European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 letters Landers Steps taken to deter theft from shipments i have heard of several instances where people have had permanent changes of station and found that not All of their household goods made it to their new Desti nation. Typically the items missing Are Only expensive pieces such As Crystal silverware figurines Etc. The thieves who open up a wooden Carton have i made since every Box is labelled and they can just pick out what they want and it seems they never steal a Bozof clothes or cheap stuff. I propose that the Only things put on each Box is the owner s name and an inventory sticker. Thieves would have to physically search each Box to get to the foodstuff and that could take hours. This system would mean that Only a few people could have Access to the inventory Sheet and make the investigator s Job so much easier if something valuable is stolen. The military keeps talking about people programs and yet very Little improvement has taken place to guard each person s shipment of household goods. Weare still told it s safer to Send our expensive items to our new assignment through the postal system rather than the government. It seems the government is con tent with paying off claims for stolen goods and tolerating the thefts. I often wondered if anyone Ever looks into the theft cases and what happens if they find a problem area. I wish the to folks would take on the same motto Ashe drug enforcement agencies Zero maj. Ronald f. Langenfeld Sembach a West Germany editor s note chief master sgt. Don Sand ers Safe directorate of transportation he Safe replies we agree with the writer that theft of personal prop erty should be completely eliminated and those responsible punished accordingly. Theft of personal property is a major problem on that is being tackled Dod wide. We believe we Are winning the Battle. The Complete anonymity of what i inside a personal property crate is just one of Many initiatives being taken to eliminate theft. Many carriers Are using Container seals and banding to deter theft. We also recommend when multiple containers Are involved that stereo components camera equipment Etc., be placed throughout the shipment As opposed to consolidating in one Carton. Serial numbers of All Ste reos tvs cameras Etc., should be annotated on the Carrier inventory form. Additionally members Are reminded that under no circumstances should property Ever be taken Loose by the packers from the quarters under the pretence of performing final packing at the warehouse without express approval of the to. All containers Are to resealed at the residence. Each member is briefed on preventative measures at the time of pcs travel. Writer Learned valuable lesson too late i d like to let you All know about an unfortunate incident i recently had in the Hope it won t happen to you. After three years in Karlstedt my army husband my son and i were travelling by train to Frankfurt and the Rhein main Mac terminal to Fly Back to the United states. I have always considered myself a careful person but i let my guard slip and Learned a valuable lesson too late on the train. Sometime Between 1 . And 3a.m., while i and my family slept someone reached into our compartment right Over my head past my child and took my purse. Losing my Wallet full of travel Money photos Etc., was hard for me. But what was worse was they also got my military id card my passport and my son s passport. This was on a Friday morning a German Holiday so the american consulate could t help me immediately. Result we were delayed in Frankfurt until monday when i had to get new passports in time to catch a rescheduled flight Home. I want to Tell my Story to emphasize the importance of securing important items. Keep them on your per son if possible. I can get another Driver s License and my Husbandman Call our Bank in the United states to Tell them not to accept any checks written on certain numbers yes i lost our Check Bookend Well get our $1,500 in Money orders replaced since he had the receipts. Like i said before i Learned a valuable lesson Toolate to help me but i sincerely Hope it will help one of you. Bonita Haag Karlstedt West Germany writer urges severe punishment for fraud i be been following the stories in the news regarding the investigations on government fraud. Personally i find it hard to believe that someone would cheat their country for a few extra dollars. I bet that our Adversa Ries simply love All of m not As naive As i May seem. I realize that the prospects of making a few Hundred thousand Dollar extra is appealing but not at the risk of the soldiers whose lives sometime depend on this equipment an the secrecy of its development. In my opinion the people who sell military secrets to our enemies and who overcharge the department of defense for items Are All in the same category. There Simon and Simon fan i am a big fan of the to show Simon and is extremely important to me to obtain every show. If you have any taped i would really appreciate it if could buy or borrow them. Please write ten Stone hic 2/70 Apo ., 09066 fore they should All be punished in the same very least that the government can do is to take away their business License so they can no longer cheat people. These Are the same people who would turn their backs on America for the slightest profit. They should be punished severely. Sgt. . Infinger Bamberg West Germany pen pals i would like my name published in your pen pal column. I am 24 years old. My hobbies Are cooking gardening softball volleyball and swimming. Wilma b. Parong 113 West Bannayon Dumaguet City 6501 Philippines please list me in your pen a column. I am 24 years old. My hobbies Are writing swimming dancing fishing volleyball and Hunting. Rickson b. Strass 2nd floor Abella building 313 Jones ave., Cebu City Philippines please list my name in your pen pal column. I am 30 years old. Merlle Abate Sto. Nino Babak Davao Del Norte Philippines 9403 a dear Ann Landers i just read the results of a sur vey that blew my mind. The Fol lowing is a clipping from an associated press article so you will not think i am making this , please. I m baffled. Some Junior High pupils say rape May be justified the Survey was taken by 1,700sixth to ninth graders who at tended the Rhode Island rap crisis Center s assault awareness program at schools across Testate. The results were presented at the National symposium on child victimization in Anaheim Calif. Among the findings fifty percent of the students said a woman who walks alone at night and dresses seductively is asking to be raped. Fifty one percent of the boys and 41 percent of the girls said a Man has the right to Force a woman to kiss him if he had spent a lot of Money on her. A lot of Money was defined by 12-year-Olds As $ 10 to $ 15. Thirty one percent of the boys and 32 percent of the girls said it would not be improper for a Man to rape a woman who has had previous sexual experiences. Sixty five percent of the boys and 47 percent of the girls in seventh through ninth grades said it is accept Able for a Man to Force a woman to have sex if the have been dating More than six months. Eighty seven percent of the boys and 79 percent of the girls said rape is of if a Man and woman Are married. Twenty percent of the girls and 6 percent of the boys taking the Survey said they had been sexually abused. In t this shocking naive in new England dear new England not really. I be become positively Shockproof. But i was disturbed that such a High percentage of Young teens from 11 to 14 held such distorted notions about a subject that has received so much exposure the last few years. It is apparent that we need better sex education classes in the schools and at an earlier age because our children Are not getting helpful information from their parents. Sad to say Young people today reflect the shoddy values they see exemplified on to. And it s going to get worse before it gets better. Dear Ann Landers i was very interested in that letter from the woman who claimed she suddenly lost her mind and wanted to kill somebody. Anybody. I was thinking that it s Only a matter of time before some marginal personality forced to submit to the anti smoking regulation rips the cover off a machine gun and blows away everything living including the potted plants. Of course the experts will Tell us that the killing were due to Long repressed feelings of hostility toward Mother or uncontrollable hatred for father. Tensions among the smokers Are building and Weare due for an explosion. When it happens Don t say i did t warn you. Soothsayer in Madison dear sooth i Don t need to consult Tea leaves astrologers or Coffee grounds to know there is a lot of truth in what you have written. Every Day somebody somewhere shoots stabs or strangles a relative Friend or neighbor for no reason at All except that he or she lost we need Bette ways to identify these Loose cannons so we can protect ourselves against them. The Storrs 5 j
