European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 dear Abby dear Abby v1 just finished Reading your article stating that v. The aids virus cannot be transmitted by mosquitoes. Needless to say i a was relieved As i live in. Minnesota where the Mosquito is sometimes Fri jokingly referred to As our state , you did not cite the source of your in formation. I would also 1 like to know How your experts arrived at their conclusions. Relieved in Minnesota dear relieved my scarce to or. Merv Silverman president and spout Naa for the american foundation for aids research. His conclusion was based on current data com piled by the world health organization and the Cen a ten for disease control in  of More than 100,000 infected individuals clearly show that insects Are not a problem. La Africa those infected with the aids virus Are in two age groups from birth to 5 years old and from is to 65 Yean old. Obviously mosquitoes do not abstain from biting people who Are Between 5 and is years old. Hie first group is infected before birth and the Sec Ond through sexual activities intravenous drug use or blood transfusions in Short says or. Superman not one of the Over 250,000 cases of aids worldwide has been attributed to the bite of insects. If they were a Factor in the spread of this disease tens of millions worldwide and Many millions in the United states alone would have aids  dear Abby 1 recently went to a local medical clinic for a routine physical checkup. I was Given an examining physician had never seen before. 1 have carried a scar on the inside of my left wrist for 30 years and no doctor has Ever questioned me about it. Then All of a sudden his doctor asked what s this when i told him i had had a ganglion tumor remove Many years ago he said of i thought perhaps you might Nave tried to take your life some years  was very indignant and said i beg your Pardon doctor but i am 56 years old have been examined by Many doctors and never has any doctor suggested such a thing he replied Well we doctors have to be suspicious of every clue we come  i then said excuse me doctor this is not a clue to anything and 1 resent the  he then proceeded to examine my other Arm an noticed a faint Mark on my wrist from my watchband. Look he said Here s another one arc you sure you never attempted suicide Abby a doctor should be Able to Tell the difference Between a Mark caused by a tight watchband and a botched suicide attempt. In any Case i considered his attitude to be unprofessional and Cavalier and i am going to report him to the head of the  told a Friend about this and she said perhaps the doctor was trying to be humorous. What Are you thoughts no name or City please dear no name Hotbox is inappropriate during a physical examination. Bot before Yon report this doctor be aware that competent physicians routinely record All scars their locations and causes so doot fault yours for questioning you. Is. I think your doctor could use a tact transfusion. Here s a game almost anyone can play i have lived in Germany two years. During this time have become fascinated with a game that is played by quite a few overseas americans. 1 feel it is time Fortis game to receive the recognition other games of skill have already earned. This is a simple  any number can play. The Only rules arc that you must be Able to read and can write a coherent sentence. The name of this game is i have it worse than you or you think you got it bad Here is an example a dependent will write to the stars and stripes stating that their Exchange does not carry their Brand of toothpaste. They were always a Leto get in the the Stales so Why not Here those of us who arc avid fans of this game await with bated breath the next move which is sure to come within a few Days. If we Are Lucky there will be so Many prompt responses that the stars and stripes will print the counter move s All at once. Next move sgt. N our Exchange is so Small it does t even carry toothpaste. We have to buy it on the Economy at three times what we would pay inthe  move 3 pvt. J we Don t even have an  locals Don t Brush their Teeth. We use  now for those of you who would like to take Partin this exciting sport but can t Sec yourself As a complainer there is another Side you May  arc the holier than thous. They have it worse than anyone. We arc overawed by their Atti tude. We Mere mortals would love to be like them. Maybe next tour example capt. P the place i m stationed is so Remote that the commissary is open Only on pay Days. We have no Bank the base commander lakes care of Pur Money. There arc no towns to shop  while i m at it what exactly is an my family and i arc thankful we re Here. We save our Money and have taken trips All Over the world. We Don t complain so you have no right to either. Get off you overweight Duff and see Europe i think what these people deserve is a championship. Once a year the editor and his staff should select the Best complaint and the Best holier than thou response. These should be reprinted in the paper and suitable for framing. The writer of the complaint should win a one week trip to Siberia and the writer of the response should win a trip to the Vatican to be canonized. Alice Lewis Ramstein a West Germany writer recalls what happened in Poland i served As the operations officer United states de sense attache office Warsaw Poland from septem Ber 1985 to february 1988. The recent article entitled relatives Honor . Fliers killed in Poland in "39," brought Back fond memories of Poland and especially Mianki. I would like to take this Opportunity to Correct on error and to recognize a . Military member who was instrumental in bringing about the final dedication of the Monument honouring the american b-17 till we meet again which was shot Down dropping sup plies to the Warsaw uprising. President Bush Laid a Wreath at the Lomi Anki me Morial in september 1987 rather than 1986 As stated in the article. The person on the . Side who was most responsible for making the final dedication of the till we meet again memorial a reality was air Force col. Edwin j. Motyka air attache Sdao Warsaw.  spent a great Deal of his off duty time assisting the citizens of Lomi Anki in obtaining data on the plan and its Crew. He wrote numerous letters requesting information from air Force archives and from b-17and b-24 veterans associations. It was through his efforts that the sole living Sun i Vor of the aircraft sgt. Marcus Shook was located and brought to Poland for the dedication in 1987. It was a extremely emotional moment As 67-year-old Shook stood at vice president Bush s Side and accepted the grateful thanks of the polish people for his sacrifices during that fateful flight on sept. 18,1944.in the proud tradition which he established in War saw col. Motyka is continuing to stand tall As the United states defense attache . Embassy Prague Czechoslovakia. Chief warrant officer 3 Jeffry m. 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