European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page. 11 aim Landers dear Ann Landers i m a Casino dealer in Las vegas who wants to set the re Cord straight. Smil ing All the Way to the Bank has got to be a phony. No one who a been around casinos for As Long As he claims he has Calls the game  it s "21,mister. If smiling is playing $25 chips and aver aging Only 1.2 chips per hour profit he is either a Lousy player or playing in a game with a very Low limit. The smart player increases his bet when he s winning and gets out As soon As he starts to lose. In my 20 years of dealing i have never seen anyone end up winning who played by the  your readers should be. Smart enough to know that the casinos Are not in business to give away Money. They should also be told that the dealers work for Small salaries and depend on tips to keep the Wolf from the door. Remember that the next time you get Lucky Annie. Nevada Sun Reader dear Sun who me not on your tintype Buster. I would t put a Quarter in. A Candy machine. But Here s your letter. You sound As if you know what you re talking about. Dear Ann Landers i m a 24-year-old woman who was the Vic Tim of one of those funny uncles you write about. I am writing because i see it happening again and Don t know what to do. It would be my word against his and he is such a likeable person nobody would believe me. This Man is really my Uncle and a very popular and Well to do member of the family. He never missed a get together when i was growing up. Somehow he Al ways managed to get me on his Lap. He petted and kissed me a lot but since i was Only 5 i thought he was just Friendly old Uncle  when i got a Little older i knew he was touching me in the wrong places and i tried to get away from him but it was useless. He bought me ice Cream Candy and Popcorn took me to the zoo to the Park and out to the Lake to swim. Once when i was 8 my parents let him take me on a weekend trip to Washington . When i was 10 i decided 1 did t want to be around Uncle Cal anymore and i told my Mother he was  she laughed and said you re just imagining things dear. He s a very Nice Man i was furious with my Mother because she would t help me. I skilfully dodged Uncle Cal after my unsuccessful attempt to get some help from mom but he did t seem to mind because he had a new inter est my 5-year-old Cousin. All this happened Many years ago but the dirty Skunk is still at it. My skin crawls when i see him. Last week at a family reunion he was fooling around with a 6-year-old girl the Way he used to fool around with me. Please Tell me what to do. I feel awful knowing what i do and saying nothing Ann. It s wrong wrong wrong. Give me some advice and fast. Guilt by silence in  guilty you simply cannot let Uncle Cal continue to get away with molesting innocent Young children. Speak to the mothers of these Little ones. Go directly to the children As Well. And go to Uncle Cal. Tell him he d better get professional help in a hurry be cause the news is out the party is Over and Doit re passing the word far and wide. 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 letters writer urges review of . Defense of Europe our National Symbol the Bald Eagle has been declared an endangered species. How Long will it be before our nation receives the same classification unless we change our profligate spending habits America s destiny is to become an economic Basket Case. We have been the father to Many prodigal nations but we have no father to return to after spending our inheritance in riotous living. My unthinkable thought perhaps not so unthinkable with the uncertainties of Gramm Rudman is Why do we devote approximately one half of the department of defense budget and Over one Quarter of a million members of our armed forces to the defense of Europe forty years ago Europe was the prize for which we and the soviets were battling. An american dominated Europe was essential for Many reasons 1. Although in ruins the economic Poten tial brain and manpower of the Western european nations were vital if the Scales were to be tipped in our favor. Did t a German team put us on the Moon 2. We needed the launch Sites in Turkey and Italy for our Short Range missiles and the Many air bases for our equally Short Range aircraft to reach targets in the heart land of Russia. We depended on aircraft for intelligence and Europe provided the recovery bases for the u-2. 3. Europe controlled through her Coloni Al possessions raw materials and resources in Short Supply in the .a. And critical for our industries the Oil of the persian Gulf manganese chromium Cobalt an Many others. Organizing nato in 1949 and sending american divisions to Europe was logical during the cold War years from 1945-60. But Why 40 years later when those compel Ling reasons Are no longer valid do we continue to allot our limited resources As i they Are just As valid writer s budget crunch prediction those of us who took encouragement from the proclaimed year of the military family and other widely publicized peo ple oriented initiatives should prepare to have our bubbles burst. There is nothing like a budget crunch to separate rhetoric from reality when people programs Are involved. When funds Are plentiful and the programs Are adequately financed everyone lines up for their share of the recognition and credit for being  however when budget reductions come along and hard choices have to be made Between people programs and hardware for example that line gets Short very quickly. Or worse yet the people program sup porters