European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes letters Page 11 Arm Landers Reader clarifies article on gum disease a recent article in the stars and stripes gum disease May be a problem Tor some children May be a source of confusion for readers. While most of the article is medically Correct one statement needs to be clarified. The statement thai. 75 percent of All forms of gum disease. Can be attributed to  is mis leading. This implies that most gum disease is inherited directly from Parent to child. While a genetic susceptibility to certain bacterial infections May exist Over 300 bacterial strains have been identified in human Peri Odonval gum disease. Considering the Many variables such As heredity Oral Hygiene diet general health Etc., which have a bearing on periodontal health it is not possible to blame 75 percent of gum disease directly on heredity. The general Public needs to know that approximately 90 percent of periodontal disease cases can be managed successfully with current treatment. Col. Arthur c. Coogler or. 7th medical come consultant in periodontics Augsburg West Germany Job opportunities services discussed i have just finished Reading your freeze on hiring headline. The Box which accompanies the article is totally wrong. It will not be dopes teachers nor commis sary workers nor local National hires who will be Hurt. No indeed All of the people already in those categories still have jobs. Sure they May have to work harder to take up the Slack but the people who will be Hurt Are those who want to till those jobs and All of us who need the services provided by these people. Here is a partial listing of who will be Hurt by the hiring freeze our children will be Hurt because there will be not enough teachers to Leach them. Everyone who uses a commissary and in the Day of the weak Dollar who does t will be Hurt because they will have to stand in line for inordinate amounts of Lime although having spent 49 minutes and 39 seconds in the line at the Heidelberg commissary this past sunday. I can hardly imagine having to spend More time on line. People who need the services of housing referral offices licensing offices car inspections housing appointments Etc. Will All be Hurt. On the Hurt list we also have to include those military families who depend of a second income to make ends meet and pay Bills spouses of newly assigned personnel will not be Able to get jobs at least until oct. 1. Personnel cuts Are the easiest Way 10 save Money just take a course of study for a masters degree in any one of several business disciplines and that is what you Are taught. You Are not expected to think about loyalty to the people you employ As Long As you get yours. This is the mentality and ethic found throughout the Ameri can business world and from which we draw our civil Ian leadership. Since this is what they Are taught is successful should we expect anything else what about honouring the commitment made to those individuals and families both military and civil Ian in service to their country those who entered the service under an unwritten contract that stated that the military and the department of defense were committed to providing necessary care to families in return for Good and faithful service and possibly their lives. In most Law courses this would be called breach of contract. Name withheld Mannheim West Germany men need pms information writer says i read the tellers in the stars and stripes regarding premenstrual syndrome pms. As a male husband 1 do not suffer directly from the effects of pms but am aware of it when it occurs. My wife suffers from serious behavioural changes during this Lime. I simply accepted those difficult times and tried to Cope with them. My Lack of understanding the Why was always offset by the when during pms times and. Again. I accepted it As a Normal Cycle experience. It could very Well be that progesterone Placebo or other treatments May in fact be Able to minimize the degree of pms from which my wife suffers. While i understand that ignorance is not an excuse 1 am not insensitive to pms effects and i realize i should have consulted someone Long ago. I plan to Consul a physician to get More information. Along that same line it would be beneficial to the military Community if the services set up a recurring support seminar or other Type of educational program for mat As Well As for women through the already established family support centers or local Hospi tals. Funds arc not an Issue As these service agencies arc already established and in place they need Only add a program. It would probably not be too difficult to find volunteers to support the program. After Reading the letters 1 realize that pms is an Issue that should be and should have already been Given the attention on a much larger scale than is currently publicized. In any Case someone at a very High level needs to do something. Name withheld Raf Mildenhall England pen pals i am 22 years old and my hobbies Ara Reading and tra Valmy i would Lika to have pan pals from Canada. America and England Andiara Camp Eit instead p 0 is Catherine Jamaica i am 22 years old and my hobbies Are swim mind travelling and writing letters  vanity fair a mislead . Is. Catherine Jamaica i am a 30-year-old born again Christian and would Lisa pan pals. Padr Itao Garcia Tugas. Tan Lay Negros Oriental Philippines i am 19years old and would like to have pen pals. So Courto Yvetta Bolongon Banyan. Siquijor. Squi or 6225 Philippines i am 25 Yearl old and my hobbies Ara Reading listening to music and travelling Enid  lot 6-3 Fern drove Ocho Loa St. Ann Jamaica dear Ann Landers since everyone in Redding calif., reads your column i m sure the panics who need to see this will. I was standing in the super Market checkout line a few  ple removed from a Young lad in a wheelchair. Not Only was he physically disabled but also mildly retarded. He had come in to buy a pint of ice Cream. When he put the Carton and his Money on the counter the woman who was working the Register gave Hima Stern look and barked you re a Nickel  the Young fellow stood up in his wheelchair As Best he could and began to dig in his pockets looking for More change. There was t any. He turned to the Man behind him and asked do you have a Nickel i could borrow the Man replied icily  the woman at the Cash Register yelled you la have to put the ice Cream Back. By thai time my blood pressure must have been at stroke level. 1 threw a Nickel on the counter and screamed give him the ice Cream for lord s  the lad looked at me with grateful eyes and said gee thanks  the woman at the Register gave me a dirty look. The Jerk who had refused to help stomped out of the store. I Hope you will print this letter and express an opinion. Just Plain angry dear angry it s difficult to explain such Lack of compassion but i can Ell you based on the null i received Over the last 34 years that there is a lot More kindness in this world than mean Spiri Ludness. Perhaps the cashier runs into several people every Day who Are a Little Short and decided that she jus can t help any of them. As for the Jerk Well he s a Jerk and feel sorry for him. People who arc heartless and cruel really Hale themselves and their lives mint be painfully miserable and empty. Dear Ann Landers a recent column took me Back to world War ii an gave me a Good laugh. It was the one about the 6-foot-6 fad who wore a to shirt with the message on the front that read no. Do you play miniature Golf i am 6-foot-5. In 1943, that was tall. I had to put up with a lot of dumb and tiresome questions. Finally i cracked. It happened when i was a Sailor wailing to ship  was having a few Beers in a san Francisco Bistro with a couple of mates when some knuckle had Slob asked the foolish question How s the weather up in arc i took a big Mouthful of Beer sprayed him right in inc Kisser and replied it s raining like  i la bet he never asked anyone thai question again. Kansas City dear Ann Landers recently you suggested that readers teach their Chil Dren How to dial 911 in Case of an emergency. Please Tell them that when they move to a new area not to assume there is a 911 emergency Telephone sen ice. There might nol be and checking with inc phone company May nol help. When i moved Here three operators told me i had 911 service in my area. The were mistaken. 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