European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers dear Ann Landers my husband and 1 just came Home from a Beautiful dinner party. Although the hour is late i must write this letter. It is to a hostess who is Beautiful Intelli gent affluent and lovable. Per haps if you publish it she will recognize herself. Dear Friend your table was exquisite the Wjk Flowers were divine the dinner or was beautifully served. Ever de Tail was perfect but you were loud. You slurred your words. You laughed at things that weren t funny. You monopolized the conversation. You repeated yourself. You jumped from one subject to another. You interrupted your guests. You were unpleasantly argumentative. You dropped food on your gown. Again alcohol spoiled a perfect evening. Anonymous of course dear Anonymous i left out the City of origin because there Are women everywhere who could have been that hostess. Maybe just maybe they will see Thorn selves. Alcoholics Anonymous can help and it s free. Please look in the phone Book and give a a Call. You will be told where to go and when. This column could change your life. Dear Ann Landers 1 got my Job Back the doctor Here called the drug testing lab Back East and found out that the tiny Trace of morphine in my system could easily be explained As the result of eating a Bagel with poppy seeds. My reputation was almost ruined because of Bagel abuse the test will measure a Trace As Small As 300 Nano Grams. Mine showed 412 Nan Grams. Two bagels with poppy seeds could produce a Reading of 3,000. A mor Phine user would probably produce a Reading close to 20,000. The doctor at the lab told the doctor that in 98 percent of people who test positive for a Trace of mor Phine the result can be explained by prescription drugs or poppy seeds. Please let your readers know about this. L.b., los Alamos . Dear los it s Good of you to want to help others who May be victims of Bagel abuse but there s More to this Odd drama than your letter suggests. Friends at Duke University medical Center referred us Lodr. Sydney Spector of he Roche Institute for molecular biology in Nutley n j. Spector said poppy seeds do contain morphine like materials so it is possible that the Bagel could have contributed to the test result. However the tests nor Mally used have a much higher cutoff level and poppy seeds from the Bagel would not Register anything. It is also possible that since the body manufactures its own morphine that this could have been a Factor in the Reading. It would be interesting to know what kind of lab she was tested in and How they interpret readings because most tests would screen out individuals with such a minuscule amount of the  this is Ann again. Enjoy your bagels folks no Chance of getting hooked. Whew los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can write to her in car of the stars and Strupel. Apo 09211. Us. Forces letters the Fine Art of complaining applauded i can t believe you printed such Malarkey where disgruntled and nameless was allowed to Waal Kaaa  All Over my nerves according to the first amendment americans have the Freedom to speak out. Whether in realizes it or not complaints frequently help to change or Correct a situation or problem. In addition the non military member spouse de pendent or other half forfeits Many conveniences by following his or her loved one simply out of love not that they have much Choice mind you. Needless to say this tour can at times be quite Over whelming and sometimes it gets ridiculous. A Good Point to keep in mind Loo is that circumstances can often make living in Europe More difficult for some than for others i.e., finances Etc. Therefore to contradict someone else s feelings by saying they arc wrong in their complaining is an unfair act of judgment. As i see it a person who Bellyache about a com plainer is in essence a complainer himself. Fortunately complaining is a right and therefore not punishable by Law so White i sit Here composing this most astute and philosophical View of a letter i must add a complaint to the list kill two Birds with one Stone and state that although the word spouse sounds like Fri Csc dried bacteria from the Abc germ warfare dictionary i d prefer to hear it from a legitimate complainer rather than a  or name withheld Schweinfurt West Germany this is for All of the people who be submitted Arti cles complaining about How we cry All the time when we Don t get our Way. Yes it s True we do complain a lot but in t that How things get taken care of in t that How we accomplish something making life for the most part better for us All True some complaints arc really stupid but the Point is still the same through our complaints gripes and Plain All out bitches action is taken. Aren t we allowed to complain i m sure