European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Ann Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers you be printed letter in defense of waitresses firefight to. Sales clerks and secretaries. May i Tell my it Oryl i m a census Bureau inter viewer i be been cursed had doors slammed in my face and Tele phone receiver banged in my ear. People East me Nosy and refuse to answer questions concerning jobs family income Etc. They think the government is spying on them. The census Bureau works Tor he people. We interview selected addresses to gel a Good Cross Section of America. We Don l know or care who these people Are. Our statistic show Only that two White retired people Over 65 Are living in a House to Yean old on a combined income of less than s5.000 per year. We interview these people eight limes Over a period of 16 months to Nee what changes have taken place during that time. Maybe she has be come widowed and is forced to look for part time work. We want to know this. When you Nad that 53 percent of Mother with school age children Are in the labor Force it came from census Bureau data. We gather statistics on median income single Parent families and the influx of Spanish speaking people in the United states when you hear that the average family Hai 2.2 children and both parents have to work it comes from the census Bureau. We a port on the number of people who have stopped looking for work because they Art discouraged and what effect Edu cation has on earning Power. With these statistics and others the Cen sus Bureau takes the pulse of America. It ii the Best Way to find out in which direction our country is heading. Census Bureau employees Are not  we Are sworn not to reveal any information except to other sworn census employees the information can be used for statistical purposes Only. Violation of the oath is punishable by Fine and imprison ment. No one including the Fri the Cia and the irs is allowed Access to census Bureau files. So. Please the next Lime i Call on you Don t attack me. I m working for a living . A Cincinnati hunk for a letter thai should nuke life easier for you and your colleagues. Glad you wrote. Dear Ann Landers t have never seen my problem addressed in your column. Can you help me i m a. Woman who attracts psychologically disturbed men. Very Man i have dated in the past two years Bai been depressed troubled or suicidal several women Havo written about relationships with men who use them abuse them live off them and so on. Your answer is always the same seek proves Sonal help. Well my problem is Buffer ent in readily 1 am not attracted to these men. They Are attracted to me i m in my mid-20s, Well educated professional average looking and have an ongoing personality. What s the solution Ann looking for an upbeat relationship be bout be a ssthforew., Mil _ _ n.1l tellers to the editor roust contain Ai Mottert we subject looting. Writers take note of Martin Luther King s birthday on april 4, 1968, James Earl Ray brought or. Martin Luther King or. To his final moment. What Cornel to mind immediately is that Jan. 20,1986, Marks the first time list or. King s birthday will be observed nationally As a Federal Holiday. The work and sacrifice or or. King certainly played a part in encouraging an entire generation of Black americans 10 reach far new horizons and to accomplish what we had always dreamed of. I recall How i u High school senior at the time shared in that vision of Progress in my Home slate Alabama. Having someone to talk la about those dreams was important then especially in the South. It s Gratifying to see that those who were Only students when they first listened to or. King s stirring words Are now fulfil Ling the in he so courageously fought for. Indeed Goa there Are some who Are achieving beyond even their own expectation. This Long overdue recognition of the work and sacrifices of or. King presents All of u with an Opportunity to acknowledge the difference he made in our lives. Not Only is this a time to rededicate ourselves to the struggle for Equality for All american but it should be a Day in which we talk with our children about the significance of All those throughout history who in some cases gave their lives so that we could taste the fruits of Freedom. The us. Congress established the mar tin Luther King or. Federal Holiday Cam Mission to encourage appropriate ceremonies and activities throughout the United Stales and . Military installations. The commission has selected As the National theme living the dream which expresses the message and inspiration or. King generated among americans in his dream and what that dream awakened in America and the universe. Every now and then i think about my own death and i think about my own Fune ral. I Don t want a Long funeral. And if you gel somebody to deliver the Eulogy Lell them not to talk too Long Tell them not to mention that i have a Nobel peace prize. Tell them not to mention that i have three or four Hundred other awards. I d like somebody to mention that Day that Martin Luther King or. Tried to love somebody say that i was a drum major for Justice. Say that i was a drum major for peace. That i was a drum major for righteousness. And All of the other shallow things will not matter. I won t have any Money to leave behind. But i just want to leave a committed life  those were the words of the late or. Martin Luther King jr., Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta ga., feb. 4,1968,60 Days before Hii death. So. Today we re living tit dream Michael Dozler Andrlik Turkey we Are writing because it is or. Martin Luther King or s birthday. We Are very