European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday novembers 1985 the star3 and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers have you noticed How Many Guys these Days Are holding hands with females who look like fellas they have Boyish haircuts and Wear tailored shirts neck ties and trousers. My son who is Gay has been going j with such a woman i for six months. She is a computer analyst and very Bright. A few Days ago he let mein on the secret. The entire Gay population is scared to death of aids. They Don t want to risk getting this dreaded disease nor do they want to be lonely. Since there seems to be a shortage of straight men everywhere the Gays have their pick of some pretty Choice females and they gravitate toward those who Are mannish looking. The women they choose Are thrilled with intelligent companionship. Their Gay escorts treat them beautifully buy dinner take them dancing and to the theater. Nothing is asked in return which is More than can be said for straight males these Days. In a a cur for aids is found i believe this is an extremely Wise alternative. Even without aids it s a Good idea. Sex has through the centuries done More harm than Good. I am convinced the world would be a lot better off if sex was eliminated. Please comment. The Beacon Hili. Philosopher dear Beacon if sex were eliminated there might be fewer problems but there also would be fewer people. I Don t think you can sell this Phil. Dear Ann Landers right up to and including the Day Bob and i were married he resented the fact that 1 had to abide by my Mother s rules and curfews As if i were a teen Ager. After marriage i was determined to get out from under my Mother s Iron fist. I fought for Complete Independence and even though i had to endure some slaps and shaking i won it. When my Mother Learned she could no longer control me she went to work on Bob. He is a mild mannered easygoing person and has become her slave. She Calls him frequently with a list of errands to run asks that he repair a few things around her Home every weekend and expects him to Wash her car regularly. She lectures him if she thinks he it not getting enough exercise or rest and treats him As if he were a child. Incidentally my Mother is very attractive is and divorced. Bob and i Are in our mid-30s. Any suggestions torches Seville Ore. Letters complaints about an programming answered . Vow last Pararra mom May be trying i suggest Potot a Eye to it Cut be  Ann Landers the question i want to ask is so delicate i am having trouble putting it Down on paps. Please Tell me How to Lei a very nicely Pap. Easte gentleman know it is improper to blow one i nose at the table in a Linen dinner Napkin. I Don t mean wipe Ann. I mean non. Nameless in Niagara try time the late him if he has a handkerchief. Then explain what it is for. For ctr i have lived in Germany for seven years and find the Lack of Quality programming on an one of the worst things about living Here. The first thing i would like to com Plain about is censorship. Why did an decide not to show the Day after this program was rated sixth in the 10 All time lop television shows by Nielsen ratings. It was aired in 17 other coun tries in 11 different languages. Those serving in the . Military overseas i seems were the Only people intentionally denied Access to this program. There Are numerous other programs new political and commentary i could list As examples. However i am certain that the reasons you give for the above program will go far in explaining the censorship of others. Continuing with this subject is what i Call cons Wiship by action. I have observed that when an does air Liberal programs it places them at times when the lowest number of the viewers will Sec them. An analysis of an s news programming will demonstrate censorship by action can headline news is owned by Ted Turner a self proclaimed conservative. Or. Turner has slated several times that his Cable network would make every Effort to Cater to the More conservative viewer. Can is aired at noon,6 00 and 10 00 in the evening All considered prime times due to the Large number of View ers. Abc which has the rights to the Day after is More Liberal and its news show is aired at 1 00 to 1 30 in the morning when very few people Are watching and at 7 00 in the morning when most people Are going to work. Lbs news the network which the moral majority movement has picked As the most Liberal is Seldom shown at All nor Are the Liberal Cable news programs. So by the action of picking Only news programs that have a conservative slant to show at prime times and showing More Liberal news programs at Odd hours or not at Allan is emphasizing conservative and censoring Liberal ideas and opinions. 1 am certain that the above illustrates my Point clearly. There Are plenty of other exam Ples such As showing re runs during weekly programs "60 minutes Etc that air subjects considered controversial Liberal. This can be seen by comparing the network s listing of the show to what is actually shown on an. Another example is when an lists a controversial program and then preempts it with another program usually sports. My second complaint has to do with the excessive amount of sports programs. In a recent 48-hour period an aired a total of 13 separate sports events. It is getting rather common for an to air sports events thereto five nights a week pre Empting All other programming. There seems to be nothing in the eyes of an programmers More important than football or baseball. Movies nighttime soaps and sit coms Are All axed. In my opinion to Best serve its viewers and keep them up