European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On the family i _. Is amps Wayne Hall a Quot jeopardy Quot team member conducts a mock just for Fuh game for three candidates. No easy answers for jeopardy hopefuls by Wayne v. Hall staff writer bout 125 people had a Chance to become contestants on America s second most favorite syndicated to game show when they tried out for jeopardy in Heidelberg Germany earlier this week. Alex Trebek who has hosted the show since it returned to television 10 years ago was in Germany for the first Stop of a Uso sponsored tour that will also take him and his team to Italy Kuwait and Bahrain. A the contestant searches we do Here Are exactly the same As the ones we do Back Home said Trebek. A they have to do what everyone has to do on jeopardy in order to be a contestant and that is. Pass the test Quot it col. David Lindauer was the Only applicant at Heidelberg to pass the test. However five people a Leslie Croce Larry Bird Ken Kaplan Ann Biley and Tom Letnes a passed a test session held earlier in the Day at Ramstein a Germany where about 100 people gave it their Best shot. Contestants were Given a videotaped Tes with 50 questions. Each question appeared on the screen for 10 seconds and Cand dates had to write Down their responses a which did not have to be in the form of a question. Candidates were urged to guess if they Don t know the answer by Kelley Carpenter the contestant coordinator. A we get a personal kick out of some of your answers Quot she added evoking laughs from the audience. At the end of the tour of . Military bases four applicants will be selected and flown Back to the United states Courtesy of the Uso to appear on the show. A military personnel who take the tests amps Wayne Hall Alex Trebek takes his turn giving answers after the tryouts. When we go on the Road to various bases Don t do As Well As the civilians Back Home for a number of reasons Quot said Trebek. A one everyone gets a Chance Here to take the test. And two some of them have been away from Home for quite awhile and they Haven t really been exposed to the current entertainment scene that the folks Back Home Are up  a but once on the show military contestants tend to do As Well As other contestants said the Canadian born Host in the past military personnel have won As much As $30,000 or $40,000 on the show. While the test May sound easy enough some who took it did t think  i did terrible Quot said Lynn Lemoine of Heidelberg. A i think she knew More answers than did Quot she said referring to her 4-month-old daughter katrina who she brought with her. A i thought the test was very hard Quot said spec. Brian Lison of 377th Maint co a Reserve unit from Manitowoc wis., on duty in Karlsruhe. A you have to be a rocket scientist to pass  although contestants May find it hard Trebek said he has no trouble with the questions. Quot ladies and gentlemen i m telling you now. Truthfully honestly and sincerely i know the Correct response to every clue that we have Ever had on jeopardy Quot he joked after the test the doors opened to the Public and Trebek hosted some challenging questions from the audience. One inquisitive person asked about his educational background to which he replied a i have none i m  his response was met by an eruption of laughter from the entire audience. Quot i graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1960, in philosophy he explained. Quot Don t ask me How it prepared me for a career in show business in particular hosting game shows and quiz show. But i think it  another asked How the show s buzzers Are armed. A i read the clue in its entirety then the systems is armed Quot Trebek dead panned. Quot it s the same As in the military. We have two people standing 12 feet apart with  just before the autograph session and while his staff held mock jeopardy sessions for fun Trebek tried to reassure unsuccessful candidates. Quot when returning to work co workers Wilt give you a hard time Quot he said. Quot they la say things like you weren t gone very Long. You flunked did t you it can be embarrassing to have to go Back and say i did t pass the jeopardy test a we do not Tell you what your scores Are. So everyone who leaves this room not having passed the test will leave with exactly the same  missed it by one Quot remaining Siopa on the Joop Ardyl tour a e Nas Simone ill Sicily today and sunday Kuwait cry Kuwait tuesday and Bahrain on  aboard the Cruiser Shiloh and to be announced thursday and Friday. Check with local Uso offices for Dpi aids. We have several teen agers in our Home and it seems like it is getting More and More difficult to make them mind us what can we do to maintain discipline your Only tool of discipline is to manipulate your teen Ager s environmental circumstances in moments of confrontation. You have the keys to the family automobile and can allow your son or daughter to use it or be chauffeured in it. You May Grant or withhold privileges including permission to go to a party. You control the family purse and can choose to share it or loan it or Dole it or close it. And you can Quot ground Quot your adolescent or deny him the use of the Telephone or television for awhile. Now obviously these Are not very influential a a motivators a and Are at times totally inadequate for the situation at hand. After we have appealed to reason and cooperation and family loyalty All that remains Are relatively weak methods of Quot punishment a we can Only link behaviour of our kids with desirable and undesirable consequences and Hope the connection will be of sufficient influence to elicit their cooperation. If that sounds pretty wobbly legged let me explain what i am implying a wilful angry 16-year-old boy or girl can win a confrontation with his own parents today if worse comes to worst. The Law leans Ever More in the direction of emancipation of the teen. He can leave Home in Many areas and avoid being returned. He can drink and smoke pot and break Many other civil Laws before he is punished by society. His Girlfriend can obtain birth control pills in Many states without her parents knowledge or permission. And if that fails she can slip into a clinic for an unannounced abortion. Very few Quot adult Quot privileges and vices can be denied a teen Ager who has the passion for Independence and a will to fight. How different was the situation when Billy Joe was raised on the farm in Days of old living perhaps eight or 10 Miles by horseback from the Home of his nearest contemporary. His dad Farmer Brown impressed by hi3 own authority could Quot talk sense Quot to his rebellious boy without the interference of outside pressure. There is no doubt that it was much easier to come to terms while sitting alone at the far end of the Field. Unless teens of today have an inner tug toward cooperation and responsibility the situation can get Nasty very quickly. But where does that voice of restraint originate it has been my Contention that the Early years of childhood Are vital to the establishment of respect Between generations. Without that kind of foundation a without a touch of Awe in the child s perception of his Parent a then the balance of Power and control is definitely shifted toward the younger combatant. I would be doing a disservice if i implied otherwise. Of. James c. Dobson is president of focus on Tbs family an org Fth Diioro dedicated to  amp Orwig he Home. Correspondence should be Serra to turn at. Focus on lha family . To 444, co Orado Springs cow. Amp a Bax saturday june 18, 1994 the stars and stripes 15