European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. November 13, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i just wanted to congratulate you on 30 years of writing the Best column any where and to Tell you what a close Friend you be became. You have helped me through so Many f crises i can t cite them All. You be f Given me courage f. When i was ready to throw in the Towel. You have helped me do a Good Job with my three children. You also made me realize that Rny problems Are in significant compared with others that have appeared in your space. What is truly amazing is that i have never written to you for advice but the answers have always been there. You be done it All through your daily column. You helped me through a marital crisis by asking me to ask myself would you be Tetter Oft with or without him you also taught Nve that i did t have to be a victim. No one can take advantage of you with out your  i want to thank you for All the hard work and Long hours and for checking with experts. Thanks too for sticking your neck out on Tough issues and refusing to Back Down. Thanks for the tunes you admitted you were wrong. By so doing you enhance your credibility. I la always think of you As my Loving Friend. Keep up the Good work. I Hope you have 30 More wonderful years. A Taylorville fan dear Taylor Mie i appreciate those kind words. Here s what another Reader has to say on the same subject dear Ann Landers i see by the Sun times that you be been writing the column for 30 years. Big Deal. Don t you think it s about time to Call it quits your outdated views Are one thing but looking at your picture every Day is too much. You must keep the re vouchers in the photo department very Busy. No bags no wrinkles no double chins just the hair changes. It keeps getting lighter and lighter. By 1988 you will be a Platinum Blond. Nothing is sadder than a person who slays on the stage too Long. I respectfully suggest that you get off before you get the Hook. . In Oakbrook dear Oak thanks for your comments All opinions Are wet Cotow. If Yon Don t mind i chink 111 Slick Aremd n while and take my chances. Dear Ann Landers i know you would not intentionally use an ethnic slur in your column but recently you did just that when you referred to a person who fair cd to pay his debts As a  no doubt you arc unaware that this term originated in England in the 19th Century As an insult to the ancient celtic people of Wales who at that time were having serious differences with what they regarded As unfair treatment in the realm of taxation by the English. To this Day the Welsh still have a few terms of their own to describe the English but no paper would print them. Richard Price Baskwill pastor Rehoboth Welsh Church a by 1 a. It. Dear pastor Baskwill thanks for the info the things i learn frown my readers. Letters flashing Light display on Auto is not authorized Force 1 am the proud owner of a one of a kind 1984 Toyota celica. It s one of a kind be cause i have installed a red sequential Light beam in my front Grill which resembles that of Kitt from the to show Knight  it adds a certain class to the automobile and it s a great conversation starter. It also is Nice to see the expressions on the Many children s faces when i pass by them. They immediately say look it s Knight  in a world today where there is so much terror crime and bad news i feel Good that i bring a smile to Many children and adults. U makes Many temporarily forget their troubles and adds a Little Joy and a smile. German nationals also enjoy the Light Dis play even if they Haven t seen the Knight rider series on to. Let it be known for the record however that i m not trying to be Michael Knight nor does my car talk yet. I just Admire the Light display on his car and have adopted a similar version to acquire a unique status among the Many Toyota Cal ice in this area. My problem is this. I was recently stopped at a random vehicle mechanical inspection. I was cited for having the red Light beam across the front Grill of my Auto Mobile and Given a ticket. The justification was that it resembled an emergency vehicle. I hardly feel that this resembles an Emer gency vehicle in any Way. First most Emer gency vehicles in Germany have Blue revolving or flashing lights mounted on the top of their vehicles. I have yet to see a vehicle with red flashing lights in its Grill in Germany. Second if there Are in fact emergency vehicles with red flashing lights i doubt if they arc mounted in the Prill and go from Side to Side in a sequential order such As these do. They illuminate in the same exact Way As the Knight rider except these Only travel in one direction. Third i m not trying to imitate an Emer gency vehicle. It s not As if i have a big red revolving emergency Light and Siren on my vehicle. Fourth they have not caused any hazards since they were installed 4 to months ago. I have not had any american or Ger Man vehicle pull Over to the Side for me nor have i Ever been mistaken As emergency  military police could not provide written evidence to substantiate that it is illegal to have red flashing lights installed in a vehicle s  did find a paragraph in a joint