European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Anri Farides tuesday August 28, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters editor s note Ann Landers is on vacation. The sept?8 cd is one of her Favores. Shell he Hack dear Ann Landers my Mother is 83 years old. I have never lived and where but under her roof. I am 65 today a dried up Raisin of a woman All my chances for marriage Long gone All my Hopes for a career shattered. There Isnit one thing you can say to me but perhaps you can say something to others whose lives Are at a turning Point a women who done to know whether to move out of the House take that Job in another City marry that Man who says i m tired of waiting. Its now my life is what 1 made it a and i made it a hell. I cannot leave the House without telling Mother where i am going and when ill be Back. I must account to her for every Penny i spend a it was Papas Money you know and he left it All to me a she has said that to me 1,000 is 1 ? the past 20 years have very few friends left. When they come to Call Mother sits in and talks endlessly about things that happened 50 years ago to people we done to know. When it comes to Hindsight i have 20-20 vis Iory i know where i went wrong. I was severely Ncurot-1c not have allowed my Mother to dominate and suffocate me. I recall vividly every lost Opportunity to set myself free. If youth knew what age could Tell please Ann print this. It might help somebody. A dear Friend life wasted age has told and i Hope youth will listen. Thanks for writing. Dear Ann Landers in 1961 our Little family moved West. I have invited my grandparents whom i Call a pm oms and Quot dad they raised me to spend two weeks with us every november around thanksgiving. I know they look Forward to it All year. Our children adore them and even our friends and neighbors have taken a mom Quot and a a dad into their hearts. My husband resents these wonderful folks. When i ask him Why he simply says �?o1 can to stand old people. They Are Boring and my in Laws Are cold and uncommunicative. In be written them several times and invited them to visit us. They have Given me a Chilly a no thank his whole family is like that the Only time they get together is at funerals. ,. Last night our children began to discuss plans for entertaining a pm oms and my husband was More critical and unpleasant than Ever. What shall i say to him a much distressed dear distressed a. Save your pipes. Nothing you say will make any difference. Unfortunately your husband never had a decent relationship with his own family and he can to understand yours. Ask him if he would like someone to ship him to Siberia when he reaches his Soth birthday to make sure he does no to become a Boring and dear Ann Landers i think it is simply disgraceful the Way people write and Call you a Crummy old Bat and a miserable old Witch. If they have such a poor opinion of you Why do they write for advice 1 think its time someone wrote and told you How much they appreciate your wit and Wisdom. Your column is a must in our family. The Day be Complete without it. You Are As sound As the Liberty Bell. A Canadian admirer dear admirer i think you ought to know the Liberty Bell is cracked. Are you try ing to Tell me something creators Syndicate the a manuf types european edition. Col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in omit it. Col. Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander. Editor m chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for men Ders of services overseas. Contents of 1 no slam sin a Cru ,.i the official Endor Mil by the government depart Lent of Dolensek the eur uan Comini. Tim of Gudvei Sirg in it Gnu Campti m. L dog . sul a i Reni. De a t Ennu i t y the c<3ji to 0u. Air the Star and slopes of tre pro Dur is services advertised everything a a h.? Rue Jav i,.r ase. Use a patronage renin to.me d.- s.-. Onjel g a age n hotel slates Hys Barje .1 j a p. To in nil a dry Ether a to . User pair . Main office switchboard i 10 e t a a 348 -_74l 5873 fur departments d ,. 06155 601 Pusey Lensin it j 340 8 is h e a ets Telephone system problems discussed tip 2 it a a i n w l a m 4 l a a a. I a a _ a. Its 3 o clock in the morning the Only memory i have of my wife and son Are their photographs on my desk. There s a three Day growth of stubble on my face. I have to squint to see normally and my Cost Copot is going on 72 straight hours of operation. You May think in a in the Middle of an abnormally Long stretch of staff duty that i May be in the Field that i m hanging out vat one of the local establishments but you re All wrong. In be been trying to reach another Community on our a a wonderful Telephone system known As ets. Thal 1 am one of the few people left in Usa eur who was Here when this technological Marvel As the 5th signal come called it a state of the Art debuted about 1987. I remember the lieutenant colonel who paraded around Europe with everything except pompous telling us about the wonders of this system. I remember being told that it would do everything except tic our shoes in the morning Odd but there was no mention of getting a set of Ginsu Steak if we acted now. And i remember How we were All led to believe this because the a experts Quot told us so. Did the army actually see much less