European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers in writing about my son and my 27 and both col leg educated professionals with Fine their own Homes and Nice sounds right the minute my children see each other they begin to Exchange it Doest matter where they Are or who is every family get together is spoiled because of those As they behaved like most Brothers and Sisters Loving one another one fighting the they missed each other when they were it seemed to be a Normal sibling things began to change after my son became successful in business and i know there is a certain amount of competitiveness Between but i dont know Why it became worse in their adult we never showed any the constant fighting and the knowledge that it is going to happen whenever they meet is making me a nervous i feel like knocking their Heads any advice in the Midwest dear upset is there a family member Uncle or Cousin who can talk Turkey to these two the message should be As follows your constant carping at one another makes everyone uncomfortable especially your if you dont Cut it starting your parents Are going to walk out of whoever Home the fighting takes place and if you fight in their Home they will leave the room until the battling dear Ann Landers i am beginning to worry about myself for the following reasons when i remove something from a Kitchen i make sure everything is lined up perfectly if i take something out of a i Check several times to make sure All the drawers Are closed when i do the laundry i wipe off the Washer and dryer before and after each even if i do Only one before i leave the Kitchen i Check All the burners on the stove to make sure no Gas is sometimes i do this 10 times a i believe i have said enough for you to answer the am i a Little goofy would you say i need help liking myself in dear your behaviour is i recommend professional your physician can guide or Contact the psychiatry department of the nearest University medical when you learn Why you Are compelled to repeat these Little rituals you will be Able to Cut Back sharply or Stop dear Ann Landers my sister inlaw is getting married and i have been asked to be in the wedding Ive bought a very expensive gown and lined up a Sitter for our 10montnold my inlays insist we bring the baby for they wont take no for an an do they have a right to do this Vannuys dear Van this should be your stick to your c Newt America Syndicate reminder ail 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 Are subject to Flag Case different View from checkpoint Charlie the Media exposure offered to miss Susan the 17yearold from Massachusetts who refused to stand for the pledge of Alle has again brought to my attention a recurring tragedy in our great miss Shapiro apparently believes that old glory is not a Symbol of the american and perhaps that the pledge of Alle Giance is archaic and idiotic i am forced to wonder just exactly what miss Shapiro Ideal is of a befitting National i also wonder where the blame for her Lack of insight on her shoulders on the shoulders of our educational system or per haps on the shoulders of her parents the family Harriet apparently feels that the and Heartfelt decision Ren dered by her daughter is a sound and that she As a Mother will support her daughters expression of the tragedy is that somewhere along the line the Shapiro parents got their Grid coordinates scrambled and decided that an emphasis on individuality would take priority in their childrens that Patriot ism was a big bad Ole Nasty Nono and that appreciation for the grounds of their daughters Freedom to be a nonconformist would never Ever be discussed under the Shapiro certainly the simulated grenade at tack on the Shapiro residence and the months of threatening Calls and letters Are violence to combat ignorance is hardly a viable solution to the Shapiro family i believe that what this family needs is exposure to the american heritage and a greater appreciation of old fashioned american Many symbols represent our nation the american Bald the great Seal of the United the Washington Monu the Lincoln and of old i cannot help but think that our forefathers put a great Deal More thought into deciding on our National Stan Dard than miss Shapiro put into her Deci Sion not to pledge allegiance to How i would love to escort you on a tour to East miss perhaps there among the solemn faces you could find a Symbol which in your esteemed opinion is More representative of the peo and you would find How Many of the oppressed people in East Germany and the soviet Union would gladly Trad places with you As you mutually sought out something to pledge yourself it must be horrible to feel so lost and searching vainly for something to which you As a worldly 17year old can i think that Over letter postal rates to Mexico i have relatives who live in Tampico three out of five letters mailed to them Are returned marked More postage twice now i have gone to the Post office and asked the postage rate for the returned one e5 informed me the rate had Al ways been More for letters sent to i asked when the postage went since Ive been sending letters there for the past five receiving no answer from him except a like go away lady you bother i asked to speak to whoever is in whereupon he telling me the Post age on the letter was Correct and he would remail the already delayed two the second the clerk didst know for put c5b in its place in writing in reference to a recent Arti Cle in the stars and it was printed that the c5b is the larg est aircraft in the this is not the Spruce Goose is the largest aircraft in the the second largest aircraft is the russian the third largest is the c5a and Michael Hogan Ramstein Germany Serviceman thanked a German Walter and Ella recently wrote to me about an american Serviceman who had come to their Aid during a rainstorm in on july the Rosenbaum were in route from Vaihinger to Burnau when their car stalled in a flooded Section of the an american Serviceman with his family pulled up alongside the stranded the Serviceman used his car to push the Rosenbaum Uphill to a Burnau service the individual left be fore the Rosenbaum could thank it is always Gratifying to hear about such unselfishness by our servicemen and women in i add my thanks to those of the Rosen Richard Lawson Neucom Deputy commander Stuttgart sure How much the letter Cost and gave me about three different prices until another clerk came Over and showed him on the Chart that the letter was 22 so they remained that also delayed two i will gladly pay More if it is i am tired of my letters taking twice As Long to reach their but if it is the error of i would appreciate their learning the Job for which they Are Fox Germany editors note Bradley mail services he army postal 1st person Nel replies the Price of a letter going to Mexico is 22 cents for the first ounce and 18 cents for each additional the postal clerk who served you mistakenly considered Mexico As being charged under the International the misconception has been and i regret any inconvenience or delay you May have a letter delayed two weeks is highly Irreg even though the letter was returned for additional it should have been reprocessed and returned within a few to experience two separate incidents of the same nature is also we encourage postal patrons to bring problems of this nature to the direct attention of their Community postal officer so that she can identify and eliminate the if you Are dissatisfied with the service provided by a postal finance Contact the supervisor or die Community postal who will take appropriate your Apo staff is there to serve you and provide the Best postal service pen pals kindly publish my name in your pen pal i am 22 years Kathryn Soberano or 2 Bataan Maosa say Gonzaga Bacolod City Philippines kindly publish our names in your pen pal we would like to Converse through letters with others in your Cua Cua Cua d37 Narra Avenue Capitol shopping Center Bacolod City 6001 Philippines please add my name to your pen pal i am 18 years my hobbles Are playing the playing scrabble and Palma red 727 Earnshaw Manila Philippines americans on a Black Wall in our nations capital found that i believe that several million men and women in uniform today appreciate that Symbol and its embodied which Treyve sworn to i am convinced that Arthur Nicholson understood that Symbol when he accepted assignment to the military Liaison Mission Here and made his final trip into East the personal growth that accompanies a Soldier through his enlistment will affect the rest of his life and bring on an incredible appreciation of America and the freedoms which the Shapiro family takes for but i doubt that miss Shapiro has Ever stood at an evening Retreat or visited a a or Felt the sting of tears As taps played at our Flag symbolizes the spirit of a peo ple and a it is a fitting Symbol of not Only As a traditional Stan Dard but As a memorial to those who built our country and died in its i am proud to pledge my allegiance to our nation and our Flag and to see it Fly daily Here behind the Iron curtain for All to for us it represents strength and our commitment to god and for the citizens of West Berlin it rep resents for the communist Border guards a half mile from my quarters it represents for the people of East Berlin it represents miss i am deeply saddened that you do not a tour through checkpoint Charlie would most certainly open your Joe Porter Berlin 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 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