European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 18,1993 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i can Tell by your answer to Quot slim lady in Pico rive Ray that you done to ride the bus much. You bawled her out in a manner she did no to deserve when she complained about fat people taking up a seat and a half and squashing her against the window. Ann i m a people person and easy to get along with but when i ride Public transportation i do not want a stranger a this close Tome. A Teri in Washington state dear Teri Many readers were extremely upset with my response. Please read on dear Ann Landers if some grossly overweight stranger suddenly sat on your Lap i Don t believe you would react with great cordiality. Size is not an Issue Here. Each of us has a Comfort eve regarding the space around us. We have a tendency to react defensively negatively and sometimes violently when someone intrudes into our space. I take the position that no one has the right to sit on my Lap without my permission. You missed a Fine Opportunity to Tell your readers that it is perfectly Good manners to say to a seatmate on a plane on a bus or in a private car a i am being crushed. Please get off  Cynthia in Wasilla Alaska dear Alaska your Point is a valid one but your language could use a bit of refinement. For example How about this Quot would you mind moving Over just a bit these scats Are really too Small for two  dear Ann in be been heavy All my life and no diet has Ever worked for me. When i ride the bus i make a special Effort to sit next to a slim person so that i done to crowd anyone. When that a not possible 1 try to leave some space Between me and my seatmate even though its not always comfortable. It hurts to read unkind comments about Quot fat people. A thanks for pleading for compassion. We need if. From Columbus Ohio you were awfully Tough on that slim lady who complained about the scat hog. I can to Tell much from that Small head shot of you in the dispatch but ill bet you Are a bit of a Hippo yourself which explains your militant defense of the fatties who write to you. A Henry in Pear Henry i am 5 foot 2 and have weighed Between 112 and 117 for the last 30 years. If that makes me a Hippo so be it. Fresno Calif two months ago i took a trip from los Angeles to London. For nearly 12 hours i was squashed Between two enormous women. In self def Csc i took a sleeping till. When i awakened i thought i was paralysed for Ife my left Side was completely numb i had to be helped off the plane because my leg just buckled. Before we took off 1 knew 1 was in big trouble and asked the flight attendant if she could move me. She said Quot sorry this is a sold out flight. There s nothing i can  maybe when people make their airline reservations they should be asked what they weigh. Dear . La i think there might be a Law against it something to do with invasion of privacy. Letter o Ann Lander should to addressed to her at . To 11562 Chicago 111.60811-0562ac creators Syndicate paying tribute to a great american dearjiea0ers today we pay tribute to a great american or. Mar tin Luther King or. It s hard to believe that a Quarter of _ a Century has gone by since or. King was shot to death at age 39 a a Martyr of the civil rights movement. Last Friday would have marked his 64th birthday although we officially celebrate his birthday today. King s principles of nonviolence were based upon the teachings of christianity. He was propelled to International prominence by his eloquent pleas for social Justice and his persistence in the face of violent opposition for which he was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1964. What follows Are excerpts from the now famous speech he delivered from the Steps of the Lincoln memorial in Washington d.c., on aug. 28,1963 dear Abby Quot i have a dream that one Day this nation will Rise up and live out the True meaning of its Creed a we hold these truths to be self evident that Alt men Are created  this will be the Day. When All of god s children will be Able to sing with new meaning my country tis of thee Sweet land of Liberty of thee i sing. Land where my fathers died land of the pilgrims Pride from every Mountainside let Freedom ring Quot and when this happens. When we allow Freedom to ring from every Village and every Hamlet. Every state and every City. We will be Able to Speed up that Day when All of god s children Black men and White men jews and gentiles protestants and Catho lies will be Able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual. 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