European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11 unit police briefed on alternative action the posting of unit police up at the Entrance to Patrick Henry Village in Heidelberg in theory is an Aid to controlling Access to military housing. This letter does not concern itself with the traffic jams caused by the  the in convinces of show ing your id card to go Home plus other Incon i fences. I wish to address a specific incident. A family was out Bike Riding. On the return to Home the family started to slow Down for the up. Recognizing the father the up waved him through. Thinking that she was accorded the same privilege As her husband the Mother proceeded to continue Riding past the up. The up yelled for her to Stop. Applying her brakes to Stop quickly the Mother fell off her Bike suffering bilateral forearm fractures. Being in obvious pain the Mother proceeded to go Home. The father As you remember was waved through and was on his Way Home. The up said that the Mother could not enter Patrick Henry Village without showing her id card. Explaining that her arms were broken she said could not show the up her id card. Until the father returned to see what happened to Hii wife the wife and the up were at a standstill. The stationing of  for Security reasons is Benefi Cial. Besides obeying military orders though  need to be aware that sometimes circumstances Are of such a nature that not All the rules can be enforced All the time. Since  Are soldiers first they should be aware that at the time of an Accident they should Render first Aid and forget about the guard duty. This lady received no immediate treatment at the time of her Accident. Name withheld Heidelberg editor s note it. Col. Kenneth l. Muller director. Security plans operations and training Heidelberg military Community replies the incident you described was regrettable. Any Security Force member must balance rendering Aid or other assistance to an individual proceeding through his checkpoint with the prudent aspects of discharging his appropriate guard responsibilities. While we cannot undo the events described in your letter we Hare briefed All unit police personnel of potential alternative actions should similar circumstances present themselves in the future. Be assured that this win be incorporated into future briefings if the unit police Are reactivated. Please be assured that we do emphasize a work Friendly attitude among the unit police and that the Public service nature of their guard duties is stressed to each of the unit police involved in Security activities. All of u who perform Security related duties learn from each experience we encounter and apply that knowledge to oar future actions. Cafes Mark to Dollar policy explained i have a question about cafes policy in its conces Sion operations. Recognize that the items Are priced in Marks and the conversion is made to dollars upon Purchase. Why then u that conversion rate from Marks to dollars the same As the american express rate from dollars to Markt ? at american express the Marks to dollars rate i five pfennig higher than the dollars to Marks rate. Why not in cafes concessions if you Are buying something for 500 Marks the con version rate differences Cost the buyer an extra $4.97. Mark Weber editor s note master sgt Brace e. Olels Dorf chaos Are relations specialist Public affairs of fice he cafes Europe replies Deo Seamark pricing was established at cafes to rope Concession in Germany As o convenience to our easterners allowing Yon to better compare our prices with those for like items on the local Economy. Yon pay the exact equivalent in dollars at the Concession As you d pay for an item downtown if you went to american express that morning to Exchange your greenbacks for Marks. Oar concessionaires Are also paid by cafes Europe at the same rate As you d pay. In that Way nobody gains or loses on the Exchange rate. The act that american express just like another banking facility charges More to buy Marks than to sell them really has nothing to do with Oor pricing policy. The five pfennig difference is a serv ice charge a practice common to any Money con version activity. Oar system of pricing ensures Yon pay Only the rate in effect on the Day Yon wish to make the Pur Chase while the concessionaire is credited with the same amount of Marks As appear on the Price ticket. We re confident this method is fair to both Thea Afes Europe customer As Well As the concessionaire. English gets his vote As official language i remember sitting on my grandpa s knee and being told stories of my Irish immigrant ancestors. Since they were members of a minority group their children were bused in horse drawn wagons to the better schools. Public notices were posted in both English and gaelic so that everyone would under stand and know what opportunities were available to them. That s Why the late 1800s and Early 1900s Are often fondly thought of As the Good old Days. If you believe this then perhaps i could interest you in buying the Brooklyn badge which i am Selling for an unbelievably Low Price. A More serious subject is an official language. It s about time something was done about declaring an official language before our great nation becomes the United states of Babylon. The Only logical Choice for the official language would have to be English. English is not Only the social glue that keeps the country together 1 but a language that is understood by the vast majority of those residing in America. No matter How hard civil rights groups and ethnic organizations along with their pseudo intellectual supporters try to fight the Effort of the majority who want English declared the National language com Mon sense will Tell the reasonable person that English is the simple key to communicating in this country. Colorado gov. Richard d. Lamm said it right when he said we should Welcome different people but not adopt their  Petty officer 2.c. Patrick j. Mckenna Simonella As Sicily a tin Landers dear Ann Landers i read this in the Arkansas Gazette. If you print it you might save some lives. Please . In Little Rock . You bet thanks for sending it on. " to the editor i every year we lose several Young people in our Community a to suicide. We keep hoping it will of Stop but so far it has t. I hear it Kun a National epidemic. Once every 90 minutes a teen Ager in this country commits suicide. This is for every youth who is considering ending it All you Haven t seen the world that exists outside your family. Soon you will be on your own and then you will understand what is important and what is not important. What you Don t know is that 15 minutes after you decide to kill yourself you might have Felt better. Or two hours later or two Days or two years. What you Don t know is that you Are stronger than you think. You can find another Girlfriend or you can stand being shamed More than you realize. Failing in school getting in trouble with the Law May be painful but you can get Over it you can fix it Don t kill yourself Over events that you May barely remember 1 0 years from now. What you Don t know is that there is nothing roman tic or mysterious or deep about killing yourself. It is a god awful mess that you can never understand until you have kids of your  you Don t know is that suicide u sneaky and spiteful and filled with anger. If you Are thinking about suicide you Are furious with somebody. You can be furious without killing yourself or thinking you need the punishment of  you also Don t know is that suicide is forever and nobody not your parents or your doctor can fix it. You won t be around for the funeral. And you won t be coming  get smart. Join the marines. Go to California. Find a therapist. Lapse into sadness. Become mad As the Dickens. Do your time in jail. But get off the Sui cide kick. It s a dead  Heisler Wynne Ark. Dear Tom heis Enthat was a sensible piece Yon wrote and in Lan Guage kids can relate to. I Hope somebody listens. Noth ing in this world causes More grief and suffering among parents than the suicide of a child. As Yon pointed out suicide is often an irrational act an immature response to disappointment fear and anxiety. It can also be punitive. If these kids would just coolie and look ahead a week or a month they might live to see the Best Day of their lives. Dear Ann Landers i work with a woman who insists on telling me every detail of the party she went to Over the weekend. She Goeson and on and on. Then Shell ask what did you do when i Start to Tell her she walks away. This really bums me up. Others have complained about the same thing. What do you Call people like that griped in Georgia i Call them set countered  crash Tai Bam. Dear Ann Landers a while Back a woman asked you How to get and of the scuffs on her shoes that resulted from driving. You suggested she keep an extra pair of shoes in the car. Have a More practical suggestion. Tell her to take a piece of Cotton and go Over the scuff Marks with Nail polish remover. It works like a Charm. Dee Dee dear Dee Dee at least 25 women suggested this. I tried it and the Dye came off the shoes. What am i doing wrong i feel like an idiot help readers wishing to write to new. America styx Chau coir Nedjl Linden May address their Mylera in can of the Sura and stripes Apo 09211. Us. 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