European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 30, 1985 the stars and stripes aim Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers in the latter Parl of 1985. The people of this planet will be treated to a phenom Enon. Beginning in october continuing through Christmas and into 1986. We will be Able to Sec the return of Hal Ley s Comet. It appears Only once every 75 years. So Why am i writing to Ann Landers since you arc read nationwide. I Hope most newscasters will see this and learn the Correct pronunciation. I be already heard reports of Hailey a Comet. They rhyme it with Bailey As in Barnum and. Actually it ought to rhyme Wilh Sally tally Alley or rally. Please advise your to newscaster friends that this will be their last Chance until 2060 to talk about it. Not Many will have a Sec Ond shot and it would be awfully Nice if they pronounced it properly. A Norfolk Nebula dear neb thanks for your Advance warning to All radio and to commentators. I Hope they will tape this column in their Booths and practice saying  s Comet. Hal epee s Comet. Anyone caught say ing a Iiley after i have gone to the trouble of printing this warning should receive 40 lashes with a wet Noodle. Dear Ann Landers May i say a word to judge not in California the parents of a sexually Active teen Ager it sounds As if they did everything possible to raise their child to be a respectable Well behaved Young lady but something went wrong. This letter is not intended As criticism. I am writing in the Hope that what i have to say might help other parents. I too was sexually Active during my icon age years. My parents never knew a thing about it. They would have been shocked. Mom and dad did not believe in showing affection to an older child be cause they thought it was Babyish. When i was 8 years old they stopped hugging and kissing me. For seven Long years i was not touched affectionately by either of them. When i turned 15 i began to sleep with boys. I did t know Why 1 behaved that Way then but i know now. I la sign this letter have you hugged your child today dear . The need to be held touched and cuddled begins at birth and it continues through life. Children whose parents de Prive them of these pleasures in their growing up years often seek it elsewhere. You certainly figured it out dear. Dear Ann Landers this letter is for on the spot in the Southwest the woman who buys a newspaper every Day and resents the Way her co workers of reload. Here s How we solved the problem in Long Island . Three readers of new Day in our department agreed to take turns buying the paper for one week. That paper was read by All of us. We set up rules. Nobody is allowed to clip coupons rip out articles or work the crossword Puzzle. Whoever buys the paper takes it Home. A fourth person took it upon himself to pick up the paper when no one was looking. When we explained the setup he agreed to become a paying member of inc group. Now we All read the paper and everyone is Happy with the arrangement. Fair dear fair ,. A Fine solution. I recommend it As an Ideal solution for offices factories shops Etc. Rudart a Limo 10 writs to Newi America Sendl t. J ass ,r,  Der  0 the so Rand so rep. Apo 09311. . Force reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer if s be signed. We will withhold your name on request and prot eel your privacy. Reader says up article on be due Tho not accurate this is in response to up s Story by Syl Vana Foale due Tho the Silver haired poet who rules  i was shocked to Sec so Many historical errors in the. Article. The most serious error relates to the following quote regarding the Success of the act offensive. Tho had been dispatched to the Paris talks in May 1968, fresh from his successful direction of the tet offensive which spectacularly demonstrated the futility of . Troop buildup in  most Western military analysts and historians agree that the evidence available clearly shows that the tet offensive was a devastating military and political defeat for the North vietnamese and the Viet Cong. In an attempt to ignite a general uprising against the South vietnamese government the Viet Cong with the assistance of North vietnamese regulars launched joint attacks to capture the provincial capitals of South Vietnam. Errors by Hanoi in communication and coordination resulted in Large enemy elements attacking a Day before the other elements began their attacks. This Funda mental military error alerted the South vietnamese and americans who during the offensive killed 39,000 enemy troops and captured 7,000 while sustaining relatively Light losses themselves. This military action effectively eliminated the Viet Cong As a fighting Force and thereafter most Viet Cong cadres in the South were really North vietnamese soldiers posing As southerners. It was a suicidal Effort that failed not Only militarily but also politically. Boasting to the Western press and anti War critics for years of their popular support the Viet namese communists found to their utter astonishment that the South Vici Lamse people rallied to the Saigon Gosorn mint and fought vigorously against the attacking communist troops. Unfortunately before the dust had settled and the facts were in the Western press particularly the american Media had pronounced the offensive a devastating defeat for Allied troops. A significant decline in Allied troop casualties appeared in 1969 and there was no major enemy offensive for four years Fol lowing tet. If tet was a successful Offen Sive Why did t the enemy exploit it the other questionable fact relates to Tho s statement about "5,000 Graves of North vietnamese pos who were Tor tured and killed during their  i have never seen a reference to this in my studies of the War. However i am aware that 10.000 French soldiers died while in North vietnamese detention after surren Dering at . 