European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 17. 1985 the stars and stripes Ann Landers dear annl inders recently the state of Michigan passed a  Auto Seal Bell Law. Many people especially those Over 25 years old arc complaining about this Inco Nve  i would like these people to read about the following incident. At 10 . One hot evening last summer our family was driving Home from visiting friends. An out of control car sped by us Lew off the Road smashed Down Trees and flipped Over twice. The car landed upside Down and was total de. We immediately stopped in an Effort to help if possible. We were heartsick As we viewed the wreck and wondered How Many bodies we would find. Much to our Surprise the car door opened and out stepped the Driver and the Only passenger a teen age girl who turned out to be a family Friend. They were badly shaken up but miraculously unhurt. When the police arrived they confirmed our conviction that those two people were still alive Only because they had buckled their seat Bells. As a result of that incident Rny family and i vowed always to Wear our seat belts when travelling in a car. It May seem inconvenient at times but it s the Law and it s saving lives. A convert and True believer in Petoskey Mich. Dear Pel thanks Lor Good letter. The most effective endorsement on behalf of seat belts came from a Highway patrolman who wrote to me a few years ago. He said i be never unbuckled a dead  dear Ann Landers i have yet to Sec a letter in your column by a teen age Parent. Well Here goes. At 15 i had my first child. At 16 my second was born. I am not complaining. I m doing quite Well on my own with the help of my wonderful family. One thing is extremely irritating. I am now 20, my children arc 4 and 5. I realize i look about 17. When 1 am out with my boys and they Call me Mommy people Stop and stare. Someone always asks arc these your children you look about 14." i m always afraid they will ask questions about the father. What should i say irked in . Dear . By yes they Are mine. Thanks for the compliment. 1 am not As Young As i  nothing More needs to be added. Dear Ann Landers the son of a dear Friend is about to be married. When i received the invitation to the wedding i called my Friend and asked if the Bride was registered. She said. Yes but if you Are considering buying her Silver or China you Are to phone the Bride s Mother. She has wholesale connections and is handling the purchases for several people. It represents quite a  i was appalled. My Friend is a Lovely refined person. I believe she is embarrassed by this procedure but is acting under instructions. I would rather pay re Tail please hurry your advice. I need to know what to do. _ r c quest on dear . You Are under no obligation to Purchase the gift through � Middle person. Buy re Tail and say no More about it. In it it with no to writ 10 naw Amtrak san of Page 11 letters some words of advice to parents of Young children during the past two fall seasons. I have worked As a school photographer in the Dodds system. In part. I Sec my work As an Opportunity to give some positive strokes to children who Sci com receive any. Some of my observations May be of help to some of your readers. The Mother whose behaviour prompted this letter is unfortunately not unique. She brought her kindergarteners in to have his por trait re taker because he was slumped Over and not smiling in the original. She was certainly entitled to a re take but As the incident progressed the reasons for the original photographer s problems became apparent. As i Lead the charming Little boy to his scat his Mother teased you sure Are  i cringed and deciding the try to counteract that statement told him such r. Handsome Young Man deserves a Good looking  As i showed him How to sit mom chimed in again. Now sit up straight and smile or i la punch your lights out after a few More comments from her. I asked her As tactfully As possible to wait in another part of the room. I know this Mother thought she was help ing and Only meant to tease. It was Proba Bly the sort of banter that had gone on in her Home. However a five year old s sense of humor is not that Well developed. This Beautiful child is growing up thinking the most important person in his life thinks he s ugly and unlovable. So Many parents and even some teachers seem to think that discipline consists of put 9-Inch pizzas Are Here to stay i recently went to the cafes pizza i us Here to get a pizza naturally boy did i Ever get a Nasty Surprise i was informed that he cafes Europe had decided to Stop making the Small 19 Inch pizza i was told that i could buy a Large 12-Inch pizza or the new pizza slice. Great finally we have pizza slices for the Light meal. Hold it let me Check out the prices. When i started counting 1 found i would have to buy three to four slices to get the same amount As the Small pizza i used to buy. Of let s add up the Price. Are you ready for this i Hope you Are seated and have a person qualified in car standing by the Small pizza 1 used to buy Cost j2.75. Three slices Cost $5.70 and four Cost $7.60 j1.90 each Good grief clutch Chest gasp for air this is an outrage More than double the old Price let me Sec the Large sure i la have food to throw away but it has to be More reasonable. Fooled me again. It Cost $4.60 for what i wanted not As outrageous As the slices but still a ridiculous Price compared to the old Small 1 decided then and there that even though i love Piza. I was not going to buy another i a Al cafes i ask cafes Europe to be reasonable and bring Back the old Small 9-Inch Piz a. If there arc of hrs of you Oul there that who arc As outraged As i am Al this High Way robbery i urge