European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday March 28,1990 a Token of International Friendship military Roundup italian officer joins shape As a Deputy chief of staff Mons Belgium a italian army it Gen. Antonio Milani assumed duties As the Deputy chief of staff for support at supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe on tuesday. Milani 58, succeeded italian Navy vice darn. Fiorenzo Rosso who moved to the italian Navy general staff in Rome. Ramstein majors and civilian win of management honors Washington a two majors and a civilian from Ramstein a. West Germany Are among the winners of the l 989 air Force information management awards. The base level information management winners assigned to european bases included maj. Kathleen g. Tierney Safe at Ramstein a in the senior information management officer category and Robert a. Bents Safe at Ramstein a in the senior civilian information management category. The staff support winners from Europe were senior airman Gail d. Keller jr., of the 7401st munition support so at Rimini Italy in the Junior enlisted information manager category maj. Laura e. Miller 377th Mission support so at Ramstein a in the senior information management manager category Deborah a. Gleichman 0th tac fighter Wing at Raf Alconbury England in the Junior civilian information manager category and Ingrid k. Laub 36th services so at Tilburg a West Germany in the International information manager category. Winning the postal information management air Post office award was the 36th Mission support so postal service Center at Pitburg a. Darmstadt Captain receives Macarthur leadership award Worms West Germany a a Darmstadt company commander has been awarded the Gen. Douglas Macarthur leadership award for performance leadership and achievement. Capt. Brian g. Hennessy commander of co a 44th signal in 5th signal come competed with nominees from major signal units throughout the . Army information systems come. Hennessy a native of Canajoharie n.y., leaves Darmstadt in May for an assignment As an intern on the staff of the joint chiefs of staff in the Pentagon. The leadership award is Given each year to one officer from each of the major army commands the reserves and the National guard. World today British ski instructors fined for teaching in Alps Albertville France apr eight British ski instructors were fined 1,500 francs $255 each monday for giving lessons in the Alps without obtaining a French professional License. The britons employed by the Brighton based touring company quest travel had roused the Wrath of licensed French instructors at several ski resorts in the Savoy Region. A French based official of quest travel Bryn Robison was fined $6,800. He said his company would probably Appeal. The court action resulted from a complaint filed in january by 41 French ski instructors. They alleged that the britons worked for rates lower than those set by the French ski instructors organization thus posing unfair Competition during a season when the ski Industry was suffering badly from a shortage of Snow. Robison estimated that there were 200 to 300 britons teaching skiing in France but Only employees of his company were taken to court. Group claims bombing of dutch ministry office the Hague Netherlands apr a bomb exploded in the dutch Justice ministry Early monday and police said a group protesting the death almost a decade ago of a hunger striker claimed responsibility. The bomb went off about 4 . It caused no injuries but damage w As estimated at $175,000, according to police spokeswoman Bernadette Maclean later monday a group identifying itself As the revolutionary anti racist action claimed responsibility for the incident in letters sent to an Amsterdam newspaper and the dutch National news Agency according to Maclean Raisa Gorbachev admires the present Given her monday in Moscow by Young Eli Cohen of Middlesex England As the boy and other youngsters look j1ddah, saudi Arabia apr moslem across the world scanned the skies after Twilight monday in Hopes of sighting the Luminous Crescent Moon that heralds the festive but arduous Dawn to dusk fasting month of Ramadan. First to announce the sighting from the arabian Peninsula was North Yemen where a panel of islamic judges declared Ramadan will Start tuesday. Sightings also were reported in South Yemen and saudi Arabia which declared t tuesday the Start of the moslem holy month. Many of the worlds islamic nations automatically follow the saudi decision because the kingdom harbours islam a holiest shrines. Ramadan is venerated by the worlds estimated 1 billion moslem As the month during which the archangel Gabriel imparted the verses of the Koran to Mohammed the Prophet of slam More than 14 centuries ago. It is the ninth month in the moslem lunar Calendar. For