European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 17, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11 aim Landers product dating policy of  explained i, ",cr5 l?r8ecomphii elude baby food and formula dry cereals crackers and four Cartons of milk All free dozen eggs All spoiled. I apr cession that i could not i now know  up. Uen to ask for our foods to be Bemore common open Dales found incur commissaries and what icy mean Are sell by Date. This Dale is the last Dale food is to be sold in order to ensure our easterners have adequate time to uti bust of used by. Use by or expiration Dale. This is the Dale which food May no longer be at its acceptable Loci of Quality. It is not the Date which food automatically becomes unhealthy to cat. In closing our customers need to be aware that open dates Are indicators of freshness and expected Quality not whole i for. Jul Iyua in do our customer Nav Aoe Quai Lim 10 us in Sriniv we can in u i june him it Hui of co i d like to know what the expiration Lize a product which has the freshness and so Mcness. They should never be taken As a sulcs pfc Auer All. I i Fechina it it my  to no at has. Var Avn la nut  Tholf ii fnn/1 1 Tupil Luhv to  my tamil m name withheld Werthem Germany editor s note col. Jarrett l. Kenyon commander . Army troop support Agency european commissary Region replies this command regrets the inconvenience and monetary loss sustained by this individual. A nuke every possible Effort to ensure Only fresh wholesome products Are sold in our commissaries and that they Are sold within established Quality Assurance guidelines. All food sold in our commissaries except for fresh fruit and vegetables b dated either with an open Date or manufacturer unique code to indicate when in  processed or packaged or when it should be sold or used. We require or use open dates on those products where the benefits of having the Date override any additional costs for our customers. Examples include fresh and cultured Dairy products uht milk fresh meal and poultry products fresh bread and bakery products and fresh Shell eggs. Other open dated items found in our commissaries Are open dated because of slate regulatory requirements or because manufacturers Nave chosen to voluntarily open Date heir products. Examples in european edition capt Dale k. Patterson us editor in cum Cmor Jeffrey s. Zakem ush Deputy editor in Chart . Blac Xieu. I Proctor of Mcdermott production manager managing Al circulation manager this newspaper to my Eul Hollied Uno Hillel Pum Callon Tor members of me Minary services Ove Ruai. Contents of the stars and stripes Ere not necessarily the official views of. Or endorsed by. In us government the department of often or be its. European  advertising i this publication. Would Tropea the _ Al Catlon shall be mad or patronage without regard to Civ than 3u-4h Newi bureaus Roj twburgab.yap09ia a phone Civ. I Mem Haven Germany to. Mapow. ,. 10. Or thur. Cavern. Apo 09069 Telephone Bremer hav Quality they expect. For example our Cus homers can expect to have a minimum of three Days past sell by Dale to utilize fresh milk before it could spoil provided it has been Kepi properly refrigerated. Dale packed. This Date is the Dale food  processed or packaged for retail Sale. In the Case of fresh Shell eggs it Means the Day the eggs were packaged Al the egg Plant. Provided the eggs Are kept refrigerated Bur customers can expect them to maintain their Quality for up to 30 Days past the Dale packed indicated on the egg Carton. Guarantee that a food is healthy to cat. Customer awareness and caution should always take precedence Over an open of tic. If a product looks smells or feels bad in should not be used no matter what the Date says. We encourage our customers to return items for inspection by a veterinary food inspector if they have any questions about its Quality or if in is healthy local. Our customer arc also encouraged to Contact their commissary officer if icy require assistance in determining product Dales and what they mean. Shipping a car at . Expense amens. Civ. Man. " when we came to Germany Over two years ago we shipped an american made car Dodge at government expense. We still have the shipping papers. We bought an american made car am from another Servic member but they can t find the shipping papers for that car. Question no. 1 if we sell the Dodge do we have to give the new owners the car shipping papers or do we keep them to use with the am or any other car we wish to ship Back at government expense question no. 2 if we want to ship the am Back to the states at government expense in place of the Dodge we shipped Over what papers do we need question no. 3 if we buy a Brand new american made car Over Here in Europe what papers do we need in order to ship it Back at government expense in place of the Dodge we shipped Over Sandra g. Weaver slut Garl editor s note Victoria Logan office of the Deputy chief of staff Logis tics he Usa eur replies soldiers Are authorized shipment of one privately owned vehicle Pov regardless of whether a vehicle  previously ship Ped. In most cases proof of previous ship ment at government expense is not required. The writer regardless of which vehicle is shipped will not be required to present previous documentation. If the Dodge is sold a copy of any shipping documents for the purchaser is sufficient for record purposes. Documents required for vehicle ship ment Are four copies of pcs orders a of the vehicle registration. If an agent turns in the Pov two copies of Power of attorney Are needled. Shipment of foreign made replacement vehicle must be supported by written approval from he Usa eur see a 55 71 and your local Ito for criteria. This response addresses military Pov entitlements. All civilian inquiries regard ing