European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 11, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 11 letters a missed school lunches prompt concer Narm Landers dear Ann Landers i received something in the mail today that every person 16 years of age and Over should read clip out and tape to the dashboard of the car. It was put out by the Georgia paramedics against Drunken driving. Please Ann do your readers a favor and run it in your column. It could mean the difference Between life and death. Savannah Sam dear Sam you re the one who did the favor and in a grate fail. Here it is Little known facts that deserve your attention do you know what happens in the first fatal second after a car going 55 Miles an hour hits a solid object in the first tenth of the second the front bumper and Grille collapse. The second tenth finds the Hood crumbling rising and hitting the Windshield As the spinning rear wheels lift from the ground. Simultaneously fenders begin to wrap themselves around the solid object. Although the cards Frame has been halted the rest of the car is still going 55 Miles an hour. Instinct causes the Driver to stiffen his legs against the crash and they snap at the knee joint. During the third tenth of the second the steering wheel begins to disintegrate and the steering column Aims for the Drivers Chest. The fourth tenth of the second finds two feet of the cards front end wrecked while the rear end is still moving at 35 Mph. The Drivers body is still travelling at 55 Mph. In the fifth tenth of the second the Driver is impaled on the steering column and blood rushes into his lungs. By the sixth tenth of the second Impact has built to the Point where the Drivers feet Are ripped out of tightly laced shoes. The Brake pedal Breaks off. The car Frame buckles in the Middle. The Drivers head smashes into the Windshield As the rear wheels still spinning fall Back to the pavement. In the seventh tenth of the second hinges rip Loose doors Fly open and the seats break free striking the Driver from behind. The seats striking the Driver do not bother him because he is already dead. Now will you buckle your seat Belt dear Ann Landers count me among those who applauded Marie the Secretary who was willing to help the Boss with his Zipper problem. If the Boss or the office boy for that matter found himself in that kind of trouble what a wrong with giving him a hand the trouble with people today is that everyone is so suspicious. This world could certainly use a Little More old fashioned Trust. I will always be grateful to the housewife in Athens Greece who let two american strangers into her Home to use the bathroom. And ill never forget that Sailor in Tunisia who offered to Wash out a pair of White Slacks and hang them on his Mast to dry. One of my most cherished memories is of a russian woman with her two Beautiful children in a subway who led two lost americans upstairs downstairs around Corners and pointed out the right train. This was several years before Glas nost. Thanks for sticking with common sense Ann. Its a Ray of Hope in this a me first world. Fran a., Duncombe Iowa dear fran i appreciate your upbeat letter and How Nice that its from Iowa. You make All of us iowans look Good. C creators Syndicate i have heard from several parents that students even first and second graders Are denied lunch if they do not have a ticket or Money. Allegedly this is to teach children responsibility. I believe that the primary learning which would occur is a feeling of helplessness followed by hunger and frustration and or embarrassment. A child who has not eaten properly has a diminished capacity to learn in the classroom. Hunger is a Basic drive and would certainly supersede ones ability to concentrate on the 3 is. I was a civil rights investigator . Department of education in two regions Texas and California from the mid-1970s to the Early 1980s. This Means i investigated civil rights issues complaints in school districts which receive Federal funding in nine states including some of americans a a poorest states. During that time i witnessed Many forms of discrimination and injustice. But i never witnessed or personally knew of a student being denied lunch because of a Lack of Money. Most educators Are acutely aware of the importance of students eating properly. And Many Are aware that most american students do not eat a nutritional breakfast especially on a daily basis. Only in the Dodds system which relies totally on Federal funding have i heard from parents of students being denied lunch because of Lack of Money. This i cannot understand. Other school districts May have difficulties in being reimbursed from the parents. Within the military Community a Telephone Call or memorandum to a supervisor or commander almost instantly guarantees payment. Is it possible that Dodds can implement a system which ensures that All students have an Opportunity to participate in the lunch program without the demand for payment in Advance a Michiko Hata Giessen Germany editors note a . Blackstead director department of defense dependents schools Germany Region replies we Hilly agree with the writers Contention that no child should be denied a lunch for monetary or any other reasons. As the writer Points out Dodds Ger Many personnel Hilly realize the importance of nutrition and its bearing on a child a attitude Outlook and performance in school. Proactive communities and schools in the Germany Region have contingency plans in place to assist students who May on occasion forget a ticket or Money to Purchase a lunch. In Many communities school installation advisory committees have encouraged the support of Pitsas Booster clubs and other Community organizations to Hind programs designed to Deal with such emergencies. In february 1990, this very Issue was raised through the family Force forum ii to the Usa eur level. It was recommended by this forum that Usa eur disseminate information to Community commanders on a Model program from Berlin elementary school designed to assist youngsters who occasionally find themselves without a ticket. If a program does not exist at the writer s school he she should approach the school installation advisory committee at once to propose a solution to this problem. In the absence of such a program Many parents leave a lunch ticket with their child a name on the Back with the teacher for such emergencies. It is important to Point out three facts about the lunch program neither Dodds nor the military Community have funds available to Advance the Cost of lunch for students cafes must recover the costs of lunch for All students to make the program operate on a break even basis parents have a responsibility As primary caretakers to ensure that lunch arrangements have been made for their  renewing acquaintance i was pleasantly surprised when i met my Squadron on the .s. Independence that the european and now desert shield edition of the stars and stripes was delivered to the Gulf of Oman. Its like seeing an old Friend. I wonder How Many readers out there first Learned to read a newspaper with the stars and stripes As the first one i did when my father was stationed in bad Tolz Germany. I renewed the Friendship through Mediterranean cruises and now Western Pacific Indian Ocean. I was saddened to see bad Tolz and Munich among the base closures but these Are hard times. 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