European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 7, 1993 in America items hard to Finch dear Ann Landers have a new american car. The windows Are from Mexico. The automatic transmission is japanese. The coolant overflow tank and apparatus Are made in \ France. I recently bought a Beautiful Glass fronted stereo Cabinet made in Yugoslavia. The hardware to As semble it is from Germany. Since american manufacturers can t make it Here they just farm it nit and import it that s the Battle cry of today s business. If you can to beat pm join pm. The entire focus is on Cost these Days. The whole idea is to get the costs Down. Import it if it s cheaper. Lower costs mean greater profits. Greater profits mean bigger bonuses for top management. Meanwhile the Rich get another working stiff in Fresno dear Fresno Ann Landers i was unprepared for. The Avalanche of mail Gener ated by the column urging my readers to buy Ameri i Learned lot about the discontentment of Many workers in this country As Well As the negative feelings of management. Read on for a letter on a related subject dear Ann Landers the letter from learning Spanish in Dayton is right on the Money. The work ethic in this country has gone is Only As Strong As its work Force and at this moment the work Force needs a shot in the Arm. Shame on people who work half time for full pay who have a take this Job and shove it attitude. And shame on those who hire these people and allow them to stay on the payroll. Indiana woman dear Indiana your last two sentences say it All. And i say amen sister. Dear Ann Landers this is in response to partied out in Buffalo the Mother who complained that her Young child was invited to too Many birthday parties Given by his classmates. I am a kindergarten teacher and i often see children bringing a handful of birthday party invitations to school. Rarely do they have enough for every child in the class. Inevitably several youngsters feel Hurt. Recently i sent a notice Home to the parents asking them not to Send invitations to school unless they have enough for every child in my class. The parents Don t see the sad faces of those children who Don t receive invitations. Please print this. A teacher in Springfield mass. Dear teacher thanks for a letter that i m sure opened a great Many eyes today. Dear Ann Landers my wife and i Are Long haul truck Drivers. We have driven through 48 states and Canada for More than 30 years. Most truck Drivers Are very safety conscious because we know what 80,000 pounds of truck can do to a car. Here Are some rules for automobile Drivers trucks cannot Stop quickly after you be Cut in front of us to get off at the exit you missed. Be aware of this. Don t drive 10 feet behind a truck. If his tire blows you la eat the rubber. Never pass us on the right Side. It s dangerous for us both. Don t Speed on ice or Snow. You have no control and neither do we. Yield when it says yield and look before you zoom out on the Highway. Good manners can be a matter of life and death. Fort Worth dear fort Worth you May have saved some lives today. Thank you. I love my readers. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago. Iii. 606t 1 0562. C croat Ora Syndicate stand against child hitting applauded dear Abby As a child advocate for a battered women s and Chil Dren s shelter i would like to commend you for sticking to your response to the Man who slapped his 14-year-old son across the face for calling him a filthy name. I have read the Many letters you received from people who supported and Justi fied the slap. Thanks for not backing Down i would also like to add something that is posted in our shelter when parents hit a child they Are teaching the follow ing "1. Might makes "2. People who love you Hurt you therefore love hurts. "3. Power and control get you what you want in life. "4. Violence is an appropriate problem solving tech Nique. "5. Resentment hatred denial and confusion. Remember this if it is inappropriate for a batterer to hit push and shove a partner then it is inappropriate for a Parent to do the same thing to a child. Jennifer Richardson Tri state coalition against family violence dear Jennifer thank you for a valuable contribution letter Tor this column should to addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. 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