European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 22, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11ann Landers Lefteris dear Ann Landers when i first read this poem in your column it hit Mehard. I saw myself in every line. And now i see my daughter in Law making the same mistakes with her Young son. I would never risk our relationship by speaking to her about this Touchy subject but i am begging you to run the poem again. It s practical Yin pieces because i be had it so Long but i Hope you can make it out. A million regret sin Beatrice neb. Dear a with tape and a magnifying Glass i was Able to read this poem. I agree it s Worth repeating. Thanks for asking. To my grown up son my hands were Busy through the Day i did t have much time to play the Little games you asked me to i did t have much time for you. I d Wash your clothes i d sew and Cook but when you d bring your picture Book and ask me please to share your fun i d say a Little later  i d tuck you in All Safe at night and hear your prayers turn out the Light then tiptoe softly to the door. I wish i d stayed a minute More. For life is Short the years Rush past. A Little boy grows up so fast. No longer is he at your Side his precious secrets to confide. The picture books Are put away there Are no longer games to play no Good night kiss no prayers to hear that All belongs to yesteryear. My hands once Busy now Are still. The Days Are Long and hard to fill. I wish i could go Back and do the Little things you asked me to. Author unknown dear Ann Landers since you seem to be up on the latest in Medicine i wonder Why you Haven t suggested to your readers with birthmarks that they Avail themselves of laser surgery. It is especially effective for port wine stains. I know one of your principal motivations is to make life easier for people with prob lems and this certainly could help. Bloomsburg  Bloom according to my consultants in this Field All excellent dermatologist laser sur Gery May in some instances reduce the intensity of color and also the size of the Birthmark but it will not remove it. But thanks for writing on behalf of those who May be interested in trying it. Readers wishing to write to news America Syndicate columnist Landers May address their letters in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211, . Forces pen pals i am 21 years old and would like to have pen pals. Miss Buzz eth Muerle 205 Colon ext. Dumaguet City Philippines 6501 i am 22 years old and would like to correspond with people around the world. Or. Rogue Suerte 205 Colon ext. Dumaguet City Philippines 6501 i would like to hear from Osmond fans All Over the world. I am a 20-year-old living in Greece. I have been an Osmond fan for 16 years i know i m not the Only Osmond fan in the world. I m also interested in cooking and would Welcome any new recipes mrs. Sandy Ruiz pc Box 1214 Apo .,  09223 please place my name in your pen pal column. I am 21 years old. Miss Charito a. Suerte foundation University Dumaguet City Philippines 6501 please publish my name in the pen pal column because i am interested in making pen friends from the outside of the Philippines. I am 19 years old. My hobbies Are dancing singing Bowling outings and exchanging jokes with friends. I m still studying. I am taking the course Commerce major in accounting. Minda m. Dela Vega 100-8 Bonifacio Street Davao City Philippines i would appreciate it very much if you would list my name in your pen pal column. I am a 25-year-old sri lankan Man. At present i am working in saudi Arabia for a joint venture with Mcdonnell Douglas services. My hobbies Are music Rugby travelling and readers remark on cigarette sales in commissary recently i read an article in army times. It was about the consideration of the Pentagon to halt sales on cigarettes in commissaries. It stated Congress ordered a Survey last year that concluded that 45 percent of the military smokes. That figure showed a de Cline from 55 percent found in a Survey in1982. Military medical treatment was mentioned to be at least $85 million which i assumed was a statistic from poor health due to cigarette smoking. Possibly the absence of Low Cost cigarettes being such a convenience would be determining Factor for some to quit. I would be More than Happy to pay the extra one to two percent raise to the current amount of 5 percent surcharge to make up for commissary loss in sales. My husband is one of the 45 percent. It would be great to see those figures drop. Non smoking wife ludwigs Burg Germany i am writing to comment on two recent articles. Five articles were featured on the front Page but the article of least importance got the headline Reagan aides split by decision to still sell discount  at the Bottom of the Page panel approves changes in military retirement  now in my lowly opinion the latter Arti Cle was of much greater significance than the former but it is not my desire to com Plain about the importance your editor place upon such newsworthy items. Rather i wish to comment upon the substance of the articles themselves. Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger has decided that the practice of discount cigarettes to the military should continue. Associations of present and former military personnel apparently supported this Deci Sion illogically fearing that the. End of this Benefit would Lead to the cancellation of other discounts. Furthermore or. Wein Berger simultaneously ordered the military to begin a Campaign to discourage smoking. Now i ask what kind of system Are we actually promoting Here the evils and problems associated with smoking Are Well documented. The military encourages phys he comments on on going sales in response to the writer who addressed commissary practices in a recent Issue of the stars and stripes please allow me to offer an opinion before that writer s departure from Germany. Bless your government for allowing you to have sales that go on for months. No deceptive advertisements Are used to lure