European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 24, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers dear Ann Landers i ran across this piece recently. There was no sign or an author. It touched my heart. Will you print it please . In Indiana dear  it touched mine Loo. Thanks for sharing. Wet Oatmeal kisses the baby is teething. The children Are fighting. Your husband just called and said eat dinner without  one of these Days you la explode an shout to the kids Why Don t you grow up and act your age and they will. On you Guys get outside and find yourselves something to do. And Don t slam the door and they Don t. You straighten their bedrooms All neat and tidy toys displayed on the shelf hangers in the closet animals caged. You yell now i want it to stay this Way and it will Yon will prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that has t had All the olives picked out and a cake with no Finger traces in the icing and you la say now this is a meal for  and you will eat it alone. You la yell i want Complete privacy on the phone. No screaming. Do you hear me and no one will answer. No More plastic tablecloths stained with Spaghetti. No More dandelion  More Iron on patches. No More wet knotted shoelaces Muddy boots or rubber bands for ponytails. Imagine. A lipstick with a Point. No Babysitter for new year s eve washing clothes Only once a week no  meet Ings or silly school plays where your childish a tree. No car pools blaring stereos or forgotten lunch Money. No More Christmas presents made of Library paste and toothpicks. No wet oat meal kisses. No More tooth fairy. No More giggles in the dark scraped Knees to kiss or Sticky fingers to clean. Only a voice asking Why Don t you grow up and the silence echoes i  dear Ann Landers if i am a Kook please Tell me. I want to know if this person infringed on anyone s rights. The a release reads As follows Harrisburg a suburban Man who scared some East Pennsboro town ship residents by donning an ape suit an wolfs mask in a late night prank has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. "c.a.b., 24, Enola pa., was fined $10for the summary offence plus $50.17 in costs. According to police or. B. Put on the mask and costume and took a late night stroll after Reading a local newspaper account of strange noises in a wooded Section of the township. His prank scare some residents into Locking windows and taking up arms police said. Afterwards the defendant claimed he meant no  what do you say. Ann m.h., Allentown a.  some folks scare More easily iban frighten peo7le. Sounds to me a if he guilty. Writer suggests ways to reduce military suicide rate i a nil re lit in Ahr Irr a Cut acct  first or Rived Here. 84. 19 adult dependents six depend would like to address subject that very few people care to discuss openly an honestly suicide. This letter has been in the making for quite some time. After Reading an article on air Force and army suicide rates rising dramatically i saw my Chance to get it off my  i had been Here but three months i read of at least six suicides in German alone. To me this is an alarmingly High  while Back i read an article in the stars and stripes about the published health studies task Force about Dod wide suicide rates being on the decline. Nearly fell out of my chair to say the least. I was tempted to write then but could quite get it together upstairs. Now we have the Mcdowell report Andi tend to readily accept this report because it confirms what i have read about since i first arrive the question is what is to be done Many questions have been raised about the cause. The Mcdowell report states that marital problems drinking and loveseats Are the main causes and Job performance caused by the above suffers As result. But still the Mcdowell report could offer no reason for the increase in the Sui cide rate. However a psychologist with the office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel and an expert on suicide seems to think that the High number of suicides is the result of new reporting procedures rather than a actual increase in suicide. I m going to quote some numbers for those who May have overlooked these Arti  Are the army s figures. During 1985 we lost 116 Active duty members compared to 79 to 89 annually from 1980 All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read sed letters but we will withhold your request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. Information on to program i am at a loss As to How to obtain information concerning the warrant officer program. Iam hoping you can help me. My husband has asked several different people and received several different  husband is an e-5 with five years Active duty. We have been at our present duty assignment since september 1985. In october 1984 he received an Srb of $16,000 for six year re enlistment. He received half initially and one additional payment in october 1985.my questions Are 1. How much of his present duty assignment must he Complete before he can be accepted into the warrant officer program 2. If he is accepted will he have to repay his Srb in part or in full?3. If he is responsible for repayment at what time during his present enlistment can he consider the warrant officer program without