European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i need 10 know if i am a Smoth Crini Mother  Square or just Plain nuts. Here s the situation my husband and i were divorced 10 years ago. I have raised my three sons alone. Even when their father and 1 were married he did t give me much help i think i be done a darned Good Job with these kids. They have never been in any trouble and that s More than a lot of parents can say these Days. Jeff the eldest 23, me 2 j 9-year-old girl five weeks ago and went crazy Over her. They have been together every evening and every weekend. When they Aren t together they Are on the phone. He told me this mom ing that he and Monica Are moving into an apart men together i ret week. I was shocked to learn that her parents think in is  pc describes them As real  when he Laid his dad about the arrangement his advice was go for it this did t Surprise me. The old Man is on a pretty fast track himself i realize that children need Independence and i have never tried to Cip my sons Wing Bill i can l under stand How parents of a 19-year-old girl Tan of such an arrangement to fact they Are helping to furnish the apartment. Please let me hear from you. Rochester  you Aren t nuts Mother. Monica s parents sound like they  a quart Low bit there is nothing you can do about them. The lire in decks fun was obviously nude below the it Rel and 1 think it s Bummer but Jeff k 2j and free to do As be phases. Be Ciril and pleasant. And Don t rent his room. Dear Ann Landers i have enjoyed your column for Many years but never thought i d be writing to you. Please permit me to use your space to address your readers. As 1 am sure everyone knows Cary Grant passed away recently in Davenport Iowa. I Rosenl the Way some publications described our City. Davenport was called an unglamorous Burg a Sleazy Jerk water town and a turn in the  if Davenport it so bad Why would someone Asfa Mous As Cary Gram come Here Burl Bacharach was featured last year for the grand reopening of our newly renovated Adler theater. Tony Bennett performed in this area recently and enjoyed it. We Greally mourned or Grant s passing and Felt very close to him. The headline in our Quad City times paper said it Best Cary Grant died in our  and that s the Way All of us Felt. D. Of Davenport Deard Cary Grant was a Friend of mine und Cut Tell Yon that he would not Hare approved of those denigrating references to Davenport. If Ever there was i class act Man who was at Home Iny Wpm it was Cary Grant. The likes of thai gentleman will not soon pass urls Way again. Dear Ann Landers i must respond to a Friend from up  who was appalled by the ignorance of . Citizens who visit Canada. I suggest that she Calm Down i am from new Orleans. Every new yorker i be met thinks our entire City is located on Bourbon Street and Mardi gras lasts Afi year Long. They also believe we have nothing but War attend around us and All the cooking i cajun. Ignorance u where you find it and unfortunately you find it All Over. Louisiana native Dearlow to  for Nying ufos will Page 1t letters rules governing beneficiaries reviewed i would greatly appreciate your assistance in obtain ing the Correct information concerning a form 29 8286 servicemen s group life insurance election and do form 93 record of emergency data. I have attempted to address this problem through the Chain of command servicing military personnel offices Milo and Milos in the area i m assigned to but the answers i be received depended on who i talked Wilh at a particular time. Recently i needed to change both forms due to a person changing his address. However both the Battal Ion personnel and administration Center Pac personnel and servicing Milo Here Tell me that i cannot name anyone As a beneficiary other than a blood rela Tive . Brother sister in Law Etc. Concerning the Soli form since j pay the Premium each month and in is my insurance policy 1 resent being told i am limited to the number of Princi pal beneficiaries As there Are lines on the form three and that they must be blood relatives. Have even had clerks Tell me hat 1 Mitsel put a w or All As share payments As reflected in column three of the Soli form. What 1 would like to know from a reliable source is 1. Can i list any number of principal beneficiaries by any fractional amount As Long As the fractional amount would evenly Divide the settlement upon my death . Eight beneficiaries receiving a s6.250 each 2. Am i restricted by any Law or regulation from naming any beneficiary i desire even if he is not a blood relative ., a close Friend or a close neighbor concerning do form 93 in Block 9, can 1 list any beneficiary i desire even if not a blood relative 1 have had these forms filled out for years listing who i wanted to. Why now the change name and location withheld editor s note staff set Charles Harper 1st per com he Usa eur replies there Are no limits on the number of beneficiaries Ihm you May Llesi on Jour servicemen group life insurance election a form 29-8286. Each person listed must be designated a principal or  the amount of Jour insurance to be paid to each beef Leary will be shown on the form and is not limited by the fractional examples on the form. If you prefer you May list by Law instead or fractional amounts on the form and the insurance nil be divided according to the Law in effect in your How of record state. Sine Sci was designed to provide financial sees Rily for surviving spouses and family members sol Diers Are encouraged to Desi Ornale them As beneficiaries. However this in not obligatory. If the designed is not a spouse child or Parent the Soldier must be counselled by a officer senior no or equivalent Grade civilian and n memorandum of re Cord regarding the counselling entered on the Bot rum of the a form 19-8286. A Soldier May also designate anyone to receive unpaid pay and allowances  10, record of in Wren by data do form 93. The Soldier is limited by Law when design Alonsi a acne Fkiara for death gratuity pay  9, do form 93 in Case there s no surviving spouse or children. The Only individuals that can be listed Are Parent Mother or father including Loco Parentis and Brothers and Sisters. Including those of half blood or those through adoption. This is not a change. If payment of unpaid allowances or he death gratuity is to be made to More than one person and the percentage shares Are not equal  60 percent to tilt Mother and 40 percent to a brother then the percentage to each person will be shown on the form. When no percentage is indicated payment null be la equal shares to the individuals designated. You May Call me at sch Atzingen military 2136 or ets 379 6350/6251 in Case Vou have More question on servicemen group life insurance or the record . Dog s death prompts letter to its owner dear dog owner you know who you Are 1 heard the news this morning. She died sometime during the night in the dark and bitter cold. She was old her muzzle Gray but her eyes were warm and gentle and trusting. Many times she greeted me at my car with a wag of her Tail and a warm Tongue on my hand thinking perhaps my car was yours. I watched As she Waitea hour after hour for your car to appear every Day she we so patient and when you finally appeared she d Lope Home following in her Sliff legged arthritic gait. She love it you though god alone knows Why. You neglected her in the worst Way. I saw How you treated her. Ira eligibility explained please clarify whether servicemen Bers Are still Eligi ble for Ira investments under the new lax Laws. The recent articles have not made in Clear if the military retirement system disqualifies us from the tax deductible and lax deferred aspects of iras. Capt and mrs. Mark n. Mcdonald Wei Crof Germany editor s note our Washington Bureau asked a tax expert it the Pentagon to reply serve remembers Are Only eligible to make tax deduct Ible contributions to an Ira if heir taxable income is $25,000 or less if they re single or �40,000 or leu if they re married filing a joint return. You rarely fed her. If your neighbors had t fed her scraps she never could have lived this Long. Another of your neighbors feed up a Box for her to sleep in. In the past these neighbors had her taken away from you but you went to gel her and the Cycle of neglect continued. How Many litters and uncured for pups did she have i know her last Puppy died As she died from neglect. She was pregnant again did you know she was so old so lir cd so riddled with the arthritis that crippled her joints and you did t even have the decency to keep her Safe from the hoards of male suit ors that hounded her the last time she was in heat. So now she s dead. Forgotten by you she died some Lime Hist night in the cola and in the dark. You Dor i even know u yet. You did t care for your dog when she was alive Why should you care now that she s dead you la probably just go out and get another dog. None withheld in Italy police patches sought i am Nowr Olim Munich Critti Dap artenant ind Cotton to of m put cow m m Fooy. 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