European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i must respond to let Down in Den ver who complained because Shehad Given her phone number to several Guys and not one called her. She asked Why do they ask if they Aren t interested Well Ann you be thaw oath heard Only one Side of the Story. I m a 21 year old male who has had some Pretl rough treatment from at least a dozen Chicks. Let me describe my  girls have Given me their phone num Bers i discovered 1 they Are never at Home when i Call. 2 they Are too Busy to talk. 3 they have Given me a wrong num Ber. I d prefer that a woman be honest and say i d rather you would t Call me be cause i m not interested in seeing  it would be a lot easier to take than a runaround or a number that does t  me Nice Guys finish last Marietta a dear Nice Guy where do you find these gems my Mai tells me there is in awesome number of decent Young women out there who Are longing to meet a Nice Guy. Are you nuking the mistake of going after Ine much Pur sued Ever popular Beauty Queen instead of a less glamorous Type who is decent kind intelligent and interesting from the treat ment you Are getting i la bet i be pinpointed your problem. Dear Ann Landers that letter from the Young woman who wanted to help her sexually inexperienced platonic male Friend become More worldly and build his self esteem brought Back memories. Bad ones. Several years after Lew and i married things became a bit Dull in the bedroom. We had a single Friend who was painfully shy. When he told me How inadequate he Felt because he was a Virgin and every other fellow he knew had scored 1 decided to do him a  my generosity backfired. I became emotionally involved with the Guy. To make matters worse i was t terribly  appeared together in Public a few limes and tongues began to wag. When the Youngman heard that there was a lot of gossip about us he said he could t see me any More we decided on one Farewell Ding an that is when Lew caught us at Home in our bedroom. I begged for another Chance an thank the lord he agreed to give it to me. The one Good thing that came out of the whole stinking mess was that i now see my husband in a new Light. Things Aren t Dull anymore. I try a lot harder to be a Good wife and it has paid off. My advice to an married woman who thinks she ought to teach a Young male Friend what life is a labout is forget it. I wish i had. Lady Bountiful in Wisconsin. Dear lady thanks for the crash course. The lesson hardest Learned Are usually never forgotten. I Hope it is so in your  Ann Landers i la be Brief. I know you Are Busy. I have this terrific burning desire to let myself go. What do you think Shamokin a. Dear Sham it s of to let yourself go so Long As Youcan get yourself Back. Reminder an letters to toe editor must contain the fou printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold your name of request and protect your  letters Are subject to editing. Hahn airman critical of South Africa apartheid Page 11 letters i am a Security policeman stationed at Hahn a Germany. My primary duty is to provide Security for whatever resources i am called upon to protect. If that Means that i must engage Nbattle to fight the injustice imposed against the United states primarily terrorism then will willingly give up my life to protect guard and defend my country to ensure Security is maintained against this threat. However there is a Battle that neither inor my fellow Security police comrades will Ever be successful in fighting. This Battleman t be fought with weapons or tactics As we Security police employ them. This Bat the is against injustice of another kind an that is of apartheid in South Africa. This Type of injustice must be fought against just As hard and More so than the conflicts i May encounter while performing my duties. This injustice like terrorism also lakes lives of innocent people without regard for their Freedom or their rights. It s not enough to sit Back and be complacent knowing that you Are secure and free to go As you please. A far More devastating terrorism apartheid that must be fought can t be fought by just employing mass amounts of firepower and troops. Peo ple must unite and use their Power of the press Boycotts and by not patronizing is state income tax policy clarified my question concerns the civilian pay system Here in Europe. Why can t state tax be withheld from our pay to be told that state withholding is not inthe civilian pay program just docs not get it. This is 1986 and it seems to me that the program could be modified to contain the state withholding or that portion of the program could be sent from the states and added to the european version. Any Tak ers Donald p. Thompson Vicenza Italy editor s note a spokesman for the Deputy chief of staff resource management he Usa eur replies the Standard army civilian pay system Star tips has various limitations including collection of slate taxes on a major scale. Stateside installations utilizing Star tips normally deduct state taxes for no More than two Stales. The system is no designed to accommodate the 43 or 44 slates that have a state lax that would be required for european payroll operations. Star tips is being redesigned and Wilt be improved to accommodate multiple state tax withholding. Bad news is the system will not be in use before late 1987. Taking Security measures seriously since Europe has been on full Alert hear sick comments like i Don t know Why they Are making such a big fuss and the Isis t necessary or you