European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. December 13. 19b7 the stars and stripes aim Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers i live sum questions to ass about the Man in humps cad. N.y., whose weigh not known because he broke i hi1 Waif Al 1. 100 pounds. Or. A s plight became known when he got stuck in his bedroom doorway and had to be rescued by police fire and medical workers. He has been in bed for 27 years and has t been outside since 070 re when his family moved from or Brooklyn to humps cad. This Man would eat three or four Ham steaks for breakfast with six bottles of soda an Ordinary dinner would consist of a couple of beef Oasis and three or four chickens. Or h. Seems to enjoy life according to his Niece who lakes care of him. He listens to popular music watches to plays monopoly cards and checkers and reads inc Bible. And now that the world has Learned of him. Dick Gregory. The comedian Lur cd dict Ilian is pulling or. H. On a strict regimen and is planning to get him Down to Iso pounds. Obviously this Man his been unable for years to gel out of bed and shop and Cook for himself so his rela Tives have been doing in for him. Why did they not enlist the help of social workers health professionals of creators Anonymous or weight watchers i Hope with All my heart that or. H. Gets Down to Normal size. Meanwhile 1 would like some answers As to Why this abuse was permitted to continue. Surely twas obvious to others that this Man is mentally ill. One does t go to 1,100 pounds overnight. He should have had psychiatric help Ages ago. Dear Warren you have raised some valid questions for which 1 Hare no answers. It seems brio us hat such � Gigantic weight gain must hive been rooted ens vere emotional problems the Man needs intensive counselling and expert medial help if he is to shed hundreds of Pound and keep them off i Hope he gets in. Dear Ann Landers this letter is for wives whose husbands snore. When 1 complained to Gus about his snoring he always denied in. Then one night i said i m going to tape you so you can hear for yourself 1 set up the recorder and told him to go to sleep and snore to his heart s Content. The joke was on me. He was quiet As a mouse and he did t snore for three Yean after that. Then he started again but it was soft and dignified a snore that would t Wake Fly. It never got loud like before. I lost Gus last Winter. How i wish i had taped him when he snored like an Elk. It would be music to Myears god bless his memory. San Jose Darren Ohio citizen that s the so Helret snore Story i be Ever heard. Pleas ant dreams Gus. Dear Ann Landers i be enjoyed the letters you have printed describing the Stuffy image that some doctors have in regard to what they want to be called. When i was in my 30s, Al the absolute Pinnacle of Elf importance a 96-year-old woman was brought in for an examination. She had never been to a physician before and hated the idea. When i stroked the Boom of her foot to test her re flexes her Bony Finger flashed out from under the Sheet and she shouted Sonny Don t you dare do that again needless to say Sonny did t. Gordon w. Thompson m.d.,Loma Linda u. Med. Center dear or. To Beautiful Thanki for sharing. Is inf treaty what it s supposed to be Percsi Donl Reagan and chairman Gorbachev Mil in Washington los i Ekani id much pomp and ceremony to sign a to icily outlawing intermediate Range nuclear weapons. The negotiations that preceded this Accord were lengthy arid meticulous and thus the entire free world rejoices at the realisation of a Semi Concrete arc Gnu no thai will theoretically reduce both sides nuclear arsenals. The West has Long had the desire to conclude such a treaty on any Issue. Info were simply the item that the soviets were witling to Compromise on after years of cajoling. After examination however this Pac can Only be seen As poorly conceived an dangerous to american National Security. The role of the intermediate Range missiles in ques Tion albeit often debated is to provide nato and the american forces in particular a ready on Silc flexible or limited response capability. The soviets have Long favored a blink ring Stylc offensive in planning for any possible thrust along inc Central front. They would obviously prefer to win any such Battle before it could possibly enter a nuclear phase. The thinking at the time of the emplacement of . Peril Ling ii missiles in Europe was to limit any potential future War Between nato and the Warsaw pact to the european continent by avoiding the utilization of icbms launched from either the Continental United states or the soviet heartland. Such use would indicate a willingness to escalate and would have dire consequences for either Side. The per Shing ii deployment even at the Cost of alienating Ameri can allies was a timely and adequate response in inc face of the increasing Range and volume of soviet info. Nato forces arc unfortunately locked into this Man Ner of thinking due to a huge Warsaw pact superiority in conventional