European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 31, 1986 the stars and stripes Atin Landers dear Ann Landers 1 find Jour column very help Ful and interesting. I d like to share some thoughts on teen age pregnancies. I am 21 years old and got preg Nant when i was 16. I did t think of an abortion and when told my parents it was too late. 1 refused to put my baby up for adoption although now i know it would have been for the better. I lived with the baby s father for four years and had another child. Bill drank like a fish Andran around on me. I was a High school dropout stuck with two kids and i was not a terrific Mother. To be honest i Felt trapped and haled finally got fed up. Went for counselling left Bill and moved Back Home with two kids and no education. I had never Learned to drive never held a Job and i had to apply for welfare. Now i am starting my life Over and i be Learned a lot. Believe me it is not easy to be 21 and have two kids. Please Ann. Tell those kids out there to use some form of contraceptive at All times. Taking chances is stupid and crazy. Ask me 1 dear Philadelphia there s a big Campaign urging kids to say i think it s great but 1 am aware once you be said yes it s not Likely you la say so the realistic approach is if you be been sexually Active or plan to be be prepared. Contact planned parenthood for information and counselling. Write to the National Headquarters 810 seventh ave., new York . 10019. Dear Ann Landers i m sending this letter to you because 1 can t reach the appropriate person directly. I m sure hell Sec it. Everyone reads Ann Landers. Dear fool tonight you nearly killed me yourself and your two you ran that red Light you put your life in my hands. We were incredibly Lucky i m not a Drinker my eyesight and reflexes Are Good. I m a cautious Driver. I Don t panic. Thank god i saw you in time and was Able to Stop. Thankful in Cambridge dear thankful the Only Way to stay alive behind the wheel of a car these Days is to drive defensively. Assume the other Fella is going to do the wrong thing. Be Alert and Ever ready to protect yourself against his stupidity ineptness and carelessness. Dear Ann Landers our daughter is marrying a Fine Young Man. We Are delighted. So what s the problem it s the father of the Groom. We had the wedding reception All planned just As our family has done it for years punch Coffee wedding cake mints and nuts but the grooms s father insisted on ordering lunch meat Beans potato salad and coleslaw. He said Don t worry i la pay for daughter picked out the Flowers she wanted and he went ahead and changed the order. He wants bigger corsages and roses instead of carnations. Again he said Don t worry i la pay for arc not poor people Ann and would prefer to things our Way. How can we keep this Man from imposing his will on us Davenport Iowa dear Dav the Way to keep people from imposing their will on you is to simply say sorry the plans Are exactly the Way we want them. Please stay out of obviously you were unable to utter these two simple sentences. I suggest you rehearse them for the next time someone Hies to run roughshod Over you. Page 11 letters cafes Burger King contract explained two years ago when the first Burger King opened we were told that the Burger King would be allowed cooperate on base and the profits would be split with the mar aug. 31 in the stars and stripes Brig. Gen. . Lccy stated that the cafes owns and oper ates the 21 Burger King restaurants in and around the military communities. This statement brings up More questions such As 1. What happened to the Burger King corp.? did they give cafes the right to use the name Burger King v without cafes having to pay for that privilege if the answer to question number one is yes do not answer the following questions 2. If the cafes must pay for using the Burger King name do they pay a percentage of the profits or a percentage of the Gross sales 3. If the cafes must pay for using the name Burger King How Long is the contract in years 4. Docs the cafes really need the name Burger King Why?5. Would t it be better for the cafes and custom ers to own and operate their restaurants under another name that they must not pay for after we know what agreements were made Between the cafes and Burger King we can and will make a few constructive but we can t make those suggestions until we know the rest of the James r. Butler Wertheim Germany editor s note Brig. Gen. . Leeds com Mander he cafes Europe replies and now for the rest of the cafes presently operates 21 Burger King restau rants in Europe and has 24 More in various stages of development through a franchise agreement with Burger King corp. The agreement makes cafes part of the Burger King system and in turn pays Burger King corp. A percentage of Gross sales. The contract with Burger King was entered into in May 1984 for a period of five years with the option to extend. Since the first cafes Burger King opened in Europe customer demand has been nothing Short of Over whelming. It s clearly an indication our customers want commercial name Brand food outlets in addition to the various kinds of cafes food outlets that make up the array of food offerings at your Exchange. The cafes initiative to bring a touch of Home to soldiers airmen and their families is working. With the profits being shared with the communities where they re located to the tune of More than $2 million so far in 1986. We always Welcome constructive suggestions concerning the management of your Exchange. Attend your local Exchange Council meetings and make your voice heard. Celebrating the holidays defensively with the world in the midst of one of the most important Holiday periods a reality has hit us in the face. I refer to an incident that happened recently. Please print the following message that i would like to pass on to Usa eur and All the readers of the stars and stripes a Young Soldier was pronounced dead. At the time cause of death was unknown. An autopsy performed later that Day revealed he had a High level of alcohol in his blood. To drink enough liquor to cause your heart to go into cardiac arrest is a pretty stupid thing to do and to die from alcohol is even worse. I knew the Soldier for almost a year. He was a Damn Fine Soldier on the e-5 standing list and married with two kids. I have never known him to abuse alcohol or drugs but knew that he drank from time to time. I find it hard to believe that such a thing has happened. There were people in Contact with him his last living hours who failed to Sec the signs. Some of the signs this particular individual showed were numbness of the lips or other parts of the body and a nosebleed that was uncontrollable. Later it was said that he went unconscious. Why did t anyone help Why at this time of the year everyone likes to to the people who were with this Soldier on that Hajj he was just drunk or he could t hold his the thing that disappoints me the most is that some of the people that were with him were cos. It s a hell of a Christmas present to give someone. He to his give. And those particular cos who were around him and did not consider the end results of not taking i do not know the full Story behind what happened but if someone had been involved with this Soldier it might have made a difference. Shingto. Pensive. Don t drive of your if you Are hosting a party it is your responsibility to your guests to be their if you arc an no take care of my soldiers. They deserve it. In the Situa Tion cited above the Young Man s Chain of command was not around but any Soldier i outrank is my sol Dier. Treat them As motto for this Holiday period is celebrate my family and i Are the most valuable item i existence today. Treat it As a rare item. Bring in the new year alive wisely instead of foolishly. The letter was signed and the location Given but it applies everywhere. Editor to All who May read my letter there is something to learn in this. We can celebrate the holidays defensively so to speak. You know your limit Stop t priv if you have been drinking. If you Don t kno limit Stop Don t even have that first drink. Parent advises theater patrons with kids col. Donald Gilbert vice commander he cafes Europe responded to a recent letter about crying babies disturbing movies. He said that he did t believe restricting Atten dance by children is an appropriate response As it lost bag jacket found to me airman who loss a Blue bag Wim Black leather ack a in Dover England on nov in. Please comae me property office at 03
