European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann land ers when i read the letter from Broth ers keeper in new i had to when the couple at tempted to Rescue the woman next door whose husband was beating the would be Samaritans were greeted with a frying pan in the face and butt out from the abused no How i wish Brothers keeper had lived next door to i moved Miles away from family and friends to be with a Man i thought i after Only a few weeks he turned it began with a slap across the face the roast was too rare and then he started to use his one night when i came Home late from he flew into a jealous rage and started to Knock me he split my lip and pounded my head against the i was afraid he might kill i screamed for no help we lived in a fou family Flats i know someone must have heard the next morning i awakened with two Black eyes and a swollen i packed As much As i could get into my car and headed for Tell your readers to keep on being Good for every frying pan there Are 50 grateful and maybe some lives in fort Worth but Happy to be Back in Oregon dear Happy there Are some awfully Nice people in fort too bad you didst live near any of the next letter May be of interest to dear Ann Landers i agree with your response to Brothers Law enforcement officers should handle Domestic but i dont feel that you stressed the importance of calling the my life was saved because my neigh Bors cared enough to Call them at my neighbors heard me screaming while i was being beaten and knifed by my Alco Holic crazy they drove me to a Hospital where my wounds were i was then taken to a shelter for battered women where i received emotional support and i will be forever grateful to those neighbors for having the courage to Call the police instead of coming Over themselves and Ris King getting please Tell your readers to Call the police when they hear the screams of a woman who is being that phone Call might save a proof in Kentucky dear living thanks for your advice is sex but in some Large cities where crime the police Are reluctant to respond to Domestic quarrels because they can be i agree with that the Call should be made dear Ann Landers my who is very quiet by a suddenly turns into an extrovert when we go to a wedding or a place where there is he asks every goo looking woman in the place to dance while i sit alone like a bump on a its very what do you suggest in Toledo dear Solo As soon As the music ask him to that will assure you of at least some when he slips go Chat with other women who Are also sitting Are always plenty of c Newt America Syndicate Hanau Reader questions american express hours i cant quite understand Why the military has let american express keep its it is not Here for the it is just Here to take up space and make Money off us the military this makes my second tour in each time Ive noticed american express service to the Soldier is slowly working Back in american express would be open Only on the saturday after in they have express tellers and there not open on saturdays due to the if a Soldier does not desire this serv Well i guess there out of a Normal Bank is open every saturday and open extended hours on the first sat urday of the Here in Hanau on Flie Ger Horst they have a Small Branch with just two during theres a line a mile and a half Long and when you finally get theres Only one the other Teller has gone to this is the Only time you got to Cash a also the maximum amount that you can Cash a per Sonal Check for is Why just because i dont have an account with Why does american express take both German and american holidays off when the weather is the Small branches Are like the one Here for two weeks just for because of bad Road conditions a a but cafes facilities Are open for Short hours on holidays and bad weather like their employees find a Way to work to service the so what in trying to say lets get someone who is willing to care and service the Walter Buck Germany editors note Martha Public affairs american express Community banking replies your letter raises a number of issues and we Welcome the Opportunity to answer the Community As Well As the department of defense Dod realizes that it can be frustrating at times not to be Able to obtain the same services As in the United that is Why the Community Bank network was the Bank has Long been aware of a Community desire for saturday since the Bank is subject to German labor Laws As determined by the German supreme it is necessary to obtain the concurrence of the works Council before service hours can be our desire is to meet All the banking needs of the communities we to that we have conducted lengthy negotiations with the joint works Council on the Issue of saturday we Are pleased to inform you that we have recently reached a positive agreement on this 77 West Point Grad Speaks out reference your article titled two Viets among West Point in a recent edition of the stars and the first sentence of the article is inac it stated that West Point commissioned its first two native vietnamese graduates wednesday this is not Correct because the in am a native vietnamese and i graduated from West Point in june i was born in Vietnam in and came to the United states in 1968 following the tet Hoa Generazio Germany Amelco work policy clarified the information provided by in reply to a recent letter to the is in error in regard to co determination on is sues such As the hours of operation of the co determination is Only required to change an existing working schedule on thereby if he hires new employees with a different work the changes asked for by the Community could be Charles Evans Germany editors note Martha Public affairs american express Community banking replies co determination does not cover operating hours per any change in the operating hours that affects the hours our staff must work is a cod Termi nation Issue which obviously affects the operating co determination sets the beginning and ending work it would not be a feasible solution to hire new employees under a different work schedule As we Are committed to honouring our obligations to current employees and must abide and work the constraints established by the works our desire is to meet All the banking needs of the communities we to that we have conducted lengthy negotiations with the joint works Council on the Issue of saturday we Are pleased to inform you that we have recently reached a positive agreement on the Issue of saturday there remain a number of details that must be finalized before this service can be Foremost is an increase in Bank staffing this increase in staff is needed to accommodate the additional workload that will be created by the saturday since american express International banking corporation oper ates and manages the Bank for the department of defense Dod under a con we must turn to Dod for authorization on All changes to hours of equipment purchases and products and we look Forward to providing the communities we serve with this much needed saturday thank you for writing and allowing us the Opportunity to further clarify the Points raised in your pen pals we would like to correspond with other people from All Over the Alma 20 Rose 20 Liza 21 Susan 20 Cynthia 20 Nelta 20 20salnt Jude Nino Village Gerric Ardao Davao City 9501 Philippines i would like to correspond with people from All Over the i am 19 years my ambition is to become an assistant pastor or a teacher in a Bible Loilla Blavo David Livingstone school of ministry Box 209 Cebu City Philippines please publish our names in your pen pal Villas Motong Dumaguet City Negros Philippines 6501 Dales East Valencia Negros Philippines 6520 Ubag Ca Layugan Valencia Negros Philippines 6502 i would like to publish my name in your Dally newspaper in the pen pal column because i would like to have some friends from others i am 18 years old and i like Reading and dancing and Bello University of Negros Occidental Recoleto Lizares Avenue 6001 Philippines our policies allow us to Cash a Check for More than for no account hold normally such checks will be accepted for the client would then be assessed a charge plus any associated As an exception to this a Check that exceeds May be cashed with the approval of the if there is a our records indicate that the Flieger Horst Branch was closed on two Days be cause of poor weather this Branch is dependent on the military for As Well As when the military is unable to provide the Bank with these As was the Case on the two Days the Branch cannot in deference to the German labor Laws which we Are required to abide the Community Banks Are closed on Ger Man the unusual situation at Fliege Horst necessitated its closing on american holidays As Well because of a Lack of military support of these due to a number of positive it will no longer be necessary for the Mili tary to provide us with these As a we Are pleased to announce that As of june the hours at the Flieger Horst Branch have been the new hours will be Friday 9 thursday 126 the Branch will also be open on most american these new hours will provide much needed extended service to the thank you for taking the time to letters such As yours provide us an Opportunity to clarify the management and operation of the Community the european edition cmdr us Proctor acting editor in chief managing editor Blackwell Mcdermott production manager 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 stripes of the products or services everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for or 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