All those people who complained about complainers have complained at least one time since they be been Here i d say if you Haven to something s wrong with you. Let me put it this Way if the colonies did t complain about taxation without representation or quartering of troops and everyday life in colonial America where would we be today i know that personally i m thankful for their complaints. So the next time you re Reading a letter in the stars and stripes and Sec a dependent housewife complaining about How cafes is always out of Stock or the commissary does t have this Brand of baby food or anything i d say be thankful they re utilizing their right to complain. They re making our lives easier. Spec. John j. Kordic sch Bolsch a mind West Germany information sought on missing magazines i have been in Germany now for Over two years. I Don t have As Many complaints As some probably More than others. The problem i do have concerns the Apo mail system and i Haven t seen it addressed in your column. V during my assignment Here 1 have been a subscriber to various magazines. The problem is that for unknown reasons i do not get every Issue. I might get an Issue in july and not Sec another until october or november. I am concerned because i also subscribed to these publications before Corning overseas and before using the Apo. During this time All issues arrived on time. For this reason i do not believe the problem is with the publisher. It seems to me that the problem is with the mail system. I hate to think that mail clerks Are stealing my magazines. I know punishment is Stilt for mail theft but 1 cannot come up with a better explanation for the miss ing issues. What Type of controls arc in place in the Apo to prevent theft of mail such As magazines Michael Twining Baum older West Germany editor s note Bill Tyler acting chief mail services Branch . Army Postul group Europe Liq Usa eur replies thank you for expressing your concerns Over Security of Nur mail and for giving us a Chance to explain some of our policies and procedures. First the theft of any mail is a serious Federal offence. Your magazines Are afforded the same Security that other mail receives. Security is a concern from selection of personnel to become postal clerks to the Structure of an Apo facility to the transportation of mail. The department of defense postal manual Dod directive 4525.6-m specifics qualifications for postal clerks. Only Apo personnel on duty Are allowed Access to the Post office operations area where mail is sorted to unit level All other personnel Are required to be escorted while in the operations area. When first class priority letters and parcels Are undeliverable those items must be forwarded resumed to sender or sent to the dead letter dead parcel Branch of the is. Postal service. When second third or fourth class mail cannot be forwarded or returned to sender Apo personnel May by regulation dispose of it. In the Case of magazines when the mailing Label comes off or the Magazine cannot be delivered or forwarded postal personnel May provide those magazines to Hospi tals clinics Day rooms chapels or destroy the mag Azine. If someone has information concerning pilfering or theft of mall please Contact the local postal officer or use the Usa eur postal crime hot line at ets 379 7673. Pen pals i m 11 years old. I would like to to added to your pen pal list. My hobbies arc Riding my skate Board end playing my computer my other Hob Bles Are girls arid collecting Stamps a Al Post cards. Jason Edney Hsc 513 my in Apo .,  09039 please list my name in your pen pal tile. I am 22 years old. Gina att bar t-552 of. V. Tocsin St Dumaqu flab City 6200, Negros Oriental Philippines i am 25 years of and would like to write to people overseas. I Bee to coded stamp. Evelyn Padilla Magnao. Dumaguet City 6200 Negros Oriental Philippines i would like to to in your pen pal column. I am 11 years old. My hobbies Are Reading studying swimming and keeping in shape. Sherry Sleyzak bo4&4s Apo .,  09132 please put my name in your not of pen pal. I am27yetrotd. Rosanna Moreno canday Ong. Dumaguet City Negros Oriental. Philippines i am 27 years of and would like pen pals. Rosemane Calunod canday Ong Dumaguet City 6200 Negros Oriental Philippines i m 12 years old end dv0 in West Germany. 1 like Reading skiing shopping and cooking. I would like pen pass worldwide who Ere lf-13 years old. Katie Mccain . Boi 677s Apo .  .09012 i would like to correspond with people All Over the world. I like u read and travel. A Yumul Laguna. Dumaguet City Negros Oriental.  please publish my name in your pen pal column. 1 am 23 years old. Sarah r. Opalma 37 reel std Aguele City. Philippines european edition col Jeffrey h. Cook. 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