European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 5,1995britain plans ceremonies commemorating War s end from staff and wire reports London a Britain will invite All countries involved in the european theater of world War ii including Germany and Italy to a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the wars end. The governments world War ii commemorations team said leaders would be invited to a reception and dinner at the Guildhall in London on May 6, and to a service of a thanksgiving reconciliation and Hope the next Day at St. Paul a Cathedral. London a Hyde Park will be the scene of a series of events open to the Public including a Beacon lighting ceremony on be Day May 8, to be attended by Queen Elizabeth ii. Be Day Marks the anniversary of the announcement of Germany a surrender. The British legion is expected to organize similar ceremonies overseas and parades and events also will take place in Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales. A a Day commemorations on aug. 19 and 20 will include a veterans Parade a Royal air Force flyby and possibly a fireworks display along the River thames the commemorations team said. Fighting with Japan ended aug. 15,1945, but the official surrender was not until sept. 2,1945.sudanese Airliner hijacked Khartoum Sudan a an  Corporal and his wife hijacked a sudanese Airliner wednesday but freed All 36 passengers and Crew members unharmed after the plane landed in port Sudan. The couple surrendered a few hours later. The official Suna news Agency said the couple wanted the Sudan airways plane to Fly to the a a egyptian capital Cairo but stopped at port Sudan for refuelling. Suna quoted port Sudan Airport officials As _ saying the Hijacker identified As Chi. Mohamed Jabara Mohamed from Omdurman seized the aircraft because he wanted to take his wife to Cairo a for personal reasons and could not afford the _ fare. A a a. A v the plane was diverted shortly after it took off from Khartoum on a Domestic flight. It was not dear if Mohamed had forced himself aboard or if he carried weapons. Mohamed threatened to commit suicide if any attempt was made to arrest him unidentified. Airport officials told Suna. No other motive for the hijacking was  is 11s Washington a the  management staff College has extended the application deadline for its next class to Jan. 31 and has changed the eligibility guidelines officials said wednesday. Previously classes were open to civilian employees in grades gs-12 through gs-14, and some gs-15s on a Case by Case basis. For the next class scheduled from May 9 to aug. 11, applications will be accepted from gs-11 civilians a with High potential for greater responsibility and leadership a officials said. _ eligible individuals who arc interested in attending should Contact their civilian personnel a offices. V for information Contact the Masc registrar at Dan 655-4756 or 4757, or commercial 703-805-4756 or 4757. 7. A a what a mess dutch  plans All rank dining Halls the Hague Netherlands a in another move to boost soldiers morale the Liberal dutch  is scrapping a Basic Symbol of military caste separate mess Halls for officers and enlisted ranks. Soon privates will be Able to Chew Over their worries with their commanding officers at meals in All rank messes the defense ministry said wednesday. Spokesman Paul Hartman said the new self service mess Halls would be set up in every  Barracks in the Netherlands As a Cost cutting measure. The convention crunching  has Long been renowned for its Liberal policies like a 40-hour workweek for soldiers on Garrison duty and the right for male soldiers to unionize grow their hair Long and even Wear earrings if they choose. The All rank mess already exists in the Small dutch air Force and the Navy is Halfway through introducing the concept on its land bases. Navy ships will still have separate eating facilities. A we already have it Here at the ministry a Hartman said. A at our canteen you can see a lieutenant general sitting at one table and the cleaner at the next. He said there had been no protests from the rank and file and officers Union spokesman harm Jan Lindhart added that commanders also had no problems with rubbing elbows at meals with their troops. A for us it is nothing special. It is More efficient a Lindhart  some said they believed that although grunts could Chow Down at the same tables As their superiors they a More Likely stick to the company of their own ranks. Hope Diamond gets new Home a cameraman gets a close up shot of the Hope Diamond after its move to a new setting at the National museum of natural history in Washington d.c., on wednesday. Washington a the Hope Diamond one of the smithsonian institutions most popular attract tons left its secure vault for a Short trip to a new display wednesday morning surrounded by nervous curators and guards. The pre Dawn move was done in near secrecy watched Only by museum officials guards and a few carefully screened members of the news Media. The worlds largest Blue Diamond will be shown on the second floor Rotunda of the National museum of natural history for two years while the institutions Gem Hall is remodeler. The Hope Diamond attracts visitors from around the world so museum officials decided to keep it on display during the renovations said curator Jeffrey Post. A new steel vault was set into a Wall of the history museum where the Diamond is shown behind thick Glass on a new mount. For a few minutes wednesday morning however it was simply placed atop a table dusted and wheeled across the museum to its new Home. Lighting technician John Kirkland was delighted with the Chance to shed new Light on the Gem a a 44.5-Carat Blue Stone surrounded by White diamonds. The old display had been dim Post said while the new surroundings Are much brighter. Kirkland Post and others fussed Over the Stone turning it this Way and that stepping Back and to each Side to make sure the Hope put its Best face Forward. Previously Hung from its necklace setting the Diamond is now mounted atop a wire stand with the necklace coiling Down the wire beneath. Some say it looks like a Serpent Post said but it gives the Central Diamond More prominence. Italian boy killed when Snow crushes roof Rome apr a 12-year-old boy died when a roof collapsed wednesday under the weight of Snow from two Days of storms that have stranded train passengers and frosted sicilian beaches. The victim was one of 15 boy scouts who had sought Refuge from Snow and wind in an unused school build Chieti in Central Italy police said. Five others were taken to a Hospital. The Interior ministry sent about 1,000 firefighters to help people in the Southern and Central regions hardest hit by the weather the italian news Agency Ansa reported. /. A a _ entire communities were without electricity and streets were a passable As temperatures plunged to As Low As minus 13 degrees fahrenheit. About 200 passengers were trapped on a train tucs Day night after it was blocked by Snow on the route from Naples to Bari. They were rescued wednesday and taken to Foggia by  and firefighter vehicles Ansa said. Another train with 15 people aboard was halted in Campobasso. Apulia the Region at the Heel of the Boot shaped Peninsula was the worst hit As violent snowstorms isolated some Mountain villages and blocked trains coming from Rome. Be by the stars and stripes Heidelberg Germany a the outpatient clinic in Heidelberg american Hospital is offering soldiers in the ranks of e-5 and above the option to schedule medical appointments by Telephone officials said. E-5s and e-6s can join e-7s and above in requesting same Day appointments by phone for routine Quot medical needs said Arbara Slifer a spokeswoman for the european health services support area in Lan Stuhl. Slifer said the change which took effect sunday was made to lighten overloaded waiting rooms and shorten waiting times. A a it was the result of too Many people lining the Halls in the clinic she said. It also will offer a a More appropriate use of soldiers time a Slifer said. According to a Survey conducted by the . Army Europe for 1993, about 68 percent of patients indicated they were satisfied with waiting room time for routine care Slifer said. That Survey however did not specify sick Call or emergency room waiting times. Under the new system More patients will be. Able to make same Day appointments and avoid crowding the waiting room during limited sick Call hours that normally occur in the Early mornings. Patients e-5 and above May Call for appointments from 7 am. To 8 . Monday through Friday at Dan 371-2757 or 2891 or civilian 06221-17-2757 or 2891. Patients in ranks e-4 and below Musi continue to sign in for sick Call in the out patient clinic. Sick Call hours for monday tuesday wednesday and Friday Are 6 3 . To 8 ., and on thursday 12 3 . To 2 . The change does not affect patients in the family practice program. It also Doe not affect patients with life threaten no emergencies