European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes faces n places soap chiefs meet to mull afternoon sex from the associated press soap opera executives met in Santa Monica calif., on Friday to Ponder How to make love responsibly in the afternoon. The two Day soap opera Summit which featured talks by surgeon general Joycelyn elders and Jane Fonda is sponsored by population communications International a group concerned about overpopulation. Pc chairman Sonny Fox a former vice president of children s programming at Abc said he Hopes to persuade soap opera executives to think about population control when writing Story lines. He contends the soaps Are More influential than other shows because they arc on every Day and viewers identify heavily with the characters. The teen age viewers Are in particular watching the soaps to develop their expectations of what their sex lives might be like he said. Just How steamy Are the stories that dominate midday television this year soap opera programming showed 6.64 incidents of sexual activity or references to sex per episode said professor Bradley Grcen Borg of Michigan state University in East Lansing. The incidents and references Range from sex out of Wedlock to prostitution and artificial insemination. Costher wife to divorce so much for Kevin Costner family Man. The actor and his wife Cindy Are divorcing after 16 years of marriage we have amicably resolved All issues regarding our children and financial affairs and a full marital settlement has been reached the couple said in a statement Friday from los Angeles. We did not come to this decision easily and for our entire family we Vask to be allowed the dignity of sorting through this most painful part of our lives in private the statement said. The College sweethearts have three children. As Costner s career Costner skyrocketed he often was described As a devoted husband and father who often brought his children to 30, won an Oscar As Best director for with wolves which also won Best picture and five Oiler a wails. Surprised first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton covers her face As a joke to reporters and photographers on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday in Washington. Press members were waiting for president Clinton to go to a fund raising dinner in Alexandria when the first lady out for a walk passed by. Rainier threatens Over Book Prince Rainier of Monaco said Friday that he would take Legal action against a new unauthorized biography that claims his late wife Grace Kelly had dozens of torrid affairs before their marriage. The Palace departed from its usual reticence to comment on stories about the Grimaldi family to criticize the Book Grace written by american author Robert Laccy. The Book says the Hollywood actress was romanced by the Shah of ran Clark Gable Ding Crosby William Holden designer olog Cassini and Many others before marrying Rainier in 1956. Laccy also contended that Kelly became a head Drinker and found Solace in the company of younger men in her later years because Rainier neglected her. Kelly died in 1982 in a car crash. Sunday october 23. 1994 gnashing a eff Over stale May dear Ann Landers i Hope this letter reaches you but after what i read in a recent time Magazine article i count onit time writer Christopher John Farley with reporters Michelle Crouch and Leslie Whitaker reported the Fol Lowins. Two years ago postmaster general Marvin Runyon promised that Washington s mail service would Bethe Best in the country. It did t turn out that Way. An account ing firm engaged to track the service found that Washington ranked last among Urban areas for on time mail delivery. In a Surprise audit postal inspectors in Washington found that some local managers stashed mail in parked trailers so it would not be noticed until they could get around to delivering it. Millions of pieces of undelivered mail were found include Ann Landers ing More than 2 million bulk business letters that had been delayed nine Days. In Chicago a foot High pile of month old mail was found under a porch and firefighters discovered 2,300pounds of old mail in a letter Carrier s Home. If this in t a disgrace not to mention a rip off of tax payers Money i d like to know what is. Mad As hell in the nation s capital dear mad v. I m glad your letter did t end up under a porch. Here s one from a Post office employee in Mesa Ariz. This writer has some practical advice for the Public dear Ann Landers the things i see As a mail handler Are shocking. The most significant Point i want to make is this the mail is not handled piece by piece which is what most Peb pie think. We have Many sophisticated machines to move the mail. We even have a machine that reads the bar codes on bulk mail letters and directs them to the proper zip code. When mail exceeds the maximum thickness too much paper in the envelope it must be hand stamped and cancelled which slows the processing considerably. Here Are some suggestions that will ensure better serv ice. -. A. Do not Send any Type of currency coins or Bills in the mail. This May tear the envelope apart and the contents will be lost. We then take the blame. Do not Send thick letters. The envelopes come apart at the seams and cannot make it to the final destination. V do not Send items such As necklaces brooches or bracelets in a letter envelope. They get caught in our Auto Canceler and damage our expensive equipment. Anonymous please letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at Box 11562, Chi Cago. In60611-0562 c creators Syndicate sister held up by prison Pear Abby my younger brother is currently serving a one year sentence in a Federal prison. When he telephones me. He nudist Call collect because this is the Rule Ai first i was glad to hear from him. But frankly. I simply cannot afford to accept All these Calls. I write to him often but he Calls several times a week. To Chat. Abby. I know he is lonely but my husband s patience is growing thin and i Don t blame him. Our Telephone Bills Are More than we can handle. In Addi Tion to those phone Bills he asks me to Send him Money for postage Stamps toiletries and Money to pay his court fines. I hate to Hurt his feelings but this has got to Stop Why does the prison system allow make unlimited collect Calls surely the prison administrators realize the Burden it places on family numbers. Had it in Arkansas dear had it Here s your letter and i Hope it helps not Only you but others with the same problem. Tell your brother you will accept Only one collect Call a month and if he Cal a More than that you will dear Abby refuse his tall. Also Send him no Money unless you can easily afford it. And by the Way your letter is a dear Abby the Volunteer aide in the nursing Home who went around zipping up All those forgetful old men then realized too lat that she a visiting priest had that embarrassing experience coming to her. "0 i Limaye visited elderly friends and relatives in nursing Homes. And am really burned up by the. Condescending Way some of the employees treat these Lovely older people. They Call them by their first names print their names in a Large childish scrawl on the outside of their clothes and other demeaning things. Their mama capacity is. Totally ignored. Example they go around pulling up zippers without bothering to notice with whom they Are dealing. The Kinder thing to do would be to quietly ask each one do you need help with your Zipper 1 am a registered nurse and when i was in training if we Ever called anyone Over 16 years old by their first name we got a proper dressing we were not allowed to refer to a patient As a room number a bed number or the Gall bladder in room 210," Etc. We were expected to speak to or about them with All the respect they deserved. Thank you Abby for letting me get on my Soapbox. You May use my name. Esther Powers Cincinnat Idear is. Powers thanks for a powerful message. Forgive me i could t resist the Pun dear Abby the numerous accounts of. Readers in Art unzipped condition bring to mind my experience Back in 1934 when i lived in new York. 1 boarded a Madison Avenue bus and was soon joined by an attractive Young woman wearing a fur stole trimmed with Silver Fox tails. " something a draft alerted me that my Zipper was Down so i very swiftly zipped it up. ,. At 50th Street my seat partner stood up to get off the bus when she realized that one of her tails was caught in my Zipper. It was really jammed stuck i had to get off the bus with her several blocks beyond her intended destination. We attracted such a crowd that a policeman took us into a ladies dress shop where the manager used scissors to Cut off the of lending Tail John , so n City. Ariz. . Box 447. C in Virsal press Sandica a Ujj 35 7 9 39 27 0 7 0 5 4 1 1 6 9 6 5 2 1
