European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11ann Landers dear Ann Landers something is wrong with the divorce Laws in Massachusetts and probably in a great Many other states As Well. Something is wrong when a woman tells the judge that her spouse was a a Good husband and an excellent father a admits her own infidelity and still gets custody of the child ownership of the House and a generous portion of her husbands salary. Something is wrong when the adulterous wife makes $1,000 a month More than the child a father but the court says she is entitled to nearly one third of his salary. Something is wrong when the husband is forced to give up 25 percent of a $200-a-week take Home pay with no regard for his Basic expenses including rent food and transportation. Something is wrong when the a excellent father is forced to become nothing More than a visitor in his child a life. In a sure that part of the problem is that divorced fathers Arentt As Well organized As divorced women nor do they have the political clout. No one is Happy about the High divorce rate and everyone agrees that the children Are the big losers but existing Laws make it so easy and so profitable to women and their lawyers that divorce has become a most attractive alternative. No wonder so Many men abandon their responsibilities and disappear. 1 am As you probably suspected a a victim of the system Worcester mass. Dear victim it is a matter of record that the vast majority of women end up much poorer after divorce while their a husbands Standard of living improves. I am printing your letter because it represents a Point of View that deserves to be heard. I must say however when a Man comes out As poorly As you did in a inclined to suspect that he had an incompetent lawyer or the judge was bonkers. Dear Ann Landers i have been meaning to write to you Ever since i read that letter from the emergency room nurse. She was shocked to discover that a prominent attorney who had been brought in was wearing ladies undies under his trousers. 1 am a 55-year-old Man happily married with five children. I am not a Cross Dresser and there is nothing the least bit Kinky about me. I have had several Back surgeries and spent a Fortune on custom made braces. They were All terribly uncomfortable and i quit wearing them. One Day i asked my wife to let me try one of her girdles. It turned out to be exactly what i needed. The Only problem was that the Girdle rolled and Slid a bit so now i Wear a pair of my wife a panties under the Girdle. If i should end up in an emergency room in a sure a lot of eyebrows would go up. Frankly i  care less. A comfortable in Long Beach dear comfy your letter is another example of what can happen when people jump to conclusions before getting All the facts. Thanks for writing. Gem of the Day credit readers digest a bit of advice for those who Are about to retire if you Are Only 65, never move to a retirement Community. Everyone else is in their 70s, 80s or 90s. Whenever there is something to be moved lifted or loaded they yell Quot get the kid a c creators Syndicate letters an is urged to give civilian numbers Why does an always give ets phone numbers instead of commercial ones perhaps i said something offensive to the people in the housing office Here because we were assigned to an apartment without an ets Telephone. Arentt ets telephones a for official use Only a or does a official use Quot include my stopping by my wife a office to phone an armed forces recreation Center arc for reservations and calling for information on Mac flights As a self employed businessman my schedule is a bit More flexible than that of my military spouse affording me better opportunities to make information phone Calls. It is far easier for military members to locate ets phone numbers than for the military family members to obtain commercial numbers for the ets info so consistently dispensed. I realize i could probably gain Access to an ets phone for a Call to the spy hotline but Why is there no commercial number Given along with the ets number for this if i Felt compelled to Call the spy hotline id feel much More comfortable calling from a non military Telephone. Any Chance of replacing ets phone numbers with commercial ones or at the very least providing commercial ones along with the ets ones in a a former service member currently a family member and i am amazed at How restrictive my life has become. Germany Wasny tas much As a culture Shock As life As an army family member is. Providing commercial Telephone numbers would be just one of Many ways i can think of that would make military spouses feel More a part of the a army  a David w. Hood Furth West Germany editors note a Herb Glover chief command information american forces network Europe replies in radio and television schools student broadcasters Are taught that Telephone numbers should be avoided whenever possible. Viewers and listeners rarely have pen and paper Handy when a Telephone number is broadcast and the numbers go past so quickly they Are frequently missed. However in american military communities overseas the isolation of Many assignments makes the Telephone a very important element of daily life so numbers Are frequently broadcast. An disc jockeys writers and producers make a special Effort to broadcast numbers that Are accessible to the largest number of people. Since most network clients Are military agencies and organizations their phones have european Telephone system ets numbers. On television numbers Are frequently presented on video posters. Some Are Only six to eight seconds in length. Radio announcements or military news stories Are also Brief certainly not enough time to reel Oft a Litany of both commercial prefixes military Community connect codes and multiple numbers. The simple seven digit ets number actually contains a lot of information. Many an viewers and listeners with commercial telephones use the excellent ets to add direct distance dial number conversion Chart found in the Back of the military Telephone directories. An is not opposed to using commercial numbers when ets numbers Are not available. The television programs a a passport and a prime time frequently display the commercial numbers of european tourist offices and Many an stations will announce Home numbers when listing items for Sale in Swap shop. Writer notes dog show report discrepancy As a dog breeder and exhibitor of Many years standing i must Point out a discrepancy in your recent article covering the crufts dog show. You stated that in the United states Only established champions Are allowed to compete in the Best of Breed Bob class. This is not Correct. The winners dog we and winners Bitch we Are also included in this class. They Are automatically included As a result of having won in their respective class and then winning the a a winners Competition. Their initial entry class could have been any including 6-9 month Puppy 9-12 month Puppy bred by exhibitor Novice american bred or the most widely competitive open. The Winner of each of these competes against each other for the title a a Winner so and the coveted Points. This automatically includes them dog and Bitch in the Best of Breed class to compete against the established champions of record for a Best of  dogs arc separated according to sex and do not compete against each other until the Best of Breed class where both sexes compete for the win. There Are other separations in classes in some particular Breeds concerning color coat size Etc. But these Are the basics applying to most Breeds. What i have covered is a thumbnail sketch. I fell i had to Point this out to better educate the Public on my favorite sport the world of dog shows. A capt. Sherry l. Mcdonald san Vito Dei Normanna Italy pen pals i am 25 years old and a Catholic. A Emily Paje 77 Mahigan St. Baldogo 4700 so Sogon. So Sogon Philippines i am seeking pen friends. A Delise Henby race course or Cabessa . St. Mary. Jamaica i am 21 years old. My interests include travelling music Cinema and boxing. A Mandy diver mind Oran. Chonmany co Donegal. Ireland i am seeking pen pals from the age of 28 to 35. A Sonia Lea Rhule Tucker Road dist. Ewarton . St. Catherine Jamaica. West indies i am 21 years old. I speak arabic. French. English and a Little German. My hobbies Are Cool music Road ing. Travelling and learning languages i am waiting Lor Many letters irom people Between 7 and 77 a Hassan Oua Rabou 153 Rue msgr a Inez Gane. 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