European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i Hope you will Alert your readers to a scam that is sure to entrap some newly widowed women. I did t fall for it because a few things did t add up but i m sure other grief stricken widows will be taken in if they Aren t warned. This is the Way it happened i received a phone Call from a Man who identified himself As James Mitchell. He said my Hus band who had died a month be fore had ordered a Diamond ring for me from a jeweler in Dallas. He said my husband had put Down a $500 Deposit and asked if i d like to Send the balance $2,473. He offered to have Federal express pick up my postal Money order the next Day. I said that will be  after giving it some thought i was sure that my husband would not Purchase a ring in Dallas and that i was being conned. I phoned or. Mitchell a few hours later and told him that i would have the Check ready but i needed proof that my husband had indeed ordered the ring. When he saw that i was backing out he tried to pres sure me by saying i must take the ring because my name had been engraved on the inside. When 1 told him i did t want it he tried to sell me something else. When that did t work he became annoyed and said ill get Back to you  of course i never heard from him again. The detectives in Dallas arc now trying to track Down this world class state of the Art Crook. So be Ware folks he is out there someplace combing the obituaries looking for widows. If you should receive such a phone Call notify the District attorney and the better business Bureau at once. Boston dear Boston thanks for the Alert. If anyone out there has been contacted by this Man please Lei me know too. Dear Ann Landers i m writing about the Wyoming woman who said her husband complained because she was too hot in bed. Lest you get the wrong idea she hastened to make it Clear that it was her body temperature that he was complaining about. He said she was like a Small Furnace and the heal from her body kept him up at night. Generally you consult an authority when you Don t know the answer. You should have done so this time Ann instead of suggesting year round air conditioning or a body Pillow. A physician would have told you to advise the woman to Sec her doctor and get her metabolism checked. An Over Active thyroid can produce the symptoms she complained about. I have been Reading and enjoying your column for years and it is a pleasure to second guess a lady As smart As you. Carry on . Boston . The smart lady did t exactly cover herself Ith glory when she came up Nith thai answer. At least 500 physicians let me know i goofed. My thanks to All who wrote. I la sign this Tomato face in Chicago dear Ann Landers we All know that Coffee can keep some people up at night but How Many of your readers arc aware that chocolate can do it too tolerance varies according to the individual but for me a Small Bonbon at bedtime and i will have counted All the sheep in new zealand by Dawn. Pass it on Annie. Kurts., Boulder  Kurt thanks for the tip. Happy . Letters statement from director of Sato of air transport association on behalf of the scheduled airlines travel offices overseas Sato ofis proud to have been selected As the contractor for Lei sure travel services for Usa eur. We arc looking Forward to bringing expanded travel services to sol Diers their families and other department of defense Dod employees in West Germany and Berlin and arc totally committed to providing the most effective Overall Leisure programs in addition to our official travel services. From its beginning during the Vietnam conflict when Sato of was established As a non profit enter prise of the . Air carriers at the request of Dod. Sato of has continued to evolve around the wants and needs of the military our sole customer. Today we have More than 50 offices around Europe and the Pacific handling the . Military s official and Leisure air travel. In developing the Leisure travel program for the army in West Germany we looked for the Best company that could offer a wide scope of travel products and sen ices tailored to the military. We arc confident that we found the right partner in Abr one of the most respected travel organizations in West Germany. Our joint Leisure  Gram with Abr will allow Sato of to Olter Abr s entire array of travel possibilities. One concern surfaced during the procurement  Cess which i would like to address would the communities Benefit As they did under itt information Tours and travel ? the answer is yes Over the years Sato of has contributed millions of dollars to communities in Europe and the Pacific. We will continue to do so. We estimate thai Well Over $12 million will be contributed to mar Over the five year con tract period. Our new contract requires us to begin the transition process immediately. But it will take time to put All the