you to let your views be known to cafes Europe. The prices i quoted arc based on a Basic pc Croni with sausage and extra cheese. Sgt. Aaron c. Sulz Sembach a Germany editor s note Masler ski. Bruce e. Zielsdorf customer relations specialist. Public affairs office he Aafke Europe replies the robber has been apprehended. The culprit was Good of or. Communications  let me explain what happened. Our food managers were told the 9-Inch cafes lab led pizza boxes were temporarily out of Stock and they d have to use a Plain pizza Box until the printed ones were distributed. So what happens you got it some folks interpreted the message As meaning no More 9-Inch pizza crusts. Although the cafes pizza program is going through some changes the 9-Inch pizza is Here to stay. Obtaining the 9 Inch pizza trays and boxes is our Chal Lenge. So please give us another Chance to have it your size. Lunch invitation politely declined i a id to communicate with Olfer Wool and i Tov in Malk. A. Am ulna Hamn we the students of Oslo Sholz american High school think that the school lunches which cafes serves us should be improved in Many ways. We think that it has an unappetizing look and also a disgusting taste. We have set the blame on the personnel in our school cafeteria for the preparation of our barely edible lunches. They could do a lot More to enrich the taste of the lunches which they prepare for us. We would like to invite you to eat with us for a whole week during lunch in the school s cafeteria so that you might under stand our complaints. Darla Fox Bremerhaven Germany editor s note master sgt. Bruce e. Zic Budorf customer relation be Cialli. Public attain office he cafes Europe replies appreciate the invitation to lunch but Haven t had time for recess lately spent the time studying the cafes school feed ing program at osterholz and would like to submit the following report to the club. Henry Geylin chief of cafes Europe i food Branch and Hii stat contacted or. Del Santo your High school principal bar Bara Martinez garbled Exchange Man Ager and Junior Jones garbled food a b Jan in by apon.y., n.y.ot1m we would m Eta 10 hot our Namet added 10 void open pal Dion. Yanoc c. Ranvil. Ism. Ria lilo c. Ramot 2 3rd Zoni to Unoo red look of Magull Colv philippine own Lively manager for their comments. The following reply is bused on heir inputs. Cafes Europe was. Initially asked to develop a program for the osterholz school that would provide hot lunches for about 350 students. The one line service concept developed for the school s cafeteria was designed to handle about 500 patrons in a two hour period. Well the school s Popula Tion has steadily grown to an average of 900 lunch patrons. Employees of the osterholz cafeteria Are now challenged with serving All these people a till Kitchen facilities not much More extensive than those in Good sized apartment. Yes the cafeteria been projected for expansion to meet the Eier increasing de Mand. At the same Lime a new master menu from the cafes dietician Al our worldwide Headquarters la Dallas went into effect the end of october. Alib Sugii it Fea Tures several new items and an increased Mariely of main Cornei ii must be tempered with guidelines placed on a by the department of agriculture and physical limitations of your cafeteria Kitchen. Our government not cafes develops the us a lunch pattern under guidelines in the National school lunch act. It out lines protein Vitamin carbohydrate and milk requirements thai must be met. Hope you can understand the challenges we face in developing a nourishing lunch menu with enough variety the satisfy our Many custom ers. Still have concerns Over the lunch pro Gram at osterholz Don t hesitate to con tact Martinez at 04795 1517. I m certain she and Jones would be eager to meet with you and other students at the school to discuss the lunch program in detail. They Are there to serve you. Ling the child Down for each infraction. Especially in younger children we can actually Sec the teacher s personality reflected in his or her class. In some classes nearly everyone sits up straight and smiles easily in others it s difficult to get them even to look up. A criminal attorney i once heard said that in his experience he orca list single Factor separating inc criminal personality from the rest of us is a Lack of self esteem. I m certain that Good self esteem is one of the most important factors in a successful life. Yet we parents and teachers Chip away daily at tender Little egos not realizing what damage we Are doing. As a Parent i know thai raising a child is probably the most difficult task the majority of us Ever undertake. We re expected to do it with Little or no training or preparation. We All make mistakes in raising our children. I know i made my share. Fortunately children Are very resilient and extraordinarily forgiving toward their parents. If a child can be certain that he or she is loved and is a worthwhile precious individual the mistakes one makes will probably not cause permanent damage. These Days there ate Many parenting classes and a Large assortment of books available to those who wish to improve their skills. One source i be found particularly helpful and easy to read is Leo Buscaglia an author whose books arc available in Slars and stripes bookstores. Relating in a Loving Way to our children and slopping to think about How our com ments must sound to them arc iwo keys to raising Happy Well adjusted youngsters. Kay shevling Hochheim Germany the St is and St ripest a ooh european edition capt Dale k. Patter Ion us editor it Cowel cmdr Jeffreys Zakem used up � Eolior in cd enl go. Blackwell m. Floc tool . 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