European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 aim Landers readers respond to family mourning pet dog Prince although Many of the letters you print have generated a mental few have led me to the typewriter and fewer still have been compelling enough to Force me to mail a a recent letter is one that i cant forget or i am sorry that the writer and his family lost their i am sure Prince was a Well loved member of the just As our dog while i i wonder if he has really considered some Basic truths about pets or Small children and pets and Small children do not mix Well with roads and their Small size often makes it impossible for a Driver to see either until hitting the animal or child is speeding and Lack of attention Are but when something or someone darts in front of a car it cant be stopped braking and evasive action Are not Al ways Good a car that is braking has the wheels More or less the locked wheels drag and crush the object that is struck by the by not braking the Driver allows the wheels to Roll Over an which is not necessarily but does improve the chances of survival for whatever it evasive action is usually the worst thing a Driver can do when an animal or child suddenly appears in the abrupt changes in direction can cause loss of control and confuse the animal or child so that it runs directly into the changed path of the car in an Effort to avoid being the Best answer is prevention practice by pet owners and dogs should be on a Leash whenever they Are anywhere near a it int doing your pet any favor to allow him including the Freedom to be because he simply cannot comprehend the dangers of roads and children should be kept from playing in places including fire lanes and parking lots where cars can be a child on a big wheel roaring Down the fire Lane into the parking lot is playing a Type of russian whether he real izes it or his parents it is up to them to take preventive action instead of forcing a split second decision on a id like to ask this writer whether Hes Given any thought to the Driver of the the majority of Drivers suffer when they hit an animal of any knowing the animal was a family pet makes it while i dont mean to belittle this Fame Lys i feel they should be reminded that they had the Best Chance of anyone to avoid the All they had to do was keep Prince on a Ratliff bad Germany in writing in response to a letter pub family mourns death of and also the Story the following Day about the abandoning of i too have a canine family member that my wife and i have raised since a we would also be devastated if she was killed in the but we would have no one to blame but whether the Motorist was speeding or negligent there is no excuse for not using a not Only is it an Ameri can forces Law but also a Europe wide not to mention common with the number of cars and trucks on the roads it just int the Day and age to let your pets run Ive heard All the excuses for not using a but basically they All boil Down to As for the abandoning of if youre not willing to take that animal into your Home As an addition to your then by All dont adopt its been proven that having a pet helps people live happier lives and All that pet needs is caring and Plain and without a that pet will return those actions and feelings like All they need is 4 Edward Marek Germany in response to the letter about the family pet that was ruthlessly run Down by an uncaring i also share your but for other i Grieve for the Little children who will no longer be bit by animals that Are Al Lowed to run and for the parents who wonder if that animal has had All its i Grieve for the Money that will be spent on fertilizer that your animal used to pro vide i Grieve for the Motorist who did not see the animal Dart out into the Road and now suffers from his own conscience because of the guilt trip you Are trying to put on and i Grieve for one who is not smart enough to obey the rules and regu lations concerning pet ownership and the fact that a pet belongs on a Leash when out of unless the owner can control that pet through voice Richard Cole Germany Cinderella military style the european edition capt Dale us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor Mcdermott production managing circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for 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 patronage without regard to National marital physical political affiliation or any other no Merit Factor of the or military address the stars and Apo International mall the stars and 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or ets 4406556 ets 4607001 ets Greece Italy Vicenza Spain Madrid 00341 6769012 Torreon switch 468 or 00341 6561465 Turkey Istanbul telex 26174 sans United kingdom Greenham common Newbury 0635 44768 Newbury 0635 46263 youve undoubtedly heard the Story of and possibly More than but you of that it for the longest been exaggerated to the the tale itself is actually the Story of a divorced family in a military to begin Cinderella  Possi Bly have worked As is for she was in the Dodds schools for six hours each if she it would Bave been re ported to social Cin Derella didst get Yummy peas and lentils to eat As the