European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Ann Lander s dear Ann Landers my husband s family has had milk cows for Over 30 years. At pc sent we have a Herd of 160. Thirty percent arc registered. On March 6, 1986, one of our cows gave birth to to in heifers. We did t have to think twice about what to name them. Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren came to mind naturally. Both calves weighed us pounds at a birth and were very cute Abby of i calved in june. We wrote and. Asked miss Van Buren if she would like to name her. She suggested Jeanne after her own daughter. Several Days later Ann Landers gave birth to a Heifer and we would like to give you the Honor of naming this one. By the Way Ann weighs 1,200 pounds and her calf weighs about 100. May we hear from you soon Jennifer James Verdon neb. Dew readers 1 phoned Jennifer when her letter arrived us had m Pkt unt Chat i told her t would like to name Ann s calf Margo after my daughter. She uld she would Send in tace it Vern Al once and make ii official. Then 1 turned Nosy us asked about the Bull who did the fathering. Hli name is principal Laid Jennifer and he is a lol Tweeter than most bulls 1 i asked if principal and Ann went Stead before they Gat married and we their Mairge arranged or did they fall in ton daring a to Colic Romp in the pasture i we told hat actually it we not love affair became principal was slightly Orer the Hill when Ann came into his life. To pal it bluntly Margo is Ibe product of artificial insemination. 1 then asked if bulls remain True to their males after they have a family. Jennifer replied not really. They usually have several romances going Long after their fathering Days re Over. As Long As they Hare the strength id stand up they Tike to have a Good  sounds As if the farm animals Are a lot like the people out there. Dear Ann Landers 1 realize that you have printed Many letters about drug abuse but i ignored them for too Long. Maybe my letter will help another Mother for whom it is not too late. They found John s body on the Bank of a River. He had shot himself. John was such a Beautiful Happy baby and he grew to be a compassionate handsome Young Man. Every one who knew him loved him. But drugs wasted his life. If you have a child using drugs Don t Bury your head in tie Sand thinking the problem will go away. Educate yourself. Learn what signs to look for and what you can do to help. Keep the lines of communication open. That s where i failed. I would lecture him and he would Stop talking to me. I d get disgusted and scream at him. I realize now Yelling and crying is no Way to help an addict. My son tried 10 get off drugs. He thought he could handle it on his own but of course he was wrong. He Sank deeper and deeper into depression and finally decided to end the pain. I loved him so much and now he is gone. My life is a shambles. Please Don t let it be Loo late for you. Let your child know that you believe in him. Let him know that he can t do it alone. It s Loo big a Job. Then take him. Lovingly to a rehab clinic. John s Mother. Dear Mother you be written a heart wrenching letter and i m sure you reached a great Many people today. Your advice is excellent. I Pray thai those who need it will take it. Page 11 letters writers criticize Quayle Dukakis rhetoric i am infuriated sen. Dan Quayle is definitely not being completely honest with the american people or the Brave ones who went to Vietnam the Best years of my life were dedicated in the serv ice of my country Over 20 years. Prior to Volunteer ing for Active duty i too was a member of a nation Al guard unit. Although it was rated one of the belter ones in the country it was still a joke. This was before we became heavily involved in the ground War in Southeast Asia. At the time there were thousands of guard vacancies in All slate units with very few takers. All of this changed naturally when the draft boards across the nation started grabbing and sending draftees to fight in the Jungles of Vietnam. Everyone started a mad Rush into the National guard As an acceptable and Safe method of avoiding the draft and duty in the dreaded infantry. I totally agree with George Ding Dye who was sen. Quayle s draft Board chairman in Wabash ind. My brother and other friends and relatives made attempts to get into the guard before sen. Quayle. No matter where they tried it was always the same response a Wai Ting list of 2 to 18 months. It was impossible for the senator to have gotten into the National guard in 1969 As quickly As he did without some kind of family or political influence. The peons like myself knew strings were being pulled at the time for the Rich and the powerful. Another very important Point is the fact the senator claims he was just 22 and is having difficulty remembering some of the details. Well sir 1 was Only 17 when 1 joined the guard. I remember every Little detail and 1 am a Rifle older than he. I did not Call my Darling Mother informing her of my interest since she had no influential Friend to Call. I a Cal Down to the Recruiter and discussed everything with him. One docs not Call his family about such matters unless it is for a specific purpose. The senator is no fool. He knew perfectly Well what he was doing. No College graduate of draft age was that naive about the importance of getting into the National guard As a Means of avoiding combat. It was the main male topic of conversation on any College Campus. I can assure you these arc the cold hard facts of the times. Lastly i would like to say i have nothing