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Judy Norton 18 who por trays Mary Ellen on The Waltons television series Chinese women seek future overseas BANGKOK APLonely men in Hong Kong en terprising bar owners in West Germany and Japan massage parlors in Paris are eager for product that Thailand does not want to exportits women Thai opinionmakers have called it national disgrace but immigration and police of ficials say it is virtually impos sible to stop women most of them poor attractive and in their early 203 from going abroad for illicit purposes Thai hostesses prostitutes and masseuses can be found in Japan Hong Kong Malaysia West Germany Singapore France and other countries and are conservatively estimated to number some 3000 Most of the girls leave be cause they think there is no prospect left for them in Thai land so they decide to build better future abroad says bar hostess at one of Bangkoks teeming nightlife districts Along the way to their goal of moneyand perhaps happiness they often run into the seedy world of pimps gangsters and thieves and end up burdens to Thai diplomats abroad MARRY CHINESE In Hong Kong pimps and marriage agents lure women to become the wives of southern Chinese workers who prefer Ihais many of whom speak their dialect to the sophis ticated and to them unapproa chable Chinese women of the Crowncolony Thai and Hong Kong officials say racketeers from Hong Kong promise Thai girls sizable sums up to $2500 USand provide oneway air fare and travel documents but in fact deliver only small percentage of the promise One newspaper in Bangkok estimated the matchmaking racket brings in $25 million an nually The generally simple bride groomstobe pay the match makers what may amount to their life savings but are often disappointed when their iances or brides turn on them after being cheated the officials say Hong Kong police received about 100 complaints last year from men whose Thai wives had run out on them often flee cing them in the process There have also been incidents of men locking up women and taking their passports to prevent them from heading back home POPULAR IN GERMANY The West German connection focuses more on outandout prostitution although officials say some German men seem to find Thai women more con pliant than their Teutonic sis ters and end up legitimately marrying them good prostitute in West Germany can easily earn about $3500 month seven times more than she could make in Bangkok West German dip lomat here said in an interview Pierra Vejjabul an official of the International Union Against Venereal Disease said the only way to prevent the exodus is to rovide better jobs and educa tion for certain classes of Thai women many of whom are daughters of poor farmers in Thailands underdeveloped ru ral areas who flock to Bangkok where poorly paid or nonexis tent jobs force them into the sex trade IPierra maintains one reason some of these women go abroad is because of competition among the already numerous prostitutes of Thailand whom official estimates place from 200000 to as many as two mil lion in population of 42 mil lion Pierra says there are about 8000 brothels 1800 hotels that have employed prostitutes and thousands of bars night clubs and massage parlors from which they perate he Barrie Examiner Tuesdai April 19767 TV ACTRESS MARRIES poses with singer Douglas Taylor after their wedding Saturday at Santa Barbara Calif He is the grandson of the late movie character ac tor Harry Carey AP photo ANN LAN DERS Alcoholic salutes AA Dear Ann Landers would like to comment on the letter from Too Young To Be Drunk Im 22 years old student at top Ivy school and have been heavy drinkei for over four years Although it had crossed my mind that might be an alcoholic never sought help When read the letter in your column from Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired decided to attend my first AA meeting That was last night My God why did wait so long True my experiences with booze were tame compared to some of the speakers but as one man put it You dont have to let yourself go the whole routeDTS hallucinations or lying in the gutter before you come to us urge all college students who suspect they have drinking problem to go to AA You will be welcomed by people who care people who have seen waste and devastation in their own lives and want to stop it in yours Please give AA chance You have nothing to loseA Life Saved Dear Life Although this is the first letter have ever re ceived from an Ivy student who confessed hes an alcoholic Im sure there are thousands of others out there just like you and hope you have given them the courage they need to get help Alcoholics Anonymous is in the phone book urge all students who suspect their drinking is out of control to phone and find out when and where their neighborhood chapter meets and go before the booze washes them out of school and ruins their lives Dear Ann Landers The letter about the necrophiliac probably caused more reader reaction than the one from the lady who enjoyed doing her housework in the nude What upsets me is that in few months all the necrophiliacs will start to crawl out of the woodwork they will march in parades carrying banners for NecroLiberation Then some lawyer will defend them and we will have class action suit learned judge will hand down decision that sounds like this The Constitution of the United States guarantees everyone the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness We cannot deny this misunderstood minority their constitutional rights Therefore if the body is over 18 and does not resist we must as sume it is consenting adult and there is no wrongdoing After all there is no sexual perversion Only sexual preference The next step will be to set up government guidelines for the hiring of necros and the Chicago police department will have to include them in their hiring quotas The possibilities are en dless And no one will believe that back in April 1976 wrote this letter to Ann LandersNightmares Dear Night Wake up 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