European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 a the stars and stripes sunday August 11, 1991 faces n places grandma finally gets letter a after desert storm Detour from wire reports Arlene Palatka of Ellwood City pa., says she is keeping a let Ter from her 5-year-o d granddaughter in her Bible. She figures its a Miracle she Ever got it. In Early june Katie Morabito of san Antonio signed some drawings Quot love Katie,7�?T addressed and stamped the envelope and gave it to the mailman. The girl s Mother Cindy Morabito said she told Palatka that week Quot mom Katie sent you a letter but i done to know if you la Ever see the letter was forgotten until july 25, when Palatka opened her Mailbox and found it a with a note from a . Military postal worker in saudi Arabia. Postal workers in the United states apparently thought the address scrawled by Katie was to a Box number for . Military personnel in saudi Arabia. Sgt. 1st class Marylynn Murphy came across the Pink envelope in a Post office in saudi Arabia deciphered the address and forwarded it to Ellwood City. Murphy wrote a note on the envelope saying she wanted Quot grandma Palatka to receive it because Quot this seems like such an important s Tough critics if you Are a Penny pinching governor it can impressing Ollil a Dren even Small ones. I the children at Rose Southside child care and devel i re pent Center in i Terre haute ind., k grilled visiting guv. Evan Bayh on Friday i about Perks enjoyed by the states top politician. One boy wanted to know if Bayh came in a limousine. A no 1 came in a Bayh Chevy Quot Bayh said. "1 Hope no one is Quot do you live in the governors mansion a another child asked Quot i live in the governors residence a Bayh replied. Quot is it like a Castle a asked one youngster. Bayh could Only describe the residence As Nice. When the visit ended several children said Quot goodbye or. Bayh did t bother setting the record straight. As Bayh walked out one Little Wise acre jerked his head to indicate another Little boy. A the says you re Quot lies not the Only one who says that a the governor attends reds game Pete Rose banned from professional baseball for life resumed to Cincinnati s riverfront stadium As it was the first time the former Cincinnati reds Star and manager has watched a game at the stadium since his banishment two years ago. Rose looked on thursday from a Glass Box above third base As the reds lost to the los Angeles dodgers 6-4. Rose did no to leave the stadium until most spectators had gone. Some people spotted him though and he signed baseballs Ana gloves. Rose pleaded guilty a year ago to felony charges of failure to report income on his tax returns. He served five months in a Federal prison Camp three months in a Halfway House in Cincinnati and 1,000 hours of Community service in inner City schools and a youth Center. His admissions of illegal gambling led to his lifetime ban from baseball. Under terms of his banishment he May not make official appearances at baseball games father of Bluegrass ill country music Hall of Famer Bill Monroe credited with developing Bluegrass music in the late 1930s, was in critical condition following double bypass heart surgery. A Monroe 79, was in critical but stable condition Friday in the intensive care unit of Baptist Hospital in Nashville tenn., said Hospital spokeswoman Debby Koch. Monroe was expected to remain in intensive care several Days said Koch. Patients routinely Are listed in critical condition following bypass surgery she said. About 28 concerts will have to be rescheduled while Monroe recuperate Over the next 10 weeks or so said Tony Conway president of buddy Lee attractions inc. Monroe known As the a father of Bluegrass a is Best known for his songs Kentucky Waltz and Blue Moon of enjoying reunion Singer Marilyn Mccoo says she and other members of the 1960s pop group the 5th dimension Are harmonizing both on and off stage after a 15-year separation. Mccoo and other original members of the group were Honoreda Friday with a a Star on Hollywood a walk of Fame they currently Are conducting a reunion tour a i had some concerns but its working out very nicely a Mccoo said. Several Hundred people turned out for the unveiling of the Star honouring Mccoo and her husband Billy Davis jr., Florence Larue Lamonte Mcle More and Ron Townsend. The 5th dimension was a leading pop group during the 1960s and Early �?T70s, with such songs As up up and away wedding Bell blues aquarius let the Sunshine in and stoned soul picnic. Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i was amazed that you would print such one sided views As those expressed in the letter signed a common sense in when the woman wrote her six rules for choosing a husband her hostility nearly ignited the paper. In the spirit of even handedness will you please print my suggestions for the Man who is looking for a wife 1. Never marry a woman who has children from a previous marriage. You will not be permitted to say a a not to them nor will you be permitted to discipline them in any manner shape or form. If you have children with this woman you will run into problems that. Will complicate your life forever. No Man can feel As warmly about his stepchildren As he does about his own and the sibling rivalry will be unbearable. 