Story but she was forced to feed upon cafes food for her entire stay the Ball was actually an Aya and Cinderella didst have a fairy godmother for there Are no such so she wore her Jordache jeans and an izod her Stepsis ters us and Home Lee put on their sunday and they All went to the As it turned the dress was info so Cinderella fit right Home and us were the Only preteens there to have their Mother with so they were the laughingstock of the base for a Long time Lee resigned from her position in the own old witches club As a result of the Cinderella didst have to leave at mid night for there was no magic spell to so she danced the night she was so Tipsy from the six pack someone smuggled that she didst notice when her partner the base commanders son slipped her card out of her Back pock when she she forgot to give him her so he traced her with the they dated for several but didst live happily Ever after cinderellas father got his third she had to move with hed been stationed in its always Nice to see a cheerful letter or Story in the editors column of the stars and so i decided to write my own and hopefully cheer someone who whether there in my Community or stationed on the other Side of Garrison Germany turnabout on an programming this is for when Are you going to get it together in talking about the advertised atlant Cincinnati game scheduled for 7 june you you get the drinks and Sand Wiches and have a few friends Over because your team is on for the second time this year and whats the sox and an gels we just watched them last of braves Are on the Horner pops a Homer hey of nov says the the braves eds Are in a rain Nice try an but this game is live were watching the to and listening to the radio at the same youre there Arent too Many peo ple that want to watch the fifth place except us braves but then a few people might have wanted to see Dale Murphy and Pete id like to see the Brave Rookie Zane and then there Are the reds fans who probably cancelled the family Outing to watch their of there Are still three months left in the our teams will probably be on one More time this unless the sox and Angels play and location withheld about the time i finished the previous they interrupted the game of the week to cover the return of our four marines from Al it made me feel pretty sitting Here complaining about a baseball game when others Are dying for their maybe we should All think about How Good we have it instead of complaining about stairwell carrying the Exchange rate at the an pro the my hats off to an for doing the Best they and location withheld 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 dear Ann Landers regarding the let Ter from the wife who finally Learned of her husbands infidelities it is not a question of forgiving the errant she Jiji can forgive and even wish the poor fellow it while rationalizing that she docs not care to spend the remainder of her life with a liar and a i would that she would not waste any time wondering How she could have been natural tomcats invariably pick Straightarro mates and Are diabolically Clever at cover ing their most wives of these aging Romeos were reared to be Loving and supportive help mates and when they learn what the bum is up to they suffer in my advice dont get get hold your Tongue and get your ducks in a Row while you clean out All your joint a buy an extensive wardrobe and a Good get some Job training while you kill him with and dont worry about being being a Good liar is the trait he admires when the time is sit Back and enjoy the look on his face when your lawyer hands him the divorce it can be a great wonderful world when you Are a free remember that living Well is still the Best there in Houston dear Houston your game plan sounds Good but it will work Only if the woman handles the Check Book and Hubby pays no attention to what is dear Ann Landers i want crazy about your advice to the 32yearold Guy who gave up trying to write his Uncle a letter because he  spell the words he wanted to use to express he urged kids to learn the fundamentals in school and warned that if they they would never catch you said you checked with several educators in Illinois and were told the self taught method is buy a Good you and some books on grammar and construct in my opinion you blew in 30 years old and had six years of but no i cannot write or i volunteered for special testing and discovered i have a learning disability that has nothing to do with i simply do not process written material the Way Normal people i now use a computer and am being tutored nights in the lab school of my Progress has been terrific and in going to make Tom dear Tom the experts with whom i checked did not entertain the possibility that the writer was and neither did the writer simply said he was a Lousy speller and i took him at his i received Many letters from readers who suggested that the Man write to literacy volunteers of department Box they will be pleased to Send Sally Smith of the lab school of suggested that anyone interested write to the National head quarters of association for children and adults with learning Disasi 4156 Library these Are super i recommend them America Syndicate