European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters greetings gentlemen please skip today s column and eco directly to the sports Sec Tion or the business pages unless you happen to be interested in women s fashions. Several readers have sent me clippings of an excellent piece by a first rate writer Joan Beck a Chicago Tribune columnist. Beck has zeroed in on a topic that has made a great Man women angry and put a serious i Dent in mail sales around the country. The question she raises is one i be often wondered about. Why Don t the retailers ask women what they want instead of trying to foist on them whatever de signers wish to declare the in thing if merchants would listen to their customers instead of spending zillions or dollars on advertising fashion shows celebrity appearances contests and gimmicks they would get an earful. And business would be a lot better. 1 speak not Only Tor myself but Alto for millions of women when i say we Are not interested in looking like quarterbacks for the Chicago bean so Stop already with those oversized shoulder pads. And please please deep sin the miniskirt it looks smashing on a 16-year old if she is slim As a Reed and has great leg but most women who can afford to update their wardrobe Are a Little Long in the tooth for such exposure. Where i come from a girl had to be engaged before she showed that much of herself to a Man let alone to the Public. The worst atrocity is the Kewpie doll evening dress. One woman in 500 can Wear this style most of them look Tike something left Over from Swan if any of you retailers Are Reading this please be aware that a tremendous source of Revenue is out there waiting to be lapped. Millions of women need and want new clothes but they Haven t bought anything in Yean because they arc turned off by outfits that Are impractical and unflattering. So dear designers and retailers if you offer your customers wearable attractive styles millions of women will enjoy shopping again and your sales Fig ures will reflect their pleasure. Dear readers by popular demand i am repealing my own versions of Murphy s Law with topical modifications if you Tell a lie be prepared to Tell 10 More to cover Imp. Nothing is car As easy As it looks. Everything takes longer than you expect. If there is any possibility of something going wrong if trill be the Almig that costs the most to fix age and treachery will overcome youth and still., if you wort Loo Long to improve something you will end up throwing it out. Tic first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the last half by oar children. Clarence Darrow if you Are sure everything will be of you be Over looked something. 11 is always Dart so just before it becomes totally if it to them Starcs at things go from bad o Wor Siv people who go out of their Way to saw Money inevitably end up spending More. Early to bed and Early to Rise and you la never bad out where the action is. Crowing old gracefully is a lot of baloney rules on commercial solicitors explained As military families residing in Europe it seems we Are at the mercy of those whose decisions ultimately affect us in an area which we All consider sacred our monthly paycheck. I am referring to the officials who have the authority to Issue Ana revoke the usar Euf unsafe commercial solicitation permits. It is my understanding that Tor one to possess this permit he she must remain in strict compliance with Dod regulations. How then is it possible for an individual to have his her pass revoked due to such outrageous misconduct As falsifying an allotment form carrying allotment forms acts of fraud etc., and then be grunted the right to possess the permit again in the future if these same individuals arc so blatantly Dis honest with Usa eur How can we As the Public they prey on know whom to Trust granted All those who Are permitted to sell to the military arc not dishonest but if even one is allowed to carry this authorization who has been found to be dishonest then it is in the interest of us As military families that Usa eur fulfil its duty to protect us from these it it my understanding that Dod regulations stale that solicitors can not conduct business in troop Day rooms Barracks and How then is it possible that this is being allowed Here in so Weinfurt it is common practice for persons to sell everything from real estate to insurance in troop Day rooms. Please advise us How we Are to know which solicitor have their permits revoked and then somehow have been granted the right to Deal with us again. In dosing can one Contact Usa eur Tor a refer ence Check of an individual from whom one has been asked to buy7 and will the Petitioner be told if that person has committed an act which caused his her permit to be revoked even though in was reissued name withheld Schwet efort West Germany editor s note Henrard Hammond chief personnel services Branch personnel actions division. Pers Btl serried support directorate lit personnel come he Usa eur replies thank you for the Opportunity to Clear up questions regarding commercial solicitation an us Reub and Safe installations. The policy regarding solicitation is found in usar eur regulation 2io-70/usafe relation 211-16, the actions described in the letter ire in direct violation to that policy. To Correct Siro Allons such As the one described Usa eur soldiers airmen callans and family Mem Ben should Forward written complaints to commander 1st per com. Attn Teupe psst pc Apo 09081. We win inf Fate in into the allegations and if substantiated a Ftp revoke the sos door s authorization to solicit on military installations. Quarterly we publish Usa eur command letter listing ill solicitors who Hare hid their solicitation prior flecks or Roca. That letter is forwarded to All usar eur us afe com Nolua for distribution. In each Usa eur Safe Community then h a Conw Tittl affair officer Cao whose responsibility it is to prevent situations such the one described from occurring in the Community. In Schwa Rafart the Cao can a contacted at ets 354-6xm. Abo the Community Cao is tie h cd Point of Contact for question concern a a solicitor1 authorization to sell of military insts.11 i thu. Litre tit few consumer tips then is Inse Nuy an real estate company Faitao sized to Stidl of military instal aus u Europe any sales or Hud tation to Andade presentations to puts Aad Laera of real estate must take place Ott full Arthur Iscil Soll Dlon May pm tact balms ring of Fott bom by no ointment or or. Except by to Tiki Rule Art Roann Telal vendors when the Rose Manavar has designated location where they Caa display their wares cafes Nat and vendors at per club nothing i until a have seen the solicitor s con Kra solicitation permit validated1 by your commit Merj Cao. We can Only rid Oor Alve of solicitors through a coordinated Effort by the consumer the Community Cao and this office. Reader rejects writer s stand on alcohol when i read the letter from the Reader who called for an anti alcohol drive i Felt myself compelled to write in. It was obvious that this individual does not drink. Well 1 say Good for him her i m glad they Are so proud of their decision not to drink. However i m glad 1 live in a country where any one individual like tier can t push his her personal choices onto others like this person is so blatantly trying to do. They feel that because they Don t drink lint every one should not drink they cite food health As their reasoning but there Are Case studies that have proved one to two drinks daily can have a beneficial effect on your body. What really bothers me about this letter is thai now Many of what i Call bandwagon cars will jump on the old bandwagon and try to out yell anybody else on the Wagon so they can get their own voice heard. They will get up on their soap boxes and put Down anyone who chooses to drinks Choice that our government has deemed to be Legal at this time. Heaven help anyone who Speaks out against this Issue for they arc instantly looked at Cross eyed and though Ofalian alcoholic. I ask what this writer will speak of next that should be banned from the military for being something that we could do without. 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