European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 16, 1985 the 1 ars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers rear readers i want to share a column by Peter Richmond who writes for the Miami Herald. Several readers sent it on and i believe it de serves As wide an audience As possible. Here it is worry about drugs not baseball i am not worried about the baseball players. I am worried about the pilots. I spent a few Days in key West where 1 struck up a casual Friendship with a Pilot for a european cargo Carrier. Me Flics 747s. He talked about accidents and close Calls. Nearly All accidents he said Are caused by human error. That includes the air traffic controllers and the mechanics. They All worry me. Maybe urinalysis is the Only answer. It s a Radical solution. But lives Are at stake. I m no worried about baseball players. I m worried about train engineers. Last october a cab Driver in Kansas City told me about the panic in rail Yards around his City. Several accidents involving freight trains had prompted a crack Down on substance abuse among train engineers and Crew members. I d never even thought about it. But sure enough the next year brought a spate of train wreck. I Don t know if the sup posed crackdown worked. If it did to i m wondering if random urinalysis in t the Only answer. It s humiliating and a giant violation of human rights if it s done with out consent but there arc lives at stake. I m worried about surgeons. I m Wor ried about Assembly line workers who put brakes on cars. I m worried about fire fighters and pilots of ferry boats. The ferry that carries people and cars to mar tha s Vineyard slammed into the Dock awhile Back. It s a huge boat that ferry. If it slammed something out in open water the scene would be too gruesome to imag Ine. I m worried about Drivers of school buses. I m not worried about ballplayers. A stoned ballplayer May not be the most appealing sight but he surely in t going to put my life in danger. I Don t want baseball players to be High. But As Long As the worst they can do is damage their image. I d rather Sec the indignation directed elsewhere. And As Long As everyone seems so keen on violating rights i have some suggestions do a spot random urinalysis Check on engineers bus Drivers and ferry pilots. And Check anyone with a Pilot s License every time he sets foot in the Airport. Also Check heavy machinery operators judges and jurors operators of carnival rides and construction workers who put up those 100-Story buildings. Check nurses and doctors and cabbies. And Don t forget the cops. Not possible impractical not if you want it if everyone put half of the Energy into pressuring their lawmakers about checking up on pilots and Drivers that they put into worrying themselves to death Over baseball players on cocaine the highways and airlines and rail lines would be a whole lot safer. Fare reminder All letters to the editor must contain your privacy. Housing concurrent travel policies Are clarified my two children and 1 came to Germany on concurrent orders. Our thoughts were there is plenty of housing so we won t have the Long  we go to housing and do we get a Shock. They say there is a 32-week Wail. Now the lady across the Hall tells us they told her 16 week wait the Guy Down the Hall says eight week wait. Tell me who is getting the right Story. We Are All on the two bedroom list. We arc in the government hotel. We get la for 90 Days but can Only stay in the hotel for 30 Days. After that they take your bad. There is another couple her in the hotel that flew on the same plane. They got quarters oct. 3. They have a letter saying they get housing within 60 Days because of his military occupational specially. They get a three bedroom and their two boys Are age St and 10. Can you answer my questions or do we get the runaround from you too 1 believe this concurrent travel should be stopped unless the service member has a place for the family. Peggy Moore ludwigs Burg Germany editor s note col. Charles p. Bernstein Deputy Community commander greater Stuttgart military Community replies the greater Stuttgart military Community authorizes concurrent travel Tor All soldiers based on the Tail Billly of government owned housing government leased housing and Economy housing. There Are 3,575 government owned apartments in Stuttgart and More than 30,000 Community residents. There Are 284 government leased apartments. All soldiers Are entitled to la for 60 Days if necessary. They must apply for and justify any request for la for More that 60 Days. The Hilltop hotel is a transient facility and is Loo Small to provide for All incoming and outgoing soldiers. Therefore the initial stay is limited to 30 Days to make space available for the maximum number tips for shopping with Small children this in in regards to shopping with Small children during Winter. I Sec Many Little ones bundled up for siberian weather in the midst of Busy shopping in heated exchanges and commissaries. I just ache to say something to these Young parents but am afraid i la be told to mind my own business. As a Mother of five children i realize How difficult if not impossible it is to shop with Small children. 