European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 30, 1985 Page 11 Arm Landers dear Ann Landers our son married a local girl tramp when she was 20. Mary was preg Nant at the time. Don was in the Marine corps and it seemed like the de cent thing to do. Don and Mary were together eight i years. They had three More children. Last november they were divorced. Don has been paying child support which is hard on him because he cannot get steady work. Recently he ran across an in mailed let Ter that Mary had written to a Girlfriend several inn the before the divorce. In the letter Mary names the men who fathered her children. No two have the same dad. Don does not feel that he should pay child support for kids that Aren t his. He has gone to several lawyers and no one is willing to help him. What should be done big problem in the biggest state dear problem you Are assuming that the letter Don found is proof positive that the children Are not he thin Ain t necessarily so. The letter could have been written to infuriate Don. Or maybe Mary was drunk or stoned when she wrote it. In most states children born of a valid marriage Are assumed to be the legitimate offspring of that Union. Most bar associations have lawyer referral services that can help your son gel an expert in this Field. Check the phone Book the Saddest part of your Story is that there seems to be very Little compassion for those unfortunate children either from their father or paternal grandparents. Dear Ann Landers i have been a faithful Reader of your column since you began writing in 1955. In this your 30lh year of giving advice. I want to say thank Here is my Story after my husband and i had been mar ried a few years he became involved with a younger woman. We were in our 30s. I was devastated and decided to write to you for advice. Your response was Crisp and to the Point. You said ask yourself this ques Tion would my life be belter with him or without him make your decision based on the we had three preteen age children at the time. I had no marketable skills. We had struggled in the Early years to make ends meet. Things were beginning to look much better. 1 decided my life would be much better with him. When i told my husband of my decision he promised to terminate the affair immediately. He kept his word. We have had 29 years together and ours is a Loving Trust ing relationship. Our three grandchildren Are a Joy. You deserve to know that your advice made All this possible. We love you. West coast fan dear Friend what an upper thanks for Lett if me Kane. Dear Ann Landers what can i buy for Christmas gifts under j20 that will make a big i marcs Champagne appetite Beer income in Newark dear Champ Art Buchwald s new hilarious Book you can fool All the people All the it s $16.95, published by . Put Augun. I loved it car of forces reply to customer appreciation Days complaints we just read a very Nice letter praising the employees of the Heidelberg main Exchange for their Quick thinking when a Small boy fell and got Hurt. Thanks to them he s it s great to see they can think fast on their feet and were Able to avoid what could have been a tragedy. However their fast thinking was obviously not in gear during the weekend labelled customer appreciation Days in october. Case in Point the $99 component stereo system. Sales people were instructed to sell Only half of the Stock on Friday and save the rest for saturday. It was quite Clear that the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing. Not Only were there no stereos for sat urday there weren t any left six minutes after the Sale started. One Man has filed assault charges against a woman because she was in such a hurry to get to the last stereo she jumped in front of him and hit him in the face with her Elbow. Somewhere along the line some one messed up. We d like to know Why there were Only 100 stereos available Why there were no rain checks issued and Why the Exchange would have the audacity to Call something like that customer appreciation. Not Only did we not get a Chance to make our desired purchases but we walked away feeling very unappreciated. As frequent patrons of the Exchange we feel we have been used and deserve better treatment. We arc not the Only dissatisfied customers. Angela r. Pastor Lanonne l. Stewart Lisa to Mcevoy Heidelberg similar letters were received from Fred Erick d. Mayer Munich Bob Bollon kaisers Antem Peggy Mcl Endon Mainz Germany Robert t. Crockett Wiesbaden and staff sgt. William k. Tip Lon sr., Pinn Sens Germany. Editor s note master sgt. Bruce e. Zilsdorf customer relations specialist Public affairs office Liq cafes Europe replies frankly we goofed. Grossly underestimating customer demand in Heidelberg and other location for items such As the $99 Itermo system you wanted. In torn we overestimated demand for the flatware sets. No need to make excuses by projecting easterner demand is an Art not a Spence that continually challenges of Barren As they develop pro notions throughout the year. We share your frustration yet want to