European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse F Ann Landers dear Ann Landers recently i received notices from two Magazine companies indicating that they were sending a collection Agency after me for not paying my subscription fees. In one Case i had never subscribed to the Magazine and in the other i had decided not to renew my subscription. Needless to say i was somewhat startled by these notices. Jts important to me to keep my credit record spotless and i found Tho a collection notices Nasty As Well As unnerving. I wonder How Many people similarly plagued decided to pay for unwanted subscriptions rather than tangle with a collection Agency i would appreciate a comment from you on the Validity of the threats. Here is what one of the notices said a urgent final notice issues -5. A amount $12.95. Date due june 27,1991. A your records indicate that you have not paid for your subscription to this Magazine despite four previous Bills. A because of your non payment the circulation department has turned your name Over to me. We want to avoid taking further action. However your credit rating is in jeopardy. We must receive your payment within 15 Days to Clear your account. A Send your payment in . Funds along with the top portion of this statement in the enclosed envelope today. Done to delay any longer. A thank you for your immediate response. A d.p., collection officer what do you think Ann r.a.b., Marthasville to. Dear Abby dear Abby twelve years ago i received a personal letter from you in response to my frantic plea asking How to handle my alcoholic husband. You became my special Friend. When my Mother died you called me at Home. I will never forget that. Now i want to give something Jack its some advice to your readers from my own experience. In column a John c. Seaman referring to his personal experience with alcohol and drug abuse said a i recommend intervention to anyone who is frustrated by another persons drinking or using. You done to have to wait for someone to a hit Bottom a which could ultimately be those words hit close to Home my husbands alcoholism ultimately led although indirectly to his death for 12 years i tried to help him and finally we agreed that he should enter an alcohol and drug abuse program in an area Hospital. Six weeks after his release he resumed drinking. I tried a Tough love and moved him out of our House saying he could return when he got Back on the program and quit drinking. Well he Wasny to Strong enough to quit drinking nor was he Strong enough to fight off the killer who knifed Friday november 1, 1991 dear to according to Paul m. Grifton a spokesman for the postal inspection service Billing a consumer for a product or service he has not ordered is a flagrant violation of the mail fraud statute. Grifton suggested that you write and Tell this company that you never ordered this Magazine. Insist they notify you by mail that you owe them nothing or you will inform the postal inspection service of this false Billing scheme. I urge you to follow through. Dear Ann Landers recently you ran a letter from a Mother asking people not to give her drug addicted daughter Money. These Days when so Nany people Are asking friends and family or even total strangers for help i d like to offer some suggestions on How to prevent rip offs. If the request is for bail ask for the specifics and Call the police station to Check it out. If its for Money to fix a stalled or broken car Call the garage. Of course not All stories can be verified but just asking for information May cause the fraudulent Borrower to change his or her mind. I be suggested in my financial column that in order to make sure the request is legitimate one should always ask a May i tape our conversation a it works like a Charm. An unscrupulous caller will hang up immediately. This technique works even better in person. In be saved myself from having to listen to hundreds of hours of such pitches by using this simple technique. Please pass it on Ann. Susan Bondy Bondy financial services corp traverse City Mich. Dear Susan thanks for some practical suggestions. A c creators Syndicate him to death in his Motel apartment. It happened in the Early hours of april 10, 1991. A drug crazed Man forced his Way into my husbands apartment and stabbed him 14 times then stuffed him into a closet now i have to live with the fact that i let him Down. I failed him. It is too late for intervention. So Abby please Tell your readers to keep trying. Keep trying to rehabilitate your alcoholic or user. Where there is life there is at least Hope. After death you will want them Back so badly drunk or High but alive. I too recommend intervention along with John Seaman not out of professional knowledge a but from harsh life experience. Call a treatment Center As he suggests. Please do not give up. Kindest regards to you Abby and love to All of your readers. You May print my name. Diane Smith dear Diane please accept my condolences on the tragic death of your husband. For those readers who May have missed it the 24-hour help line of the Mcdonald Center for alcoholism and drug addiction treatment at Scripps memorial Hospital in la Jolla calif., is 1 619 4584357. That Call could be a Lifesaver. C Universal press Syndicate the stars and Stripe today s crossword across 1 Chand Tor s strings 6 part of a sep 9 fashion pub. 12 Dwight s opponent 13 both ration 14 Quot so that s it Quot 15 healthy. 16 swimmer s kick 18 Home on the Range 20 farm fraction 21 Stern Ward 23 no Teet Taler 24 former firewood 25 dispatched a dragon 27 Jane of Quot father knows Best Quot 29 fool s Gold . 31 takes care of 35 Sander-�?15�?p. 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