European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 2, 1992 the stars and stripes Ann Landers dear Ann Landers its been quite a while since you printed that wonderful column on a reconciliation  it worked wonders in our family and i Hope you will run it again for those who May not have seen it the first time. In fact Why done to you make it an annual event a and name it a Mann i Landers reconciliation  How about it . In Orlando dear Orlando what a great suggestion from now on april 2 will be reconciliation Day. Here a the letter As it appeared in 1989 dear Ann Landers i have suddenly become aware that the years Are flying by. Time somehow seems More precious. My parents suddenly seem old. My aunts and uncles Are sick and i fear they done to have Many years left. I Haven to seen some of my cousins for several years. I really love my family Ann but we have grown apart. I am also thinking of my friends some in be known since childhood. Those friendships become More precious As the years pass. Nothing warms the heart like sharing a laugh with someone you be known for a Long time. Then my thoughts turn to the dark Side. I remember the feelings in be Hurt and i recall my own Hurt feelings a the misunderstandings and unamended fences that separated us and set up barriers. I have a close Friend in new York i Haven to spoken to in three years. Another 28-year relationship in Seattle is on the rocks. We re both 41 now and time is marching on. I think of my Mother and her sister who Haven to spoken to each other in five years. Page 15today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby this letter is in response to a former  you said a please done to blame the tobacco companies. We live in a country where people have the right to  Abby surely you Are aware that the tobacco Industry entices a replacement smokers from our youth. Please note the following tobacco advertising is aimed at kids. The tobacco Industry needs 5,000 children to begin smoking every Day to maintain its current Market. Statistics show us that 60 percent of smokers begin by age 14, and 90 percent begin by age 19. Children do not have the cognitive ability that adults have and Are easy prey for the tobacco Industry. Nicotine the addictive substance in cigarettes May be quibble Hefte 5 that re tort that Tot mad he do it my for the sixth Tine this time its it affect ave Ott Geol Evon t  eat if As a result of that argument my Cousin and i Haven to spoken either. I done to know if she has children. Neither of us has met the others husband. What a waste of precious time in a sure there Are millions of people in your Reading audience who could Tell similar stories.  it be terrific if a special Day could be set aside to reach out and make amends we could Call it a reconciliation  everyone would vow to write a letter or make a phone Call and mend a strained or broken relationship. It could also be the Day on which we would All agree to accept the Olive Branch extended by a former Friend. This Day could be the starting place. We could go from there to heal the wounds in our hearts and rejoice in a new beginning. Van Guys dear Van Guys what a Beautiful idea. In the absence of a National Holiday it would be wonderful if every person who sees your letter picked up the phone today and called someone with whom he or she has had a falling out. Are you game folks ill guarantee some heartwarming results. Go ahead and do it done to wait for the Telephone rates to change. And please write and Tell me All about it. Dear readers i am sure it will please you to know that after printing that column i heard from thousands of readers who did pick up the phone and Call friends and relatives with whom they had not spoken for a Long time. To be Able to forgive can be enormously Healing and enriching. It is the Best example of casting bread upon the Waters and getting Back caviar sandwiches. Do it today. C creators Syndicate More difficult to quit using than heroin. Our kids get hooked at an Early age then Many spend the rest of their lives trying to Stop using tobacco. Yes we make our own choices but it takes More than one school health education class to counteract the tobacco Industry a multimillion Dollar Blitz. We believe that every child has the right to be protected from exposure to advertising that promotes smoking As part of the Good life or connects smoking with sports or other health giving activities. Connie Acott project director tobacco free schools Colorado state University dear Connie thank you for some startling facts. I Hope my Young readers see your letter and take it seriously. It could add years to their lives. C Universal press Syndicate across 1 Rost on air sow . Coin a cow Wilace r. Stravinsky 13 word ignored in indexes 14 Send Forth 15 part of tic 16 some radio sets 17 Walesa of Poland 15 role for Hoffman or strap 20 Roger Rabbit . 22 it came Down in 1989 26 state of enchantment 29 census Datum 30 Fluffy accessory 31 Magnet end 32 Reuben Hower 33 soil Turner 34 pub potato in 35 Mena aerie 36 oceans Toa Poat 37 it came Down in 1991 40 dimensions 41 Flabb erasts 45 choir member 47 Anderson s Quot High 49 big Rig 50 any moment now 51 Corn Spike 52 troop. 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