European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes letters Page 11 Ann Landers questions about Barbarossa travel services contract i realize we have been saturated with this subject in recent months in the stars and but i just came to the realization that the american service member in Ger Many has been shafted by circumstances beyond his and in i am talking about the recent ousting of american express travel services and the installation of we heard a lot in the news about Barbarossa Lack of proper permits for airline and train but i want too concerned with this news because i often Contact the airline Compa Nies or the Deutsche Bun Desbah German Railroad directly for i Learned recently that Barbarossa is not offering any Tours to locations Here in eur their contract Doest require this Only itt offers this american express used to offer Many tour packages to choose itt and american express both offered these serv now were stuck with itts offerings on a recent visit to i realized just How limited my choices actually my husband and i have been dreaming of a Mediterranean cruise for Many during our previous tour in Europe 1974 77 american express offered cruise tour packages if we booked on one of these cruises designed for the Crew of the ship would most Likely speak German and Shore excursions and City Tours would All be conducted in we get by on a limited German but cruises Are too expensive to be catching Only half of what is going on because of a language so if we want a Mediterranean cruise european edition capt Dale us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor Mcdermott production manager managing 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 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their contract requirements does the current Barbarossa contract forbid their offering therefore eliminating Competition with itt did the Powers hate really think that they were improving services to the american service member by eliminating Competition Between itt and Barba Rossa id like to thank them for a giant Dis service to the american service member in Europe in the name of so called morale Borden Germany editors note a spokesman for the office of the Deputy chief of staff replies we appreciate this Chance to Clear up any misunderstanding of the present tour and travel the Nuernberg itt does offer a full line of cruises to virtually All ports of including the there Are no american carriers in the Mediterranean cruises booked through Ger Man tour companies Are targeted at the International travel particularly English speaking these cruise ship Tours for the most products of the same tour organizers who previously served the Mili tary Market via american Barba Rossa provides an assortment of cruises not available through including those of the Cunard line Queen Elizabeth Voy to answer the second part of this it must be emphasized that american express never had a contract to be even when they had unrestricted Access to the military travel most Tours offered by american express were also available at the itt for the same when the army itt began to develop its contract a principal objective was to eliminate duplication of with most Barbarossa offices collocated within the it makes no sense to have both Selling the same Tours for the same we believe in the competitive process and have written safeguards into the con tract to ensure prices charged on Post do not exceed those off we believe the final result of the con tract will be greatly improved travel serv ice for Usa eur one of the major benefits from the contract will be come apparent later this month when each Barbarossa office will receive its own automated ticketing this will reduce waiting give customers instant a Cess to All foreign and Domestic air car and provide a number of other tour services never before available in usar we Hope this information has responded to your concerns and has answered your parents upset by movie previews As parents we find it extremely More difficult to raise our 9 and 13 years without having to constantly combat some undesirable or evil influence on their much of the time we do not have a we just Pray that we have set Good examples As parents and have taught them sound moral there is one area which we used to feel we had a but now we know we dont the local movie there Are few movies which we feel qualify As wholesome family but when there is we encourage our children to go and see the movie will Start with the National of which we Are very the actual movie provides entertainment of which we have approved the pre in almost every of an up coming attraction is of an rated these previews Are filled with graphic and implied and a Host of other sensationalized we strongly object to this our local base theater people have said they dont show rated movie previews before movies where there Are a substantial num Ber of children that be cause we attend most of the movies with our the damaging effects of an r rated movie preview Are More lasting than the wholesome nature of the family movie we went to we would like to hear from a responsible person in the cafes system just what the policy is regarding movie especially when any reasonable adult would know ahead of time that the audience will be mostly if there is no we strongly suggest that our base military Heaters show no previews at movies get enough advertisement As it we would like other parents who have similar feelings and experiences As ours to respond through stars and even there will be someone who will write in and you can choose not to Send your children to any and of course that person will have missed the Point Roger Mcgrath Mcgrath Germany editors note master Bruce customer relations Spe Public affairs replies be assured cafes shares your concern Over what movie trailers we show and our policy is very specific in that regard we obtain grated trailers whenever if an rated trailer is furnished by the film its Only shown with an rated every trailer is screened by our film procurement people before there or when the trailers arrive in there screened again to make sure there what we understand the trailers As Well As the movies Are rated by the motion picture association of not not Only Are today features showing More mature scenes than in years so Are the previews of coming be cause of the implied nature of so Many scenes in whats considered acceptable to one person May not be to someone that Why we never show those trailers with grated we do show them with pirated to not show them would be considered a Lack of service to the majority of our whenever weve not shown them in the we also received complaints from movie patrons who want to see the pen 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permanent residency without any they continued to live with when we asked them to find an they were they could not under stand Why they could not stay with us since we had a Large and they would have to buy furniture which would be very sex the Money he earned went for Nice Lon distance Tele phone Calls Europe and a new i my husband told them they would have to look for a place As we needed More time to they finally moved but Are constantly requesting something and reminding us that we invited them they Are very critical of our noting that the crime rate is the children arc rude and the streets Are if any of your readers have relatives abroad who ask if they can come for a please make sure they arrive with round trip americans who go abroad should stay in in the Long it will Berrich the hard Way in dear thanks for a Good May i remind of something you May have read in this space a few dozen times no one can take advantage of you with out your dear Ann Landers a Man 1 considered my Best 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