personal against the senator. He appears to be a fairly decent fellow. Also i have nothing against the National guard As it too has a purpose to serve within its own limits the senator is being coached to say what others feel is necessary to win the election in november. He has to play the political game or return to obscurity. What 1 resent is his equalling his six years service in a Home front outfit with those of the regular services. I was in both and there is no comparison in any circumstances. One month in combat is More than equal to a year in his stale guard consequently i also resent a secondhand inexperienced poli lican waving the american Flag in my face and talking hawkish about defense and Patriot ism. I Hope the Public and the press will push for More honesty from this individual. I voted for Reagan in the last election and i have a great amount of respect for George Bush. However 1 will not consider voting for the present Republican ticket with sen. Quayle on the ticket.  Hahn a West Germany the issues involved in this year s presidential elec Tion arc numerous and thanks to the rhetoric of our presidential candidates somewhat distorted. The democrats arc attempting to convince us that America is currently in a i930s-Slyle depression and that they of course arc the messiahs come to give us deliverance. Hallelujah once again we Are hearing the oppressed proletariat line from our out of Power friends. The democrats cannot deny that 17w million Good paying jobs have been created during the Reagan recovery. In his Conven Tion speech. Vice president George Bush said that the average income is now s22.000, Michael Dukakis wisely has chosen not to dispute this after the Republican convention. Instead he has chosen to try and convince us thai he is the next John f. Kennedy. Baloney. One fundamental difference thai comes to mind is that president Kennedy did t dislike the military As or. Dukakis apparently seems to. Every time he tries to talk about the military he seems to have the same look on his face that Little boys get when their mothers Tell them to open up for some delicious Fork Fulsos spinach. To is difficult for me to believe that anyone in the military trusts the notion that they Wilt do better in terms of pay and benefits under a democratic administration. For example in Basic pay an e-4 with four years of service was making 17,800 a year in 19bo when Jimmy Carter left office. In 1985. An e-4 with four years was making s11.100 a year base pay. These figures Are in constant 1985 dollars and were garnered from department of defense fiscal year 1986 budget data. These figures Are facts. They cannot be altered to fit an ideological philosophy As the democrats arc so fond of doing in response to the democrats rhetoric about the budget deficit i say this the Congress and the presi Dent passed in 1986 the Cramm Rudman a Cicil reduction act which forces the president and the democratic controlled Congress to balance the Hud get by 1991. Dukakis can do no better. Trude deficit it has been going Down steadily and has dropped s3.9 billion in september August alone. Drugs billions of dollars Worth have been confiscated in the last few years. Additionally Given the astronomical Rise in the demand for drugs it is virtually impossible for us to Seal our Borders and eradicate drugs completely As the democrats claim icy will do. Jobs 17,5 million Good paying jobs have been Cre ated during the Reagan years. Besides How can Dukakis talk honestly about creating jobs when More than 90,000 manufacturing jobs Nave been lost in m  d using his admin mistral Ion. Dukakis dislike of the military and his propensity fur twisting facts does not Surprise me taking into account the kind of people he seems to surround himself with and whom he depends on for advice. These people Are what 1 Call the Liberal intellectual elite  these Are the people for whom the military is a place for those not quite As smart As they  these arc the people for whom unabashed patriotism and respect for the Flag arc signs of the provincial uneducated and obviously uncultured mind. These arc the people for whom minor disagreement is Okas Long As you Don t disagree with their Basic View of life. Of course if you Don t agree with their Basic Liberal philosophy then your arguments Are obviously insensitive and iroc Levcel. The alarming thing is that so Many of these people Are in positions of Power in thu Media. In 1972 for example 81 percent of the members of the Media voted for George Mcgoy yarn. In 1984, almost twice As Many peo ple in the Media voted for Mondale than did the rest of the american electorate. The Media tells us that it is professional enough to separate its liberalism from its exercise of journalism. This is tin argument that the american people do not accept. For example would the people be in favor of a racist judge who claimed to be Able to separate his racism from his decisions i think not you would think that Given All thai Media help a presidential candidate would Al least have a consider Able Lead in his Home state. Well various polls have shown that vice president Bush and gov. Dukakis Are virtually lied in Massachusetts. This my friends is significant.  wild Flecken West Germany Eddie Tim Stan end strips Apo Oki i. Inner Nional mail the Stan and strip. Poi Hach ii 1437.  Tel Oinui Dit muoi airline 23?6?4t Orai Hemi Chian in Tui w10 ets 345-57 or 344-wj3. Teton 0419-332. Tuvalu wls5-t0137fl. Men York Otloe room 401, 252 seventh ave. New Tor 10001. 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