European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 20,1989 the stars and strip Page 3 it Santa Claus Dot Reyes rides in a wheeled vedic Bowis year to Coburg West Germany Fyk he has a sore foot. He s lining up for Santa s goodies wearing one Boot Aad one Tennis shoe As he stepped on his foot but some say he was makes his appearance. Santa says no Snow injured while doing sergeant chores for the Sleigh. And he claims a Reindeer 2nd so 2nd army Cav regt. The line i Means no so is he  Itolle. Vine. Civ toy Long As he passes out Candy to East Ger Man children and Welcome Money to their families. Stricter Heathrow Security slows Christmas travel London a the pre Christmas travel Rush caused Long lines and delays at London s Heathrow Airport where Security has been tightened Over the last six weeks an Airport spokeswoman said monday. Baa which operates Heathrow and six other British airports has issued an Appeal to passengers to leave Christmas presents unwrapped avoid carrying Christmas crackers minimize the number of electronic items they pack and limit themselves to one piece of hand baggage to Speed up Security checks. There was a lot of congestion this morning due to heavy Christmas traffic the Heathrow spokeswoman said speaking anonymously in keeping with British custom. More than 250,000 passengers passed through Heathrow the world s busiest International Airport during the weekend she said. Tighter Security measures ordered by the transport department in october did not contribute to the de lays of up to two hours for Check ins she said. However some travel agents were issuing air plane tickets stamped with the warning to Check in Early in View of the increased Security precautions at British  those measures include the hiring of 350 additional Security staff and stricter checks on Airport staff with Access to aircraft and the Tarmac. The Heathrow spokeswoman said the Security up Grade was not related to Friday s warning by the  department about a possible terrorist attack on a . Target in Western Europe or West Africa. Heathrow is spending $8 million to upgrade Security following the bombing of pan am flight 103 Ove Lockerbie Scotland one year ago thursday. The flight originated in Frankfurt but baggage an passengers were transferred to a larger plane during a Stopover at Heathrow. All 259 people on Board died and 11 people on the ground were killed by the fiery falling wreckage. Staff Are aware that the spotlight will be on us this week and everyone is anxious that there should be no slip  said one pan am worker at Heathrow re questing anonymity. Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson on sunday de scribed Airport Security As satisfactory for the perceived level of threat. He said airports Are More secure now than last dec. 21, particularly for american aircraft which arc regarded As a higher risk than  Heathrow s managing director Alan Proctor said particular attention will be Given to the examination of electronic goods including radios computers Cam eras and Battery powered equipment and this will take  the bomb which brought Down flight 103 was made of plastic explosives concealed in a radio cassette player. To avoid queues and congestion at Security Check Points i urge All departing passengers to help us to help them by travelling with a minimum of electronic items and hand baggage this Christmas Proctor said. . Should try pan am Case suspects official says London a Scotland s chief Law officer was quoted sunday As saying criminal trials arising from the bombing of pan am flight 103 would Likely take place in the United states. In this matter on terrorists i think there can be Little doubt that the americans could assert a jurisdiction lord Fraser the lord advocate was quoted As saying Inan Edinburgh weekly newspaper. But a spokesman for the lord advocate firmly refuted reports police have gathered enough evidence to charge Sev eral suspects in the bombing last dec. 21. The sunday times of London said that despite their cautious Public statements scottish investigators told secret five nation Summit of Security services that charges Are now possible against certain  it said police heading the International manhunt told the Meckenheim West Germany meeting that because of extradition obstacles some suspects might have to be tried abroad. The newspaper said leaders of Security services in Britain West Germany the United Stales Sweden and Malta at tended the Summit. It did not identify the source of its information or say when the meeting occurred. A spokesman for Scotland s Crown office speaking anonymously in keeping with British custom said the lord advocate has no evidence before him with which to initiate warrants or extradition  lord Fraser and chief Constable George Esson of the Dumfries and Gal Loway constabulary told a news Confer ence on Friday that considerable Prog Ress had been made in their investigation but no arrests were Immi nent. The new York bound flight originated in Frankfurt West Germany an changed in London to a larger Boeing 747, which exploded Over Lockerbie. Scotland killing All 259 people on Board and 11 on the ground. The sunday times reported that police have for some time suspected who the killers arc but would Likely wait until their inquiries Are completed in three or four months before starting criminal proceedings. Esson said he could not put a timetable on his investigation. He confirmed that Ahmed Jibril s Radical palestinian group the popular front for the liberation of Palestine general command has been under investigation. Esson also confirmed investigators in Terest in Mohammed Abu Talb a Mem Ber of another palestinian group the popular struggle front who is in jail i Sweden awaiting verdicts thursday on unrelated bombing charges. The sunday times said scottish police were to inter View him monday. Lord Fraser said criminal trials would almost certainly take place in the United Stales if it claimed jurisdiction under International Law. On Friday he said it was possible trials could be held in several countries. While this is an outrage to Scotland. I never lose sight of the fact that this was intended As a direct assault on american sovereignty and for that Rea son i understand the strength of their feeling of their claim to american  lord Fraser was quoted As saying Scotland would not compete with the United states to extradite suspects torn other countries unless a country holding a suspect refused an extradition request because the United states has the death penalty. If on the other hand the United slates was in that position to secure extradition when the United kingdom could to i want these people brought to Justice and i would t stand in the Way of anything he was quoted As saying. Lord Fraser was quoted As saying reconsidered winding Down the police in Quiry last summer because of Lack of Progress but police then discovered new leads pointing to the Mediterranean is land of Malta. Unconfirmed news reports have said the suitcase bomb was transferred to flight 103 in Frankfurt from an air Malta flight. Some have reported police have traced scorched clothing and an umbrella in the suitcase to Malta