European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. December 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Ann lancers o Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers i am diverted 31. And the Mother of four children. After the birth of my last child i had my tubes tied. The Man 1 have been seeing for More than a year is 29 and wants to have a fam ily of his own. He says he loves me very much but he will not Narry me unless 1 can get thai operation reversed. What arc my chances Ann sterile and sorr Deir s. And a Only your gynaecologist can answer thai question and he won t know for certain until he does the surgery. Sometimes it works but often it does t. The next letter May be of interest to you. Dear Ann Landers my Fiancee just informed me that she had a tubal ligation and cannot have Chil Dren. The reason she had a Young son who had put her through hell and decided never to take a Chance on having another child. I love this woman very much and  to marry her anyway. To me this is Mure important than having children Al though i am deeply disappointed. Please Tell your female readers out there � try f or d tilt sir so Flat Apo Obi i . Force filing postal claims in t always simple he says recently i viewed an an to spot announcement about claims through the Post Al service. Well 1 am Here to Tell you that the spot makes it seem much More simple than it actually is. The spot says that a you have to do is fill out your claim and then it is mailed Back to the states and on to the claims handling of fice. They left out the Fau that the claim goes Back to the sender who must have a receipt for the goods not an insurance receipt but the actual Purchase receipt the claim will not be submitted without one. I am not telling you this from hearsay but from experience. A Friend in the states bought me two expensive decanters which she had someone mail to me. When they arrived the Box appeared to have been used As wheel blocks for a 747 and All was lost. Our Friendly postal people helped com plete the claim form and away it went. All was Good until the Post office at the sender s end told us of the requirement for a Purchase receipt. Now i do not know about anyone else bul neither i nor any of my friends save receipts for this kind of a Purchase decant ers especially when 1 have Given them As a gift. So now we arc lost As to the next step. I checked with our Post office again and was told that one could get away with a statement from the store or the purchaser revealing the Cost but that also is not acceptable to the . Postal system. Being overseas with the mail system a major part of our lives Why Are things so difficult and Why do we have to go through so much hassle with things like this we nay to insure things  dam age but then when it comes to claiming it seems As though we Are paying More to have it settled. Please give All the facts if you arc going to give any. And Why push the insurance feature of the postal system if it really docs not always work i would like to know who still has receipts for the things they sent through the mail tit were purchased months or years ago and How do you get a receipt on a family photo album or Persona mementos tech. Or. Harry c. Brown Iii a Arstein a Germany editor s note maj. Cynthia j. Stewart director of operations 7025th air postal so replies we appreciate this Chance o respond to the Reader s inquiry. We understand How the an spot could be misleading to the Patron. We hate notified the military postal Senico which is responsible for the release of the an spot of the problem. To clarify claims processing both the Mailer and addressee must sign the claim form. One important reason is the Mailer entered the item into the postal system and therefore must designate who the Payee on the claim Check will be the Mailer or the addressee. As for evidence of value i quote the United states postal service uses Domestic mall manual paragraph 149.242, evidence of value flow of Money for Africa is ebbing band Aid says London a Money is still rolling into the Colter of the african famine Relief drive launched by Irish Rock Star Bob gel Dof but not As fast As before. Bernard Doherty a spokesman for the band Aid Trust told the associated press that the year old Campaign already has up Cal about $29 million on emergency Relief. Another $43.5 million has been set aside for Long term projects in forestry farming irrigation and education to head off further famine he added. Doherty said band Aid s contribution is a drop in the  the famine is a vast disaster and it will go on he said in an interview. What we arc trying to do is to bring people s attention to it and hopefully governments will be moved to  fund raising has declined from its Peak after the giant live Aid Rock music con certs july 13 in London and Philadelphia when s21 million poured into the Buna Aid Bank account in five Days. But Geldof whose original band Aid drive became live Aid and spawned other programs to help Africa s starving is still raising Cash. Money is still coming in. With an aver age of about 5,000 pounds $7,250 a week and live Aid books and to shirts continue to sell Doherty said. Although the Trust does t have a de tailed breakdown of figures in says the con Cert probably raised about $58 million of the j75.4 million received by the Charity s Bank account in Britain. That does t include $25 million in american donations from the live Aid con Cert which Well Inlo a separate Charity in the United Stales. The two work closely to Gelhar on Relief projects bul each Charity is responsible for its own funds Doherty said. The Best Selling band Aid recording of do they Krow it s Christmas which sparked the International fund raising Campaign last year raised $13 million. The recording is expected to sell Well again when it is released again on the Char Ity s first anniversary. Geldof Lead Singer for the boo town rats assembled a Range of lop performers into an All Star group for the band Aid single while dozens of top bands took Parl in the live Aid concerts performing in a unique concert Hal was seen on television throughout the world by satellite. Fashion Aid the fashion world s contribution to the drive in London nov. 5, raised More than 51.45 million. A sports Aid event is planned for next year but Doherty would t reveal details. Money spent so far by British band Aid has gone for shipment and distribution of food and medical supplies to the drought ravaged regions of Africa. Most of the Aid has gone to Ethiopia and Sudan but the Charity recently started sending Aid to Mozambique Chao Bourbina Fasso niger and Mali along with other Relief agencies we have saved millions of lives Doherty said. Band Aid works with 97 charities including un1cef, Oxnam save the children fund and the red Cross. In one Effort. Band Aid donated enough Money to Unicof to immunize More than half a million famine affected children against measles tetanus whooping cough diphtheria tuberculosis and polio. Band Aid says it has bought 17,000 tons of Grain 2,000 tons of milk powder 200,000 blankets 200,000 hand tools 41 Hospital tents and three clinics. It says its nine leased ships have carried More than 100,000 tons of Aid to Africa much of it on behalf of other agencies. Nine emergency flights have taken 340 tons of medical supplies and food. Research ship s Crew rescued firm reports Bergen Norway a a norwegian shipping company said its research vessel Polar Duke had rescued All 64 people aboard the British research ship John Bis Coe in the Antarctic pack ice area. Spokesman Leif h. Sorenson of Richer shipping a a told the associated press the company had received a Telegram from the 1.150-ton Polar Duke saying Hal the two ships were in the area Southwest of Adelaide Island and North of Peter the first Island when the John Biscoe became stuck in ice and began moving toward a reef. ".242 evidence of value. The customer must submit Eti Denre of value for All claims. All statements must he dated and signed by the Mailer. Acceptable evidence includes a. Sales receipt. H. Invoice. A. Statement of value from a reputable dealer. A Cath log value of a similar article. A. Statement describing the article lost or damaged including where purchased Date amount and whether he article was new or used. If handmade the Price of material used and labor must he stated. The items must be  in sufficient detail for the postal data Center to deter mine thai he value claimed is accurate. Of. Paid repair Hills estimates of repair costs or appraisals May be used instead of estimates of value in the Case of claims for partial damage. When Here is a possibility that the Cost of rep ii r exceeds actual value other evidence of value May be required. A. Statement of Cost for duplication and Premium for surety Bond when the claims for loss of securities or certificates of  if uses officials refused to accept any of the above items As evidence of value the Reader has a legitimate complaint. Mailers May file a claim up to one year from the Date of mailing. We suggest the Reader Contact the Mailer and provide the above information so he can again process the claim. If uses officials again refuse ask for and Complete is form 4314-c, consumer service card and insist on see ing a Post office supervisor. 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