European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 11ft Landers dear Ann Landers i was pleased to see a letter in your column from a Man who delivers Luggage lost by the airlines. Mow i Hope you will let a victim express himself. I have travelled More than 75,000 Miles a year since 1970. Most of my trips have been in the United states but business has taken me All Over the world. My Luggage has been lost so Many times that i have stopped counting. The attitude of employees of Domestic carriers has gotten progressively worse. Here a what you get when you complain a lost your Luggage fill out this form. Wait for the next flight. It might be on that one. The Law says we have 24 hours to get it to  a sorry we have to have receipts for the things in your bag. How do we know your suits Cost $400? even with receipts the value of everything depreciates by 50 percent. We will deliver it if we find it but Only if its More than two hours late. If you can to hang around the Airport for two hours that a your Tough Luck. Can to wait you la have to return to this Airport and Check again. Who will deliver it we done to  my experience with a japanese airline a bag lost we Are very sorry. Please accept our apologies along with this shaving cosmetic kit. Here is a Coupon so you can have your laundry and dry cleaning done at our expense. If your bag is not found and delivered to your hotel by tomorrow morning a Complete change of clothes except shoes will be paid for by Japan air lines. If we Are unable to find your bag in two Days we will pay you full value or $1,500, whichever is  my bag was delivered within three hours by a uniformed Jal employee. The next Day i received a gift and a personal note of apology from the manager of baggage services. Is it any wonder Japan is knocking our socks off a Fred Foster Chesterfield mass. Dear Fred Foster in a sure your letter was of interest to every Reader who has lost his or her Luggage. As you have testified it can be a pain in the neck. I phoned Alan Ogawa manager of passenger and Airport services for Japan air lines in the United states. Or. Ogawa said a the gentleman was in All probability travelling in Japan or he received exceptionally Good treatment on an International  or. Ogawa said the Overall concept of or. Fosters letter is Correct. Asians he said make a very big Effort to be accommodating and courteous. This is a traditional aspect of their culture. And now for the facts As outlined by or. Ogawa International regulations limit the liability of the Carrier to $640 per bag. All airlines involved in International travel Are expected to adhere to this Standard. Also Standard when a bag is lost or delayed each passenger receives $50 for the Purchase of personal items. It usually takes seven Days to Trace a bag worldwide. If the bag is not found within that period of time Japan air lines will compensate the passenger for the loss. Thank you or. Ogawa. Now dear readers How does this stack up with the treatment you get when you lose your Luggage in the United states let me hear from you. And please use language i can print. C creators Syndicate a role of a perfect officers wife questioned i can appreciate the entertaining article about the officers wife who spends her Days volunteering and her nights working As a disc jockey. Its refreshing to know that five years ago she would have been ridiculed by Peers though today applauded. It is commendable that she would attend luncheons and coffees As Well As Volunteer at the Thrift shop. However 1 would like to remind you that when women marry officers the military does not automatically get their free Volunteer labor. Officers wives just like wives in the private sector have education goals and careers that May not include attending social functions or doing Volunteer work. Is the officers wife who works full time during the Day and cares for her family at night any less a a perfect than one who volunteers during the Day and works discos at night 1 feel that you should do another article about the growing number of officers wives who Are teachers lawyers doctors nurses Etc. These women take care of their Homes husbands and children As Well As make a contribution to the financial Security of their families. During this time of budget cuts and Early outs it cannot be expected that just because a woman is married to an officer she can give free labor Volunteer to the military. Its great for those who choose to do it however there Are very few women today who would choose volunteering if there was a paying Job available. They too Are a a perfect officers wives. A name withheld Camp Darby Italy a some thoughts about getting a haircut it is monday morning at a Barber shop in Schwein Furt. The Barber shop has Wall to Wall soldiers who like myself have put off a needed haircut Over the weekend. There is a system in effect that allows the Patron to make an appointment for later on that Day or some other Day. I schedule mine for 11 15 the same Day. I show up Early read the stars and stripes and watch the clock. At 11 15 i go to the counter and Tell the Barber of my appointment. While in a telling him he inadvertently pushes the a next number Button and says a sorry you la have to  1 wait. He a finished. He rings up the Money and you guessed it pushes the Button again. I speak up and he tells the sad eyed Soldier whose number has come up to sit Down. While he a cutting my hair in a thinking a there is no Way he a getting a tip and he a Lucky 1 done to report him to  it was then i realized just How Busy he was with no end in sight. Head been cutting hair for Over two hours without a break. I Felt ashamed and not Only did i give him a tip but 1 received a great haircut. The moral is done to wait until monday to get a haircut and appreciate the people who break their backs for us soldiers. A sgt. 1st class John s. Latham Kitzinger West Germany a Lack of respect for Flag disturbs writer i have just been assigned to the Wurzburg area. In a shocked by my fellow americans Lack of respect for the Flag in this area. While Retreat was playing 1 noticed fellow americans who kept driving walking and even talking through it. This shows very Little respect for the Flag not to say ones country. If you Don t like your Freedom or your country get out too Many Good people have died for this Flag for you to show your stupidity As americans. Everyone needs to show Pride for their country. This is not the Only Community i have seen this in. It upsets me every time i see it. 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