Usa eur Cincu Saveur Safe regulation Reg 190-1,11240.6g, 125-13 respectively stating hat installation of White Amber or other color lights behind the Grill for the purpose of lighting up the Grill is  was found in appendix c of this joint regulation listed under vehicle deficiencies. I can really see where this is a major vehicle deficiency. So Why am i being hassled about this matter i do Hope that our military police Force has better and More serious matters to Deal with than to Stop a vehicle because it resembles the Knight Why is it that i have been to More sgt. Richie Mercado and my version of Kitt than eight bases or caverns since my Light bar was installed and no one has cited me Why is it that the Many German police who have seen my lights and have commented on How Nice they look have not cited me either it is obvious to me that this is not a serious matter and is one that is becoming a nuisance to me. So i ask any assistance which you can offer me in this matter to alleviate this unnecessary hassle that i am going through. I really Don t think that anyone can say that my vehicle resembles an emergency vehicle and i m sure i can get signatures to Back this  Steps could i take to win this Over without having to remove the lights from my Grill sol. Richie Mercado Neu Bruecke Germany editor s note col David a. Bond assistant Deputy chief of stiff Security police he Safe replies we appreciate your feelings regarding your inconsistent treatment. However in addition to the joint regulation cited in your letter joint regulation a 190-s/afr 125-14 outlines motor vehicle traffic procedures thai apply to this situation. This regulation implements applicable National Highway safely program Stan Dards instituted by Ibe National safety act of 1964. These traffic procedures Are necessary to enhance safety standardize vehicle operations and promote uniform enforcement actions. In chapter four of a 190-s/afr 125 14, installation or activity commanders Are instructed to establish vehicle codes for the Safe operation of motor vehicles for their areas of responsibility. These codes Are to be based on applicable portions of the uniform vehicle code and Model traffic ordinances Uva to published by Ibe National committee on uniform traffic Laws and ordinances. Paragraph 12-227 of the Uva to specifies except As required for Emer gency vehicles and school buses no person shall drive or move any vehicle or equip ment upon any Highway with any lamp or device capable of displaying a red Light visible from directly in front of the Center  you can see this restriction is very straightforward and makes no exception for personally owned vehicles. To try to explain Why the National committee on uniform traffic Laws and ordinances set Ibe standards in this fashion would be pure speculation. Why Yon were not slopped at any of the installations Yon visited can Only be attrib need to either Lack of knowledge or lax enforcement the reason the German to Hee hate not stopped you to they do not enforce military writing rules due to Ibe nato status of forces agreement. Hopefully All of your questions i t been addressed and we appreciate this Opportunity to make the Public aware of this particular motor vehicle operation re Striction. Clean up the dirty talk says Reader reminder a letters to the editor oust Contato the fall printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We flu with bold your name on request and protect your privacy. The the reason i m writing this letter is to state my opinion on a growing majority of people serving in the United states army. It seems to me you can t go anywhere on a Post facility without having so called men carrying on worse than children and using the vocabulary of a pig. If All these men know Are four letter words i think the army should look into providing them with an adequate English class. These men do not care whom they Are around be it women or Small children. 1 would like to have a dime for every obscene thing i be heard since i have been Here. 1 Don t know what Point these so called men Are trying to make but you can be assured it s not Worth listening to. I think this problem should really be Given some attention if people Are to be Able to live in a pleasant environment and Don t want to be subjected to this kind of rude and obnoxious behaviour every time they want to go out somewhere. 1 would like to Point out that this is not just a problem with the younger enlisted men but with older ones As Well. I be heard some officers and cos that can t even give a command or Start a session without using an obscene word. It seems to me if these men want to earn the respect of their troops they need to take on a Dif Ferent attitude. Name withheld a Atzingen Germany Eurof san edition capt Dale k. Patterson u1n editor in chief Cmor Jeffrey v Zakem. Ush Deputy editor in com . Lack win. M. Proctor de. Moi Mott production manager managing de. Circulation manager tin Newi Peper it an author Ted unofficial pub Calm for member of the my tar tervk.0 Overman. Content of the Start and Lar let Are not Nacelia Rolv the official Evlewt of or endorsed by. 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