European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11ann Lander a i a letters a arts scheduling of nil games discussed dear Ann Landers i am not asking for advice. I want to give some. All you people who travel by plane must surely have observed a child who was misbehaving in an Airport or on a plane. When i say a misbehaving 1 mean anything from being fussy whining and crying to screaming and throwing a Tantrum. I beg of you please refrain from making self righteous remarks. And those who take it upon themselves to intervene with instructions on How to Quot get that kid in  Don t you realize what a difficult time the Mother is having a word of criticism or condemnation will not teach her anything. It will Only increase her embarrassment and sense of failure. You say Quot my children would never behave like that Quot were you Ever a Young first time Parent learning How to Deal with tantrums in Public i la bet you never tried to make a child behave who has been cooped up for five hours in a tiny space with no sleep a change in air pressure that hurts Little cars and the overstimulation of crowds. I went through this recently with my own child and was amazed at the Lack of compassion the dirty looks the stares and snide remarks. I want to thank the woman who showed compassion. She came up to me and asked a May i help Quot she then proceeded to distract my child with a set of keys and some cheerful words to change his mood. Ann. You be often said there is More kindness than hatred in this world and More Good people than bad. In a sorry to say you can to prove it by me. A Springfield dear Springfield thank you for sharing your feelings. I m sure Many mothers who read this will sympathize with you. Here s More on the subject dear Ann Landers a word please about Young children who act up in Public. Those Little ones arc a great Deal smarter than we give them credit for. Children arc aware that they can get away with a lot More in Public than at Home because most parents will do anything to avoid making a scene. So the kids yell and scream if they want a toy or some Candy or whatever they see. They know darned Well they la get it. The smart Parent refuses to hold still for this blackmail. No precedent. No problem. A experienced in Kenosha dear Kenosha your Point is Well taken but there s a big difference Between a 5-year-old in a department store and a child in the Airport. Thanks for writing. Dear Ann Landers i la make this Short. A Jane Quot and i Are planning our wedding. We arc working on the guest list and a serious problem has Arisen. To a nutshell Jane s formerly favorite Uncle Quot Sam Quot attempted to have sex with her two years ago. She has not spoken to him since and has avoided being in his company. Jane does t want him there but his absence would cause a lot of talk. Uncle Sam s Lovely wife would of course not be invited. Help a Thunder Bay. Ontario dear Thunder did Uncle Sam hit Jane Over the head with a Lead pipe or did he proposition her i m assuming there was no violence or you would have mentioned it. Therefore i suggest that you take the High Road and invite the old Goat. In the interest of family Harmony. The alternative would inflict wounds that May never heal. Arts programming is not perfect but most viewers Don t expect it to be. Even so i feel that arts programming of nil games leaves something to be desired. Why does arts announce evening game times especially on weekends throughout the Day Only to have viewers tune in at the announced time to find the advertised game one half to three quarters Over Why can to arts let the viewers watch the entire game As they do for a presidential address arts does t broadcast portions of �?o60 minutes or a thirty something Quot denying the viewer important portions of these programs. Sure nil games Are seasonal but a vast majority of viewers look Forward to relaxing on weekends or weekday evenings a and enjoying these events. Also Why is the second sunday nil game played so late sunday night Early monday morning most serv ice members have Early work or training schedules. Yes some could tape the late game and play it the next evening. But Why not air the second game on monday evening and save All of us from trying to stay up too late i bet most spouses would rather put up with one football game a night than two. Arts should support the  with sensible schedules and programming times that provide Good entertainment at no expense to work rest schedules. A chief warrant officer 3 Robert Yates gulp Pingen West Germany editors note a Tom Baxter chief. Broadcast operations he an Europe replies there Are several circumstances that May occur regarding the broadcast of National football league games by the armed forces radio and television service or an Europe that can account for some of the questions your letter raises. In cases where two nil games Are Back to Back on different stateside networks the second game cannot be broadcast by arts until the first game ends. In this Case if an has planned to broadcast that second ame we will have estimated its Start time but May not ave the signal available until the first game ends and arts switches to the other source network. In some cases an will join the remaining portion of that first game w Hen our other programs have ended and remain with the Arris satellite broadcast for the entire second game. In a few cases such a situation can occur even when both games Are on the same originating network notably if the first game is played significantly slower than expected. We have no record of joining any scheduled football game half to three quarters Complete. What you May have seen was the last half of the game that preceded the scheduled even there were four instances this fall where we planned to join the Early game after the scheduled prime time programs were broadcast. The Choice was to fill the time with non prime time programs or provide sports fans with the Opportunity to View part of another game. Feedback from sports fans indicates they understand our plan to provide a mix of entertainment and sports programs. Also they prefer having the Opportunity to watch the last half or Quarter of the Early game rather than some a a filler program. As most viewers Are aware an does not broadcast double header sporting events during prime time hours unless a championship playoff is involved. You should be aware that in those cases when an has known in Advance that we would Likely join a game in Progress for More than 34 minutes we Nave announced that fact in our broadcast promotion spots. We have also Given that information to the stars and stripes. Unfortunately in several recent instances. Stripes has failed to print that notice in its television listings. The Early monday morning Central european time nil game is being played in late afternoon or Early evening in the United states depending on the Host City s time zone. These games Are being broadcast by the entertainment and sports programming network Espoo which arts now has Access. 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