European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 25. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers Der Ann Landers i in now working with Adolus Centi who have cerebral pity. What i to writing about also has been experienced by my col leagues. Please print this Teller. Bett we Are in Public with these children strangers come up to is and Lay it s such a won Der lbs thing you Are  or you met have a world of patience. God b1s  although it is Nice to know that people appreciate what 1 do the merage i get is this one you Are heroic or worse yet a  please let your readers know that we chose to be special educator. Some people arc  Cut out for this Job just As 1 ant  Cut out Tor or have no desire to do what they arc doing. Although i have a fair amount of patience one does t have to be a Saint to work with challenged a Wildren. Many of these youngsters will be Able to Tead Happy productive lives. More important they do  feel sorry for themselves. Abo Ann. Please let people know that cerebral palsy up is  a disease children Are afflicted  what a horrible term and it is  progressive another common myth. Up is brain damage that affects muscle movement. Also Many people assume that All up children arc retarded. This is  True. Even the most physically disabled children can have above Normal intelligence. I realize my letter is a Lone one but 1 Hope you will print All of it. This is one subject thai even the Well educated need to know More about. Frustrated special educator in a. Dear special thank you far a Beautiful letter. E View this column As an Opportunity to educate and Yog have helped me do my Job today. Bleu Job. Dear Ann Landers when 1 was 25 i became involved with a married Man 20 years my senior. I continued the relationship for 16 years passing up promotions so i could work nights to be Wilh him during Mornin Thouis and at tune time i was a slave to the Telephone waiting for a last minute Call saying he would be Over. Of course we could t go anywhere for fear of being seen so it was always my place where i cooked White he made Busi Ness Calls on the phone. A year ago today my Lover died of a heart attack. He left his wife a Beautiful Home and three Loving Chil Dren. He also left her Well provided for. Naturally she was the beneficiary of his insurance policies. I was left nothing but a thousand memories of stolen moments. 1 know now that 1 wasted my youth on a Man who was going to marry me some Day. I cant believe i was so Blind and so dumb. This letter is a Pica to every woman who is in this kind of relationship for lord s Sake gel out now and male a lift for yourself i wish Hod. Long time Reader in to. . If you re been a Long time Reader How come you did t see All Hose letters from single women who were slip plat Amud with married test it Rtin  too tale. Pick of the pleas of your life i Iel into circulation. There May  be loads of Ellul be Nen out there Bat Cue is All you need. Good Luck. Dear Ann Landers please Settle a family dispute. My husband and i be Lieve that noon is 12 . And Midnight is 12 . My father disagrees. He says there is no such thing As 12 . Or 12 . Only noon and Midnight who is right feuding around the clock in Concord Calif. Dar Fundin Yah Are. Hunt your father Ever seen a. Tala or plane mule in Balle Erable letters writer says cola meant As sweetener everyone knows thai the Cost of living in Europe is higher now than in Many years. Vet i think few people understand what the cosi of living allowance is All about. Cola is meant to fortify our weakened Dollar. Your bad and overseas housing allowance Are meant to pay for the entire Cost of housing and utilities whether they do or  is beside the Issue. On us other hand cola is a supplement to the dollars we were already spending on the Economy when the Dollar was stronger. It is Busl looked upon As a sweetener to the cup of Tea and  a replacement for the Tea itself from what i can see most people look at their cola and multiply it by the Exchange rate and then decide that they can Only spend that amount on the Economy but if you look at cola As a supplement then a 120 allowance permits you to Purchase a i do Mark hem today Exchange rate 1.80 Marks to the Dollar at no More Cost than when the Dollar got you 2,8 Marks. Instead of this approach most people look at their $20 and multiply it by 1.8 and decide that they can Only spend 36 Marls on the Economy for the entire month. Unfortunately an and the stars and stripes have done Little to actually explain what the concept of cola is. Their discussions of cola Are often Little More than dry numbers i.e., if you Are an �-5 with 3.25 years of service and you have 4.65 dependents you will gel $63.so next month. This information is valuable bul $63.50 still West rather Small when you know thai the Dollar buys Only 60 percent As much at 1.8 Marks to the Dollar Asil did at 3 Marks to the Dollar. The military news Media docs l Tell you that Wilh a j63.50 supplement a 285-Mark Tim costs you no More today than when the Dollar was Worth 3 Marks. If you set your goats lower your $63.50 supplement will buy you 407 Marks Worth of goods today than when the Dollar grabbed 2,3 Marks 2.5 x $162,80 .1.8 � is 62.80$63.50. 1 know that there arc Many people Otil there who Are struggling to make end meet and no amount of hocus pocus with cola is going to make their financial situation acceptable. There sure Ain t anything to smile about Here but i think that the military Newt Media could help if they More clearly explained what cola really is. / the morale of the average Soldier is  being helped by the constant barrage of negative news on the Dollar so it s especially important that we Latch on to anything that s at All positive. The concept of looking at cola As a fortified for our weak Dollar in t the cure for our financial woes. Nevertheless in Al least conveys the  that our government has t totally forgot Len about us out Here. Cap. Bay Ber Wwite Shelton Grafe Woehr Germany changes in pcs leave policies explained i have two questions thai no one in my husband s company can answer. I would appreciate any information. I. My husband put in for an itt inter theater Transfer. It was approved in december. He received orders and a reporting Dale. I have been Lold that after april i All personnel will be extended six months. Are there any exceptions 2.1 have also heard that if you serve concurrent hours of duty in Europe that you can gel a 30-Day leave to the Usa. 1 would like to know if this it True and How you can do it. Name and location withheld editor s note chief warrant officer John a Taylor chief. Management actions Branch 1st personnel come he Usa eur replies Yon Hare asked two questions that i m sure Many other soldiers and families Are asking in View of recently announced changes in permanent change of station pcs policies. First the six month Extension that Yon mentioned applies Only to soldiers on their first enlistment who came to Usa eur to serve a Lour length of 18 months. The new policy is that All soldiers serving on their first enlistment must serve 24 months in Europe. Therefore All soldiers in this category. Tilth a current Dale eligible to return from overseas Dehos of april 1,1987, and pen pals i to it yer old oin Niit re Bourn Tor a in menu. Ii would m by h you in bulk owl Nett Kob a or Rumert Mottro twi Law Momiu Mirim i go on we Kumdi. Phat Mon arh Raintr. Jahob Kofi Inz feb Runny later will be extended la Complete 24 months overseas. Soldiers on an in month Lour who have already re enlisted for an option directing a change in station exempt. In addition to the change in tour length for soldiers on their initial enlistment certain delays in permanent change of station moves for other soldiers in usar eur were also announced. These delays apply Only to career soldiers who Are serving 36-month accompanied or 24-Montb unaccompanied Tours and hate a Deros during july november 1987. Soldiers in this category will be delayed overseas for up to three months. Lastly it is True that you can get a 30-Day leave to the Usa if you serve concurrent Tours in Europe. 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