European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. March 20, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Lander Ever since i was a child t have had a for of doctors Hospital and anything connected with ill Cess. As i be grown older the problem has become worse. Sometimes i pass out. T can t take my animals to the vet or of la my doctor for a Rou Tine checkup. I can t visit a Friend or relative in a Hospital. I become very upset when 1 hear about i anyone experiencing pain. I i i will be 21 soon and need to quit being such a baby. My husband and i Tove Chil Dren but i am terrified of becoming pregnant know ing that t would have to go to a doctor. Also i m afraid of what would happen if my own children became sick. Fortunately my husband is very undemanding. He take the animals to the vet. When he had extensive tests at the Hospital recently he did t Isk me 0 to with him. A ten months ago i made an appointment with a mental health Counselor but the fee was $50 an hour and he said i d have to go for at least 12 to 15 visits. No Way can we afford it. Please Ann Landers help me. Fraidy cat in Oklahoma City Dea fraidy Yaw phobia is complicated and  crippling. Von need a lot Mare help than 1 can give twi in a utter. Writ to la phobia society or America to once. The address i . Box 42514, Deal Al Washington . 2001$, this organization does a Fine Job. They Wolf provide useful information and excellent guidance. Dear Ann Landers t Hope you Don t receive a trillion letters concerning Frank a i slight miscalculation. He said if you count a Griffion is Bills one per second 24 hours a Day it would take 32 years. Actually it would Lake about 32,000 years. If you receive a trillion letters and choose to read each one at one per second you would have read Only just Over a billion in 32 years. It would Lake 31,703 Yean to read them All. The Bright Side for the Post office ii that 1220 billion would be spent on Stamps unless of Coune each person enclosed a self addressed stamped Enve Lope for a personal reply. That would come to $440 billion in Stamps and another 31,709 years for you to answer them at the rate of one reply per second Here s wishing you a Long life. Greg a. Louisville duct Tif a tact that column appeared i ban been flooded with letter pointing ant thu 31,000-year emr. Your letter homier was toe Eula so. Since we re on the subject Here is another in uni boggle a million $1 Billi. If Laid end to end would corer he distance from new York to Philadelphia. A billion is Bill would Span the Earth four times around the Equa Tor. A trillion is Bills would stretch More than 200 time the distance to the Moon and Back. Is. Think for writing. I can l imagine wanting a trill ton of anything dear Ann Landers recently you told Tampa that manners have gone the Way of the whooping Crane and the Bald Eagle i m pleased to Tell you that both the whooping Crane and the Bald Eagle Are doing nicely. The who pcs once numbered 20 but now there an 130. And since the ban on Dot the Bald Eagle is rebounding nicely. Thought you d like to know. Ellen n. In Accomac a. Dew elks a and Fil Whit do Yon hear Boot the Elf owl i really do care in though Ami people Don t give a Boot. Merrell Barracks conditions criticized a recent article in your paper concerning a tire at merry to Barracks has Given us the desire to air a few concerns and thought that we hive been having the article mentioned the Multi million Dollar Reno vation that look place at Merrell Barracks earlier ibis year. We Felt thai the phrasing of the article could Lead readers to the erroneous conclusion that this renova Tion a undertaken Tor the Benefit of the soldiers who Are required to reside in Merrell Barracks. In our Opin Ion thu we imply nol the Case. While we admit that minor renovation such As new window and radiators did improve the living conditions of soldiers at Merrell Barracks we feel the major Ity of the renovation was restoring merry to Barracks to in pre War state to completely understand our concern readers must be made aware that there Are minimum Security prison in the United states that offer a higher Stan Dard of living to inmates. In support of this statement we present the following two substandard conditions with which we live plumbing that is Over 50 years old and vermin that threaten the health and safety of sol Diers. The plumbing is a problem in both unities and showers. The inadequate ventilation causes mildew and creates a Breeding ground for disease. The mining valves no longer operate causing a constant change in water temperature while showering. Although this is mainly a nuisance it could become a safety Nauru in