast growing sports among 6to 26yearolds All Over the it is for boys and girls and usually interests and involves the whole it is wholesome and has a clearcut drugs and drinking arc virtually unheard of and serious injuries Seldom with so Many of our american youth in Germany bored to death and stuck in the american perhaps a service would be done in interesting them in whats Hap pening Here in i Hope i see you at the races Grupper Germany harsh espionage penalties sought a boy and the Flag that it that was the Straw that broke the camels in referring to our Hon est and Loyal 20year retired warrant officer John Anthony and to add insult to his charming Michael or formerly on the these if you can Call them have done to the women and children of something Espoo they have indirectly endangered everybody depending on the Navy for they have also indirectly Cost the government a couple million dollars to try to overcome the losses of secret communications its a Good thing Walker or his son want tried or convicted 20 years ago they would have been these people do not deserve a jail capital punishment is More like these Man were out for old 1 i Hope Walker and son have a very rough time from now and 1 dont think he or his son will Ever be Able to repay his country and its so lets tighten up Security and increase punish ment for espionage capital punishment sounds what do you America Ely Stuttgart consequences of radio Marti on the one the United states is trying to promote its Freedom and democracy through the broadcast of radio on the other the United states is discouraging the flow of incoming illegal refugees from politically depressed coun tries by prosecuting them along with those churches and organizations who Are harbouring those although i approve in principle of this 1 know from experience that the Jon term effects will Only add fuel to the Bonfire of increasing numbers of refugees seeking the Freedom America has to if radio Marti we should be prepared to provide More effective and legitimate Means for these aliens to seek citizenship in but if we continue to deter and imprison these people and their we stand guilty of enticement without thus we should either reevaluate our commitment to these people or we should reevaluate our commitment to broadcast this Type of propaganda to politically oppressed airman Charles Morse Germany Reader says hats off to All grunts in your article dumb grunts Kline stated that an air plane or a battleship cant take this is not quite acc in Lebanon and Many other conflicts world War Vietnam aircraft and battleships were called upon to Knock out key targets that greatly hindered the effectiveness or the very existence of the ground the american Soldier Grunt is still the Best at what he and i am glad that he is 1 disagree with the ridicule that is be stowed upon them just because they spend the majority of their life away from loved ones and the comforts of the in should learn that he is not the Only service member who sleeps in the Damp and All branches of the service have their and without them his life expectancy is every Branch of the military is dependent upon the other and should greatly respect each my hat is off to these sacrificing individuals who give so much and receive so Thompson Germany thank you for taking space in your news paper to report the death of a personal he Roine of the poet and Jose Phine i was a student of professor Miles at and like taught me about the realms of Gold found in poetry and although she was paralysed with Cere bral palsy and had to be brought to her lecture on the shoulders of a graduate As like a sack of she never let her condition defer her from writing about the benign order of nature and mans Dis Mal attempt to malign she loved her students especially the honest and real parables she encouraged us to present and we loved she will be missed dearly by this Dis and in sure by Many 5 David Hastings Belgium reminder 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 axe subject to while i was driving on Post on my Way Home the other i heard Retreat sound i pulled got out of the stood at giving my respect to the on the a Little about was walking toward me with his Back to the he noticed other people getting out of their cars and standing at so he stopped turned around and stood at attention after he reassured himself by watching the adults around just after Retreat the Little boy looked seeing people still standing at at Tention and then the first notes of to the colors sounded and he again watched for what the adults and threw up a perfect i had a sense of seeing a Little boy saluting the american whoever this Little boy May and to his thanks for brightening the end of my Day 4 Rocco Kane Germany the 3ju european edition cmdr us acting editor in chief Blackwell production manager Proctor 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