transportation entitlements should be directed to their local civilian personnel office. Writer apologizes for inconvenience during this past Holiday season i found out that i  wrong for wanting to spend time at Home with my wife and son. I know that a lot of military personnel Are Mission essential and that their posts must be manned 24 hours a Day. But there Are equally As Many personnel that arc not. I am one of the Lucky ones. My Job is mis Sion essential but with excellent senior management we Are Able to break Down to a Skeleton Crew to give each person equal time off for the holidays. During this period of two weeks there is Only one Job that we can t perform. It does t matter that we do it 50 weeks out of the year. It does t matter that we do our Best to help people out. What matters is we could not take care of you when you wanted pen pals i would like to correspond with pen pals especially in Switzerland. I am 21 and my hobbies Are writing and singing. Kerry Anne Sillero College of nursing Sill Man University Negros Oriental Philippines i am 20 years old a student and would like to correspond Wilh pen pals. Marl Guh Haya san Davong Guadalupe Cebu City. Philippines pm a 17-year-old girl Hom Germany and i would Ike to have pen pals. I like music friends and Ameri can Loo Ball. Rycharda Nickl Breme Schlag i 1591 Nazih West Germany i am a 20-year-old student and would like to be included in your pen pal column. Oal say  Guadalupe Cebu City Philippines a of Surv i am a 31-year-old student and would like to be us to. For this inconvenience i apologize. Now let me Tell you a Little about our office. Our workload is normally very heavy. We work late and we come in Early. We also work weekends and holidays when we re needed. We do this without complaint. The Rea son no one complains is because we re dedicated to our unit our Mission and to the air Force. We know if we give 100 percent Well get 100 percent in return. It is my belief that if other people would dedicate themselves they would see that their complaints Are not Only childish but selfish. Name withheld Lindsey As Germany included in your pen pal column. Suzelle Gabalo san Davong Guadaluoe Cebu City Philippines i would like pen pals irom All Over the world. I like music dancing Loo Ball and Reading. I m a 22-year old male and a student Al the algerian Petroleum Institute. Aoun Koulav Insl tul Alo Erlen do Petrok . Pall lion 12 w do Merdes Algeria i am a 24-year-old teacher and would like to Corre Spond with pen pals. Cherry d. Tula tog Sta. Cruz Tan Lay be orc Oriental. Philippines i am a 20-year-old student and would Uke to be included in your pen pal column. Nora f. Luga 596 Progreso Street Tan Lay Negros Oriental Philippines 6519 dear Ann Landers i cannot ignore the letter published in your column recently by the woman who made the statement that being a Mother is at Best a Low status occupy  does the lady really believe that the most important Job a woman will Ever do namely bringing up a child to be Well adjusted healthy and a contributing Mem Ber of society is an insignificant accomplishment How dare she equate the role of a Mother with something worthless and poorly paid who can begin to estimate the value and importance of a Mother and the variety of tasks she performs during her life the world out there should be told that motherhood is the most Noble and satisfying of All careers. It is time the Media refrained from printing worthless opinions held by misguided females. Their major goal seems to be to undermine the most successful unit Ever devised for the Protection of the Young and the old. Mothers arc the nurturers and caretakers of the world. Here s a Toast to those blessed creatures. Rise and Shine you Are Worth your weight in Gold. And you Are Beautiful. Oklahoma Reader dear of what a Lovely tribute. You make a great Many women feel better today und they deserve to. Motherhood is the most difficult Job in the world yet there is no Way to prepare for in. We learn through trial and error and Hope for the Best. Never  there a More difficult time to raise children. There is no guarantee that if you do All the right things your child will turn out of. All we can do is set firm guidelines be Coa Sislene insist on honesty respect the child s Best efforts give unconditional love and keep everything crossed that you have iwo of. Dear Ann Landers i Hope you can help me. I did something that has made me feel terribly ashamed. Last year i became involved with the husband of a very Good Friend. I Cali a now it  a Rotten thing to do to  i did it to Hurt my husband because i thought he  cheating on me. When she confronted me with the ques Tion  i or  i not having an affair with her husband. I  sick of the deceit and did t want to play games any longer so i replied. Yes but it s All  she looked stricken said nothing and walked away. I be made no attempt to Contact Marie but she is on my mind constantly. Should i go to her and ask for forgiveness i be been married for 12 years and never thought i would Ever do anything so cheap. I fell nothing for Marie s husband it  t even fun he just happened to be the one who propositioned me and i said yes because i  feeling unloved und unsure of myself. I la take your advice whatever it is. Washington state dear . You need to talk to somebody about your shame and guilt but please not Marie. In might make you feel better but in won t do much for her. Do you have a Clergyman you feel comfortable with if not i suggest a mental health professional. Just a few sessions should do in. You need to verbalize your guilt and get in out of your system once and for All readers wishing to write to news America Syndi Cate columnist Landers May address their letters in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211, us. Forces