European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 3d, 19b8 the stars and stripes in Landers dear Ann Landers wrote to you in 1968 about a terrible sickness gambling. Ii was ruining my life. You urged me to join Gambl ers Anonymous. I look your advice and am proud to say i Haven t gambled 1 cent since i joined. Please Ann Tell your millions of readers again about this unique Fellowship of men and of women who share a common f problem and help one another. It costs nothing to join the Only requirement is a desire to Stop gambling. 1 am enclosing our 20-Qutslicin test. Anyone who flunks it it invited to write to gamblers Anonymous . Box 17173, los Angeles. Calif. 90017. May cod bless you for All you have done for me and my family. Same. Dear Sam your utter made my Day. More important it could make somebody s lift. I ten Ait the 20 questions. I Hope the mailman who Semens gamblers Anonymous gels a hernia. I. Has gambling pm made your Home life unhappy a did gambling affect your reputation 3. Have you Ever Felt remorse after gambling 4. Did gambling cause decrease in your ambition or efficiency 5. Did you Ever Gamble id eel Money la pay debts or solve some financial difficulty 6. Did you Ever lose Lime from work due to gambling 7. After losing did you e or feel thai you must return As soon As possible and win Back your losses 8. After a win did you have a Strong urge to return and win More?9. Did you Ever Gamble until your last Dollar was gone?10. Did you Ever Gamble to finance your gambling i1, have you Ever sold anything to finance your Gam bling 11. Were you Ever reluctant to use gambling Money for Normal expenditures 13. Did gambling make you careless about the welfare of yourself and your family 14. Have you Ever gambled to escape worry or Iron bit 15. Did you Ever Gamble longer than you had planned 16. Have you Ever committed or considered commit Ting an illegal act to finance gambling 17. Did gambling cause you to Hare difficulty sleep ing 18. Do arguments disappointments or frustration Cre ate the uncontrollable desire to Gamble 19. Did you Ever have an urge to celebrate Good for tune by � few hours of gambling 20. Have Yon Ever considered self destruction As a result of gambling if you answered yes to seven or More of these questions you Are a compulsive Gambler. As with tiny other compulsion you cannot overcome it by using will Power. You need outside help. Urge you to take Sam g s advice and write to gamblers Anonymous. They will Tell you where and when the next meeting will be held. Today s column could change your life. Bet on it to Angl Ticomi  columnist Linden Wal corps your  can Ofiu Lor a h cirt of Tim sure ind St fat. Apo d9z1u a Page 11 letters Ramstein victim s widow offers thanks this letter is a thank you to All the people who helped and comforted me during the most difficult time of my life. My husband and i along with two friends went to Flug lag at Ramstein. My friends and i returned Home. My husband did t. He was killed by falling parts of the plane. It s hard to describe what i saw that Day and what i was feeling. I will never forget that Day but 111 always remember the people who helped and comforted me in that terrible situation. Whatever the news and Media might Tell you one thing is for sure i be never seen people being helped As quickly and efficiently As i saw it that Day with my own eyes. I would like to thank All the americans who were so caring and helpful. I would especially like to thank capt. Darla no Guy and that Young Soldier who held me in his arms crying and saying Over and Over again a am we will find him. We will find  Chrisla Hauck Birkenfeld West Germany letters comment on life in the Philippines while pawing through Europe i read a letter to the editor. I feel i must comment on it. The writer s reaction to the Philippines is a typical reaction of american women in Asia. The Sodom and gomorrah comparison to Subic Bay and Clark a is a worn cliche and i be heard it More times than i can remember. Her claiming not to be a prude is based solely on her interpretation of the word. The main Point i wish to make is her irresponsible use of statistics to percent of philippine and Ameri can marriages do not end in divorce after five years. The statistic is Well under 20 percent with no year Given. She is either misinformed or simply More like by made the stat up. I worked in the Navy sponsored cd clinic in Long Apo and although the cd rate in Olon Gapo is indeed High it has been halved in the past 20 years and has dropped a Little every year. I might add that most or Many of the girls who worked in Olon Gapo or Clark support families in the provinces. They should be commended instead of looked Down upon As Many narrowed minded Ameri can women do. Exploitation of filipinos is not what the writer among others is concerned with. It is probably used to keep from sounding morally pretentious. James j. Joachim Sun Diego Calif. I would like to respond to the letter bomb ticking in  having recently been stationed in Subic Bay for three years i feel that this letter wrong fully portrays the i Spinas and the Philippines. I for one have experienced the True lifestyle of the Philippines by living on the Economy during my in lira Lour. I Don t know which seedy bars Thi writer frequented bul i for one frequented bars right and lighting. I have never seen a bar in the slates that could match the entertainment while still maintaining a to cent Beer. As far As the so called entertainers Hooker do pen pals pm in. My Hob at Ira  Iraj i int elnit20 Buss b1 us. Caul int. Norol o i Mould like pan Ali. I a 3 Letri old Ani ski mailing playing bit Girr and Reading. Ewtmcitiyle30 Buss us fill. Cha Flora. New w Ortw Ilal you really believe the philippine islands is the Only country in the world thai has them guess you never knew that they had prostitutes in san Diego Norfolk Amsterdam London Istanbul Mombasa or for that Mailer every major military facility. When you compare the entertainers in the Philippines with the ones from other countries they Are totally different. The i Terence is the filipina is not a material girl she will use almost All her Money to support her family. You May think of these girls As slovenly but you too would do the same thing if your family was starving your child needed medical treatment and so on. Don t think you would t because when it comes to hooking or starving you Loo will be out there we americans have had in so easy with welfare and cd lick such programs that we could t care less about employ ment. Remember the filipino docs not have the Bene fit of these programs. The Navy too is concerned with the welfare of these girls As Well As its own troops. Instead of the Navy keeping a shut Eye to these girls in has come to realize it has to cure the problem before it spreads. Every registered bar girl in Subic is checked at least every two weeks for sexually transmitted diseases St Many of them Are checked every week. You might Aik yourself Why the Navy realized that in Cost about $10 per shot to cure std. This not Only saves the Navy Money by drastically reducing the number of sailors who show up at sick Call but also reduces the number of sailors who even come in Contact with std thus resulting in fewer lost Man hours. Do you see the same concern at any other military facility the fact is no other military command is More concerned with the sailors welfare than in Subic. Condoms Are freely distributed at most every com Mand s Quarterdeck. They believe this will Rchull in Safe sex As Well As giving the Guys tin Opportunity to use birth control. Why is it Only women can receive birth control from medical and not us Guys As far As the filipino doctors May i state in ulv locally that some of the Best Navy doctors Are filipino. With the Philippines having one of the highest literacy rates in the East asian and the Pacific area 88 per cent it s no wonder. If a Sailor docs gel a Chol of Mayonnaise then he is nol seeing a True doctor. This same Sailor would probably buy the Eiffel Tower last bul nol least you say that 80 percent of the marriages to Fui Pinas end in divorce May i counter that by saying thai 75 percent of All marriages in die states end in divorce Reader s digest. So what s your Point or. 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