European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Airry tankers dear Ann Landers i m a 15-year-old girl who has something to say to kids my age. My parents do not allow me to go to parties where liquor is served. My instructions Are i you see liquor come  three weeks ago i was at a party where they served wine coolers. I had never seen one be fore and i asked what was in it i was told it was fruit punch and soda. I did t believe it be cause they called it a wine cooler later in the evening some of the kids were acting pretty loud. They looked drunk to me i thought maybe they had brought some liquor with them because i did t see any in the House. Now after Reading an article in the Washington Post by Catherine o Neill i know the truth. Pm like to share this information with other teen agers. The average wine cooler contains about 6 percent alcohol. This is so percent More alcohol than you will find in a Beer. Wine has a much higher alcohol Content about 10 percent to 14 percent. But wine is usually served in smaller glasses than Beer. Most wine coolers come in 12-ounce bottles. A person who drinks two wine coolers gets More alcohol than a person who has two glasses of wine. Wine coolers can be dangerous because they Don t taste like alcohol. They taste More like fruit  could drink two or three without realizing that you Are getting very drunk. Kids who get drunk could find themselves in a pack of trouble. Mary j. Georgetown dear Mary when i was in High school they called it Pink Light  the More things change the More they remain he Saint. Thanks fur the Wake up Call. A letter from you can do a lot More Good than anything i might say. Dear Ann Landers Mary Jane and John recently gave me my first grandchild. . Went nuts finding the right formula. Then she tried every bottle on the Market to get the Best one. The baby clothes and toys Cost a Fortune. But that s their business and their Money. My other Daugh Ter says a keep your Mouth  my reason for writing is cigarettes. . And John Are Chain smokers. Their Beautiful Little child with All those fancy clothes washed in just the right soap bathed every Day in just the right shampoo lotions and powders is put to bed in a Beautiful room with Whit furniture and organdy curtains that stink of cigarette smoke. And i mean stink. The child sleeps in cigarette smoke. She is fed in cigarette smoke. She goes for a drive in a car filled with smoke. I get so mad my blood boils. That Little baby s lungs will be Black by the time she s in Junior High. I have sent them several newspaper and Magazine articles and some of your columns on the hazards of secondhand smoke. They say it s a lot of baloney. Please Tell me what i can do to help that baby. Gram in Indiana dear Gram take your daughter s advice. After All hat has been said and written about the dangers of secondhand smoke if it has t made an impression nothing you can say will make a difference. You Mph ask the child s paediatrician to speak o the Mother. Maybe a word from a professional a non rela Tive might nude a Dent. Good Luck. Los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can Wale to her in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211, . Forces letters reason for rationing tobacco explained in these times of cutbacks and deficits i have seized upon an excellent Means of saving tax dollars. My proposal is to discontinue the issuance of ration cards for tobacco products at least during peacetime. Ration cards and especially for tobacco products Are so widely abused. Rations arc sold on the Black Market and in Exchange for rent Etc. As a non smoker who has never used any tobacco rations i resent my tax dollars going for such outright thievery. Cigarettes Are widely available on the Economy for those who smoke. Perhaps cigarettes can be a part of res when soldiers Are in the Field and have limited Access to tobacco products. There must be a solution to this abuse. I imagine the reason for which the tobacco products were Origi Nally rationed no longer holds True. Bonnie j. Rettgers Lan Stuhl West Germany editor s note Anne Matthews individual logistical support coordinator personnel actions Divi Sion personnel services support directorate 1st personnel command he Usa eur replies the writer implies that rationed items arc sold on the Black Market and elimination of ration cards would save lax dollars As Well As prevent abuse. The object of the radon system is to control sales of certain lax free items As required by article Xii of the North Atlantic treaty organization nato status of forces agreement sofa. Article 74 of the supplementary agreement to the nato sofa requires appropriate measures ration control be taken to ensure Only eligible persons receive tax free benefits. If the writer is aware of any illegal activities concerning the use of rationed items lie or she should report this information to the nearest office of the 42nd my group customs which will investigate the Mailer and take corrective action As necessary. Woman fed up with hooting hollering i have never written to the stars and stripes be fore but i cannot pass up this opportune moment. Some men Are the most idiotic and shallow Crea Tures god Ever placed on Earth. Why must a Man stare gawk drool yelp Hoot and holler when he sees a Nice looking female if he must Admire someone of Beauty Why can t it be done in a tactful tasteful and adult manner 1 have even seen some men who grab their genitals when a Nice looking woman passes through their line of vision i have a Titbit of information for the men who have acted in such a disgusting manner the average intelligent Nice looking woman do snot appreciate being treated in such a sexist manner. It does not boost the ego and certainly docs not serve As a compliment. But what is even More irritating is when a Man in the United states army uniform demonstrates such actions while driving and or serving As a Pas Senger in a military vehicle. This has happened to me while walking on a Ger Man Side Street Enro Ute to Coltman Barracks. These men were unprofessional and a total Embarrass ment to the United states army. Why do 1 care because i am a female Soldier in the United states army. If i had to do it Over again. Would have written the License plate number Down and considered charges of sexual harassment. So All you gentlemen out there save your gawk ing drooling and comments for someone else this female has had All the ego boosting she can handle for one lifetime. Name withheld Mannheim West Germany let terrorist disarm bomb writer urges i was really sickened to read recently about the two palestinian terrorists arrested in Germany with two bombs. In attempting to disarm one of the bombs a 35-year-old policeman was killed and a 29-year-old s Fife still hangs in the  can anyone out there explain to me what sense this makes the terrorists have still won a Victory anarchists Don t care who they kill Only that they cause May hem and destruction to draw attention to their causes. When Are Iff going to smarten up for the thinkers in the audience May i suggest an alternative who knows better How to disarm a bomb than the ones who put it together in the first place create a cell isolated in a Field or underground and confine Man and bomb together in solitary. His assignment to dismantle his own bomb. It would Only work when a terrorist was caught with his bomb in hand. Think of the possibilities if he succeeds it s Pri Mary evidence no put it together if he fails it precludes a lengthy Legal process if he refuses to try he automatically on a hunger strike for Only a fool would take food in to him in any Case we Don t lose anymore of our finest Young people wasted on the likes of him. Name withheld Stuttgart West Germany Reader rebuts letter in Landers column you can imagine my concern As one of usar eur s Energy managers on Reading the Ann land ers letter published by you recently from a certain ., Dayton concerning Energy conservation. His her argument that switching off lights and electrical appliances reduces their lifetime and therefore costs More than the Energy saved suggests that after having switched a Light or to on for the first time it would be a waste to Ever switch if off again. The Wear and tear caused to a modern electrical appliance by switching it on or off is minimal. The Energy savings resulting from a few million people each switching one Light off for an hour is huge. It is definitely not Best to leave lights and to on if you go out for an hour. History has often shown answers such As that from Landers 10,000 people can t be wrong to be Short sighted and harmful. Energy conservation is and will remain one of the most important challenges to us All. Attitudes like that of  Endanger future generations. He or she May lengthen the life of his her lights and to by a few hours but May Well leave his her children sitting in the dark. Tony goodings Energy manager . 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