European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 25,1938 the stars and stripes Mai Landers dear Ann Landers americans arc the biggest hearted people in the world. Also the biggest chumps. Whenever a hard Luck Story appears in the newspapers people Rush to Send checks. Being sym. Pathetic is an admirable trait but it s appalling the Way folks Send  Money when they have no idea of How the Money will be spent. Recently a Miami resident whose 7-year-old son needed a i liver transplant received nearly $700,000 from strangers who had read about the boy in the paper. Afler the child died a judge held the woman in contempt of court for refusing to make an accounting of what she had done with the contributions. She re fused to pay the balance of 1262,000 an her son s medical Bill claiming thai the Hospital failed to give him adequate care. The Hospital authorities Vehe mently denied this it later became known that the woman spent 1200,000 on luxury items including Diamond Sapphire ring a Diamond studded Gold Cross a Diamond and Gold Bracelet and an expensive watch. Please Ann urge or. And mrs big hearted Ameri Ca to continue to of generous but to use a Little com Mon sense. J.e.l., Long Island deaf Long i thanks for the Wake up Call but 1 doubt that it will help. Americans Are a generous people and they Lead with their hearts instead of their Heads. Far the who have Money to spore i recommend legitimate charities of which there arc Many but i certainly can understand the desire to respond to specific Case that tug at the Heartstrings dear Ann Landers i am a 19-Ycar-old whose Mother is an alcoholic. She has been drinking for As Long As i can remember mom is not your average drunk. She never becomes unpleasant. In fact she is kind and Sweet All the Lime. Mom starts drinking wine while preparing dinner around 6p.m. She sits in the Kitchen in front of he to with her wine Glass and a pack of cigarettes and does t Stop drinking until she passes out. Dad says we should leave her alone so we do until about 11 o clock when we get ready to go to sleep. By that Lime she has passed out and we carry her to her bedroom. I have confronted mom with the fact that she is an alcoholic but she denies it and makes excuses for fall ing asleep in front of the to. She also has High blood pressure and does t give a Damn about her health. But i care about it. I love my mom and it kills me to see her smoking two packs of cigarettes a Day and getting drunk every night. How can i get through to her i want my children to have something i never had a grandmother. Unfortunately dad supports her habit and never raises any complaints about it. Please help me. Hurting in Calif. Dear hurting your dad is an cab tar and you Are Loo to a lesser degree. Both of you should go to Al Anun and learn How you we helping your Mother continue to drink. Look in la phone Book and find out where and when the next meet ing of Al anon will be held. Then go it could save your Mother s life. Los Antrias time tyres Caius columnist Lander  letter yes tin u i Lar i can or Thi stud and a Lipai. Apo 09211. Us. Fot Call Page 11 letters writer talks about Cycle driving safety Afler Reading recent article on motorcycle Licens ing primed in the stars and stripes some interesting thoughts came to mind. It seems to me there arc some facts that May have or should have some interest to the policy makers. If there is anything left to the first amendment the following information should be made Public if for nothing else to inform the Public As to the reason for the deaths. Simply saying he she lost control or veered off the Road docs not say a whole lot for the cause. The follow ing facts should be made available for every totality that occurs what kind of motorcycle was involved this could do a lot in influencing Young riders who arc thinking of buying a motorcycle. At what Speed was the motorcycle travelling some motorcycles Are not built for Speed but rather for Comfort and touring. Did the rider Complete the required German course or did he she have the required stateside motor Cycle License to forgo the German course the Point 1 an trying to make Here is if the fads be known i would be willing to bet that Over 90 percent of All fatalities involve motorcycles that Are built for Speed such As Kawasaki Suzuki Honda and Yamaha. The fact of the matter is a fool on a motorcycle is a fool on a motorcycle no matter How much training you give him her. You can train anyone How to ride safely but if All the rider wants to do is get his her machine out on the autobahn and see How last it can go then All you have is a fool waiting to have an Accident. The individual that ships his her motorcycle from the states where you can Only do 65 Mph but has a motorcycle that will do 140 Mph just can t wait to get Over Here on the autobahn to twist the Wick and see what the machine will do. I am 31 years old and proud to say i have not had one Accident. Cafes has got a Good Deal going Over Here for the Young Soldier to Lake advantage of buying one of these Fine machines but the restrictions made to them by Dod makes it too much trouble and too costly to even think about. If they were in the slates they could simply buy their machine get a License and drive off into the Sun set. The excuse of traffic being five times greater Over Here is bogus at Best. Ever drive anything car or motorcycle in new York City la or St. Louis now that is dense traffic there is just one More Point i wish to make Here. Most Harley Davidsons if Ridden in Stock Condi Tion will not do 90 Mph wide open going downhill with n stiff wind at your Back. Dale e. Yost Mannheim West Germany editor s note card struck safety specialist safety division office of the Deputy chief or staff personnel ill Usa eur replies thank you for the Opportunity to respond to Jour letter on motorcycle licensing procedures. Your assumptions on the Type of motorcycle and he causes of fatal motorcycle accidents Are quite Correct. Four soldiers were killed while Riding motorcycle in weal Germany in the past two years. Alt the motorcycle involved in those fatal traffic Accident were Kawasaki motorcycles. Speed was a major contributing cause in All four cases. However the analysis should not Stop there. The Type of vehicle is not the determining Factor in theme cases. One must look at the operators and no her fac tors involved. Three accidents occurred Ery late at night or very Early in the morning and involved alcohol. In two of these three cases the operators did nut even possess a motorcycle Driver License. In All four cases loss of control was the primary cause of the Accident. Speed did contribute but it was Speed too fast for conditions not just High Rales if Speed. Alcohol also contributed to the loss of control As did the fact that in three of the four accidents the motorcycles were being Ridden double. The Usa eur motorcycle licensing program docs not dictate the Type of motorcycle one is permitted la operate but targets on the ability of the operators la satisfactorily demonstrate their proficiency to safely operate he motorcycle and demonstrate a working knowledge of Safe driving rules and practices. Responsible motorcycle driving depends upon not. Drinking and driving driving within the operational capability of the vehicle and the operator use of protective do thing and equipment and Good driving techniques. Writer says Don t leave children alone i did t think about what might happen to Tho father s career but rather about what could have happened to those kids. I be seen Many similar incidents this one being the most recent. Small children should not be left . I real ize not All parents arc irresponsible but for those who arc what is your problem Are you just too caught ing at Triet Ittie Girt pm watching her she was t up in your own life or career to keep an Eye on your even 2 years old tact. , or to make sure another adult is parents i know you re out there somewhere where were you when 1 was walking Home from work and heard a car honking 1 looked up 1o find a boy and a girl playing in the Road. I took them out of the Road and asked the boy who was about 4 or 5 years old where his parents were. His reply my dad is at work. Mom s at the commissary. I then asked who was watching him. He said Point now this is a ridiculous and totally irresponsible position these kids were put in by an adult. 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