European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 7,1989 the stars and stripes anti Landers dear Ann Landers i am enclosing a newspaper clipping from the Greensboro news and record. This 52-year-old Man in Raleigh n.c., has 33 drunk driving convictions and five More charges pending four of which he received in on month. And he is still driving what i want to know is Why i this Man free he obviously needs help for his drinking prob Lem. What steams me is that the Wake county District attorney says maybe it s time we look at the Law and considered some sort of revision to protect the Public. Maybe Public safety outweighs the individual s right to be free while his Case is being litigated " maybe to quote a line that Nave heard you use somebody has Macaroni where his brains belong " a person with that kind of record does t deserve to bout on bail under any circumstance. This Man is As much a menace to society As someone walking around with a loaded gun. It s a Miracle that he has t killed or injured anyone. It s time that the lawmakers in this country woke unto reality. Ann with your ability to reach a wide Audi ence maybe you can Wake them up. If you print this letter you May use my name but not my address. I find this situation shocking. Sandra . Dear Sandra Wake them up surely you jest i be been hitting this subject so hard for so Long that anyone who has t read it in t asleep he s unconscious. Not Only do we need better Laws to protect us against drunk Drivers we need to enforce the Laws we have. If enough people keep Yelling we can make a difference. Dear Ann Landers i have always worn underwear under my night gown. No Bra just panties. My husband 30 years mar ried says this is  i suspect that i am not the Only woman in the world who does this. Would you be willing to poll your readers to find out How May other females Wear underwear toned covered i Marshalltown Iowa dear covered no More polls thank you. It s going to take me and my staff at least a year to recover from the sex after marriage Survey. More than 141,000 people responded you Are not the Only woman in the world who wears panties to bed. Most women who do this feel More secure and perhaps less exposed by the scanty coverage a night gown provides. I see nothing strange about it. Dear Ann Landers a few months ago my husband was unable to see clearly and could not tolerate anything brighter than a night Light. He stayed in the basement during the Dayan ventured out Only at night. He was in constant pain and could sleep Only a few hours at a time. An infection caused his Cornea to perforate and a emergency transplant was performed. His life changed dramatically. Although his vision in t perfect it s a great Deal better than it was and there is no More pain or sensitivity to Light. On behalf of my husband and our seven children we want to thank the parents who donated their child s Corneas. May god bless them for being so , Ann please keep encouraging people to make Organ donations. They Are the most meaningful of Al gifts. Grateful in new York dear . You can be sure i will. To obtain donor information write to the living Bank Box 6725, Houston Texas 77265. Enclose a Long self addressed stamped envelope it is truly the gift that never stops giving. European edition col Jeffrey m. Cook Usa commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of de sense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex Page 11 letters readers hit an to programming critics i would like to comment on a recent letter. The writer put an to Down in a very degrading manner. I m not ecstatic about an programming either but understand that an must try to satisfy a very wide viewing audience. The part that really got under my and a number of co workers skin was about the profusion of sports programs on every weekend. I Don t think that we in Europe get enough sports on an. Yes i m a sports fanatic and i will continue to be one. Millions and millions of americans go to or watch live sporting events each year. For this person s information a Large number of people consider sports Anice program to watch at end Middle and beginning of the week. My message to an is to show even More sport son to because i think there Are a great number of us put there who really enjoy sports. We miss out on alot of american traditions Over Here. Live sports should not be kept from live americans. Lloyd c. Shepherd Heidelberg West Germany i am tired of All of the negative remarks about an to the american government spent millions of Dol Lars for All that satellite relay equipment. It in t an Europe s fault that the Only thing it receives live is football games. In 1992 you will be Able to see the olympic games. You will be Able to Sec 1989wrestling As Well also in 1992. I am very thankful that on the weekends during prime time there can be As Many As three Back to Back baseball basketball football games. I work monday through Friday and look Forward to the weekends but not because of an i assure you. People who Don t care to watch sports on to while they Are in Europe should remember they Are in Europe. Get in a bus train plan car boat and turn yourself on not an. Have an Irish name go to Ireland an English one Spanish italian greek there Are people that Are actually scared to go anywhere. Are you one that s probably Why you be never been anywhere huh i have been to about 27 countries and i assure you that i have Only had to say in English need a ticket to anywhere  so get off your to chair and go someplace. Havea leave coming up and looking Forward to going Home visit Europe for a few Days then go Home. If you Don t like an you probably have never been to Europe before. Not top Long ago it used to Start at noon and end at Midnight. The Only reason there Are More complaints about an is because there s More to see and miss. Sgt. 1st class Mike  West Germany writer encourages car seats for children i m sure that everyone has their own pet Peeve but i and the dashboard eel compelled to write of mine. I m referring to the people who refuse to put their infants and toddlers int approved safety car seats. What is worse Are the people who have these car seats in their car yet they still insist on holding their child in their Lap. But he cries when he s strapped in you protest. It s too inconvenient others say. And the old standby i m just going to run to the store. If you think that this letter is addressed to you the nit probably is. Of All children under 5 killed in car accidents 80percent would be alive today if their parents had cared enough to strap them in. Most accidents occur within10 Miles of Home. A 20-Pound infant held in his Mother s arms will have the Force of 2,000 pounds in a 25-mile-an-hour, head on car crash. How Many of you can hold onto2,000 pounds the infant will either be thrown through the Windshield or crushed Between his Mother i m just going to run to the store you say. I won t hit anyone. But How can you be so sure that someone in t going to hit you in Only a fraction of a second you entire life is shattered your child is gone forever. Please it Only takes a minute to make sure that Theca seat is installed correctly and that your child is strapped in firmly. A car seat improperly attached i just As bad As no car seat at All. If what i be said still does t convince you maybe your Wallet will. Military Law states that All children under the age of 4 must be in an approved car  German Law requires the use of car seats and also that All children under 12 must ride in the Back  s where it s safest. Both . And German authorities impose heavy penalties for any violation. Only we can protect our children and ultimately Weare responsible for All consequences. Please Don t let your precious Little one become just another statistic. Cindy Cassidy Augsburg West Germany Marcos claim of illness called cover up president Ferdinand Marcos Are not Dis missed because of a claim of terminal illness. Counsel for Marcos would have us believe that ther Igors of a trial would prove fatal to his client. I invite the attorney s attention to the fact that therein an excellent facility named the medical Center for Federal prisoners in Springfield mo., which can pro vide excellent pre trial and after sentence care for his client. It is without question that Marcos will make a i Are dismissed. While i dislike being a cynic this cer Tain Miracle will most Likely be attributed to Imelda s offerings to the gods of designer footwear. Sadly there is no humor in any of this for the exploited and victimized Peoples of the Philippines. Marcos must be held accountable for his crimes. To dismiss the charges would be a Gross miscarriage of Justice and an insult to the integrity of human behaviour. Robert f. Savio Berlin pen pals i would like to have some pen pals. I am 29 years old. I enjoy cooking and singing. Leah Reyes co peso general Poblacion Sabinay Negros Oriental Philippines please place my name in your pen pal column i am 18 years old. My hobbies Are sin Inq an cooking. Jocelyn Ferolino co peso general Poblacion Sabinay Negros Oriental Philippines National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Military address the stars and stripes. Apo 09211. International mail the stars and stripes. Postrach 11 14 37. D-6100 Darmstadt 1 1. Germany the Griesheim civilian 06155 6010 ets 348-5741 or 348-5823 telex 0419-332. 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