the future. The major problem in the latrines Are the urinals. These also do not Drain properly and cause a persistent ammonia odor that i both nauseating and blinding. The Vintage pipes in the latrines sometimes crack open leaking human waste which the first available e-5 or below is Given the Opportunity to clean up. The insides of the pipes show a condition similar to that of hard ening of the arteries in Man. If unresolved thu will cause irreversible blockage of the drainage system. We have three major forms of vermin Ai Murrell rats bats and gnats. The rats arc generally found in the lower work areas but have been seen and heard in the billeting areas As Well. The bats Are naturally found in the upper billeting areas and cause some soldiers to sleep with racquetball rackets to fend off unwanted nighttime nibbles. The gnats arc attracted to the latrines by the Afore mentioned odor and now have taken up permanent residence there. Any movement in the urinal area will cause them to take flight and spread disease among soldiers. As . Taxpayers and residents of Merrell Barracks we Al our lax dollars should have been spent More judiciously. Military Justice system the Cpl und Scy Scott Case is a refreshing reminder that military Justice works this Case received National attention last year by "60 minutes the evidence presented in the episode raised serious questions about the review by the com manding general oath Quantico Marine base. The court of military appeals substantiated that Cpl. Scott did t receive adequate Legal representation. The military judge in charge resigned his commission after Hii decision was reversed by the commanding general it Means a great Deal to every Soldier that his Legal right to a fair trial will be upheld in the appeals process. Even though it has taken almost five years for Justice to prevail. Set Alton Burns Nunberg weat Germany  sri. Jick l. Uley or. Nornberg want grins no editor s note it. Col. Louis j. Mullner director engineering and homing Neiberg military con Tutty replies the Muter has made a Good Point. There arc Nerur enough mounts to do everything thai i would like to do at leu not nil at once. The project hat a referred lob the Stan and stripes article was onh one of Many thai Fane corred Over us Yean at Mernilo Barrack since i9b3, $11.6 million Worth of Muty of life and minion project Hare been nude Talun at Merrell bar rack. They include it replacement of All the windows Tex Mtima of Headquarters and open Law area motor pools the exterior no sch were Ennd with shrapnel holes left from the end of world War i but especially to leaning resource Center the dub the dining �1 deity and a new theater. In december a new full non club we opened and a new Community Center i currently under Way. We will not accept vermin Inch a ran Nab and Ball in our living areas and we ban a Pell control Lection that pursues an aggressive elimination program throughout the Community. In addition Leader from Jerreu Baraks have let up an accelerated praying and rodent control schedule that should Carat our unwanted a Lila pcs very soon of to speak. The is Mesils of Merrell Barrack in help by keep ing tact area Dean closing windows and other open Ings of assisting the spraying and rodent control teams in their work. These efforts Are always ranch More successful when we fight a team. The Barracks problem own lamed la the article exist throughout the entire Nurnberg comm Selry. We Beau implementing a luxe scale Banda a Matlala  Gram in fiscal year 1987. A is the Case throughout the Community plumbing sewage electrical and heating system Are old did Are in disrepair. They will be renovated by major comprehensive project. Toe first renovation which includes Healing systems and latrines is under Way. At o Brien Barracks now and Ibe but at Merrell Bunocka will begin la few weeks. We Are constrained by an Aast tre funding Fatima that will not allow us to Complete the entire program Esti mated at $55 million by 1996 an originally planned. For example our project Money for 1988 has been reduced 8 percent from 1987. We lure in exl Ciure self help program with which the Der to probably Fimi Lur by cum it Begu at Mer Rell Bam Clu in 1986, As a Matt of let program Many of or billets hire been improved Shangh the reiteration of the utilities May have to wait in addition we Are pressing other common Nelly Agen cies cafes Dob systems other Naf safety to fund an increasing Shaie of projects to try and take up the deficit in oar operation and maintenance funds. We arc continuity evaluating he priorities among the 74 Bil lets in our Community. 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