European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 6 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 11ann Landers dear Ann Landers when i read the letter from a Burbank a i knew i had to write. Burbank talked about what happens to children who Are born addicted to drugs. I am qualified to speak on the subject because i was born to a Mother who was addicted to heroin. Until recently there was very Little information on the Long Range effects of birth addiction. The social worker said nothing to my adoptive parents about my mothers heroin problem. She was probably afraid they  want me i Learned of it several years later when my birth Mother tried to re enter my life. As a child i was very Bright but Only in selected areas. I Learned to write before i started kindergarten but to this Day i cannot print. No one remembers when i began to read. I astounded everyone when i was 3 by Reading labels of cans and Cereal boxes in the grocery store. By fourth Grade i was Reading at College level. I read Gray a Anatomy when i was 10 and understood what i read. In sixth Grade i would Check out books in latin and translate them into English a for  i created mass confusion in the Public Library when i was 11 because i was checking books out under four different names. My sense of balance was never Good enough for me to ride a Bike. I never Learned to dance because i  understand the patterning a the same reason i cannot do crossword puzzles. I  learn to play the piano because i was unable to sense the timing. I cannot Tell you if a piece of music is classical country or jazz because it All sounds the same to me. To this Day numbers make no sense to me. I find it very difficult to dial a Telephone. I cannot balance a Check Book. I cannot count to a Hundred. I cannot make change and done to know when someone has cheated me. I drive a car but i can to read the speedometer. In be placed a piece of masking tape at the maximum Speed limit and keep the Needle below that Mark. I can to Tell time. I have a a a talking clock designed for the Blind. I can to follow directions which Means i am unable to assemble anything or follow a recipe. I will never be Able to Tell right from left up from Down. I avoid social relationships because in a afraid people will realize How Many things i can to do and will think in a stupid. I enrolled in a Community College and was later admitted to the University of Washington on the basis of my Grade Point average which was 3.97. I now have enough credits to Complete degrees in psychology and criminal Justice but i can to get my degrees because i am unable to pass the exams in math or logic. Recently in be been told that the University May make an exception in my Case because of the special nature of my problem. In a keeping my fingers crossed in be shed an Ocean of tears Over my Handicap. The emotional damage has been enormous but in a going to make it. I May be 50 years old before in a a productive member of society but in a going to be the most productive member of society you Ever saw. S.v., Seattle Wash. Dear Seattle what a Story pm betting that you la come through with flying colors. You have a marvelous can do spirit. You sound so terrific go girl go c creators Syndicate letters a jobless compensation discussed this question has occurred to me before but i never Felt the need for ail immediate answer. Now that we have 13 european installations closing,-1 feel the need for an answer. Fica As i am sure most people Are aware is a tax assessed against a persons salary and automatically deducted from each paycheck. Federal civil service employees have the option of participation the rest of us do not. It is mandatory that we participate. Fica is broken Down into several percentages As to How much goes toward which fund . Retirement medicaid unemployment compensation. Unemployment compensation is the percentage that is in question. I have personally never had to draw unemployment compensation. I have As a supervisor of Naf employ essm the past instructed employees departing for the United states in the proper procedures necessary to file for unemployment compensation stateside. I out of curiosity questioned co years ago on certain matters. I am aware that unemployment compensation is paid from state funds. Normally the state in which you were last employed picks up the Tab for unemployment compensation. In the Case of returning family members it is the gaining state that picks up the Tab. Now it appears that sometime in the next 10 to 15 years we May All be out of jobs. In the event a if action abolishes my Job and i am unable to a a bump someone else How will i collect unemployment without returning to the United states since i have been forced to pay for this Benefit As a tourist hire Naf employee for the past 10 years i feel i should also be Able to use it if necessary. Must i return to the United states in order to collect i have asked several sources and no no one seems to be 100 percent sure of their answers. A Pamela a. Graf Kitzinger Germany editors note a Audrey e. Marcinko personnel management specialist civilian personnel division office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he usar eur replies thank you for the Opportunity to Clear up the confusion entered around Federal insurance contribution act fica and unemployment compensation for Federal employees Fuce. We Are providing you with general information based on the social Security handbook pen pals i am 22 years old. I enjoy playing Tennis Badminton and going to aerobics. I also enjoy going to discos and listening to All kinds of music. A Vicki Neu 9 sandbanks re. Lowestoft Suffolk England i am 15 years old and a Catholic. A Uez f. Garibay Comer Pula Tubig to Motong Dumaguet City Philippines i would like to write to people interested in Long time correspondence. A Moss Clarence v. Distrito Tagacay Dumaguet City 6200 Philippines i am 24 years old and interested in writing people a aos Clarence d. True  John f. Kennedy g-3 div Fpo new York 09533 i am a 32-year-old filipino who would like to have pen friends from All Over to world. A vice. Mellano no. 136 some soap . Box 813 Kim a Hafar Al Baton saudi Arabia 31991 1988 tenth edition and the . Department of labor manual on unemployment compensation for Federal employees. Your contribution to fica is actually a tax presently set at 7.65 percent of your current salary. A portion 6.20 percent goes for retirement survivor and disability insurance benefits. The remaining 1.45 percent of the tax is applied to medicare to provide comprehensive health insurance Protection. Both programs Are administered by the social Security administration. Unemployment compensation for Federal employees is administered by the department of labor Dol. Employees do not contribute to Fuce. The compensation paid under the Urfe program is provided by special congressional appropriation to Dol. American citizens who Are civilian employees of Federal agencies of the United states which includes no appropriated Hinds activities of the armed forces who Are separated or Are placed in non pay status while outside of the United states should be Given notice to Federal employee about unemployment insurance sf-8 no later than on the last Day of Active duty. Individuals whose last duty station was abroad must file in the state in which they Are residing at the time of the claim for unemployment insurance benefits. All state unemployment insurance Laws require that to be eligible for benefits a person must 1. Be unemployed or be employed less than Bill time and earn less than an amount specified in the state Law 2. Register for work at a local employment service office and file a claim at a local claims office of the state employment Security Agency 3. Have had a specified amount of employment or have earned a specified amount of wages or both within a base period usually a one year period specified in the state Law 4. Be Able to work 5. Be available for work 6. Continue to report to the local employment service and claims office As directed. The state unemployment insurance Laws Are not uniform and the eligibility and disqualification provisions vary considerably. The state Agency determines the employee s entitlement to compensation and pays any amounts  Torrejon Effort praised i recently passed through Torrejon a Spain in route to desert shield. After thirty some hours of travelling and anticipating hours More i was pleasantly surprised by the reception we received from the people at Torrejon. While the services provided were certainly appreciated the sincere desire to help and obvious sense of Community were a real boost to morale. We often talk about How the air Force family takes care of its own but the Torrejon ladies of the Chapel the cafes salespeople the mar volunteers and those who took their time to bake cookies or fill Goodie bags were living proof it happens. I left Torrejon proud to be part of an air Force made up of people like those of you we met in the hangar of Torrejon. On behalf of the men and women of the 726th tac control so thanks a it. Col. Dan h. Thompson operation desert shield european edition circulation 190,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Bob Wicker Deane b. 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