European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers tuesday december 1, 19b7 the stars and stripes Paga 11 letters dear Ann Landers recently you printed a letter from a woman who was hooked on a to show awarded the Winner is million. She was cer Tain Hill one Day she would win he pri7. The juy of is what Kepi that lady going. You Lold her dream castles Are fun to visit but people should t try to live in them i have better advice since i. Too watched that program and longed to be the Lucky Winner. Al night 1 would pretend that i had won the Money and then i would imagine All the things hat would happen to me if i had a million dollars. My husband who drinks too much would quit his Job and Lum into a full mown alcoholic. My teen age children who arc unmotivated and need constant prodding would drop out of school and loaf on a full Lime basis. Al my free loading relative As Well Ai my husband s would be. Hitting on me to help them i would be inundated with letters from Slick promoters with Wor j causes and old friends with hard Luck stories. Suddenly i would a faced with big decision such As what kind of House to buy and do i want to live in la Jolla or Palm Beach. Then i d have to decide if i want a Mercedes or a Rolls Royce. After 15 minutes of envisioning my life As a million Aire i decided that am better off with things the Way they Are a faithful Reader in Buffalo Den Buff your utter reminded me of that adage be careful what you Pray for Yon might gel it while Money Soltic some problems it has been known to create others. Dear Ann Landers 1 am one of the lowest forms of humanity. My Job description is Telephone i work from 9 . To noon and from 4.30 . A 8 30 . Am paid s3.65 an hour so people yell at me cuss me out and Clarh the phone Down on my ear. Sorry but i have no Way of knowing when your dinner hour is if you have a headache or if you sleep Days and work nights. Nor is it possible for me to know your husband died last week. Did you know that mine died 16 Yean ago i am Well aware that some of the companies that sell Over the phone Are Fry by night operations. Twice when i went to get my paycheck 1 discovered that my Bosses had moved out in the dead of night. I reported them but was never Able to collect a dime. Why do 1 do this work because i am a 55-year-old disabled woman and cannot stand on my feet for More than 30 minutes. I have knocked on doors and been interviewed until i am purple in the face. This Job is the Best i gel. So i have no Choice but to Sil Here Day after Day smile and dial gel screamed at and never answer Back no matter How insulting people get. I Hope creeps who abuse me never have to make a living this Way. I would t wish this Job on anybody. Albuquerque it arable Here s your letter with Small plea of my own. It takes no longer in say sorry not interested than Yon woke me up. You no Good Zzz please folks listen to what this woman is saying and have a Little compassion. Il.05 Angeles Timat syndic column us Lan flu Elmei Yodl Lellot. You wite la her Al card 01 the Sligo and stripes Apo 09211 u s squared away gis avoid drugs says my i am writing in reply to inc writer who complained about entitled and professionals who discriminate against male service members who pan their hair Down the Middle. He Al Orrt Linnerd the Aid saying that soldiers who part their hair Down the Middle drink grape soda and smoke menthol cigarettes Are drug users i am an my stationed in Germany As a customs inspector. Although my name and location Are being withheld for personal reasons i feel some what equipped to answer this writer who asked Why this discrimination exists. Unfortunately he gave no details on the problems he was encountering so i Only assume thai he meant undue harassment from maps and Lack of respect from his seniors. Maybe i help him with a new Point of View. I am familiar with the saving mentioned but had no information on How in originated. I began asking around and an it who began his career As an my about 15 years ago gave me this explanation about 12-15 Yean a of when drug use especially marijuana became widespread in the armed forces soldiers who were busied for drug use began parting their hair Down Lse Middle As a sign to other users that they were before stricter Laws were adopted by the military concerning drug use Little was done to violators. The hair parting evolved into Many users parting their hair Down the Middle to convenience the Sale Purchase and use of marijuana and other illegal drugs. If you were a user you could easily find drugs using this tool. If you were an my you could easily spot a potential offender. The grape soda and menthol cigarette pan of the Story is apparently a bit of humor that an unknown individual bored at the Lime made up. Can assure the writer that no one actually believes that Story. Where a male parts his hair if he parts it at All is not actually an important Facto in one s appear Ance. The total picture however is important. Military police first sergeants commanders and supervisors must often mat a Quick evaluation of a person and that person s intentions with nothing to judge the person by except his or her appearance. Obviously this docs not provide a Clear and concise evaluation but one Htit sometimes must be used until More in formation be obtained. The appearance of a Soldier is important a Soldier whose hair is out of or close to being out of regulation wearing dark shades and a wrinkled uniform and is kicked Back smoking a cigarette menthol or no presents the appearance of a Soldier who does not care about the rules legs and standards of the armed services. Males who part their hair Down the Middle Are not automatically considered to be drug users but the things which May influence a person s Choice of hairstyles fads peer pressure popularity Etc Are Lisa things which May influence a person s decision on whether or not to use drugs. In other words if a Soldier pans his hair Down the Middle to look Cool then he May use drugs to look Cool too. But hair alone will not cause problems. If your hair is neat clean Well groomed and Well within military regulations your moustache is neat and Well trimmed and your face is clean shaven and your uniform is clean neat and squared away inca you present yourself to others As some one who docs care whal is exported of him As a sol Dier. A Soldier who really ears about what is in peeled of him will not use drugs. If you present yourself in a soldierly fashion then you have your hair parted Down the Middle drink grape Chi. And even puff on that Newport with no hassles or the appearance you press in to others is the Only one they have to judge by. A Soldier who takes the Lime to Inok squared away usually is squared away and squared away Soldier Don t use drugs. Name and location withheld go Bill benefits extended in some cases my question concerns educational benefits to serv ice members who Are now Able to use the old i Bill. For those of us who entered the service before Jan. 1, 1977, our benefits Are to cease dec. 31, 1989. What happens to us after dec. 31, 1989? will we be expected to pay 100 percent tuition out of our own pockets for any College education we receive docs the army intend to offer us some Type of new educational Benefit or will the old i Bill be extended sic. Jennie e. Larder Carlstedt Germany editor s note David e. Sohacki army continuing education dlr office of the Deputy chief of Staft operations he a Sarkish replies education benefits under the non contributory cd Bill ire scheduled to expire on dec. 31, 1989. Congress recently authorized an Extension of these by neral for individuals that meet the following criteria no break in service since oct. 19,1984 and after june 30, 985, serve to least three Cleatin Nous Yean of Active duty or serve iwo Yean on Active duty and four years in the select Reserve or after june 30,1985, Are discharged for a service connected disability or for hardship or after completing 30 months of smite after Jane 30, 1985, Are discharged for the Coo Teniente of the government ii is unlikely that additional legislation will be introduced and passed at this late Date that would broaden eligibility for an exception to the dec. 31, 1989 Dale. Therefore our Best advice to veterans thai face expiration of benefits is to talk to a Counselor about enrolling in an education program and using your last 11-13months of benefits Spud s no worse than rambo says Reader poor Spud All this anti Spud Mckenzie publicity and the concern that he May be promoting Beer drinking. Well if Spud is promoting drinking whal arc rambo i Joe and All these new like real weapons promoting at least Spud is cuter. I think if the Spud dolls go so should rambo and Joe. Barbara Mclntyre Val Bingen Germany All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and most be signed. We do not read unsigned letters Trot we Drill withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. European edi1icm col Jeffrey m. Cook. Usa a cruel it col us Zawie to Philllps. Usan Deputy commander a door in cowl Mahie kc4iimick.i melt Floc tool Deane b. 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