European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes sunday december 22,1991 Santa f believe in magic dear Santa i know a lot of the kids in the world Don t believe in you but i do. I always ask myself questions about you. Like How can you deliver presents to All the boys and girls in the world in one night then i think you re magical Well i am writing you this letter to ask of you a big favor. If you Are real and you Are magical then please try to make my wish come True. If you do then i will believe in you until the Day i die. There is a Man somewhere in this world by the name of Steve Zak. He is my father and i would like to know who he is. In be never met him and in be never even seen pictures. All i know is that he a my father. I think about him All the time wondering if ill Ever get the Chance to meet him. I would be the happiest person in the world if i could hear from him on Christmas 1991. I would be so grateful not Only to hear from him but to know that maybe you could be real. If you do find him then please give him this message. Tell him that he does have a daughter in Germany at the moment and i would love to hear from him. Also please Tell that i love him. Thank you so much Dorine Zak . If you can to find him before Christmas or even after or there Isnit really a Santa Claus then please give me a letter in return telling me the truth. Thanks again dear Santa Claus i know that i May have not been my Best this year but can you give me at least three items on this list i know your name doll Ril fuss til in a fed doll Little twin dolls dream Bride Barbie enchanted evening Barbie Rock Tumbler ant farm Telescope Nintendo Remote control car. And $10 million. Thank i sincerely yours Sandi Kelly . Just give my brother dirt. Faces n places dear Santa Claus my name is Kathleen and i am 5 years old. I have been Good and bad this year at Home but 1 am always Good at school. 1 would really like a sparkle doll for Christmas. My big brother wants a record player. He has been bad All year. Please the cookies and milk i leave you so my dog Spike wont them. Love Kathleen Harmon others who wrote to Santa include you. Wesley Arnold Kirsten Arnold Alicia Johnson Stacy Myers Jenny Myers Kerrie Murtina Ana Homan Jennifer Homan Melissa Homan Ashley save ring Stefan diverting Jason save ring Nicola Bates Latoya Johnson Ryan Canon Kevin Mcknight Kathleen a tarty Adrian Graves ii Elliott Camp Kristopher Whetro i Austin Harvey Justin Miller Lionel Johnson Chris Porter Andy Currier a Phillip Fox Allen Steven Mclemorg Amanda Sanchez Jonathan Miller hotly Blankenship Lauren Perkins Megan Lewis Dale Fogle Aiex Ogis Jason Fogle Fonda Turner tie the knot from wire reports Ted Turner and Jane Fonda were married on the actresses 54th birthday saturday at the Media moguls Florida Home Cable news network reported. The network that Turner started in 1980 said 30 friends and family members attended the nuptials. Turner has a Plantation Home in the tiny North Florida town of Capps 23 Miles East of Tallahassee. The couple wanted to keep the ceremony Small and private. On Friday workers nailed a no trespassing and a beware of dogs signs around the Plantation. Turner had said the couple planned to marry a year after their engagement which they announced dec. 7,1990, when Fonda displayed a Diamond and Opal ring. Williams quits pops Post Academy award winning musician John Williams will retire As conductor of the Boston pops to devote More time to his first love composing. The creator of the scores to such films As Star wars jaws and . The extra terrestrial will retire after the orchestras 1993 season it was announced Friday. Actor gets inside View comedian Ron Carey who portrayed a Brown nosing patrolman in the 1970s television sitcom Barney Miller has run afoul of the Law in real life. Carey was arrested thursday after a shouting match and scuffle with police officers in Trenton no. A the got to see what a real police station was like a says Thomas Murphy president of the policeman a benevolent association local. Carey ventured into the Middle of a noon rally by off duty officers held outside City Hall in support of a police officer charged with official misconduct for the videotaped beating of a local Man. The car in which Carey was Riding pulled into a handicapped parking space. An officer dressed in Street clothes yelled at Carey to move the car. That a when the shouting started. Carey kept screaming As he was trundled into a police Van a a in a a to Carey and his Cousin Louis Cicenia were charged with harassment and improper behaviour. They were issued summonses and released without bail. Carey later admitted his Street Tough pose was supposed to be a joke. Dear Abby something terribly embarrassing happened to me yesterday a its every Young woman a Nightmare. My boyfriends father walked in on us during a very very private moment. We Are both in our Early 20s and have been dating for three years and plan to marry next year when we graduate from College. I done to know if this was a Surprise for his father since his son and i have been dating for a Long time but i am very embarrassed about the situation. How can i Ever face this Man again he told his son to let me know that he was very sorry and he did no to mean to invade our privacy. 