European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 9,1988 the stars and stripes letter dear Ann Landers As the Mother of three children i simply must comment on a let Ter that appeared in your column recently. The Mother who wrote had a adopted son who caused no end of trouble. He was drinking Vodka and smoking pot at age 14, was expelled from school an stole from his Mother s purse and his father s Wallet. The three Chil Dren born after they adopted this boy were talented Loving and source of great happiness. The Mother asked Why her children were so differ ent. You said genetics has a lot to do with  although my Story is the reverse i would not quarrel with your conclusion. We have two sons. The second boy was  natural son was the one who caused us the heart ache. Hal was our firstborn and we waited for him for seven years. No child received More love and ado ration. Hal looked like my husband s family and was frighteningly like his Uncle Joe a slow learner with a Short attention Span stubborn As a Missouri mule and hard to get along with. My husband was the Only one of four boys who amounted to anything. He took after his Mother s Side of the family. His Brothers took after their dad. I am absolutely certain that our adopted son took after his natural parents. They were both Beautiful Bright and highly motivated. He is a picture of his Lovely Mother. I know Ann that people will argue heredity  until the cows come Home and both sides will remain unconvinced but i am absolutely positive that children Are limited or enhanced by the Quality of the genetic material they inherit. J.e.b., Montgomery  Alabama i m glad you wrote. Many social workers connected with adoption agencies were upset by my response. They Felt my comments would discourage adoption. One of the great mysteries of the universe is what makes some children turn out beautifully while others do poorly. We see so Many exceptions to so Many Rule that no one can say for certain whether it is nature or nurture. Surely it must be to a degree both. I stand by my original theory that genes Are powerful determinants. If you Plant radishes you should not expect roses to Bloom. Dear Ann Landers my husband and i have been married for 25 years. For at least 15 years Karl has had affairs. I kept telling myself that he would Settle Down eventually and did not scold or nag. His drinking however was an other Story. I worried about it a lot and begged him to Stop. His Standard reply was i can handle it. Get of my  Karl often drives drunk. If i Call the police on him he May lose his Job with the City. He has great seniority and the Job pays Well. We Don t go out together any. More because he gets drunk so often and refuses to let me drive Home. Should i Tell Karl s Boss about his alcohol problem if i do i m afraid he will lose his Job. I m worried sick and Don t know what to do. Concerned in the Carolinas dear concerned Are you waiting for Karl to lose his life and murder fearful of innocent people for heaven s Sake woman Tell his Boss at  Are programs for people like your husband and i m sure his Boss knows about them. Karl desperately needs outside intervention. Get moving. An to viewer disputes super Label the  title of an super station is a Misnomer. The word super should be dropped. This is the same station that chose to bring us such wonderful programs As artificial wrestling Knight rider Etc. And a 30-minute talk show during the Winter olym pics when the olympics which Are real people not doing fake things could have been shown instead. Now the 1988 summer olympics Are coming and suppose we can expect More of the same fake unreal impossible Bullet ducking programs. Even these intelligence insulting programs will be re runs because of the writers strike. Why can t we at least get tape delayed programs of the olympics themselves i d never admit it if i were a member of the of programming staff and still tried to convince people it is a super station. Balderdash Dick Glasgow Heidelberg West Germany editor s note Paul d. Van Dyke program director he an Europe replies the term superstition is used to identify those to stations networks using a satellite to distribute the to signal Over Large areas. While the change from terrestrial microwave signal distribution to satellite signal distribution May not have much Impact on longtime viewers of an in Germany the an superstition is providing a significant  television service to Many Dod personnel and their families. Superstition allows an to distribute programs any where in North Central Europe including the United kingdom. Viewers in Berlin and at Oesterberg a no longer see programs weeks after the rest of the Audi ence. For the first time . Television can be provide to the United kingdom and Remote bases at a reason Able Cost. Many More soldiers airmen sailors and their families will have Access to another piece of America. Of the top 40 continuing prime time . Series 37have been Are or will be on an within a few weeks. Other lower ranked series Are