assure Yon oar sincere intent is to have reasonable thu utties of Good Valnes at Allons stores daring any promotion. In this Case oar Bayers were Able to obtain 3,000 stereo units on a one time buy from the manufacturer his full capacity to produce. Our experience led us to believe one such item for every 100 customer families would meet the demand target missed by a mile. Overall we bought three limes As much merchandise for customer appreciation Days this year versus last year. And it still was t enough. Why not a rain Check the rain Check program applies to All participating exchanges to All advertised items except those identified As limited Quantity of Coffee costs a Nickel More in response to Brig. Gen. . Leedy s recent letter on customer appreciation Days at the Post Exchange i d like to say that although i missed out on a few of his Block Buster values on stereo equipment and Wall clocks i did t miss out on the 5 cent increase in my morning of Coffee. Thanks a Bunch. Maj. Allen f. Almqoi-,1 Iii Vicci Iza Italy editor s note master sgt. Bruce e. Zielsdorf customer relations specialist Public affairs office Liq cafes Europe replies cafes Europe s held the line on the Price of a of Coffee since 1978. Unfortunately the Cost of Coffee sugar and Cream Haven t done the same. All in All i Don t feel 30 cents for a of Java is out of line and the refill s still free. She seeks bag left on tour bus i went on a trip to Italy with or Tours in july 1985. I left my Small Navy Blue travel bag below the bus. Anyone who Acci Dontly took this bag or knows the whereabouts please Contact me at Heidelberg military 370 ets 2121-7075/8523. Thank you. Staff sgt. Rosemary s. Joy Heidelberg hellenic cultural Center proposed for new York Athens Greece up new York University president John Brademas who has been inducted As a corresponding Mem Ber of the Academy of Athens has called for the establishment of a hellenic cultural Center in new York City. I Hope to see established in new York City a hellenic cultural Center which would offer to All the people of new York greek and non greek alike lectures music drama and Art exhibitions that reflect the creative vitality of modern Greece Brademas said in his installation address. Brademas a second generation greek american and the first native born american of greek origin Ever elected to the is. Con Gress where he served for 22 years became one of 102 corresponding members of the Academy and one of 30 americans invited to join Greece s most prestigious scholarly group. The creation of a hellenic cultural Cen Ter in America s greatest City would give considerable impetus to the formal academic study of modern greek culture history politics and economics Brademas said. Although be expressed concern about the Lack of government support for International education in the United slates Brade Mas noted some encouraging signs of a changing attitude. On Capitol Hill republicans and democrats have joined to urge More funds to train specialists on the soviet Union and Eastern Europe while Only last week presi Dent Reagan and or. Gorbachev agreed on the need for More cultural cooperation be tween our two countries he said. Brademas who was introduced to the Academy of Athens by former president Constantine to salsas is scheduled to meet prime minister Andreas Papandreou and culture minister Melina Mircouri during Bis stay in Athens. Reminder and letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. Or special the stereo system and anniversary clock in our recent Sale were one time buys offered at exceptionally Low prices. It would have been impossible to offer you a rain Check on the stereo unit because we sold All of the units in the one time buy. Several disappointed customers said we should have limited quantities for each transaction. You can bet the Point s been discussed at length in our Munich head quarters. Agreed it May have helped on certain items yet it would just As easily been construed As unfair to limit other merchandise. Those who la buy an exorbitant number of any Sale item regardless of limited quantities will cont free to find Clever ways to do the same even when a limit s been imposed., and i appreciate them As much As you do. So what s the answer we do appreciate our customers and we re going to say it loud and Clear again this Spring. Another customer appreciation Days Sale is planned for april when Well again be offering comparable bargains on a variety of items. Working especially hard to Fine tune our projections of customer de Mand. We re confident this time Well do it better because you deserve nothing less. In cases where quantities Are limited they la be placed at selected stores and advertised that Way. Don t worry there la be special buys at All our exchanges. Even though they May not All be the same Well do our utmost to hit the target on value priced items in quantities sufficient to meet demand. Such an Effort we feel is our Best Way of saying think you for shopping at your store. 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