European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. December 30, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 an Landert dear Ann Landers when our daughter was born 16 years ago my husband and i began Pultina aside $5 a week for her College education. If we were Short we Cut somewhere else. Al Iho Tith we went through some rough times we never once considered touching that Money. When our two sons were bom we & typed the weekly contribution. We now have $12.000 but thit � is nowhere near what is needed to f to Pul three kids through College. Recency we started to look for College Aid. Guess what we Are not eligible. Trill puzzled us because most of our friends Are in the same income bracket and they have received All kinds of Grants and Loans. We were told hat the total income picture is reviewed and people who Are in debt an considered in and How did these folks get into debt they lived above their Means bought Vars and new cars and look expensive vacations. Meanwhile when our kids asked for luxuries they were told that College is More important so while their friends were buying s300 prom dresses and driving their own cars our children were told they could t have those things. How can i explain to them that slaying out of debt and saving Money goes unrewarded our daughter has a 3.4 Grade avenge and is in the top 20 percent of her class but thai is not Good enough for an academic scholarship. Phase help me make some sense out of this because Ann Landers 1 am baffled and frustrated in Ohio Dan bind f Donl despair. Help is on the Way according to octave Ron associates which publishes educational reference books students who have � Grade avenge of or above or have graduated in the upper thin of their class Hare a Good Chance of Retting academic Aid. Many scholarships tie lying Idle because people Don t know they exist. The a s and s your guide to academic scholarships Lola edition $5 lists nearly 1,100 colleges and 100,000 Merit Bawd awards. Don t miss out the ambitious student s guide to financial Aid 12th edition $5 explains Many other forms of financial Aid. I suggest that you write to Ocura Eron associates for both books. The address is Box 343tl, Alexandria a. 22302. Dear Ann Landers 1 know that there Are Many Good marriages out Shore but lately there have been a lot of divorces among my neighbors friends and colleagues. I am seriously contemplating gelling married in a few months and am becoming increasingly apprehensive. Last week the pastor of our Church went to jail for having sex with a teen Ager. His wife is devastated the congregation was shocked. In August my Boyfriend s parents divorce was final. Last week a Man 1 work with moved out on his wife of 36 years. This morning my Cousin told me that she is divorcing her husband because he does t have enough education to hold a Good Job. I wonder Why she did t realize his when she married him what does All this mean Ann it did t used to like this. Is marriage going out of style please let me hear from you. Cold feet in South Dakota diary it marriage is not going oat of style but the sad truth is that 50 percent of All marriages that take place today win std in divorce. The reasons divorces Are easier to get and Are no longer order to scandalous. More women can support them Sefca and Are Able to it out of unhappy Maninges. It is Trie however that too few couples View no Uridge a a. Luu toe commitment and that is the principal cause. Zaragoza offers airmen belated thanks while in a deployment with the Folh tac fighter Wing to Zarago i a Spain i and thru fellow co workers came to your Aid and Rescue. It occurred on a Laie october night when a torrential storm hit the base leaving it devastated. The storm came within minutes after we completed 12 Long hours preparing next Day flier. When the rain finally stopped we ventured to the second floor Balcony to Access the damage. The entire area was flooded and without Power with debris scattered everywhere. While we viewed the area in astonishment the base commander approached us and requested our assist Ance to help out at he commissary. Without reluctance we proceeded to the commissary unaware of the degree of help needed we shovelled mopped swept scooped and Slung More than 12 inches of mud and grime from the commissary floor until Relief arrived at 8 . The nut Day. Prior to our release the first sergeant who was pre sent during the entire thing asked for names and so Cial Security numbers from those who helped out. With Hopes of being recognized we gladly gave the information. We never gave it a second thought then. One year later we re having second thoughts and we re All waiting a Good deed indeed and it was very to know thai we wcri1 Ahl in help Oul in Sui a Cindi Luiu. Out the next Lime you need help find yourself other fools who enjoy doing something for nothing. Staff St airy u. Price Raf i Lakenheath England editor s note col. Charles g. Simpson commander he 406th combat support croup replies during and after on Lush flood last year m whole lot of people helped tort. We had about 500 people Here on temporary duty from i latin Ijar Neath and other bases. It took a Gigantic team Effort to clean in the men. Move wit Exchange reopen our commissary move the dining facility and temporarily relocate families and visitors whose quarters were damaged. We thanked All of those who helped Chr month several avenues. Including to radio inter Clews letters of appreciation certificates and a special Bast wide party. The Wing commander and 1 signed a bit of thank you letters More than 2,000 people pitched to daring the clean no. If it missed saying thanks to a few people i spot Ogier we really did appreciate what you did to help us recover from the Karng oui flood of 1986. Policy on use of ration cards clarified there is one thing that puzzles me and i wonder if you can help to Clear it up. My husband and i Are both in the military t am often the one who docs the grocery shopping at the commissary. When it comes time to Purchase cigarettes i present both his and my ration card. Sometimes the cashier will allow me to buy them on his. The majority of the. Lime Lucy Don t. What i d like to know is Why can some married couples use each other s ration card like service members married to civilians or dependents. I believe if there is a regulation that stops married service members from using each others then no one else should Able to use their dependent s or spouse s either. Please clarify this situation for me. If needed. I d willing to keep a copy of our marriage certificate on hand. Or. P. Carlisle Frankfurt editor s not or. Edward Schurte person Nel senis Branch personnel services support div i St personnel cont he usar Elir replies i appreciate the Opportunity to clarify the Issue of in family use of ration cards. Usar Kur regulation 600-702/usafe regulation 34-1, ration policy applies. It states hat authorized family members May Purchase rationed item with the ration card of any member of their family. A copy of marriage certificate is not required. Doc to frequent personnel turn aver in sales facilities some Cashiers May not aware of these regulatory provisions thus cause no inconsistency and inconvenience to the customer. If you experience such difficulties you should direct your questions to the Sal facility manager for Resolution. Service members thanked for their work this is the time of the year when we have so much to thankful for 1 am thankful for being Here with my loved ones and my friends and for being free. 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