also broadcast when available. While the writer May not like Knight rider it had been a top-30 show for a couple of sea sons. It was especially popular with Young adult viewers the largest segment of an s audience. The weekly world wrestling federation1 Whf series is the fourth highest ranked syndicated program in the United states. More . Viewers watched Whf each week last season than watched hotel "west57th," Sledge Hammer my sister Sam or "48  Abc got on the Whf bandwagon broadcast ing a few very popular Whf prime time specials this past season. It has been reported that Abc is consid ering making Whf a regular program. Every hour of Winter olympics coverage made Avail Able by our exclusive program supplier the armed forces radio and television service arts was broadcast As received. We also broadcast Abc s nightly wrap up of the previous Day s activity. Due to the High interest in the Winter olympics closing ceremonies original broadcast at 3  did present a recorded summary broadcast at 7 . The same Day. No live coverage of Winter olympics events was preempted Bya talk  an anticipates providing extensive coverage of the 1988 summer olympics. In response to past audience Survey information of plans to broadcast All summer olympics coverage at the same time it is received from Abc. Details of our cover age will be published in the stars and stripes and broadcast Over aft when arts confirms what portions will be available to us. An has and will continue to have More of what most americans want to see than any single Channel in the United states. No single stateside television station has More top rated programming. A greater diversity of programs. Fewer program repeats. But even a great Overall schedule can never completely satisfy every viewer. We recognize this and Hope most of our viewers recognize it too. When we Are not serving particular viewer s needs we Are still serving the needs of Many other viewers. Don t take kids to inappropriate films to All the movie critics wonder Why their children act the Way they do. I m tired of Reading and hearing Many times Over inthe stars and stripes and an about parents and upper military commanders disapproval of some of the movies that Are being shown in our family Heaters. As always the no. 1 complaint is that our or my Chil Dren should not be subjected to this Type of violence horror or sexually orientated movie. Well i agree. In fact recently i viewed the  what did i see the same thing i saw at All the other movies such As platoon "untouchables,""9 /2 weeks fatal attraction children. Their Ages ranged from babies to 10-year-Olds. Of course they were accompanied by their parents. These Are the parents who usually do All the complaining and Wonde if Youdon t feel that children should be subjected to that movie then Why did you take them you can t say that you did t know what the movie was about because All cafes movie schedules give some sort of background of the movie As does the stars and stripes. You can t say Well we could t find a baby  i say that s inexcusable since there Are plenty of students in our communities especially  that school is out. They need the extra Money and plus it gives them some , the Way i see it maybe it s not the children that you should worry about it May just be Plain old you. Name withheld Munich West Germany pen pals i am 20 years old and interested in pen pals. My hobbies Are Reading and playing sports. I can write in French and English. Mohamed Toulouza 28, Rue Daib Aissa Bordel Koflan Algiers 16120 Algeria i am 20 years old and interested in writing to people. My hobbies include socializing going to the Cinema Reading swimming netball and hockey. I enjoy looking after my Young Godson. Lynda Milne 27 Quarry Park Road Exeter Devon England i am a 37-year-old Vietnam vet who would like to have pen pals. I am interested in skiing hiking boating and All outdoor sports. Ken Ward 1321 . 13 st., 306 Miami Fla. 33125 please place my name in your pen pal column. I am 25 years old. I like collecting Stamps Reading books listening to music singing dancing hiking and Riding bicycles. Marites Quinol Atillo 49 North Road Faro Dumaguet City Philippines 6501 i would like to correspond with people All Over the world. I am 28 years old and a roman Catholic. I like cooking Reading Nice novels and swimming. Vicky go by 150 Hibbard Avenue Baltayan Dumaguet City Philippines i would like to write to people. I am a 9-year-old Ameri can Girt. My hobbies Are rollerskating collecting Stamps and Reading. I have finished the third Grade. Deann m. Howey . Box 4023 . 09057 the  nuo a european edition col Jeffrey m. Cook Usa commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l. Phillip u3afdeputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermot production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication Tor members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of de sense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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