European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page-26 the stars and strips tuesday May 3,1994 chickenpox can dear Ann Landers my Beautiful red haired Blue eyed Little girl Britta died of chickenpox five Days before her second birthday. I want to get the word out to the Public Stop treating chickenpox so casually. This is not something that All kids get. It is a serious disease. Many otherwise healthy children die each year from this a a benign illness. What starts out to be Only chickenpox can. Turn into killer sicknesses such As encephalitis pneumonia and in our Case Varicella myocarditis the pox stopped our Little girls heart cold a without warning. Adults who get chickenpox can have terrible Side effects such As shingles which can be hellishly painful pregnant women with the disease Are at risk for passing on birth defects and serious sometimes Fata infections to to Weir newborns a a a a we need to prevent this Type of suffering Ann and we have the tools to do it. There is a vaccine that has been successfully used on 1 million children in Japan Korea and Europe. American parents have been promised a vaccine for at least seven years but so far we Haven to seen it. I know chickenpox does no to rank up there with aids or cancer but if the vaccine is available Why Arentt we using it what is the explanation for this nonsense please print this letter and use my name. A Vicci Taft California  a ,. We contacted an official with the food and drug admin is ration in Washington and also spoke with or. Iain inmate s tale shows Ann Landers dear Abby i read the letter you published from a inmate 711895�?� and had to respond. ,. A a a a a inmates stated that he smoked marijuana for 20 , during that time he also used cocaine. If his consumption of those substances was so harmful How was it that he was married had a Good Job a Home in the suburbs and a clean record in other words if used in moderation drugs do not prevent a person from leading a Normal productive  his letter was much More of an indictment against drug prohibition. His letter could have been written 65 years ago by someone convicted of Selling Beer or whiskey. It took a commission headed by a fellow named Wickersham to bring an end to the Folly of alcohol prohibition. A. A a a a a a a surgeon general Joycelyn elders has called for a dear Abby quibble i thought that voor. Name u a q01b6uev. Hold come mom keeps calling to Dif creat or a Fth is Amberet mom keeps calling my do tamil because 3ie no respect Hardy and or Sandra Holmes at the centers for disease control and prevention in Atlanta. Here a the latest a the data on the chickenpox vaccine is being reviewed by the Fra to be sure that the vaccine is Safe and effective that it will give Long term Protection and that its benefits justify widespread use. The cd anticipates the vaccine will be available within the year. Parents should be aware that chickenpox is particularly dangerous to children who have lowered resistance either from a suppressed immune system or from medication for other illnesses especially asthma. They should make sure their child s paediatrician has All the background information on his or her medical history this is important. Dear Ann Landers a Good Friend of mine received several lottery tickets from another Friend As a gift. The tickets were Given with no strings attached. You guessed it Ann. One of the tickets turned out to be a big Winner. Now the Civ son who gave away the tickets feels that he is entitled to half the winnings. I done to believe my Friend is under airy obligation to share the prize Money since the tickets were clearly a gift. Someone said you have dealt with this topic in the past but she can to remember what you said. Will you please say it again / Babs in Illinois dear bars v Quot v \ 1 said As follows lottery tickets handed Over As a gift belong to the recipient. If one of those tickets happens to hit the Winner is under no obligation to share his or her proceeds. As a matter of decency however a Nice gift is in order. Utters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, . 60611-0562. A a a a. A. A a a c creator Syndicate. A similar commission to study whether the Benefit of some forms of drug legalization might outweigh the tremendous Cost of prohibition. R. Abby if cocaine were a drug sold by licensed dealers inmate 711895 would still be Home supporting his family a a a. A a a a a. A. Robert e. Pottratz Minnesota attorney dear or. Pottratz just As bootleggers were forced out of business in 1933 when prohibition was repealed making the Sale of liquor Legal thus eliminating racketeering the legalization of drugs would put drug dealers out of business. It would also guarantee government approved Quality and the tax on drugs would provide an ongoing source of Revenue for drug education programs. An added plus there would be far less crowding in our prisons because of drug related crimes. Its something to con. Sidur. A a Quot a a a letters Tor this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054 a a a c Universal press Syndicate. A. A Quot today a crossword across 1 Frank  Sis Quot 5 Frost 40 cruising 42 parisian pal 431949 9 use plastic Gene Kelly Umbles. 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