1 am also aware an most an Terkan Are not. That 5,000 South vietnamese civilians were murdered by communist forces holding the City of Hue during tet 68. These civilians included doctors teach ers religious leaders and University Stu dents and were not casualties caught in a crossfire Between opposing armies but rather were staunch supporters of the South vietnamese government singled out in House to House searches by communist cadres. At first reports american journalists refused to believe that such a Mas Sacre had happened and later gave mini Mal coverage to a civilian massacre that was More than 10 times the magnitude of the my Lai massacre exposing an obvious Bias on the part of journalists in Vietnam. Beauty contests insult Reader i know this is an old complaint but i think it needs to be registered anew each year. The miss America contest is an insult to american women. When i glanced at the front Page photo of last year s miss Ameri Ca crowning this year s miss America i could t help but notice the striking similar Ity Between the two women. The fact that a computer correctly predicted the results based on the composite of winners from the past 20 years makes it All the More obvious that the miss America Ideal of Beauty is a stereotype. I Don t object to Beauty. What 1 do object to is Beauty contests. Beauty can take infinite form so i question the logic of a Beauty contest in which one form of Beauty is chosen Over another. I certainly question a National Beauty contest that proposes to establish a National Standard for Beauty. American women come in All colors shapes and sizes. Yet the miss America contest has Given Only Token acceptance to Blacks and hispanics. Diminutive brunettes writer opposes cruelty to animals this is in reference to the letter cock fight aficionado Speaks  i m concerned about the person who has been raising fighting roosters for a number of  you should be Well aware of the facts of this grisly affair that too Many people like you Call a sport. I personally Don t see any kind of advantage to science or Mankind by Breeding brutality into any sort of animal to attack another of its own kind. As far As i m concerned the to called steel Blades of Peri pals it would Dot port me from Al Over the world it it com Ltd Man Ulm. Annie Lunev Jerome. Saint. Me a is. Aldao Davao City philippine i a 14 year of and met Pron Ltd stud Vine in Puttie shool i enjoy Dancks outdoor Riporti. Olnfy Oul with Fri att and doing household Cwm. I am Virv inner wed in Havno Frondi from ofter count Stu. Eton kit Okono i unit Cir aunt Strati Dumas cult City m1 nto Roi Oriental philippine mercy that arc slipped Over the rooster s foot would just make the whole affair More grotesque than Ever. This Breed of animal should have never been started. The Spca and other animal Protection groups Are trying to Stop cruelty to animals Ana these people turn around and Start a Breed of animal to do Only one thing kill in America there is the Spca in Ger Many there is the  which has helped Many animals escape the crusty of people who think along the same lines As you. I really Don t know where you get the idea that these helpful people could Ever do any sort of harm to animals. Many Mem Bers of these groups have put in Many hours trying to solve Many complicated problems that have to do with animals. The Quantity of Money and Volunteer hours put in on this cause is quite remarkable. Hopefully this letter will help change the minds of people who Are undecided about this sport or any other kind of cruelty toward animals. Danielle Susie Stuttgart Germany or redheads need not apply. Little girls learn Early whether they were born with the right attributes and if not they must make the Best of it. Little boys Are also affected. A neighbourhood boy fal sely bragged that his real Mother is a tall blonde and that the Short Brunette who is raising him is his Mother Only by adoption. The miss America contest joins hands with Madison Avenue and bombards us with images that Are next to impossible to live up to. Most of us Don t take it All very seriously but too Many people do. Thou Sands of women waste time and Money in a futile attempt to imitate the Beauty of these selected few. Although we can t change Madison ave nue we Don t have to jump on its Bandwa gon. A National stereotype of Beauty is harmful to the american spirit. Let s use our intelligence for a change and Slop playing  name and location withheld i think the glaring historical inaccuracies in Sylvana Foa s article expose a similar Bias on her part. As fur Sylvana in i Assumption  Tho outwitted Kissinger in the peace negotiations i find that very difficult to be Lieve. Most observers agree that there has t been a fresh idea in the thinking of the vietnamese communist leadership in 40 years. However it is painfully apparent that they did outwit the american Public and that could Only have been achieved with the willing help of Overly sympathetic american Media who were in Vietnam the eyes and cars of the american Public. Conspicuous by its absence is any portrait of the enemy As ruthless murderous oppressive or imperialistic. Consequently when the tide of human misery began to pour out of Indochina under communist Rule after 1975, the world was shocked. The american Public is becoming increasingly aware that what is presented to it by newspapers and television is neither fair and balanced nor historically accurate. Unless reporters get Back to the Job of reporting the news rather than politicizing it the criticism of the press will continue to mount. Sylvana Foa s anti War Bias is quite evident in her article on be due Tho and should not go unnoticed by the editors of the stars and stripes. Dennis Mcmumm dam Mam saudi Arabia the above letter was sent unsigned As is our policy to United press International for comment. Up executive editor Mike Hughes response was i am unable to respond to an unsigned letter to the editor of stars and stripes.1 de. European edition . Blackwell m. Proctor . 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