can t go any where without being checked like a  we have been in the service 18 years an myself As a dependent wife things sure have changed but people Haven to i be seethe effects of the Vietnam War the effect of the Jordon outbreak and let me say that s peace compared to right  Here we arc overseas with families no knowing if it s Safe for our children to go to school because they Are the future knowing hey that s a great place to bomb or shoot  who s to say that while you re at the Exchange or commissary and you could be a  s not play games with lives. When people go around saying remarks like above 1 just about come unglued for these same people Are the ones that want mercy when or if it Ever happens to tremor loved ones. Right now is the time that the armed forces families better gel their act together and find their hearts and Lake every Bitof this seriously. Take time to talk with your children and know where your kids arc at All times. Take the Neo packets and briefings seriously As Well. Put yourself in the shoes of a family who has been through a bombing like in Berlin and ask yourself How serious i this now make the Security you go through feel Good because who knows it May be your life they save or your kids or spouse. Barbara Grant Heidelberg More on cafes Price increases reference a recent article on Safe raising prices again and the statement Exchange systems would absorb losses by Selling european merchandise and Pacific audio and photo merchandise at current prices Between now and March 16." in t that merchandise bought and paid for already would t it make More sense to raise prices on All goods ordered after that Date or when stocks Are gone remember the Large . Supermarket Chain that was taken to task for raising prices on items already on the shelves no doubt some spokesperson will answer this with some Way out explanation on How you lose Money on Kerns bought and paid for. Think of How much Money automakers Are losing by not making Price increase retroactive to cars already in the dealers showrooms. Clyde alien " Jeddah saudi Arabia editor s note master sgt Bruce. Zielsdorf customer relations specialist Public affairs office he cafes Europe replies there s do Way out explanation Nec Essary for tiie recent Price increases on cafes merchandise purchased from the far East. With the significant decline of toe is. Dollar s buying Power against the japanese yen it s simply a matter of economics. Please let me explain. Until recently nearly All the audio photo merchandise on our shelves was purchased at a Dollar yen Exchange rate almost 30percent stronger than today. As the Dollar tumbled in recent months we did t Jack up prices to make up the Cost difference. Rather we absorbed those losses for a Lon period of time until it was no longer economically feasible. Prices weren t raised until nearly Al items on our shelves were those purchased at a much higher Cost. Simply would t be practical let alone possible to establish a different Selling Price on every ship ment from the far East based on the Dally Exchange rate. We share your concern Over escalating audio photo prices but feel we re taken a fair approach to making those increases As painless As possible. Pen pals i would like pen pals trom other countries. I Entov Reading dancing writing mends and acting. Roman Catholic it my religion. Allyne Cornelia 201 Pulan Lubig Duma Lueje cur Negros  i would Oka pen pals from All Over it world. I am 39 Vear c4d. I Entov Reading novels listening to music and cooking. Luclla Eulna san Jos Extension Dum Aguele clip 6501, Philippines  that support of apartheid. Support also must be Given to those i South Africa that arc being threatened and killed because of their non violent protest. I Salute those on the Home front already at Odds against apartheid Foremost being South Africa s Bishop Desmond Tutu Nobel peace prize Winner and Winnie Mandela wife of jailed Black South Afri can Leader Nelson Mandela who Are fight ing for the weakening and eventual ending of apartheid in South Africa. I implore those of you that feel strongly about it also to write and let your views be known or speak out against this injustice. .-a.l.c. Sheldon w. Rice Hahn a Germany 9 no fan of khad Afy i read with interest your recent article on the Book burning in Libya. This latest bar Baric act at the Behest of khad Afy harks Back to other scenes of Book burning that i be seen from old films of the Days of nazi enlightenment. And come to hink of it the tragicomic performance of the libyan armed forces combined with the pompous posturing of the fearless Leader in Tripoli also brings to mind the antics of another sawdust Caesar Mussolini. As a student of history i find it fascinating to see this apparent rebirth of what i hoped was a dying Breed the fascist dictator. James Vandine Augsburg Germany the so european edition cmdr Jeffrey s. Zakem us Deputy editor in cum . Blackwell m Proctor . Mcdermott production manager managing de. Circulation manager this Nawl paper it an author item unofficial pub Kallon for members of it military services overseas. Con int of Tim Stan and stripes Ara not necessarily the official views of or an dorm by the . Government the Dinar Manl of of Fem or the . European command. To appearance of advertising in hit publication. Including intern or supplements. Do a not commute endorsement by the Depar Lenl of defense or to Sun and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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