European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 30, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 25 today a crossword adoptee found Loving family at 60 dear Ann Landers. The quest for identity is something that Many adopters undertake because they feel the intense need to discover the missing links in their background. I was fortunate enough at age 60 to locate my two half Sisters and a half brother. More than 100 delightful birth relatives showed up for my  later the warmth of their love helped me recover from the agonizing death of my first his band after 40 years of marriage. It is never too late to link families a the old the new and those yet to come. This letter is a plea to ask you to reconsider your Assumption that. A adoption records should stay sealed. I found that a search conducted with courage and respect for families can be very rewarding. Mary in Detroit dear Mary sorry i hold firm to my position that sealed adoption records should remain sealed a tighter than fort  there is no moral justification for violating this pledge. A. A.  a. A a a dear Ann Landers a while Back you printed a letter from a wife whose husband is obsessed with unplugging everything from the toaster to the microwave. You responded that he saves nothing by unplugging Ann Landers the toaster and the dryer. In terms of electricity you Are Correct but consider this a few years ago my husband and i moved into a Brand new Condo. Shortly thereafter i used the trash compactor for the first time. The Kitchen filled with smoke. I was terrified. I tried to round up my two cats no Small feat considering that i was on crutches at the time. It turned out that Quot the wiring was not hooked up properly. That episode persuaded me to have a safety Check by the fire department. One of the first things the inspectors did when they entered the Kitchen was unplug my toaster. I was advised that since toasters work on a hinge mechanism sometimes the hinge will release turning the toaster on. If the toaster is on a table next to curtains for example the results can be disastrous. I was told this was a major cause of Kitchen fires. As for microwaves Vars etc., when we go away for a few Days we unplug these too. This not Only avoids a fire Hazard but prevents burnout of these items in Case of a Power loss and resultant surge when Power is restored. With the surge protectors on the Market today this May not be necessary but Why take a Chance a fan in California dear fan in Calif you performed a real service by writing this letter. I can guarantee you that at least a million readers in the United. States and Canada and As far away As Bangkok will be unplugging their appliances tonight. A a. A a. A a a a ,. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chicago Iii. 60611-0562a. C creators Syndicate. Test could have averted a tragedy dear Abby y am a wife and Mother who never thought h1v-aids would come so close to my family. Ten years ago All we wanted was a baby. We found out that we could not conceive so we tried artificial insemination. We tried for a year no Luck. So we ended up adopting a boy. Two years ago we received a Telephone Call. The semen donor had aids. I was tested and the results were positive. I know that i am meant to help other people with this. Abby 80,000 women in this country have been inseminated a and they need to be tested. Only five states Are requiring donors to be tested and that is ridiculous. I Hope to change that. Please let me be a. Voice so that other can receive Early treatment. A Mary o. In Laquiza Niguel Calif. Dear Mary of r thank you for an important letter. At this time approximately 20 states test semen donors for Huv but that is still fewer than half the states in this country. Unfortunately 10 years ago when you were inset quibble dear Abby mated there were no tests for his. The centers for disease control issued its first guidelines for semen donors in 1985. However the cd cannot mandate or regulate enforcement of its guidelines. The cd recommends that All semen donors be tested at the time of donation and that their sperm be Frozen for six months at which time the donor is tested again. If his results arc negative his Frozen semen is then made available for insemination. Your letter should serve As a warning to other couples. When a sperm Bank is contacted the people there should be carefully questioned about their procedures Are they using Frozen semen do they retest their donors after six months before using their semen Are they accredited if so by whom the state Agency hat regulates the sperm Bank should be contacted and the records regarding that Bank should be reviewed. Finally Contact More than one sperm Bank before making a decision on which one to use. For additional information i recommend the american Fertility association in Birmingham Ala. The intergovernmental health policy project in Washington . And the centers for disease control and prevention in Atlanta. Letters for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box. 447. Mount Morris ii 61054. C Universal press Syndicate Susan 44 roses Beau 45 interlocked 47 gaelic Many a name 49 St enches 52 serve perfectly 53 potent stick 54 Mohegan Leader across 1 Bike with an engine 6 Quot activity Quot for Dagwood 9 bother 12 want real bad 13 a Jima 14 sartorial woe 15 passover feast 16 innkeeper 55 top 18 perturbed 56 mag 20 so be it 21 to network 23 a preceded 24 make up artists 25 Leonine comment 27catego-Rized 29 Angora Goat s coat 31 experts 35 poultry Purchase 37 bar 38 Stuckum 41 leprechauns dance 43 actress 2 Galena or 19 Quot the starters 57 Singer of the Bell song Quot Down 1 hosts in Brief solution time 26 mine. Of Sis indie cinnabar singing 3 Kentucky Cowboy Quot City 21 pitchers 4 uniform Pride 5 �?o10&Quot Star 22 Greet the 6 comic villain. Poet 24 began Russell 26 Rool 7 vacation Timber ing 28 Helen s 8 space captor Craft 30 anger Compart 32 pasture ment. Near a 9 bakery stable lure a a 33 father s 10 Quot Greasy Day gift spoon Quot 34 cunning 11 admits 36 bumps clients 38 pontifical 17 . 39 Calculi grinder Torso c  p h a r a e l i z r a z a a m i s s e c u t e n n b e a o a p l u t h a s h e s t e w be a Ikin Ieie i a m a1 Ais is Iloine Tjoei Ullin a a Zia r d a a a All y Rio a s yesterday s answer 9-30 ancestors 40 agreed with 42 grave robber 45 do what you re told 46 writer Ferber 48 corroded 50 Aries 51 away from new 12 15 its 19 21 22 29 123 26 127 30 38 39 40 44 47 52 55 2a 31 36 57 9-30 Quot a b crypt quip h b g z 1 9 14 10 ii 17 120 32 33 34 37 i 35 i % 50 51 my x l s la go w m s Lovs had Stu x Quot a  p u g"0 pm p z p d Quot yesterday s crypt quip Toscanini the autocratic Maestro was famous for throwing Tempo tantrums. Today s crypt quip clue z equals n your be Florin jets Nece. You Shoou it been Rtse two hours a6o Hiu Efie Jett Mao  my a flite font and Getty Jcj a Man a Clef Vdov fat a of Olvitt Naboo Icmat if Soi look hk6cvt hem of toot i me one i could attack a Tiv i Minot him Lime congressman 1 Warta let you know i really bup tort that curf5w Law you be propobin7/ amp amp amp a Mike he does in to amps Bari this Abb pm amp pm track Vbry of pending n16ht he lb6\eiat\0h? Piaf amp and if Youe Bill pab&56 there la so pm War Kips ciog6in6 up tub arc Abb