publicly proclaim their opposition to the cuts while making decisions behind closed doors that Send these programs Down the proverbial tube. The hypocrisy associated with this Situa Tion could almost be understood if not wholly accepted provided it produced Tan Gible improvements in military capability but it does t. In fact it proves to be an incredibly shortsighted strategy that ultimately makes the military weaker rather than stronger. How take the Case of enlistments. Demographers Tell us that hard times Are com ing very soon because of the shrinking size of the Pool of potential enlistees. If military and civilian decision makers opt against people programs enlistment rates and Quality will be adversely affected As the word gets out. Also where Are the qualified and experienced supervisory people necessary to oper ate and maintain that new equipment going to come from when retention rates follow suit the military s own surveys have told them that family considerations among other people issues Are playing an increasingly important role in decisions about staying in the service. Unfortunately this prediction about what the future holds for our people pro Grams does not require any Crystal bail. It reflects a pattern that has been repeated before during other budget crunches. It is simply history repeating itself this time compliments of messes. Gramm Rudman and Rollings. Name withheld Vaihinger Germany writer Calls Berlin audience nude this letter is to All the band and choir students at Berlin american High school. First i would like to thank you for the delightful concert you gave this Community. Secondly i would like to apologize for the rude and inconsiderate people in the audience. I wonder How Many of them even realize How distracting their behaviour was. To the gentleman sitting beside me whose child kicked me and Sang throughout the entire concert i would like to suggest that maybe he hire a baby Sitter next time since he did not seem to be concerned that his child was disturbing everyone around her. To the parents of the Small child who climbed Over the railing the entire night i would like to say that i Hope your child continues to be As Lucky As that night. He could have fallen and been seriously Hurt in which Case you would have had to Stop talk ing and take him to emergency care. To the adults and children who found it necessary to walk around or leave during this concert might i suggest if you Are not interested in the entire concert stay Home. Many people do not realize How distract ing constant noise or movement can be for the performers who have spent Many hours practising to make it an enjoyable evening. I Hope my letter touches each person who attended this concert so that the next time they give our students the respect they de serve. Joan m. Greene Berlin Robert d. Paton Dies in . Friends of Robert. D. Paton should know Paton will never be forgotten at the Ambas he passed away at Walter Reed Hospital in Sador arms hotel for All his hard work Washington on March 21, 1986. He was an Joseph c. Lynd infantryman during world War it. Or. Frankfurt pen dals All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read Imp signed letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. Please publish my name in your pen. Pals column i would like to meet new friends through correspondence i am 27 years old and a Catholic. Luz. Tanaleon Gallego 1071ra Viente a Cruz St. Sampalol Manila Philippines please publish our names in your pen pals column. We would like to make new friends through i your publication. Miss Monde c. Aledo 20 miss Freda a. Cuaresma 18 40 or. Merlano re. Dumaguet City Philippines 6501 i am interested in corresponding with people All Over the world. I am a filipino presently working in Toron to. My hobbies include cooking baking Reading music travelling and. Visiting museums. Judy a. Dumo 39 Danville drive Willowdale Ontario Canada m2p 1j2 we can reach any target in the russian heartland from the .a. Or International Waters and satellites have replaced the u-2. Europe s economic decline and loss of technological leadership is evident. These nations have socialized. They Are still important but technological leadership has shifted half a world away to Japan. Japan ranks second Only to the .a. In computer development and electronics. As a comparison of Industrial capability Germany France England and Italy produced in 1980, a total of 9.5 million cars. Japan produced 6.5 million. Finally All those colonies arc now Sov Ereign nations and we must negotiate Trade agreements and base rights with each of them. I realize that the thought of drastically reducing our strength in Europe will be regarded As heresy by those who justify our present army Navy and air Force Struc Ture by quoting nato requirements. But i feel that Gramm Rudman will Force those at the Apex of the Power Pyramid the joint chiefs to examine military priorities in the face of fewer resources. Helmut Schmidt the sex Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in his Book a grand strategy for the West says it is time for the United states to Cut Back its forces in Europe and to devote its main attention to global responsibilities. That thought takes courage coming from a Man whose nation would lose billions of dollars if american forces were reduced Rolla Griffith Bremerhaven Germany european edition capt Dale k. Patterson us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey s. Zakem us Deputy editor in chief . 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