the 30 Days of Ramadan moslem must abstain from eating drinking and smoking from Dawn to Sunset. They Are to avoid pleasures of the flesh. Even an innocent kiss can be a violation. The More devout will even avoid swallowing their own saliva. Only moslem who Are travelling ill or pregnant during Ramadan Are exempt from the fast according to the Koran. But they must make up for this in subsequent months. For weeks moslem countries stockpiled food in preparation for the nighttime feasts that follow the Days of deprivation. Some scholars accuse moslem of turning Ramadan into a month of feasting rather than fasting especially since Many people actually gain weight. Moslem however say they achieve a boundless spiritual gains during Ramadan purifying their souls Rome apr Albania has opened direct Telephone service with the West lifting some of the restrictions that have made it one of the worlds most isolated countries. An employee of the albanian Telegraph Agency in Tirana albanians capital said direct Telephone service Between Albania and some Western countries began March 20. The operator was reached by direct dial Call from Rome on monday. The employee who did not give his name said 56 countries have direct dial links with Albania including the United states Canada Britain and France. The operator said it was possible to Call Albania directly from France Canada and Britain and vice versa. The operator said albanians May Call the United states. When asked if Calls could be placed to Albania from the United states the operator said a i think  but attempts to do so monday were unsuccessful and Rich Wallerstein of american Telephone amp Telegraph co. Said the service was not yet in place. A beginning this past weekend it became possible for albanians to direct dial into the United states but we do not As yet have service from the United states to Albania Quot he said. On. She also received 60,000 signatures of children from 25 countries thanking her husband soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev for his peace efforts. And giving themselves peace of mind. Tradition has it that the fast starts each Day when a Black thread can be distinguished from a White one and it ends when the two cannot be distinguished Large cities often fire off a Cannon to Tell citizens when to Stop and Start eating. The Koran the holy Book of islam prescribed fasting As one of the five pillars of the Faith. The others Are to recognize the unitarian nature of Allah and that Mohammed is his Prophet Pray five times a Day give alms and make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once. The pillars Are supposedly the primary1 Factor that unite moslem. But the fast has been manipulated by dissident factions and secular states to demonstrate divergent brands and practices of the same religion. It is generally said that when the Crescent Moon is sighted in one moslem country with the naked Eye other moslem everywhere in the world Are required to observe the Start of the fast. However shiite moslem Iran along with shiite communities in countries ruled by sunni moslem Mark the Start and end of Ramadan ahead or behind the sunnis never on the same Day. Turkey with a secular Constitution has announced that Ramadan commences wednesday under simple Calendar count. Interior ministries along the persian Gulf told non moslem citizens and expatriate workers to avoid eating drinking and smoking in Public during Ramadan. Moslem who eat drink or smoke publicly will be fined flogged and imprisoned the ministries warned. Liquor is strictly banned during Ramadan and hotels Are instructed to keep their restaurants shut Between Sunrise and Sundown. Room service for foreigners however is permitted in most countries. Wallerstein said the albanian Telegraph Agency and at amp to had been discussing establishing service for some time. A the Way it came to our attention was albanians were phoning relatives in the United states and people in the United states tried to phone Back Ana  get through a he  a country of 3.2 million people is Europe s last bastion of stalinist isolation. It has pursued orthodox marxist Leninist policies since the communists took Over in 1944. But there have been increased signs of openings to the West under president Ramiz Alia who took Over after the death of Enver Hoxha in 1985. Some Western journalists have been allowed into Albania in recent months. They reported seeing apartment houses with homemade antennas to receive t v broadcasts from Italy Greece and Yugoslavia. Before americans can Call Albania financial Ana technical hurdles must be cleared Wallerstein Saia. . Telephone companies must get paid a share a Orwalls placed to and from Albania and a direct Dia system must be established. Ramadan begins for moslem Albania boosts phone links to West