arms. Any american president in office atthe time of a future soviet offensive in Europe would be hard pressed for a decision concerning inc use of icbms Over this continent. With an inf agreement that would take away the limited response of intermediate Range warheads the commander in chief would be forced to choose either potentially inadequate Battlefield nuclear weapons or use of strategic nuclear forces which coital Speed escalation. How Long will inc soviets wait before deciding to Gamble on a weak american president or the willingness of the american people to defend Western Europe with a move that could create a global Thermo nuclear War verification of any International agreement is an sex remely difficult matter that often bogs Down negotiation. Verifying a treaty with the soviet Union is a doubly difficult task due to the nature of the closed soviet society. There is a Basic Well founded mistrust Between the governments of the soviet Union and the United states and it is this doubt that makes verification of accords impossible. Add to this the fact that the soviet Union has been repeatedly accused of treaty violations by various International agencies and the Issue becomes even More obfuscated. One Only need Survey russian doctrine and past behaviour to decide whether or not they might cheat on an agreement. If it is to i hair advantage to do so and with the inf agric cent it certainly is then they will cheat and wave the evidence under our noses in Defiance. Chairman Gorbachev has been widely praised by the Western press. His novel policies of political and social Reform have been labelled glasnost or the new open Ness Gorbachev has played his Bluff Well against la West. Surely inc Peoples of the world s True democracies will not interpret glasnost to mean that the soviet Union has become a widely democratic and peace Lov ing nation. Quilt the contrary my fellow americans. Or. Gorbachev and his communist cronies Are a de Vious lot. It is to their advantage to give America a false sense of Security. There is no belter advantage than Surprise. The soviet Union is is ill an aggressive and expansive Empire. They still hold their Peoples in bondage although Gorbachev dismisses this by saying he wishes to avoid a brain  the soviets have never hidden their eventual goal defeat of America and domination of the world under communist system. They will Slop at nothing to achieve this. Deception and outright lying arc but Mere tools of the Trade. Docs anyone including Ronald Reagan actually be Lieve that the soviets would conclude an agreement that is not to i hair advantage from Khrushchev we will Bury you to Gorbachev we do not like certain aspects of american politics and Way of life in message is Clear we arc enemies and will remain so until one or the other no longer exists. Chairman. Gorbachev is Stilt a soviet communist Leader and still just As hostile to inc United Stales president Reagan has his own personal reason for sign ing this pact he is searching for a favourable mention in the history books. He has suffered through a vicious series of political and military boondoggles thai have left his image scarred and tarnished. This has changed his View of inc soviet Union from the evil Empire to an apparently credible and honorable nation. Or. Cagan saw an Opportunity at hand to make the entire free world forget Beirut and Ira Gate and the a Sian Gulf and an impotent policy in Nicaragua. Simply put the president has compromised future National Secu Rity in an Elf Bra to be fondly remembered by All. And so happily Onward marches the Wesl. At least we have one agreement. Some Wishful thinkers Hope for a series of other agreements on topics As wide rang ing As a one half Cul in strategic nuclear forces to a Cut in conventional arms that would disproportionately affect the Warsaw pact. Surely any future treaty will also be a Means to the eventual soviet end. Perhaps it is not yet too late. The . Senate Mutt still ratify any inf agreement. Maybe it will gain a measure of Wisdom and reject this Irav Sty of International diplomacy. The .-.s.r. Confrontation is a fight to the death and the Western democracies must treat it a such. Of course there is always that special Breed of human being the soviet apologist and i suppose the will be explaining away aggression until soviet troops arc marching Down Pennsylvania Avenue. Reductions of nuclear arsenals do not always make for a safer world. Rejection of this agreement would Send the soviet Union Back into its Slimy carapace. Least for a while and we would All be the belter for ii. Forget Ronald Wilson Reagan s mention it the Annak oflus tory the future Security of America is Al . 4 Robert a. Mull re Nomberg Black history month i am writing in reference to the upcoming Black history month which i believe should be Labe Leblack culture month but that s another Story. As a Black american i believe Blacks Are not using this event to improve cultural relations. 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