European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. September 24, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 8 teachers federation to offer graduate courses in Europe by Dave Walcza education writer Wiesbaden the overseas federation of teachers plans to offer accredited graduate courses throughout Europe beginning no later than mid no vember. An Oft spokesman said the courses will be accredited by mainline University in st. Paul Minn. Plans for the courses were announced by Oft executive director Emic Lehmann and Barbara Fitzsimmons director of education appointed programs for the Union.  former University of Southern Cali fornia instructor in Europe said the courses will be offered everywhere there Are Dodds  the elimination of us s overseas graduate courses in education helped Spur the outs decision Fil Sim Mons said. Dec ends its graduate level education pro Gram sept. 30. Boston University offers graduate programs in Edu cation in the areas of human services and human re sources in education and counselling. Those programs Are available in Germany Italy Spain England an shape Belgium. Oft sponsored courses will be targeted to help Teachen gain re certification As required every five Yean by department of defense dependents schools. Beginning dec. 2, teachers must take six semester hours of graduate course work Over a six year period including three in their Field of teaching to gain Dodds . Teachers facing the new re  can substitute approved workshops sem Inars and undergraduate courses that have been com Plu cd in the past five years. Fitzsimmons a former Secretary for the Oft said the Union has no plans to exclude non Oft member from the courses. Oft members will receive a tuition break however paying $75 per semester hour non Oft members will pay $ 125 per semester hour. Overseas education association spokeswoman Joyce Holland said her organization would Reserve comment until More is known about the Oft pro Gram. But she said the sea is working out details with a University in the United states to offer graduate courses for its overseas membership. She declined to elaborate. Oft sponsored courses will include 40 to 42 hours of Contact with the instructor. Fitzsimmons said courses could be held during evenings weekends or a entire week during vacation periods Tor teachers. Fitzsimmons said she has sent out questionnaires to determine subject interest and course locations. Instructors nerd graduate degrees in order to teach the courses which she said would Combine the theoretical with the  the Oft Hopes to enrol at least 300 Teachen by the end of the school year. Fitzsimmons whose husband teaches social studies at Wiesbaden High school pm Anglo run the program from her Wiesbaden Home until office space can be found. The Oft gave Fitzsimmons the go ahead to begin the program at its september executive committee meeting. She said the program is an attempt to serve Union members who Are More interested in education Al advancement than labor management relations. Fiery objects seen Over Europe probably space debris officials say Brussels Belgium a space debris re enter ing the atmosphere was almost certainly responsible for spectacular sightings in several West european countries tuesday officials said. Albert do Ker Gieler spokesman at the belgian Royal Observatory said fiery objects in different col on lighting the sky at Dawn were spotted in France Belgium Luxembourg the Netherlands and West Ger Many. We conclude thai it was the re entry in the Atmo sphere and subsequent burning of a satellite he said. We Are not yet 100 percent certain but everything Points in thai  the phenomenon was first observed in Belgium a about 7 25 . South of Brus Sels and spotted for the last time in Belgium about 15 minutes later near the town of Arlon near the Border with Luxembourg. Several dozen people in several locations made the sightings he said. The spokesman said people saw different debris Bur Ning in different countries at about the same time indicating that it could not have been the same object in night. One witness about 20 Miles South of Brus Sels reported seeing one object explode into several piece de Ker Gieler said he doubted the object was a me  meteorite would not bum that Long and the color of the lighting confirms it was Metal burning de Kerf Teter Saidt he ruled out other explanations for the hundreds of people Early tuesday morning hooded the meteorological department of the dutch at Force base in Eindhoven with Telephone Calls reporting a Ball of  "1 thought it was a satellite Frank Miller of bit Burg a Germany Lold the stars and stripes. He was waiting to work at the Mike Mark memorial Field House. It was moving As if it was in orbit toward Spang Dahlem. When it broke up into fragments they All continued to move at the same rate travelling with the curve of the Earth Miller said. Four Security policemen on duty at Span Dahlem a Germany reported a glowing object base officials told the stars and stripes. The patrolmen said the pieces seemed to be moving toward Pitburg. I had just taken Over my Post said . Jamesh. Al Rcd of the 52nd Security police so and i saw two lights coming. At first i thought it was a Jet exhaust. It was a Blue Light without a reference Point i d say it was at 2,000 feet Allred said. Asil came closer six to eight piece came off and started dropping. The pieces continued to move toward