European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday april 4, 1987 the stars and stripes Arm Landers dear Ann Landers. This it for every woman who i living with a batterer. Placie pah this. You Are shocked and Hurt the first Lime be hits you he will my he i Torry. The next time he hid you he will say you deserve it. Be careful you May believe him. Hey great at making you fee sorry for him. You try to under stand the reason he is so abusive is thai he had a horrible child Hood. Hit parents abused has problem at work. He has problems with Alco hol. You re Only a dumb housewife and Don t know what the real world is like so shut up woman. If you get cared and think he ii losing control you be got i wrong lady you have lost control. You let him handle the finances because you Are Busy with the kids and the House and he keeps telling you How stupid you Are about Money. When you discover that he has been stealing fro Peter to pay Paul his trips vacations clothes Small gifts for women women and More women you will be absolutely devastated. As the years Roll by you Tay. Less and less because whatever you say is completely ignored or causes More violence. You Slart to take a Good look at yourself. The missing Teeth have caused your Cheeks to sink. All those Black eyes have left your lids puffy and your Eye bloodshot headaches and backaches Are common. You be gained weight because eating is your Only pleasure. You never gel your hair fixed downtown any More because you can t afford in. One Day you Wake up and discover you Are hanging on the Edge of a cliff., your old injuries Hare up and you realize you can t stay with him forever. But you Are afraid to leave because you Don t know where logo. You can t Tel your family know what t going on the truth is they have known for Yean. If your Man is abusive in the beginning be will be killer in the end. Don t make excuses for him. Don t think he Wilt change. Don t fool yourself into believing the situation can be turned around. It won t get better it will Only gel worse. As Long As you Are willing to take abuse he will dish in out. My advice is to get out while you Are still healthy and whole. If you suck around you will end up miser Able filled with self hatred wondering Why you let that Man ruin your life. Twenty three years in the i Hope to Hearen Yon Are not still in the ring. If Yon Are Plette took in the phone Book for the number of a belter for battered Nawn. No woman has to live with Anun who bib her. There Are alternatives and she should not be Lute to find them. Dear Ann Landers May 1 join those who in the past have dumped their pet peeves on you mine is one i la bet Many of your readers share it s merchants who charge 99 cents,51.99 and $29.99, Etc whom do they think they Are kidding certainly no sane person is going to be attracted loan item because in is under a Dollar or under $2. In fact those Pesky 99s with the tax added always make us scrounge around for pennies which is a Nui Sance. Tell pm to Cut it out Ann. E.a., in Riverside dear e a l Loo wish they d Cut in out but they wont an telling them won t help. In s a sales gimmick that has been around forever and we Are stuck with in. he five Ohio to Bun ind St Fen Apo . Fan j Pago 11 letters War against drugs costly writer notes a recent writer stated our gov Emmen has Givens Freedom previously unknown to human civilize 1 believe this is not completely freedoms were won for us by our ancestors on the Field of Bailie. They were Farmers and Small businessmen who fought for their ideals despite great Hun Ger cold and irregular pay. Against one of the bes armies of the Day. After they won with the help of the French the government they established reflected Ihei deep seated suspicion of Central authority. We the people gave our government limited pow ers to do specific talks. However almost from the very beginning our representatives tried to Lake More Power for the government at the expense of individual free Dom. Most of the blame belongs to us As we asked our representatives to try to cure society s ills without thinking about the once we would example of this is the War on drugs. 1 have three children and share the concerns of most parents about drugs. 1 have read of Young people Wilh Fried brains who can t remember what happened yesterday eve though they Are now off drugs. 1 believe our soaring teen age suicide rate is due to depression caused by drugs. All our legislators can do is pass a Law which will lend drug users and Sellers to has resulted in 1, a High Purchase Price and High profit in the Sal of drugs. Dealers Are very aggressive and will use any ploy to get kids on drugs. In one school the dealer seven had beepers so they could be called from class. 2. Our children can and Are being sent to jail focusing drugs even though they Hurt nobody else. If they wll to a Friend icy Are now dealers,3. There arc a few ways the Young can acquire the Money to support an addictive habit. These method cause even More problems for the person. 4. Organized crime got us big Start in inc United stale from inc Laic of alcohol during prohibition. The huge Quantity of Moncy now available to in threatens the fabric of our country. Judges and police have been corrupted. The drug gangs now run some Small countries.5. Our military ii now routinely involved in police activities both in our country and abroad. The Power of our military is so great that we must be very careful that it is applied in a proper manner. Perhaps the next cause the military will be asked to support will not be As Noble As this one i Hope our generals Are discussing hese mailers Wilh the politician 6,1 have calculated that in costs about 12,000 Peryear per person for our War on drugs. 1 think a family of four would find a better use for j8.000.we cannot legislate individual choices for people. They Are free agents and can pick their own Way. Employers should be Able to require drug free employees Ana it should be illegal to give drugs to children with out their parents consent. Moral Battles Are won in Small Steps by parents churches schools and anyone who takes the time to help another. The writer also thought the government should spend More. Two and a half Yean ago. The stars and stripes said $6,600 was spent per year per person by Al governments. That is $26,400 for a family of four. Steven a Spain budget cutting plan suggested by writer the stars and stripes recently ran an article Outlin ing the congressional budget office s list of recommendations for trimming the Federal deficit include Don this list was a 2 percent Cap on military pay raises charging outpatient fees for family members at Mili tary medical facilities raising champs deductible rates and culling Active duty end strength response to this year s report i have compiled my own list of ways to trim the Federal deficit.1. Abolish All automatic pay increases for Congress except for Cost of living allowance increases which would be the same As those for military retirees. 2. Eliminate military charter flights by congressional members and sign them All up for frequent flyer cards with civilian airlines,3. Change the wording on the irs 1040 tax forms from do you want $1 logo to the presidential elec Tion Campaign fund to do you want $1 to go to the reduce the Federal deficit fund?1 "4. Eliminate free publications from the govern ment printing office in Pueblo colo.5. Charge negotiation fees to people who become hostage by foolishly remaining in High risk . Sell surplus Amis to Iran but keep the profits to make it fair sell to Iraq As well.7. Increase the use of the Federal and state prison systems in the manufacture of government supplies and equipment. Benefits Are cheaper labor and in creased prison , some of these alternatives arc a liitle far fetched but so Are inc ones proposed by the congressional budget office. If you be got 22 cents and 30 minutes Lime to invest in your future i Challenge youth write to your elected representatives and voice your opinion. But Don t Stop there the Federal deficit is a real problem and it will take More than Congress to Corre tit. Look around. How efficiently do you do your Job Ever thought of a better Way to do something but no Thad the time or drive to suggest or implement in Are you open to or do you solicit suggestions from you workers to reduce costs and increase effectiveness the Bottom line is if you want to maintain you benefits Yau Ore going to Nave to do something about them. Trim off some of the fat and waste in you areas of responsibility. Let your elected representatives know How you stand on issues concerning we can at least replace thai budget a with a surgical tool. Doing More with less does t necessarily mean doing without. Mailer ski. Gregory p. a Germany difference in dependent status explained As i understand it a person can claim a son or daughter As a dependent until the age of 26, provided that he or she is a full time student. This is in Accord Ance with the rules of the internal Revenue service. 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