receive the Bill of goods after they bought it no doubt there Are those who will Tell us a they its better than what we had before. But whenever anyone uses this argument about anything it gives me cause for concern for two reasons its the exact same line the communists used in Russia when they overthrew the Czar in 1917, and it makes people wonder what kind of junk we procured in the past. A now there a someone at the 5th signal Comdr a ministry of propaganda who will no doubt a thank me for this Opportunity to address our customers queries and eliminate any confusion about the european Telephone i expect this. In be been in the army All Day. But is there any real reason that it can take 45 minutes to get through from Frankfurt to Darmstadt when you can drive there in 30? is there any real reason Why when dealing Bamberg from Frankfurt after one of the dozens of unsuccessful tries i got a recording from the Ramstein operator is there any real reason that during reformer Over 80 additional ets class a a Quot for a a Algrava Iines were Quot stalled at Dolan Barracks Schwabish Hall without a single additional trunk being Laid Between there and Stuttgart the nearest Mam switchboard this was personally verified with the soldiers actually installing the additional ets lines and their Coic is there any real reason Why people representing the nation with the most technologically advanced Telephone system in the world should have to endure pen pals Lama 4oy0ar-ofd Serviceman with a great sense of humor. I Enion travelling and knee Tang new people. I will answer All letters. A Spencer to 3526 Apo naw York 09130-5000 my husband Mill by leaving the air Force soon and i would Liko to Cor Espond with other wives in similar situations. I collect cat items and refrigerator magnets i am 26 and the Mother of three. A a Susan Smith to 775 Apo new York 09/55 i am 35 years old and i enjoy cooking dancing Reading and Ritmo a Mildred Haresco j j j co Regina Cordova solid Bank Bacolod Branch Gatus lao St Bacolod City. Philippines. I would like to make friends All Over the world i am 18 years old a Rosalinda Baraga co Iglesia in Crist Salvacion Panambo Davao Del Norte Philippines news ext 237, 255. 282, 226, 326 sports Cut. 225. 269. 263. 332, 321. 221. A features ext 230. 245 341. Letters to editor ext. 208 education Jimi Jones ext 226 Medicine Janel d Agsuno ext. 230 business Randy Mcclam ext 326 advertising disc play ext 247 309 Classi hed ext 349 telex 419 332. Tel fax 06 55 601376. 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Room Ito i Quot. 065jo i run Jie l f s 3u0 4/04 Uini in 0631 71569 a equipment that so state of the Art a for Botswana the easing of tensions Between the a United states and the soviet Union could Nof Tiave come at a better time. Had the soviets opted to invade at any time during the last three years the resulting confusion might have caused a soviet Victory not because of superiority in weapons tactics but because of the command s dogged determination to communicate during those Early phases by using the convenient instruments of communication adorning virtually every desk in Usa eur and Safe. Preventing that Victory however would fall upon the shoulders of the soldiers and. Airmen in the theater who with the single thought of accomplishing the Mission forefront in their minds would turn to the most reliable and efficient telecommunications system on the continent today the West German Bun Dispost. A Jerry e. Sullivan Frankfurt West Germany editors no in . Larry b. In incr chief of staff 5th signal come replies the 5th signal come is improving the Call Enn tote Tion rates on the european Telephone system. Our goal is to make it possible for callers to Complete at least nine out of every 10 Calls on the first attempt. We have reached that goal in most locations in Central Europe but in Frankfort and a few other. Ai Onsy on set n of every 10 Calls Are completed on the first attempt. We know where those problem areas arc and we know How to . However we also know the Price and How deep our pockets Are. During the next few years the . Government will spend More than $3 million to buy additional trunking to meet the goal of nine out of 10 Calls completed first time. A Frankfurt and Stuttgart Are among the areas where we plan to increase trunking and thus reduce the frustration of our customers. There Are actions under Way to increase the number of trunks Between Frankfurt and outlying switches so that users can Complete their Calls on the first attempt More often. Additionally trunking increases Are scheduled for the Stuttgart area to improve completion rates. These actions should be completed before october 1991, when we started installing modern digital switches in 1985, it was not possible to Purchase All the additional _ trunk lines needed to support our users. Our objective then was to gel the most capability for each Dollar we spent. We continue to seek that sort of Cost efficiency. The 5th signal come is committed to improving the european Telephone system. And we do believe it is a vast improvement Over its outdated kids can help save Earth a we my sister Ellen 10, and i. Ii i read the Book "50 simple things kids can do to save the Earth by John Jauna. 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