having to repay the Srb name and location withheld editor s note master sgt. Bernie Fowler Usa eur retention division and Karl Pillnik personnel action division 1st personnel come he Usa eur reply we appreciate the Opportunity to answer your questions about the warrant officer and selective re enlistment Bonus Srb , a Soldier who meets the requirements May apply for a warrant officer appoint ment at any time. The amount of Lime in a current assignment has no bearing on acceptance non acceptance into this , assignment instructions Are provided to soldiers entering the warrant officer program at or close to Normal Dale eligible for return from overseas Deros. However department of the army May deviate from this practice in some cases to meet the needs of the  who Are accepted into a program leading to a commission or warrant officer appointment will not have any portion of the Srb already paid to them recouped. However future Srb payments will be  feel free to Contact this office for More information. We Trust thai we have been of assistance to you and others on this Issue. An programming explained i m writing to the an to scheduling department. I m an avid Hill Street blues watcher and i would like to know Why this series has ended so soon How Many weeks was this season show scheduled to run for it seems the series has Only been on about 12 weeks. It s Hardtop believe the series is Over so soon. The other shows series on an . , Dallas dynasty Etc have run much longer. Why is that they Are Al continuing series Type shows. Are there some episodes of Hill Street blues you Sticks up for Reali returned from the Woodland the other night and my wife informed me that Rich Ard real had just signed off for the last  said that they offered a Quick collage of stills of him Over the years. I was sorry had missed it because i had very much enjoyed Richard real s newscasts. His Pride and professionalism bad always come  watched Neucom report that week end to see if anything was said about his permanent change of station or future plans but no. I checked the stars an Stipes to see if any mention was made As they had when Floyd Vasquez rotated but again no. Pretty shabby treatment for someone who gave the european come such Excel Lence for so Long. Ronald Bazzano Sembab a Germany Haven t shown yet please clarify this for me. Name withheld Span Dahlem Germany editor s note Robert Harlan program director he an Europe re plies an s regular Supply of Hill Street blues programs was not ended prematurely. In fact the show ran its Normal course of 22 episodes from june to no vember 1985. Here s the explanation on is. Television a Normal season is from september to March and to meet that requirement about 22 to 24 new episodes of each prime time series Are produced each year. To fill a to season the major american net works will show some repeats. You la find ibis is also the pattern for is. Elsewhere Dallas dynasty Etc. Because of delays in procurement re production and distribution our program source is unable to get the shows overseas until they Are from 3 to 12 months behind the is. Season. For this reason there is no season on an. We show each series we receive and when its 22 or so instalments have been shown another series replaces it. Hill Street blues was replaced by "t.j. Hooker which will run about 23 weeks and in rum be replaced by another prime time series. Hope this helps you understand the system. 84dependent children. 15 army civilians and 16 others i m puzzled Aslo who the others Are to suicide. Wake up leaders one of these individuals could have been one of your people. Arc you ready to Deal with it arc you ready to counsel one of these Young men or women at any hour of the Day or night have you someone trained to watch out for signs thai would Alcil youth some problem i be heard the army takes care of it sown. I m seriously beginning to have my doubts. When it comes to caring it is Al too easy to turn your head the other Way for fear of being Laic for dinner an eve Ning out with a Friend or a routine Stop at the club for a cold one before heading Home. Alt it takes is a firm belief that you have a responsibility for your troops a warm smile a handshake or  on tieback a How arc you doing  maybe that is All it takes to open the door to some real communication plus that could be just what that troop needed Lolist his spirits. It in t impossible to get to know you troops. By having that kind of Contact it will make it easier for you and easier for them to feel at Case around you. I m not excluding you leaders  have your share of problems. So this policy works for you As  establishing the camaraderie the armed forces is famous for every one ofus would be Able to each out to one an of her and say i really  Brantley he Labronn Germany european edition Cmor Jeffrey 5. Zakem ush Deputy editor in chief . Blackwell m Proctor , Mcdermott production manager managing de. Cd Fulton manager thai newspaper h an author lied unofficial pub Callon for member of the ill Llerve Ter Vloet Ove Teot. Con Lett of the Sim and sir let Ere not Nencet Tartte Lett official Evlewt of or on Donad by. The us. Government the department of of form or the . European command. 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