European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers Sally Wai Bora into a family that carries b Gene for dwarfism. Her Parent arc of Normal si7c, but Sally and her sister arc dwarfs i am 5-fool-2. Sally comes up la my Bell Tine. As a child. Sally As nol required to help wild the House work a bin she offered to do the dishes she was told thai in was Riol necessary. Sally longed to be treated like a Normal person. She used to say gel me a Stool and Lei me put things  she would hop upon a Cnair before anyone could keep her from helping and com plete the Job. Sally taught for two years in parochial schools. The students adored her she is now in her mid-30s, an energetic and intelligent Young woman about whom i have never heard an uncomplimentary remark. When she visit my Home i place hangers on a Doork Nob for her convenience and i make sure that a child s chair is in the bathroom so she can reach the sink 1 have a number of handicapped friends and each one is very special. One brain damaged Young Man whose stammering makes him difficult to understand gave me a rare compliment. He said Vonar re one one of of Only the three pro people who a will mister to  another handicapped Friend is a victim of Iha Lido mid. The drug Given to cup Clant mothers Many years ago. She was born without legs and her Hinds grew out of her elbows. Tills incredible woman is wording her Way through College. Please Ann. Ilij these people to hang in there. Urge your readers to give them the respect and understand ing they deserve. The Are incredibly courageous and nol looking for extra privileges. They just want to be treated As equals. Thank you for printing this letter. A Friend of special people Evett where Ohio dear Frond these individuals about whom Yon live written need More than i pert and undemanding. They need join. I urge ill employers la hire individual who ire Handi capped and. In the Caw of dwarfs  too often they Are passed Over when the truth is hey could do the Job As Well us or better thin anyone else. Statistics gathered by the rehabilitation Institute of Chicago show thit the handicapped hate an Overall Bel Ter record for performance and a lower me of Absentee ism than Able bodied employees i urge All employers everywhere to Eire incs people a break. In the ions everyone benefits. Dear Ann Landers several years ago you printed the address of the conscience fund far individuals who failed to pay Federal income taxes and now want to get straight with Lac government you said they would not be prosecuted i lost the address and need it now. Can you hip Iowa guilt near Iowa the address is department of the Treasury Finan Cial management serve Liberty Center building room 173, 401 huh is , Washington do. 20227. Getting straight with Uncle Sam is a Good to t. The government need the Money and you need id sleep better night dear Ann Landers is in possible for a jew to become a Catholic priest my Friend says yes. I say no  a query from Georgia dear Georgia you Low. In 1904, John  Vii barn in Ankru to jewish Parent. He became a convert to a idol latin then a print and a Nora ignore in 193. He is be Best known example. Then an other. Americans encounter problems overseas a recent writer Stales that americans should be grateful that they Are nol barred from an Jobson the  to gel n Job on the local Economy an american Mast first find the Job in a country where he usually docs not speak the language Hen apply for a work permit from his local Arbyl Tsam. Tin arc Itsal issues the permit Only in the instance where there is no qualified local or com Mon Market National available. With almost 2.5 million unemployed germans this is rarely the Case. Effectively the Only jobs an american could gel Are highly specialized technical jobs for which military spouses Are rarely Quali fied. We Are in fact barred from almost All jobs Here. The writer refers to the privilege of driving around Europe. Many americans stationed Here count it a privilege but most of us would rather be Back Home on the Block in new York los Angeles or North Lalle neb. We ate thousand of Miles from Home often Jun undue by a language we Don t speak and customs we Don t under stand paying often two to three limes the Price for any thing we cannot buy in the Exchange. My Telephone Bill is More than four Timo what 1 would pay in alabama.,.  Lodwig big West Germany after Reading the letter from the British citizen who claims Servic members living Oversea do not pay taxes in the Host country i feel i must comment. Time has come again for me to pay the Road lax ii90 for the privilege of driving my car on British roadways. This is an annual event dial must nol be overlooked. Before i Start to enjoy any television viewing i will pay the to to s144. This is annually also. Let s not forget the value added tax vat thai is added to almost All purchases on the local Economy. Realistically i would be belter off financially if i did nol have to pay these tails but i m required to so 1 do. However i m very satisfied living Here in England and i plan to extend my tour length to stay even longer and pay More taxes. Has this writer Ever heard the saying there Are Only two things certain in life death and taxes Nam withheld Raf Fui fort England. You Are absolutely right in saying that if you go and work in the United slates you get no special privileges. Do you know thai the . Tourist with a work permit pays the same German lairs As you do and has none of Csc so called privileges the truth is that by having a German work permit he is based from working for the . Forces. In your opinion we should Stop and think about How Lucky we Are because you claim to be barred from Many jobs on base. Could in be that these jobs require some specific qualifications Hal you do not have or arc we talking about is positions which require the employee to be a . Ii Lien As established by Law Many of us so called spouse have nol exactly been sitting on our hand before coming to Germany with our husband wife. We left Careen and employment behind sometimes to Slart All Over again and again. The Way i Sec it. You arc Here by Choice and for what Ever personal reasons while most of us arc nol please remember this while we Are enjoying ourselves driving around Europe As you put it we stay in hotels and eat in rest Franls and pay for it with Marks that we purchased with our dollars dollars left after paying us takes. I do not believe for a moment that the amount of Money spent by this family on the local Economy keeps it alive and Welt but collectively the amount of Money put into the German Economy by american families Here would boggle your mind. Marion Chase Berlin. As for the lax free concessions we May get tax free Gas cigarettes Coffee etc., but we have a hard Lime living Here on what we make. It s hard on us paying almost j200 per month on car insurance As compared to s80 in the United suites. A lot of us live paycheck to paycheck Here and can barely make it saving Money Here would be living wonderful dream. We pay two Bills per month in Cash not credit. But it is choking us anyway. We Haven t travelled anywhere since moving Here. Our budget could t possibly cover it. Bui yet i Sec from Reading in the paper that europeans arc having a heyday going on trips with the Dollar so Low. I would love to have a government Job. The been to colleges schools and have impressive experience work ing i be been trying to get in Tor Over a year and a half now but to no Avail. I be been to interview bul am told not to gel my Hopes up there arc in applicants to con Sider in. The world May not owe me anything. But i am trying awfully hard to give something Back of myself. But living Over Here in t getting me anywhere pm . Name withheld osterholz i St Germany he d vote for quibble i have no idea How to write to Scott Wood. I read quibble every Day. The poor Guy does t have a Chance. He is a hopeless Case but so Are Bush Jackson Dukakis and the rest of the running candidates. If quibble ran for president today or tomorrow 1 would vote for him. 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