European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers our who is has just told us that a woman with whom he was intimate on a few occasions had a child she insists that out of duty and obligation he should marry my son is confused and can you provide an Swers to the following questions what Are a fathers financial and to an unwanted child we Are strict must he marry the woman if he does not will he be excommunicated from the Church does our son really owe this woman the next 50 years of his life and financial sup port for 21 years of a child he was tricked into having we live in a Small town and everybody knows about this embarrassing we need help in trying to sort things angry and bewildered dear and your son will not be excommunicated from the Church if he does not marry the he does not owe her the next 50 years of his but he does owe her expenses incurred by the birth and emotional support As you can be sure this is no picnic for the woman a lawyer can inform your son of his financial responsibilities to the it varies according to the but in most states a father is obligated to support his child until he or she is of Legal a 30yearoldman should know where babies come if he Doest want any he ought to protect his sex partner against dear Ann Landers what is happening to the human race when my husband and i were vacation ing in California recently we noticed a crowd gathering and went Over to see what it was All a Man on the roof of a 12story building appeared to be getting ready to two Young Fellows started to jump jump the police finally got to the Lith floor and talked the Man out of Why would anyone want to encourage a person to commit suicide  there be a Law against this sort of thing with people dear disgusted there in the state of California and Many other encouraging a person to commit suicide is a punishable by up to three years in such weird behaviour is the product of a warped dear Ann Landers i mailed you a letter two weeks i have been a nervous wreck Ever i scrawled in Large letters across the top of the Page please do not if for any reason that letter should slip by and appear in the paper it will be the end of my it was about my Hus band and his i had a Little too much wine when i wrote it and i realize now my fears were greatly can you let me know that you saw my request and honoured it sign this occupant dear occupant your letter will not appear in the whenever a Reader makes such a request i always Honor c news America Syndicate readers wishing to write to Ann Landers May address their letters in care of the stars and Apo reminder a 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 american express Check cashing policy clarified in the course of finally getting our Auto we Learned of an unpublicized american express banking facility when presenting a stateside Cashiers Check to receive an Ameri can express Cashiers Check for a do equivalent there is a delay of 10 working a Cashiers Check a certified Check does Amelco not have sufficient Cash reserves to Cash the Check do Cashiers checks Bounce what is the reason for this policy a Friend who has an Amelco checking account and express Teller card As Well As cd from time to time says the policy is you can Cash a Check for in excess of your current but a Cashiers Check or certified Check is definitely we were saved by army there Are travellers checks for travel and sure pay being enc our i am concerned for others being in this there is so much grief involved in Check cashing in Europe even with certified checks from i think american express should recon Sider this absurd it would be helpful to Post such that Are so different from stateside in an obvious place in the Bank that we could read in those Long lines so frequently endured to acquire Fose Berlin editors note Martha Public american express Community banking replies apologize for the problem you experienced in attempting to convert a Dollar Cashiers Check to a do equivalent the policy regarding Cashiers checks was revised in the department of defense Dod contract review of october at the time of the contract the unified command and american express made joint recommendations to the Dod to Cash Cashiers Check for no account holders up the limit had been the recommendations for a higher limit were made because families moving to Europe require immediate Access to their frequently carried in the form of Cashiers holds arc placed on personal As Well As Cashiers checks by both Community Banks and stateside institutions to ensure the Check has been paid prior to releasing funds to a the delay in receiving Check proceeds adds considerable expense to the Cost of the Dod contract by which the Community Bank operates and consequently increases the Burden borne by the the following excerpt from the Busi Ness conditions As outlined in the revised Dod contract of subjects no account holders to certain charges and policies checks for More than will nor Mally be accepted for there is a charge of plus any out pocket expense for As an exception to a Check that exceeds May be cashed with the approval of the combat control so spirit hailed in the almost 3v4 years i have been at Rhei main i have seen a lot of team work in connection with major crises Bei plane but the Day today activities of life lacked something until while doing my annual aerobics on the designated morning at the base i was joined by members of det 1723rd com Bat control what i saw that Day put them in a very impressive place in my books and uplifted my very depressed these Fellows have to not three Miles 12 laps around the track in under 24 breaking into two so As to keep better track of who runs How Many they were off and As they passed after a few i could hear them encouraging one another to keep going and working together toward Fin Ishing their by the time i got to my ninth All but one fellow had As he came around to Start his last i could see a mixture of determination and worry on his deter mined to finish but worried his body  hold once he came even with his teammates they fell in around him and proceeded to run that last Lap with encouraging and supporting his Laging spirit All the keep in mind some of these other Fellows had just finished their 12 my heart swelled with and 1 Felt like i was out i shouted As loud As everyone else when this team came into the finish the phrase All for one and one for All immediately came to mind and it fit this team to a i walked away from the track that Day with the determination to bring Back this very real teamwork to my Day today Rou with the Hope that like a smile it will to the members of det 1723rd com Bat control i keep it up youve got what it takes Kelly Randall Rhei main Germany Hes proud to be an american while viewing when hell was in ses Sion i Felt very proud to be an american and a Vietnam Jeremiah Denton truly depicted the spirit and morale of the american fighting Man As it should How Many of us then and now could endure what he did without cracking i guess none of us will Ever know for sure unless we Are placed in the situation that Denton other than the final scene when the pos were the highpoint of the movie had to be when the North Vietnam Ese put Denton in front of the to Crews from around the world and asked him his opinion of his governments stand on the i do not recall his words verbatim but it was something to the effect that he had been a pow for 316 years and did not know his governments current position but he supported it True words spoken by a True 5 Joe Standfill Germany pen pals i am looking for friends of All Ages and of All of the 1 am 17 years i like dancing and Jen Zewski in Graenem Grund 55 4410 Warendorf 1 West Germany i am 21 years old and would like pen my hobbles Are eating and collecting Edler Orient food industries a Bulan Negros Philippines i would like to correspond with people in other i am 21 years i like eating and Pada Orient food industries a Bulan Negros Philippines i would Tike my name placed in the pen pal in 26 years old and an Earmy ill answer the letters i Volz 2514 East Fayette Street Maryland 21224 please make an addition to your pen pal list of my i am 19 years my hobbles Are Reading and Ann Agbon Osmena Gul Huangan Negros Oriental Philippines if the charge is if unqualified paper Cashiers Check exceeds but does not exceed it will be cashed for exceeds it a an exception to be cashed with the approval of the manager for or sent for collection at a charge of plus any out pocket or deposited with a five Day hold to a new at no any whether deposited or which is returned unpaid will re sult in a charge in addition to the amount of the unpaid the following conditions which apply to account holders Are provided for further clarification if the proceeds Are deposited to a Check savings or now accounts and not with drawn for five business Days from the Date of there shall be no if the Check exceeds and exceeds the savings account balance by not More than there is a a Check that exceeds the combined balance by More than May be cashed with the approval of the Branch manager or May be deposited As stated if the charge is if unqualified paper does not exceed it shall be cashed without if unqualified paper exceeds it is cashed with a a poster More fully specifying the terms and policies of services authorized by Dod is displayed in every Community in the Branch manager can clarify any questions an individual May have regarding these thank you for we Hope this explanation clarifies the Community Banks Check cashing policies associated with fees incurred by no account the european edition capt Dale us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor 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