European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers dear Ann larders t have read Tad greatly appreciated the letters in your column regarding miscarriages and still bom babies and decided to share my experience with you and you readers. I am the Mother of iwo won Darful daughter born 11 years part. Between my two successful pregnancies i had tour miscarriages. When our youngest child of was 23 Moths old i gave birth f to siamese twin daughters who �. Scared one heart. I had Learned from a Sonogram sit months earlier Ihil the babies were joined and was Lold that it would be Best to have an abortion. After much prayer and soul searching i decided to carry the babies to full term even though i had been told that they would die at birth my siamese twin daughters lived two Days. My Hui band by need for a private burial. After i was released from the Hospital we had a memorial service for friends us family i wit amazed at How Many people treated the Inci Dent As though our Linie girls had never been bom or died. Their silence was terribly hurtful. I realized thai Many people did t know what to say or do so they said Tuu did nothing. Plate Ann pass along the word that silence is interpreted As a Lack or interest or caring. I understand thai it was an awkward time but t sympathy card would have meant so much. Even a note written weeks or months later helps bereaved families know Hal you understand their tier. Please find room in your column for whatever part of this letter you feel will help people. It s an important message thai needs 10 be repealed often. Newark Friend then i no acceptable sex Cut of family and blends who ignored the birth and death of your twins bid i can understand heir silence. Slate joined babies Are extremely ran they probably viewed the occurrence at bizarre and did t know How to Deal it in. When people arc unsure about Tut to say or a they Osu Auy a and do nothing. My condolences however a Tatry and thank for Tell ing us your Story. Dear Ann Landers a while Back you aired my Pel Gripe in your column. Now i would like to add to the discussion. I come front a family of Short females while in is a slight inconvenience at limes we consider ourselves Normal. Last sunday in Church a woman who stood nent to me said i never realized How Short you Are until Loday when i stood beside a few Days later i was introduced to a woman who said. Boy am t glad to meet you. It in t often i am introduced to someone Shorter than i ant. Upon meeting an acquaintance in the grocery Hoard. You look Shorter than Ever. How do you find clothes that Fil i Nave a few friends who Are Shorter than i am. 1 would not think of calling this to their attention. Please print my letter Ann Landers. A lot of folks oui there need educating. be Raoul mini ends abort height weight Mutton of Tun Etc an always unwelcome awl in bad taste unless a. Are or Skone who Luu dimmed Down or lain cd Belr appearance in Sone Way. 1, Loo am pretty tired of hearing people us i Tob clip a d be thursday january 19bb the stars and stripes Page it fall Anorth trim s Imi an a to in Foron a to sin in amp to mini. I letters Reader says writers duped by hype it is apparent that we have two More americans who Are duped by Media hype. This is in reference to the iwo letters concerning the Purchase of foreign goods. These two writers Are not alone. They Are in the grandiose company of pal Robertson s wife who prefers japanese cars and vice presi Dent George Bush who teds us we need soviet mechanics 1 have no complaints whatsoever about whal anyone wants to buy but i do Lake Issue with people who continually badmouth american products and work ers. The main hems these people wrote about Are cars one brags about n 15-year-old car with 170,000 Miles on it and the other praises japanese can tar Price options and Quality. Hype consider it As gospel and spool this to the world please spout this nonsense to the Man who spent Over 800 Marks to replace his Mercedes exhaust system or Over 100 Marks for his Normal ? tune up. How about Audi owners whose can accelerate All by themselves and kill or injure innocent people mar cedes has had the same problem Ash vow. Wjial1 the Story about hondas fits Bow Peugeot m Al and their rusting problems even Rolls royces have been recalled for various manufacturing defects. According to motor trend Magazine no cars for eign or Domestic have escaped recalls Many foreign can surpass 100 Niph with ease but who really needs such performance with american Speed limits of 55 to63ntph? on the subject of Price very few if any foreign can can compete favourably with american cars when it comes to Standard options or other option such As automatic Tonuu Lisbon air conditioning Etc. In in a Wen known bet that Many foreign car Pur chasers in America buyers of porsche Bow and Mer cedes in particular do i because of snob Appeal particularly amongst tic so called it is also enter trying to comment on car warranties. Under typical foreign car warranties a defective part is enchanted at no charge but labor costs to install the part can Cost you a pretty Peony. This is not the Case with american car Warra Oua incidentally 1 have a Friend who has a Model a Ford that is used every Day of the week and costs but a pittance to operate. However who in 1987 wants to drive a Model a Ford or a 170,000-mile 1972 Bow t certainly Don to. Darld Sarti Vwg Stuttgart Reader advises patience with Dodds this is an open letter to All Dodds employees and parents of children in the Dodds system t have been working for the Dodds system for some time. Since i began working for Dodds i have been attentive to articles and letters both positive and negative written in the Stan and stripes things i bad passed Over before since i had no children and bad very Little interest in the Dodds working atmosphere. I have also kept up with the various newsletters published in the Dodds Community and listened to comments made around this base regarding dodos policies and Dodds in general pint 1 wish to state thai i am not a big shot Dodds administrator or director j am a Secretary. I feel t have been very Lucky to have been chosen to work for Dodds not Only because i want and need to work but because the people i work with arc caring Friendly and hard working individual. The reason i am writing this letter is to question the negative Altitude toward Dodds and those people who would like to see changes. Some people feel that because they want things to change they will. This is not True. Changes arc made because people work for them. Timely advice offered i also would like to bring a message to civilians of All Ages. In the latest letter about the sixth graders of Izmir Turkey solving the problem of the 12lh hour the last sentence read can 25 sixth graders be wrong yes. They can be. Since i can remember punching a time Dock As a civilian and being in the military a 24-hour clock is used. In the Federal Republic of Germany this is also the Case. The 12th hour reads 1200 hours which is noon. The 24th hour reads 2400 hours Midnight. Since when was a Day split so that in tidy had twelve hours in in senior airman James c. O Connor Germany this is not to say hostile words and negative altitudes create changes this Only serves to build Walls around communicating panic took Al the . And soviet talk for an example. Changes Are made by Compromise. You can t get without jiving. Impatience stubbornness Buti Uty and prejudice Nave no place in Compromise attitudes that have been keenly displayed in some of the above mentioned articles Itten newsletters and comments. My suggestion is. Instead of hostility try a Little open mindedness and patience. You la be surprised Al Bow far it and your ideas will go. And Don t expect to change everything in one Day changes Lake Lime. Remember people win pay closer attention to you if you whisper than if you Shoul to Rajni Alt Spain Don t Speed Drivers told this letter is to the people that think they can endanger the lives of individuals by speeding. 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