Tilburg. He said the pieces were in sight for 20 seconds until they reached the top of buildings on the other Side of his Post where the pieces then disappeared police in West Germany s Hessen and Baden  states said they received Many Calls from 7 30 to 7 45 . About a Bright flying object with a Luminous Tail travelling Westward. The ufos was sighted Over Luxembourg Northern France and Eindhoven in the Netherlands at about the lame time. Isth Wizir join Albright a com Uund loot i port baby receives infant s heart lungs London a a 2w-month-old boy has received the heart and lungs of a 5-Day-old infant to become the youngest patient Ever to undergo such a transplant his Hospital announced monday. The baby is Fine and we Are quil pleased with his Progress so far said Magda Yacoub Britain s leading transplant surgeon who conducted the operation sat urday at Harefield Hospital in Northwest London. The operation T straightforward in Many ways but it was quite a delicate operation he Lold a news conference. The boy s identity was withheld Al Bis parents re quest said the Hospital giving no explanation Why news of the transplant was delayed. The baby s heart was missing a valve and one of its two Chambers at birth and its arteries were transposed with resultant damage to the lungs the Hospital statement said. A transplant was the Only solution it said. The child had been in Harefield for three weeks awaiting organs for a transplant and would have died within weeks Yacoub said. Yacoub performed the 6w-hour operation after Fly ing to Belgium the night before to pick up the organs fan unidentified infant. He said he left London Friday night in a a Trull plane and was Back five hours later to begin operating at 2 30 . Egyptian bom Yacoub uses a computer network to obtain up to the minute information on the availability of organs throughout Britain and Europe. Military Roundup health expo scheduled oct. 4 at Stuttgart Clink Stuttgart health expo 86 Milt open its doors at the Robinson Barracks health clinic from s . To 4 . Oct. 4, More than 4s Community and Hospital organizations and 200 volunteers have planned demonstrations displays and activities throughout three floors or the dispensary. Visitors May Visil nine health stations where cholesterol and blood sugar tests will be per formed blood pressure recorded lung capacity and body fat measured glaucoma screened an Teeth checked. A visitor cardiovascular and Overall fitness will be determined at the fit  parents can have their children fingerprint Edas part of the dependents identification pro Gram. Trained audiologists will provide hearing screening for family members. Children Ages 2 through 5, May be immunized against a special kind of meningitis and pneumonia. Courses to be offered for army reservists Ramit Rrt army Reserve enlisted members in Europe will begin training in the noncommissioned officer education system and military occupational specially programs in no vember. Courses will be offered in Frankfurt Heidel Berg Stuttgart Munich and other locations Slid to be selected said a spokesman for the 3747th . Army Reserve forces school in Frankfurt. Reservists interested in either program should Call master sol Carolyn Stanfield Tor noes courses at Frankfurt military 320-5973 or 5166, or maj. Evonne Brown for mos courses at bad viled civilian 06101-89902. Construction project planned at Span Dahlem Span Dahlem a Germany a new Load and a new location for the main Gate Are port of a s3 million construction project which will begin this month base civil engineers said. The mile Long Street will run parallel to the base s main thoroughfare. The work will take two years including construction of under ground Utility lines communication cables heating ducts and sewage and drainage systems for future buildings on the route. Before the main Gate is moved the German government will reroute Highway l-46, re building a curve farther away from the base to relieve traffic congestion. Icon Nim by Tow sir Rel slip from Siwwi to Jim and Webr Tom protesters arrested at army missile depot Mut Langen Germany up More demonstrators were arrested monday and tuesday for blockading a . Army missile depot bringing the number of protesters who have been arrested in the past ii Days to More than 175. Christoph then spokesman for the organizing group called Campaign of civil disobedience until disarmament said police arrested 30 protesters in. Two separate incidents monday for seeking to Block military traffic by sitting on the Road in front of the depot Gale. A German police officer at the depot tuesday told the stars and stripes 49 demonstrators were arrested Mon Day. The protest continued tuesday with representatives of then s group and French and dutch organizations blocking the Gate As trucks tried to enter the compound eighteen people were arrested in three incident tuesday a police spokesman in Aalen told the newspaper. The spokesman said police expect the protests could continue until oct. 10. Like the other people arrested since the group s autumn blockade Campaign began on sept. 13, then said monday s protesters were released after being cited for harassment. Conviction could mean 20 Days in jail or a Fine he said. Then said about 500 people have taken pan in the largely symbolic blockade so far and that an equal number of sympathizers have looked on. There have been no reports of violence during uie protest