European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mcaa Fourney a own of 8 Fearns sports Page 21 the stars and stripes vol. 47 no. 340 sunday March 26. 1989 just a a d 8693 a Orts report no severe a me incr of the Creek police s anti terrorist squad patrols the Athens Airport. By he associated pres european Airport officials indicated severe delays were averted Friday be cause travellers aware of reports thai hijacking might be  in Early and faced extra Luggage searches calmly. The Federal aviation administration warned . Airlines of a possible Hijack by palestinian terrorists in Europe this weekend. A London newspaper disclose the warning thursday angering the . Government which feared its sources might be compromised. V International business machines corp., which employs 163,904 people outside the United slates advised them not lofty . Airlines on european an Middle Eastern routes until the end of april.  -. ". Police at Leonardo a Vinci Airport income said the a a warning prompted increased Security and that More staff members were checking bags and work ing in the Metal detecting Section. No Takeoff delays were reported an reservations agents at . Airline coun ters said the number of cancellations was not unusual. Security experts in Italy olso were wary because of the approaching anniversary of the . Bombing of Libya on april 15, 1986. On april 14 last year a bomb exploded at a us in Maples killing an Ameri can woman and four other people. The japanese red army was blamed. At London s Heathrow Airport Pas sengers found themselves in Long lines As bags were carefully searched and their owners questioned. Some passengers  Ameri can lines faced double checks by the air port staff and the airlines. Airlines tight ened Security after the bombing dec. 21 of pan am flight 10.1, in which 270 peo ple were  say the flight i03 bomb was in a radio cassette player. Drilich air ports now insist that Small electronic and electrical foods be inspected and carried in hand baggage. Elsewhere in Frankfurt West Germany an air port spokeswoman said increased Security was in effect and some flights were held up. But the delays were not of a substantial  / Athens Airport officials said Security always is Light and a spokeswoman said we had Normal delays which had Noth ing to do with extra  a Lisbon Airport official said Security checks were slightly More rigorous than Normal particularly an . Air Lints but flights were not in played. Airport authorities in Amsterdam said Security measures had been quietly heeled up but caused no delays or can  to Spain Security officials said the warning had not affected ,1 which require teams of armed Jamni Hilary. Civil guards and police to in on duly ill All times at Majd airports. Star wars mss a Riund no sate be launched. Gape canaveral Fla. Apr a Delta Star missile Hunting satellite thundered into orbit Friday and quickly spotted a target As it began a key months Ion test to develop a split second Star wars defense against nuclear rockets. The payload s sensors passed their first trial within two hours after launch when they successfully tracked the thrusting second stage of the Delta Booster pc Kcal after separation and during its fiery destruction in the atmosphere Over the Indian Ocean. We watched that Burn with the sensors we not Only got the second stage burning but we also got the re entry and breakup a to Force col. Michael Ren Dine program manager for the strategic defense initiative of Ficci told a news conference. We had a perfect ride into space and. The space Craft is operating just like we expected it  he said. It was a Good beginning for the i90 million mis Sion. Over the next several months Delta Star is to aim its sensors at a series of ground based missile and space launches to help perfect the technology for selecting and destroying enemy boosters within minutes Afler they leave their launch pads. Researchers especially want to gather rocket exhaust data against the background of the North i old Region an area through which attacking soviet missiles would travel. The 11-Slorj-tall Delta vaulted of fits launch pad Al continued on Page 28 Welch criticized for lobbying Washington bum i i Secretary of defense Dick Che he was not Happy with the lobbying chief of St since being Cliency said it was nay said efforts of the t"sj5prce Chie staff to break a con Gressional irn pass  of the nation s ballistic missile Force. In his first formal sworn in As the 17th defense seer was inappropriate for Gen. Larry 1 free Lancing on Capitol Hill. Welch acknowledged thursday that he has been canvassing lawmakers in an Effort to end the argument Between advocates of a rail Mobile 10-Warhcad a missile and a smaller Road-mobilt1, single warhead  Welch has proposed removing 50 my missiles Al ready deployed in Wyoming silos and pulling them on rail cars while simultaneously building and  300 Midgetta missile s instead of the one " Sal of 500, general Welch was up Thoj on his own said Cheney 48. Who was a six term congressman from Omeg and the second ranking House Republican before being chosen b president Bush for the lop Pentagon , i m not Happy with it frankly. L. "1 think it s inappropriate for a  to be negotiating an arrangement. 1 we Urusle known to him my displeasure. Ever body milled to one mis Cheney said he has nou fade a final decision on intercontinental ballistic fissile Modem i action and ail options Are still Ope Osbu he added it s ver important that we add Thriff Rhent of mobility ency Saidof would like to have both the rail Gar midget Man but. Added that budget Udd make thai goal difficult to Achico Kcf citing the Nus Silas on  ars makes sense As least expensive a 10 Quick it of Cave mobility for lie missile Force. Cheney said Vul. But he expressed apprehension about Tbs time it would Lake to get the missiles out of Garrison and into the Field for possible  mid Geiman also has a lot of Appeal he said but the key question will be How much the nation can afford to spend to acquire the extra capabilities that1 see Welch on Back Page Deh Nso so cretan Dick Cheney