glad that people Are celebrating his birthday be cause he was a non violent person who was Able to change some of the bad Laws that look away some people s Freedom. We would like to dedicate our letter to people who have been slain or injured by terrorists. We think that if you want to change the things that seem wrong in the world you should try to do it non violently. On behalf of All the people in the world who want peace we made up a list. These Are ways to get across your Point without hurting other people. Or. King proved these ways work. Pen pals i worm Rio pin Wei from Collur unlit. I am Witart old. My inner arc of Len porn Cowling and d4nc a Omic. Romph Oion oklorrlinlri1 England Tiu add my Anunti on your pin pol Ollil. I am is Virt do. Mtanios a p1 Polo i a Mimaki cell Lynn her or i Uncle  South co Bolo philippine Martin Luther Kins or. You can sign petition Boycott go to a rally or March write letters to your representatives write letters to newspapers in some countries it is against the Law to do Luicie things. We arc glad we can spent our minds in the United states. This is Why americans think it is important for All children to go to school. We can learn to make the world a belter place. Fifth Grade students room 1zd  elementary school my dream is. That All people can live in peace. That we can understand each other and not Fiche. I wish that the whole world was filled with Joy and happiness. We could be kind thoughtful and helpful to our neighbors. And even Hough we re different we can share and love each other. The world might be perfect if we do All these things. And that would be More fun than Ever. Our kindness would be outstanding. There would be Friendship everywhere you went. Maybe if we All help out you can help me Grant Rny wish. The thought of having a Friendly world with hardly any sins would be almost like heaven. Why Don t we All join in and try to do All these things 3 said. Bets Engel is Vii Cham s third Grade class ludwigs Witk elementary school in what has now become known As a letter from the Birmingham jail or. Martin Luther King or. Wrote let us All Hope that the dark Clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities and in some not Loo Distant Tomor Row the Radiant stars of love and brotherhood will Shine Over our great nation with All their scintillating  eight years after mrs. Rosa Parks lit a spark to what has become known As the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her scat to a White Man and after eight years of preaching marches sit ins speeches appeals to Congress the presi Dent and judicial system to bring an end to segregation and racial discrimination. Or. King sat in a prison and wrote this letter to the Church leadership. Still noticeably missing in the words or tone of the Teller was any sign of hate. Rather there was a sadness that this nation that he loved so and whose Creed he believed in so fervently had not lived up to its potential As the bearer of Justice and Freedom for All its citizens. Or. King was not last concerned with end ing segregation and discrimination against Black americans but also unfair labor practices discrimination against women the Vietnam War apartheid and the myriad conflicts affecting the human spirit. He suffered internally for All injustice. For his efforts or. King was imprisoned innumerable limes he suffered beatings by the police the bombing of his Home attack dogs water hoses a stabbing and finally death. Still there was no Hale in him. Many did not agree with or. King s non violent approach to redressing the wrongs. They instead favored violent confrontation. In this letter he answered the question Why non violence he said i oppose violent tension hut there is a Type of constructive non violent direct action which is necessary to  to or. King non violence represented the Loving creative constructive approach to re solving societal ill. He said. The purpose o our direct action program a to create a Situa Tion so Chis picked that it will inevitably open the door to a Crotin  some argued that or. King should confine Hii Ali Viliora to civil rights issues alone. He replied just As High la Century . Prophets left their villages and carried the lord s message far beyond their Hometown boundaries and just us the apostle a i left his Village and carried the  fwd of Chrisl to i he far Corners of inc g Reco roman world so urn i compelled la carry Llie gospel of Freedom beyond my Hometown Anil respond to the Call for  on Jan. 20 and every third monday in january Hyrc Ufler inc nation will Cele brate the life of this truly peaceful War rior. His Appeal to inc human heart and spirit his love for his country and human kind in general and his commitment to non violence As the Only Means of reme dying human ills is As relevant today As in any period in history. Let us All take this Day to reflect an the message of love peace and Justice of this drum major for  Mary l. Wade Ludwig Surg Germany european Edmon capt Dale k. Patter in Jih earn in cwt cmdr Jeffrey f. In Kim. Ugh Cupuro editor i chief . Clan Kweku. M. Proctor , Mcdermot production Mautor Mai Elm de or Cimon in rent new Wainwr it Mai Ulm Ltd non Kcf pure Ngn torni Toft 0 he ill lure Mrvka ovlfmt.1. Con tilt fit to Liri Tret sir let a not re Iii lev to Foll cd a Wol a old trawl of in .  it  of Del Tom or it u j. I Rowan  Izmir inn of Vlf inv h Ihl , lot Lud tag Llu Aru or  dots my Condylo  my cwt Limmi at it new. Or the Sun Ltd sir Len of Tom or Duett of or Rich  dvff1im4 in thai pub Feilon Pihrt Fco or to Viust Tor sur Chow. Us. Or Dur Mast lir jul mint Point. 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