1 found the following guidelines to be most helpful when taking Small children to Exchange and commissary facilities. If at All possible make an arrangement with a Friend for child care or take turns with a spouse or Friend for one to care for the children while the other one shops. With this arrangement plan some Small drinks snacks and something to occupy the child. If neither of the former suggestions is feasible then remove All warm outer clothing including boots placing the clothing As a Cushion in the Bottom of the shopping Carl. A simple test of comfortable body warmth in an infant or toddler is to feel the Back of his neck. If it is wet with perspiration remove More clothing. Hopefully you will have More comfortable and happier shopping trips. Anna Marie Hirniak Munich How to Send Aid to West Virginia for readers interested in helping those in West Virginia devastated by the floods of Early november gov. Arch Moore or. Suggests two options the american red Cross and the West Virginia disaster re covery foundation. Those addresses arc Central West Virginia chapter american red Cross 1605 Virginia St. E. Charleston w. A. 25311 and West Virginia recovery foundation inc. Box 5406, Capitol station Charleston . 25361 Brownie troop issues a Challenge our Brownie troop is sending Money to help with the statue of Liberty. We want to Challenge other troops and anyone else who is interested in Freedom to help save the statue of Liberty. Here is the address the statue of Liberty Ellis Island foundation. Inc. . Box Liberty new York . 10117 Brownie troop 22 Laura Aldener Stephana Higgini Jam a Brook Laklia speller Sharka Mangum a Irvlen sinter Kim Tefle my to tool Slater a Murella Dou Olai Latosha Rene he mrs. Judy Slaler Leader Wuen buro. Germany pert pal i am a 17-year-old algerian Ort jerking to meet friends irom All Over the world. My hobble Are Huttt Nung of Mulc travelling and Reading science books i w Eali arabic French and English. Leila Genoul 12 Rue cd Tlemcen i Mohammad la i Harrach Alt vat Algeria i am a 11-Vear-dd algerian girl who would Ilka to Corr Pond Ullh people from All Over the world. My hobble inc Yxta lamp collecting title Long to Muiloc and raiding. I my arabic French and engllish. A Lima Roul Bah 17 flue it com mohammedia i Harrach . Algeria i my a ,7-vwr-om Ort looking Lor pen Mil of All aim and from a Over the world. Petaia write in German or English Elisabeth Shii Fhlen Griir. 43205 Bock Nerri 1 Weil Germany i am a 17-Vear-od algerian girl who would love to correspond with boy and Girt from every part of the world  England. My interests Are travelling dancing and music Funky and new wave. Maw Al  Dull do Lordi i Kiman Ato Reri algerian am a 20-yw-ow algerian Ort toeing to meet people from every country. My Hobbrt Are Ipolit. Collecting Stamps and Reading. Nacera Hamouri la Olenna no. 3 pins Mari times i Harrach alg Era Algeria i am 11 Yean old and my hobble Ere wlm Ming. Collecting stickers and collecting foreign coins and Money. I am an american dependent but live in Turkey. I would like a pen pal. Karl Tea cd Json Don Hiapo by. 09734 i am 20 and would like my name published in your pen pal Melon. I like to Pori listening to Muiloc travelling Reading and Riding nor tet. Linda Dealder cite do 20 about i95s, no ii oar Albelda alg Lerv Algeria i am to and would ilk to have my name published in your pen pal Section. Alfredo e. Eton 4th zone la Beach loot Oum Aguete ally Philippines tool please publish my name in your pen pal column. I am 22 Veart old 1 the youngest in my family. A Theresa b. Lauren be Bula zone 4 general Santos Cliv 9701 Philippines please place my name in your pen pal column. Kale Santos via Alrone no. 10 20100 Milan Italy of soldiers upon i hair arrival in country. It is Felt that the incoming Soldier can find a place to live after his first 30 Days whether that place is another hotel or housing on the local Economy. Bad will continue As Long As the government does not furnish Pov Crement owned or government i eased quarters. It is Gumc policy to House soldiers where they work if possible. If not Possi ble. A secondary area will be provided. Accordingly the Soldier is placed on two waiting lists. The Gumc has six housing areas one in each of its six sub communities. The effective Date of placement on these lists is the Date the Soldier was detached from his last duty assignment. Also the housing assignment process considers the number of bedrooms required to House the family. The age and sex of the children govern this. All of the above contribute to the wait ing time for assignment to government owned apartments. Adequate rental hous ing is available in the local area in the interim however. The Soldier has the option of accepting deferred family travel to Europe. While Stuttgart is one of very few communities that can state that housing is available either from the government or from the Economy. It is still the Soldier s Choice to bring his or her family. All of the above can be explained in detail by the family housing and housing referral service office of Gumc in build ing 112, Robinson Barracks. The greater Stuttgart military Community staff will take All measures necessary to make the transition of living and working in a for eign country As painless As possible. Thes and Tel Pes european edition cart alb k. Patterson us editor in chief pm Dot Jef Imby i. Zakem us Deputy editor in chief . Black Well m. Polo Croft 0.b. Mcdermott production manager managing de. Circulation Maia Oer thai Newt paper � an author Iod unofficial publication for member of the Mihi an mrs Kocet Over a Conleth of the Start and sir Laws Art not necessarily the official View of or endorsed no the  government the department at Detent 01 the . 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