European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers the stars and stripes Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers the idler from the Florida Moron whose Girlfriend Bel him $5 that he could t rape her made me Jurious. How dare he com pare Hii Ujj game to the real thing i am a 28-Ycar-Oid woman who was raped six months ago. I was not a victim of Dale rape. I was a victim of Plain old fashioned everyday rape. When a woman is forced to have ses aia Siut her will it is rape. The bet that i knew the Man made it no less traumatic. The creep who raped me had raped others As Welland was caught. He was Mil in Jait but released after a Short Lime. I am going full Speed ahead to pc charges against him and the trial ii pending. Believe me it is an ugly and trauma tic experience but 1 am determined not to Cave in. Tic reason he was walking around free As a Bird was because the women he had raped before me did t have the courage to prosecute him. I am determine thai Iii Stea bag not be id Loose to rape again. A word 10 your female readers if you Are raped report it immediately. The police arc trained to work with rape victims. They tool excellent care of me. The medical Liamin Lioni were performed in a Hospital they were unpleasant but they Wen extremely important. No cd raids thank god there Wen questions and More questions and the Mare question awful to answer but vital to a com plete history and important for the police to help inc track Down the Guy. 1 haled looking at photographs of Scummy criminals but it had to be done in order tomake a accurate identification. I d Etc to Tell you about an organization in Austin Texas called crime Klim compensation. It is a division of the Texas Inck Lurial Accident Board. They help with financial Auis Aoee to victims of rape and other cringes to Wen. They do a fabulous Job and were us Rumely supportive at a time when fell very much alone. I Hope you will print this letter Ann Landers. Ii could help others who Are Loo frightened 10 speak oat. The monsters who rape Benefit greatly from that fear and All Loo often they to Scot free. J.s., Dallas Dew Dallas think to for a info Mallte letter. A poke ii , Donnelly it Calm a Ken com be Mem in Anstin and leaned but tort 38 Itata offer tall to of help. Check a user and an importer of waterbeds perhaps i can be of help in Clearing up Tome Palms thai have been in Dis Pute. Engineering studies have proved that a no problem to a properly constructed building. The crucial Factor in building dress considerations is pounds per Square foot. Therefore a properly constructed building should be Able to support a Waler Bedon any door. Below Are some comparison. Sam wet con Coutv Hwija 4wil Kangnu ital i kim12 w i the heaviest waterbed in the 2,000-Pound Range is still less weight than the average to set piano or refrigerator. Besides the obvious medical benefits a plus for a waterbed is that it is probably the most sanitary sur face that one can sleep on a porous Spring Mallieu ii a Catchall for hair body Ash the skin particles that Slough off our bodies and on which microscopic mites feed and other debris. It All Niters Down into the mat Tress then slowly works in Way up and onto the sheets. By contrast the Vinyl surface of a waterbed can be cleaned with soap and wat a � Boon to allergy sufferers. Many Tatei in the United state now have Lawt that prevent n landlord from prohibiting tenants from own ing waterbeds. Seat Netty Bock Brandt Belgium sir dont take ibis letter personally Bui when 1 read the Usa eur representative s response i bristled and Hud to reply. You Are admittedly no expert while i do not claim to be one either t have had three years experience in parents refused to help after a sleepless night i am compelled to write an share an experience i till has greatly affected me. I am a Dodds educator and have been for four years. Lately there has been much publicity about the Lack of care and concern in the school system stole Side and overseas. I Lake these criticisms to heart be cause i feel like i try to understand my students an their abilities and teach accordingly. After seeing a need for parental assistance with a student who was behind in Basic to kits i asked for a Parent conference. 1 had prepared worksheet a game various forms of construction and the application of engineering principles involved. An average waterbed thai weighs More than 3,000pounds? i d hate to sleep in it and i certainty would t be Able to get out of it the mattress As you described would engulf me and anyone else who Pilepi in it. The entire cubic footage of a waterbed is hoi water generally a water Trisi iriss is 6-8 inches deep and rests on a Board Frame 10-11 inches High. Applying your dimensions 6.5 by 5 by 1.5 feel result in a bed Frame of 32.5 Square fist standing a 7-Inch mattress. Calculations must in a net weight of 1,185 pounds of Waler. Add 100 pounds for Frame and headboard and you arrive at just less than 1,300 pounds spread Over 32.5 Square feel. That s a Load per Square fool of 40 pounds. Even assuming an 8-Inch mattress the waterbed you described would be 8 by 9 feel in size thai s double the size of the average watch Rcd i have a Kip to size waterbed with an 9-Inch rnai Tress. My waterbed weighs in at 1,800 pounds with a Large headboard attached. Thai is spread Over 42square feet of floor giving a per Square food loading of 42 pounds. Have you Ever Cut trained km2 people in your Home the stress on the floor is the tame. Nobody worries about thai. Try this some time hold a Small formation in your living room theiarn 10-12 people. Al the Posi Tion of attention these people will Lake of about 20square feel of floor space. Worried yet the average Soldier at this position puts 160-170 pounds of stress on one Square fool of floor. Fit out a squad an you have the weight of waterbed in half the space. Any floor that will no support to pounds per Square fool is substandard As far in i m concerned. A Well built floor of 2-by-12-Inch joists Wood prop cry supported will maintain this weight without danger if a foot thick Concrete floor will not. Ihen Weare All in trouble. You can worry about the weight and the floor Siren if you wish. Myself i will continue to sleep comfortably. Mark a. Bressler Kalkus Laurens pen pals an Eulra. Workbook and had Many suggestions for the Estt patents. I asked them to help their child at Home on a Wum 20-30 or Troie daily basis. I. The parents informed me that they Felt learning and schoolwork should be done at school and that there who very limited time to help their child at Home. 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