1 Felt a Little better about the situation but in a still too embarrassed to look the Man in the face. Do you think he feels differently about me now and How can i Deal with this embarrassed dear embarrassed there is nothing you can do about the past so dear Abby there a no Point in agonizing Over it. If your boyfriends father is somewhat sophisticated and worldly chances Are he is not nearly As shocked As you Are embarrassed. The Best Way to Deal with it is to say nothing. Dear Abby my son was married six months ago and i just Learned that a number of wedding gifts from our Side of the family have not As yet been acknowledged. As the Mother of the Groom would it be improper for me to Telephone or write a note to those whose wedding gifts have not been acknowledged no City please dear no City although you Are understandably embarrassed it would be inappropriate for you to take it upon yourself to acknowledge your adult children s wedding gifts. To do so would give the impression that your son and his Bride Are either Lazy negligent disorganized insensitive thoughtless procrastinating or ignorant a or possibly All of the above. It would also make you appear Ann Landers dear Ann Landers when you read this letter you Are going to think i am completely out of my mind. Let me assure you that i am totally sane and have never viewed life More clearly than at this moment. I Learned three weeks ago that i tested positive for his. 1 decided to take the test when a dear Friend with whom i have had a close relationship for several years informed me that he has the virus. When i received the test results i was stunned and angry. Then i had a Long talk with myself. It went like this a you can do either of two things. You can be depressed bitter and spend the rest of your Days being miserable or you can decide to live every Day to the i chose the latter. I now look at life in a totally different Way. I no longer take for granted a sunny Day a Beautiful Flower or the Small kindnesses of friends. I go out of my Way to do favors for people. I am much More forthcoming with compliments and much less prone to make hurtful remarks. To put it bluntly the virus has opened my eyes and made me a better person. My doctor tells me i could go on for years and not feel sick. New drugs have made an enormous difference and researchers Are working ban to find a cure. At this moment i feel terrific. I stopped smoking and i have Given up alcohol. I have lost 5 pounds i did no to need and i have never looked better. I now sensibly and get enough rest. The aids virus has been a positive influence on my life. I am writing this letter to urge your readers to appreciate Good health and enjoy every Day. I wish i had gotten smart sooner. San Francisco dear san Francisco i am filled with admiration for the Way you have handled a situation most people would View As a tragedy. I Salute your courage and optimism. Magic Johnson a stunning announcement that he has the aids virus has Given us All a new Way to look at the disease. His openness and honesty has made an adoring Public love him even More. We Are All praying for you magic. Dear Ann Landers the subject of my letter is children a birthday parties. To put it mildly they ainu to what they used to be. The Days of pin the Tail on the Donkey and homemade cupcakes Are Iona gone. Children Are now having birthday parties in fast food restaurants Bowling alleys skating inks movie Heaters and racetracks. The latest wrinkle is birthday parties at Beauty salons. Little girls now have their Nair styled and blow dried their nails manicured and pedicures if they want them. After being a beautified each child is photographed in a glamorous pose and gets the picture As a party favor. What message do we Send our children when we allow them to celebrate their birthdays in this manner have we tossed the old values in the Ashcan is Glamour the thing that matters these Days id like your opinion. Montclair . Dearns. My opinion is the same As yours. The too much too soon syndrome robs children of those childhood pleasures that we used to cherish. How sad. Gem of the Day Why can to life a biggest problems hit us when we Are 17 and know everything c creator Syndicate to be a meddlesome and overprotective Parent. But since this has bothered you enough to write to me i suggest that you Tell your son and his Bride that you Are embarrassed by their negligence. Then Volunteer to assist in a chore that appears to be too much for them. Dear Abby some time ago you referred to your definition of a maturity a but you printed Only part of it. Will you please print the entire definition As i recall it was wonderful. Barbara in Kailua Hawaii dear Barbara Here it is maturity is the ability to stick with a Job until its finished. The ability to do a Job without being supervised. The ability to Cany Money without spending it. And the ability to Bear an injustice without wanting to get even. C Universal press Syndicate
