European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday april 14. 19s7 the stars and stripes Paga 11 Ramstein area can t get vat Utility rebate i be heard it Alt now in regard to the value added la vat Utility rebate. Seems we Are living in the wrong Are since we wont be ble to get rebate Here in ther Amitin District i just found out the other Day thai you can gel re Bates Only if your Bate commander putt hit John Hancock on a certain document that approves it we were old that our base commander would not sign the necessary paper because some military members left the area without paying Billy question is this does a base commander legally have the authority to deny us Money which i rightfully ours according to the Federal Republic of Germany it just ant fair that we Are being punished for some thing we had no connection with also it has always been my understanding that military member who leaves unpaid Bills can be re ported to his new base commander. Is this a save face situation we re in and Why Weare being denied our rebates i m thoroughly disgusted with this Type of system especially since the person responsible for it does t even pay Ofili Taqi because he lives on base. Ramett Tab Germany editor s note col. Maxent a. Lupu con Mayfer a 377th combat support Wing nil lab your Dos ton As la value added tax vat Fandi Isa fair one the recent information on the topic can be confusing. The following should clarify the matter. A in any vat refund the Vendor must agree to participate in the program. So is entirely do to the at flirt As to whether or not it will conform to Ike guide line dec Etui for obtaining a a tend of the tax. The Vendor need Dot Girt any reason or rational for . At to information you have about the base commander not approving Inch refunds that statement is totally incorrect the truth is that some utilities stated thai they Oam participate in the program Only if the local installation commander signed a agreement that would hold morale welfare int recreation and or the United states Edv emment Tawe for any unpaid Mill left . Military or a Parment of defense personnel. Is. Law and air Force regulations prohibit me or any older military member from obligating is. Funds for 1kb Utility companies in other Arras Hare agreed to participate in the vat refund program without any conditions or stipulations. Unfortunately Tull Elk in the Ramstein Are Hare attached conditions to their participation that cannot possibly be met. In summary you Hare not been denied any right Loa refund since Inch right does not exist. Since the military cannot and we not obligate itself to pay member personal debt Tome utilities have refused to participate lit the refund program. No commander Breor elsewhere Tau signed any such agreement with any Utility. Those Ore the facts. A clarifies go education entitlements i was in the service from oct 19. 1973 to oct. 18,1976. I got out and then came Back in on june 14, 1980, during the time i was out i used tip 12 months of my of Biu entitlements for College. Now i am told by Counselor that if i do not use up Theresa of my entitlements by october 1987,1 will lose them and will not be eligible foray other Type of i you please advise ase if this is Correct even if i will still be in the Active army after the suspension Date Ido not feel this should be Correct considering i would have to get out of the service before 1 could use All of my Benefit appreciate any information you can give me. Name withheld Bamberg Germany editor s note w. Darid Smith director vet Erans replies Veteran have entitlement to the i Bui for 10 Yea after separation from their last period of service or Dee. 31,1989, whichever comes first. Since the writer went Back on retire duty in 1980, Hii other delimiting Date would be dec. 31,1989. Alter that Date then May be entitlement to the new cd Bill if the Veteran remains on acute duty through june of 1988. Military must runs discount on tobacco 1 read with interest the article concerning the air Force s advertorials concerning the 8-1. However i was somewhat surprised that the tone of the article suggested thai it was unusual for editors of military newspapers to be ordered to run an article anyone who has worked in military journalism knows Well that must runs Are a fact of life some times even to the Point of the wording being dictated. Name and location withheld pen pals swam Plum Kim to Row pm Ftp mum. I in t 26-Mjlr-om Mito. M Tatum Row us dam min Ralrh Tia Virtu mini. My retirement privileges have enabled Rny wife anime to make this wonderful trip to Spain. The Active duty people have made us feel like this is our second Home. Thank you. I was surprised to notice that inc Spanish people and the military Are somewhat behind the stateside Effort to kick the tobacco habit my estimate is that Spanish habits Are like ours were in the United slates 30 years ago. When we watch a 1957 movie we real ize How bad that was fortunately the military is Only a couple of Yean behind the general United state Public Effort and gaining fast. The recent article in the Jack tar of Rota Spain and those in Many other military publications Are Evi Dence of our growing awareness.1 Hope we can accept the defense department s efforts to discontinue the discount on tobacco product Sas a step to improve our health rather than As an Ero Sion of our benefits Harold f. Mitchell Louisville by. All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold you name on request and protect your privacy. ,1 Ann Landers dear Ann landers1.i have read several raters in your column Over the last few year about Dale rape but t never believed it could happen to me. I was wrong. It happened twice within four months 1 Haven t told a Sou land feel that i must share this Horri ble experience with someone to Dif fuse my anger contributing to my false Sens of Security was the fact that i am an amputee. 1 have Only one pkg my dates have been few and far Between since not Many me want to take out a woman with one leg and a Crutch. The first Nightmare occurred when a Guy 1 work wit invited me out to eat. We were working of a special project and when it got to be 7 30 he suggested conversation was mostly about people at work nothing personal or provocative. Afterwards we got into his car to go Home. He kissed me with absolutely no warning and before i knew it we were necking tip Aslom like a couple of High school kids. This was the parking lot behind the restaurant before i knew it he had me half undressed. I kept telling him 1 was t ready fora sexual relationship Buthe overpowered me. I was helpless and he got what he wanted. At work the next Day he acted As if nothing had happened. The second experience was with a very attractive Guy i met Ai a wedding. He was a Distant relative of the Bode and we hit it off beautifully. He look me out twice after that and i decided to invite him id my place for a Home cooked meal. He had two glasses of win with the dinner and one Glass after but he certainly was t a runic. 1 drink bottled water immediately after we finished eating Wilh no warn ing he pulled me Down on the sofa and lunged at Melike an animal. 1 tried to Light him off but i did t have a Chance. He stayed until 2 . 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