systems in place and train the staff. The first 25 offices Are scheduled to open in West Germany and Berlin the first week of August. The remaining offices will open in stages during september. October and november. Am reservations made by itt will be honoured and we will work together Over the next few months to ensure a smooth transition. We at Sato of arc looking Forward to serving Usa eur As its travel contractor for both Leisure and official travel and providing Quality products and serv ices tailored to our customers needs. Franklyn j. Seller director Sato of responsible news judgment is urged it is time that the facts arc revealed regarding the news Media and the origins of criminal tendencies. There exists an unfortunate proclivity among Ameri Ca s left leaning reporters to implicate the . Military whenever possible in connection with violent crime. All too often a criminal who robs a liquor store or holds up a Gas station and uses a weapon of any sort is described As a former Green Beret or an Exma Rine or some similar sobriquet. However recent re search has revealed that although Between 10 and 30 percent of violent crime is committed by persons with prior military backgrounds fully 97 Penvel i Fri Lenl criminal attend fun kindergarten fur at Lii Lilov months Between the  i 5 Anil 7 since. They otherwise have Little in common it is obvious that this single Factor must account for their having re sorted to violently anti social activities As a Means of making a living. C Mon. Fellows or ladies As the Case May he admittedly the military services teach people Liow to use weapons. Even so. Rather than blaming even by implication the people who have risked their lives to protect your right to report the news As you Sec it. Should t you make a special Effort to relate events responsibly at least be fair if it is unquestionably necessary to Point out that someone is sex military and. Since that is now in question perhaps we need to re think the Point then every sex doctor sex schoolteacher sex drunk Etc. Should also have his Day. I can t recall Ever seeing an article reporting that a former us l Stringer assaulted his editor and demanded Cash. Say. Could this be deliberate suppression of the facts. Or is there some anti violent effect of reporting new Rich Tietjens ecu Ulm West Germany colonel praises Bradley fighting vehicle los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes y you can write 10 her to care of the stars and stapes. Apo c forces or letters 211, . On behalf of the Bradley fighting vehicle program i would like to thank you for featuring the a2 version in a recent edition Praise Rolls with Bec cd up new Bradl cys by John Millar. Wiir Burg Bureau. We believe infantrymen and cavalry scouts in Usa eur will Echo the Praise cited in the article by those who have received the new Model. Its exception Al ballistic Protection unmatched by any other Light combat vehicle combined with the Bradley s Well de served reputation for Superior firepower and mobility make it the Premier fighting vehicle in the world. I would like to Correct some statements about earlier versions of the Bradley however both to set the re Cord straight and to reduce the misunderstanding and loss of Confidence among Bradley soldiers such As Cpl. Joseph Williams that result from inaccurate reporting. Citing critics is a dangerous practice since anyone can qualify As a critic if his views Are published whether they have a reasonable Opportunity to know what they arc talking about or As in this Case Igno Rance is passed along As fact from earlier unnamed sources. The facts arc that Bradl cys arc far Superior in Ballis tic Protection to both the my 13 it replaced and like threat vehicles it faces today and that no soldiers drowned when a Bradley Sank while crossing a River. That this drowning incident never occurred Cyl continues to be reported Anui is Many. We would appreciate anything that you can do to Correct the record and. Of course fully support the major thrust of the article that soldiers getting the Bradley know it to be the world s finest fighting vehicle not making them Invulnerable merely the Best mechanized infantry and cavalry on any potential Battlefield. Col. Franklin  Larl Linc chief heavy Force in Terni Utun sit Crivel Fielding Thiim sorg Hof West Germany please place my name in your pen pal column. I am 20 years old. Rhoda Aguirre Block 17, lot 24. Lasal Leville sub. Manst Ungan. Bacolod City Philippines 6100 i am a Mother to be and would like to have pen pals. Nobody likes empty mailboxes. I enjoy swimming and Volks marching. Susanne Rutter  192 Apo new York 09046 european edition col Jeffrey m. Cook. Usa commander editor m cowl it col Suzanne l. Phillips. Usan Deputy commander editor m chief Marie Kominicki meat Proctor Deane b. 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