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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes August 1985 consumer watch us Reurs chief of client services a rewarding Job by Mary Neth staff writer Maria Fernandezsr Czmiel believes she has landed one of the most rewarding jobs the military can offer a lawyer and she rates being a military lawyer As the army Captain is the new chief of client services at Usa eur Headquarters Legal assistance office in at one time or almost everyone must visit the Legal assistance for it is the place of last resort where to go when All else has she for the new client services who prefers to use her family this All adds up to a wonderful its an Opportunity to offer a great Deal of personal besides dealing with problems ranging from child support and divorce to drawing up wills and straightening out financial Fernandez will be counsel to the armed forces disciplinary control the Tri service oversight organization that protects the military by declaring dubious companies and individuals off the positions will enable me to make use of All my past Legal she after graduation from Law school at Rutgers University in new Fernandez became a member of the Public defenders office in one of the largest such offices in the there she handled what she considers some of her most interesting including defending members of the move cult and juveniles involved in Why did Fernandez choose a Legal career it was taken for granted that i would become a i come from a family of my in was the first in a Long line of family members to break with though he was a licensed he went into it was in Law school that Fernandez met her he had deferred the military to go to Law he then went into the military and was stationed at fort i regretted leaving the practice in but i was so glad to be with my husband she she took a Job at a nearby Law firm where she polished up on civil Case while she awaited the birth of her son in she took a break for a during that she also observed her husbands military Legal i liked what i she she entered the military herself and after jag school was assigned in 1983 to the Legal office at Walter Reed army medical most of my cases involved administrative Law and military she she in Many with bedridden patients who needed on hand Legal there Are two practising Fernandez attorneys photo by Lynda Sparks Maria with the military in Fernandez Horst is the chief of affirmative planning for claim service in How does having two lawyers in a family work out Are dinner conversations Legal conversations they often confirms i always Tell people that my husband is my colleague and Best we have always been Able to discuss our cases and act As sounding boards for one there is understanding about bringing work Home and Long it is refreshing to be Able to go Home and talk to your spouse about professional things that interest their 4yearold is not he also talks Fernandez is looking Forward to travelling in Europe and adding to her Art collection at this Point mostly the family also plans on visiting relatives of hers in she Speaks her husband Speaks he was born Speaks the language fluently and there Are relatives of his to Arette packs to rotate warnings t United press International tobacco companies must rotate four new health warnings on cigarette packages every three the Federal Trade com Mission has ruled in rejecting an Industry plan for simultaneous use of the four the commission unanimously rejected the companies saying a new Law specifically states that one of four different warnings must be placed on All cigarette pack Ages and in advertising by cigarette manufacturers and importers quarterly on a rotational the commission determined that the Law requiring quarterly health warnings did not give it discretion to accept any modification of the health said Etc spokeswoman Judy the cigarette companies including american Reynolds Philip Morris to Nelard and Brown Williamson tobacco pro posed using All the four warnings at the same time be cause quarterly printing of different warnings would be too officials estimate it would Cost about million an we Are extremely disappointed that the Federal Trade commission has rejected a proposal that everyone agrees would bring the new warnings to the Public in a most efficient and effective said Walker merry Man of the tobacco not a single voice has been heard at the commission or elsewhere criticizing the merits of the which we believe fully conforms with the letter and intent of the what the decision Means is More delay in the implementation of a statute that the tobacco Institute is anxious to comply despite the Pond said the Etc has a motion before it offered by chairman James Miller to ask Congress to review the statute it enacted last she said the tobacco companies still must get Etc approval of their plans to implement the new the Industry has to come Back with another but in the meantime the commission will be considering whether to ask Congress to review the statute to permit the Etc the flexibility to approve modified she the new warnings were approved by Congress in they each begin with the surgeon generals and would state smoking causes lung heart Emphy Sema and May complicate quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks to your smoking by pregnant women May result in fetal premature birth and Low birth cigarette smoke contains Carbon in the new Congress also ordered that the labels be 50 percent larger than the current the old warning states warning the surgeon Gen eral has determined that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your adopted 13 years opponents said it does not adequately reflect the extent of Adverse health effects caused by Pond if nothing else occurs before the Industry must begin to have the the Calendar quarters will be three month periods beginning april july 1 and 1 of each  
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