2. Never marry a woman whose religious beliefs Are different from yours. Even if she says she will give serious thought to changing chances Are that she wont follow through and you will be going to services alone. I do. 3. If the woman is close to her parents a sister a brother an aunt an Uncle or a Cousin be prepared to a a marry them too. My in Laws and a whole Bunch of my wife a relatives Are at our Home constantly. The grocery Bills Are out of this world and i know it is going to be this Way As Long As we live. 4. If the woman you plan to marry shows the slightest hint of animosity toward any member of your family before marriage be prepared for All out warfare later. Every imagined slur or slight will be seized upon and exaggerated until she is Able to eliminate these a a undesirables completely. 5. If she tells you that she does not care much for housekeeping or cooking before marriage watch out. What she Means is that you will be doing the marketing cooking cleaning and laundry As Well As the Yard work a All this in addition to your full time Job. My wife works part time and cannot find the time or Energy to do one single thing around the House. 6. Never marry a woman who has pms. All her Rotten qualities will surface and become magnified. Furthermore she will Call you a Quot chauvinist pig for suggesting that she has this problem. If you show her an article on the subject she May Belt you one. I honestly believe that the number of husbands who cheat on their wives and abandon their families would decrease dramatically if your male readers would give serious attention to what i have written. Too bad i had to learn from experience. Had known All this earlier i would be single and Happy today. Sign me smart too late in new England dear smart too late thank you for an interesting letter. I have a Hunch that your wife also regrets that you Are not single today. If you Haven to considered joint counselling 1 respectfully suggest that you do so. Your marriage sounds hellish for both of you. Gem of the Day Joe was 80 years old when his beloved wife passed away. After a respectable period of mourning be decided that life must go on. He went on a diet and lost 30 pounds got a face lift and a Hairpiece Learned to dance and began to Date. Thirty Days later Joe died of a heart attack. When he arrived in heaven he wistfully asked god a Why me i was just beginning to enjoy life god replied a sorry Joe. I did no to recognize c creators Syndicate inc. Dear readers. A Reader asked a what do you think the Parent of a facially disfigured child would want to hear when running into an old fiend who has never seen the child before a my reply Quot Only a person who has walked that path is qualified to answer that question. I Hope someone who has will write and let me know. The answer would be helpful to Many readers a As Well As to this i was not prepared for the volume of mail i received. Some excerpts from Ashland by Quot Don t say a of my god what happened to your child a face Bruce yourself then find something Posi live to say about the baby a Bright eyes Lovely head of hair or the outfit the child is wearing. But Don t mention the child a from Lake Jackson. Texas a do not ignore the child. A child with a deformity can see hear and feel. Bend Down and say a Hiya Little Fella a what s your name a ask his Mother if you dear Abby May pick him up and hold him. The child will Feci accepted and the Mother will bless you a Hundred times in her from Yakima Wash a Don t try to Comfort his Mother with the a news that they arc doing remarkable things with reconstructive surgery these Days. Be assured that the parents Are Well aware of what can be done they also know that it must be done in stages As the child grows. And the child has probably had Many surgeries from Shelby Ohio a treat him As you would treat a Normal 2-year-od a not ignoring the deformity hut not making an Issue of it either. This is not hypocritical neither is it acceptance of it. It puts it in its proper perspective. Forget the a in a so sorry stuff. The Mother knows you re sorry a and so is she a. A from East Hartford Conn a look behind the disfigurement and see the child beneath still too Young to know that he is different. He will learn All too soon treat him As you would treat any other 2-year-old. What you say to the Mother does no to matter. If she wants to bring up the subject of the child s problem she will but she would much rather have him treated us a human being than discussed As a medical problem. His disfigurement probably can be cured in time but the damage to him personally from being treated As less than human May not be a from Dallas a god gives these special children something that others will never develop in a lifetime. We be suffered Roni pc Judie and ignorant remarks than the difficulty of coping with our child a multiple handicaps. One stranger actually said a How Brave of you to take in out in Public instead of putting him away in some institution with people of his own kind a a from Long Island thank you Abby from the Bottom of my heart for opening the door of Opportunity for these letters the Public needs to be confidential to Quot a. In Everett wash.�?�. Thank god every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done whether you forced t0 work and forced to do s u m you Temperance self control d a Ignee strength of will Contentment and a Hundred other Virtues which the Idle never Charles Kingsley Clun Versal press Syndicate