to Date on what is Hap pening an should at least try to enter Tain tie majority of its viewers. And show ing so much sports programming is not doing that the an viewing audience is not very unlike the average american audience when dependents and civilian employees Are included. According to the Nielsen ratings More americans watch movies than any other Typ of program sports soaps Etc. In 1984-83, according to the Nielsen rat Ings the Abc sunday night movie was rated the most watched program. Movies appeared three times in the list of top 30 programs. The final championship football games and monday night football lied with Abc monday night movie were the Only sports events to make the list with local games and other sports not even listed in the top 30. I m All for a Good football game or other Type of sport being shown on an. 1 have even been known to make a Wager or two on certain games. What i Don t want is sports at the expense of All other types of entertainment. Also there is Only so much sports a person can watch before becoming bored. I have even known sports fanatics to gel angry when an is showing some really bad or unimportant game. My last complaint i am certain an has heard before. Vohy does t an show More recent movies and programs since i have lived Here about every three months or so someone writes and complains about this same subject. 1 can remember five years ago when viewers complained an prom ised it was going to get Batty Star galactic Ca and certain other shows before the year was out. These shows have still not been shown. It is incredible to me that sometimes an entire month can go by without an showing a single movie that was made after 1960. I have heard an respond to complaints with numerous reasons for the Lack of up to Date programs. I am certain that the real reason is a limited budget. Let s face it it s cheaper to get football games than som of the better movies and that is Why they air the games. I do not understand Why the department of the army would allocate so Little Money for better programming since it can have an effect on morale. I Don t want people to think i do not appreciate what is available. An is pro Viding a valuable service for scr icon Liv ing overseas As one of the important links to the . Some of the employees at an Europe Are really doing a Fine Job. But this does t mean there is not room for improvement. An s credibility is weakened when it practices censorship. Sports shows arc Fine but the fact remains that most people prefer a really Good movie. The flashy colourful an graphics and Nice sound effects lose some of their strength when shown Between scratched Black and White programs. An in my opinion is not being All it can be. Name and location withheld editor s note Paul Van Dyke an s chief of television operations re plies the very Fine highly rated television program the Day after was broadcast by an to at 9 15 . On feb. 22, 1985. 11, and All other programs received by an was not subjected to any form of censorship. An broadcasts can news at 6 . And a can headline news summary at 10 20 . A primary reason can was selected is that no other live or recently delayed newscast is available to an a those times on the satellite. Live news during the evening hours gives americans overseas the Opportunity to see today s news today. Abc Abc and lbs news arrive i Germany after Midnight and Are scheduled in the first news opportunities at 1 30  7 . And noon. The lbs newscast is broadcast at noon primarily because it is the last one we receive with the most up to Date new. "60 minutes arrives each week Ila satellite and is broadcast by an at 7 . On sunday. It is the same program aired tha proceeding sunday on lbs. No change have been made. Except for removing the Conw Row new wage. A Ameri can commercial new Titus occasionally re peat programs As a part of their regular broadcast schedule. When that happens to a program we use an win indeed be broadcasting i program which has been seen earlier in the year. An place entertainment programs in the Day part where they Are scheduled inthe United state. When these programs arc preempted by sports we make every attempt to reschedule them. Our Normal program schedule leave a three hour Block open on tuesday saturday and sunday which is labelled a sports programming. Those an the avenge times when we can expect to receive sports and this lessens significantly the need to move programming to other Days. During the 1984-85 season an to broadcast 94.6 percent of the Nielsen s 75 lop rated series in the United  is still negotiating for the pro Grams ii was unable to acquire earlier. The two daytime soaps Are continually rated in the top Fife soaps. We Are aware thai our movies Sre dated. Simply stated newer modes Are not available to arts until owners hate realized maximum profit on them fro sales to Heaters and commercial Cable and Independent television stations through syndication. Arts has made a dramatic improvement in movie acquisition during the past year but we do no anticipate receiving any first run movies in the near future. Among the Many programs scheduled to Start or return to an to in the coming months Are Street Hawk Remington Steele Jessie Lucle Arnaz Mck by Spillane s Mike Hammer crazy like a Fox new Odd couple Webster to. Hooker aftermath paper dolls the snorkels Ait Charlie  this is not Ibe Complete listing of up coming program changes but it does printout some of the highlights. The addition of satellite sports to the schedules wid have no affect on whether or not these pro Grams Aie acquired. 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