you into the commissary. Yes we changed the signs. Today they read Patron appreciation  you complain that those Beans have been on Sale for months but did you see the other 500 items that we drastically reduced that were not on Sale in the last six months during this Sale you saw the Sale sign on the Candy and snacks but you did not think it was such a bargain As compare to the other 500 items so Jimmy did not get any cookies. Two weeks from today we Are going to take the Patron appreciation sign Down put up regular Sale signs and we Are going to give Jimmy and Sarah our Young americans a real winding we Are going to drop the Price on the Candy and cookies even further to show appreciation for our Young americans and you buy. Stop it is still on Sale but did you notice that it is even cheaper your Gripe that during inspections or when High ranking dignitaries Are due the commissary looks the Best and Well stocked. Let me ask you this if the presi Dent of the United states was coming to visit you would you Cut your Lawn clean your closet and borrow your neighbor s meeting people. Juan Vipul Sosa Sccc-1091 peace Sun project Khamis Mushaty kingdom of saudi Arabia i am 26 years old. I am very much interested in writing to people in other countries. I like to read and listen to music. Josephine Yap Zambo Aguita Negros Oriental Philippines i would love to correspond with friends outside the Philippines. I majored in agronomy. I am 25 years old and a roman Catholic. Marilyn j. Aaa Cawllti to. Dos Hermanas Talisay Negros Occidental 6023 Philippines please publish my name in your pen pals column. I am from sri Lanka and am employed in saudi Arabia. I am 28 years old and enjoy sports travel and correspondence. . Sur Weera badge no. T 6327, . . Box 1091 Khamis Mushaty saudi Arabia i am interested in making friends from other coun tries. I studied accounting and Commerce in College and enjoy music especially love songs and Reading condensed stories from Reader s digest. I am 33 years old. Lenora m. Dumalag upper Tambler Fatima relocation Shaw general Santos City Philippines China set maybe you Are a member of the military. Well the next time you Are having an inspection i dare you to leave things just the Way they were yesterday. You want to know Why we seem to Beaver stocked on slow Selling brands. The commissary officer is sitting with stacks of customer requests for some of the strangest items the poor Guy goes crazy trying to get these items for you. Stop. And then you do not buy it because the Price does not compare with the favorit Brand. Come i will show you some of the things you requested. Next time you shop on the Economy ask the  on the Economy where Are the pringles Pota to chips and the Milky Way bars with 15 percent savings. By the Way you were invited to spend an afternoon with the commissary officer. Well at the moment the commissary officer is Busy trying to satisfy two customer requests. One is for a baby formula for a sick child and the child can Only ingest this Type of formula. The other is for a Brand of Pancake mix that no one Ever heard of but the Cus Tomer swears it is big in the states. But Don t worry you Are invited to spend the night with me on the night Crew then you May show some appreciation for Sale signs and the shape thata coms is in. Winston f. Paul night Foreman Ramstein commissary Challenge to stripes this morning the stars and stripes ran a Home town newspaper Short on an f which appears to me deceptive Adver inn i Challenge the stars and stripes to show me the Stock Market listings that you show in your newspaper. I m sure that your listing came from some other news paper i have never in 13 years in Ger Many seen that sort of comprehensive list Occidental Petroleum it Al in anything but the Wall Street journal or the inter National Herald Tribune. I suggest that you drop that advertisement or at least show your daily list if you have enough nerve instead of you Competition s list. Name withheld Heidelberg the and unfortunately showed a list run by the Pacific edition of the stars and stripes. The european edition carries nor Mally a recommended list of about 125 of the most traded stocks. De. Ical fitness constantly As we All know. What s More Low prices always increase demand which is obvious in the Case of discount cigarettes. In any Case i am opposed myself to discount cigarettes and alcohol for health reasons and because 1 believe the military could use the additional Revenue. In the Gramm Rudman Era. Well All have to Cut Corners somewhere. The Mili tary might As Well plan ahead and raise the prices on these non essentials to offset imminent Price increases on the real necessities of life such As food and retire ment benefits. Which brings me to my final Point if the Price on cigarettes was increased to at least Market level then maybe smoking would be really discouraged and military retirees would be healthier. They could then pursue second careers without worry ing about a slight decrease in military pay. Health care benefits would Cost less also for Active duty and retirees. In the alternative increased Revenue from Benefit vices could be used to off set the congressionally mandated reduction in retirement pay. Or perhaps other items in the commissary could be reduced which we All could appreciate. In conclusion 1 must agree with the surgeon general or. Everett Koop. How could the removal of cigarettes be viewed As a reduction of benefits when the Only benefits would be a lifetime of illness and Early death capt. Donna l. Barlett Knie Lingen Germany the european edition capt Dale k. Patterson us editor in chief cmdr Jeffreys. Zakem us Deputy editor in chief . Blackwell m. Proctor . Mcdermott production manager managing de. Circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the. Stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of. Or endorsed by the . Government the Depar men of defense or the . European command. 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