European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers recently you primed a letter warning your readers 10 drive As if every person on the mad was drunk on drugs or crazy. You said there Are an awful lot of goofy Drivers Oul the. Very next Day i read about an Accident in Midland Texas that upset me terribly. A 23-year-old Guy was driving a Van that slowed into an noncom y ing truck. Five Beautiful Youngf Ronen All members of the Midland boys club died in that crash. Thirteen people were injured. At first it was reported that the 23-year-old kid who was driving the Van had fallen asleep at the wheel Laler the facts came out. He was trying to dislodge a soft drink can from beneath the accelerator. Ann Tell your readers that driving requires total concentration and to Lake one s eyes off the Road for just a few seconds can be disastrous. A. In Dallas Den Dillu Yew did and in i most effective Way. Bless von. Dear Ann Landers i love your column and you usually make sense bul the advice you gave to the couple in Atlanta who complained about the neighbors who had Knock Dow drag out fights would t work too Well in Memphis. If we were to go Over and try to talk with that Cou ple As you suggested and explain that heir argument scan be heard a Over the neighbourhood chances Are that we would get shot. If we called the police they would take my life history on the phone and 30 minutes later a squad car would come roaring up our driveway Blue lights Flash ing and sirens going full blast. A 90-Pound policewoman would Bounce out to Lake my life history again. Meanwhile the squabbling couple having heard the sirens would have turned out the lights and become quiet. The policewoman would come Back to my place and say your imagination must be working Over time. There s nuthin1 Goin on Over after the squad car drives away the couple who were battling would come Over and set our House on tire. I would t even sign my initials to this. Just say i m wised Upin Tenn. Dear term you re being awfully hard on your police depart Kik because Job Are accusing them of unprofessional conduct. But the police in every City dislike checking out Domestic violence and who can Maine them More often than not alcohol and or drugs Are involved and the warring couple rums their math against the police. There Are no Euy answers to this one. The police have my sympathy and so do the neighbors. Dear Ann Landers my Mother is in a difficult spot. Her brother is suffer ing from cancer she wants to visit Uncle Burl but his wife keeps saying not Uncle Hurt lives far away so they Haven t seen much of each other in recent years. He is in a great Deal of pain and tires easily. Mom has respected his wife s wishes for several months but now she is concerned that if she docs l go soon she won t be Able to see her brother alive. Mom is Temple logo anyway Call from the Airport and let the chips fall where they May. Do you think she would be doing the right thing befuddled in Kitchener ont. Dear Fudd 1 believe that your Mother should speak to her brother on the phone and ask him if he would like her to come this possible that he would rather that she not see him so desperately Iii. His wishes should be respected. Writer offers solution to drug problems i m writing in regards to the blatant use of drugs in toddy s military. I be been in Germany for Only three months and have noticed the abundance of drugs available to Mili of drugs. Myself Why Are the altitudes like that the conclusions that i came up with Are As follows Lack of a urine lest on a regular basis. Lack of information and programs the company commanders need to make drug awareness a priority on their Dairy schedule. And last but not least waging an Alt out Campaign to turn in drug dealers. Maybe an Anonymous phone reporting program is what we need. This Grant could be monitored by volunteers and would not col the government any Money. I fed compelled to write this letter because some thing has to be done to combat this problem. I m proud to be in the army and to serve my country. I would Bale to be in a War situation and have the per son next to me Start going through drug withdrawal. Drugs arc a major problem in every Large metropol Ilan City. We cannot afford to let drugs continue to infiltrate our military Community. It s Only a matter of Lime before drugs arc prevalent with our children. I love my children and i m sure that you love yours. What Are we going to do about it i propose that we the military Community govern ment concerned parents Etc a a coherent group Dothe following continue to educate each other As Well As our children on the Adverse Side effects of using drugs. We should increase the military urine testing to once a month. Make it known to military personnel who want help that programs Are available to them without any reprimand. By using an Anonymous phone reporting system and a neighbourhood watch program drug use could be overcome by a concerned Community. Spec. Charles on Jund Stahl West Fermat drug abuse subject of writing contest for the past several years the Patch american High school Junior Reserve officers training corps a Roth has sponsored a creative writing contest on the subjects of peer pressure the courage i and awareness of substance abuse. To say no this year the contest is being expanded to incl Deall schools in Dodds Europe. Three $ 100 series be savings Bonds will be awarded to the winning entries for grades five and six grades seven and eight and grades nine through 12. This year the subjects Are we can be drug free if. America s most deadly threat. Why no family is immune. My contribution to a drug free world could be. If i had the attention of the world for two min utes i d say. Why do some have the courage to say no what every Parent must know. Submit your creative entry prose or poetry Lottie battalion army Junior Reserve officers training corps Patch american High school apo09i3i-ooos All entries must be postmarked by dec. Is. Your entry May be typed or neatly written in Ink. On the Back of your entry Type or print your full name you Grade and school. Your entry should be no longer than 500 words. Short to Lac Point entries arc pre distinguished panel of cadets educators and parents will select the winning entry. The results will be announced on Jan. 15. We ask you to join the thousands of other Ameri cans working for a drug free Goldman senior army instructor Yul Hongen West Germany Cadet i. Col. Deshannon Covin Trou battalion commander Vaihinger West Germany Federal tax withholding policy explained at the end of the school year my retroactive pay arrived. For Federal tax 20 percent was taken for my extra duty pay 22 percent was removed Bat my nor Mal deduction for Federal tax is 2 percent. Can you determine for me or can you have someone from finance Call me to Tell me Why the great difference in deductions the reason i write to you and do not Call them is that their phones Are either Busy or i was told you have exceeded your dealing and their civilian number responded with we do not connect you to customer service As they Are cannot eel an answer perhaps you can. Russell w. Smith Frankfurt West Germany editor s note s. Of Feiffer director civilian pay operations he Usa Keur replies Federal withholding taxes Are deducted from taxable income based on criteria provided by the Treasury department internal Revenue service. Just As with annual tax returns an individual s deductions do not Start until a threshold is reached Between the amount Al income which is subject to being assessed taxes. That threshold is dependent on the marital status and number of exemptions claimed by each employee on Treasury department form w-4, employee withholding allowance certificate. Tax rates vary used on the projected an Nual income of employees and the gradual implementation of the tax Reform act of 19b6, oar instructions from the Treasury department Anlo deduct a Flat 20 percent for Federal withholding taxes for Lump sum or one Lime payment such As extracurricular pay or teachers Retro pay. The Telephone lines for the civilian payroll office a very Busy. We recommend thai inquiries be written for better control purposes even though responses will nor Mally take a Tittle longer. Pen pals i in 42.vmmm Heck. Or of want Han or ten or Homes end inter nil Ere Rte Iii. Meeting prof the. A whig. A Chang Tonj cd rom Altiers i would pkg u Uri Tiv people Between tie Ages of 40 and so years Klee Peckally i englard and Germany. 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