European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday decembers 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9maxwell suspected of bugging offices London apr police have found bugging devices in the offices of the daily Mirror London flagship of the late Robert maxwells debt Laden publishing Empire news reports said saturday. The financial times Britain s leading business daily said police were investigating allegations that Maxwell bugged the offices of senior executives and a boardroom in the building. It reported a panels were yesterday removed from the former office of Mirror group newspapers new chairman or. Ernest Burrington to reveal the listening devices. It is believed that the office of or. Lawrence guest the Man finance director was also tapped. A this latest discovery suggests that or. Robert Maxwell was Able to eavesdrop on conversations of senior directors who became concerned about the financial health of the Maxwell business in the weeks before he died on nov. 5.�?� maxwells body was found floating in the sea off the Canary islands. He had been cruising in the area on his yacht. Authorities do not suspect foul play. Under a warrant from the serious fraud office police on Friday began searching the daily Mirror building where Maxwell had his offices and a Penthouse suite. They Are investigating allegations that s627 million was looted from pension funds. The daily Mirror reported thursday that the total amount taken from Maxwell employees pension funds and coffers was $946 million. The paper reported Friday that Maxwell lied to guest on oct. 21 when guest confronted him about missing funds. It said Maxwell told guest a you will receive everything. Done to  the daily Mirror reported saturday a the office of the Mirror Money chief who challenged Robert Maxwell about the newspaper groups missing millions was bugged. A a voice activated wire tap was found yesterday Friday in the Telephone of.  daily Mirror editor Richard Stott writing in a personal editorial in saturdays paper branded Maxwell a thief. He wrote a far from going Down As the Man who saved this great National institution the paper he will be remembered in a afraid As the Man who nearly destroyed it. A thief and a  tourism to Bethlehem is up but tensions Dampen holidays israeli Border police stationed in front of the Church of the nativity watch Over Manger Square in Bethlehem. Emboldened by the Middle East peace process tourists and pilgrims Are beginning to return to Bethlehem. Woman convicted in Belushi Case found guilty of possessing drugs Bethlehem occupied West Bank apr a watchtower manned by a gun carrying Soldier blocks the View of the Bare Christmas tree on Manger Square. And rain is pouring through the Leaky roof of the Church of the nativity. There in t much Christmas cheer in this palestinian town where tradition says Jesus was born. Municipal leaders say that in Solidarity with the palestinian uprising nothing but religious celebrations will be held this year. Still tourists and pilgrims apparently emboldened by the Middle East peace process Are trickling Back to Bethlehem after three years of few visitors because of the uprising and the persian Gulf crisis. A your business depends on politics a said Saleh Canavati 46, whose souvenir shop Sells nativity scenes and tree ornaments carved from Olive Wood. A last year we did no to have any business at All. But. People feel safer when they see arabs and jews sitting Down together to talk  on a Rainy december morning Only three tourist minibuses were parked in Manger Square outside the Church of the nativity. A we Are a Little bit concerned about Security and we try to be Back inside after dark a said Margaret Shipman 65, a visitor from Eugene Ore. She said five members of her Church group stayed Home out of fear. Even on this quiet morning there were Bleak reminders of the palestinian israeli conflict. Paramilitary police patrolled the Square a police keep. Was parked near the Church and a Soldier in a 30-foot-nigh watchtower trained his automatic Rifle Down below. At Christmas Security gets tighter because Israel fears that the palestinians will carry out a spectacular attack while the eyes of the world Are on Bethlehem. Visitors must pass through checkpoints and Metal detectors before entering. Christmas has been a political Issue since the uprising began in december 1987. Each year Bethlehem a residents have staged a general strike on Christmas eve to protest israelis occupation. The City has refused to decorate streets or hold the usual receptions for dignitaries or parades of drum beating boy scouts. A i done to think there is going to be a change from last year said municipal Secretary Jamal Salman. A a we la stick purely to the religious ceremonies. There is nothing to be Joyful about. The peace process Hasni to shown any results. The israelis to soften the harsh image have put up Street decorations on the Road to Bethlehem each year and invited choirs from abroad to sing in Manger Square. They say the watchtower will be taken Down for Christmas eve. Yossi shovel spokesman for the israeli tourism ministry predicted several thousand people will visit Bethlehem at Christmas based on an increase in tourism to Israel in the past three months. In october 143,000 tourists came compared with 82,000 in october 1990. Figures for november were not available. About 10 percent of Bethlehem a 300 hotel rooms Are booked Tor Christmas Salman said. A last year there were no guests at All a noted Costa Kreitem manager of the City a Palace hotel. Meanwhile even Bethlehem a main attraction the 4th Century Church of the nativity built Over the Grotto where tradition says Jesus was born has its troubles. In late november Israel s military government an. Bounced it had fixed the Leaky roof ending a dispute Over repairs among three Christian sects. But after three Days of heavy rain huge puddles were spread Over the Stone floor and water ran Down the Walls. The military government said the contractor would return to make Goodon the repairs before Christmas. Vancouver British Columbia apr a woman who served a prison term in the drug death of comedian John Belushi was convicted Friday on charges of possessing heroin and cocaine. Cathy Evelyn Smith 43, was acquitted of the More serious charge of possessing the drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Smith will be sentenced later this month. The Ontario born defendant a former backup Singer with Gordon Light foot and Hoyt Axton told the court that she did Luve almost 2 Grams of heroin in her Possession when arrested july 23, 1990. But she said it was for her personal use. Police also found a Small Quantity of cocaine and nearly $10,000 in Cash in her purse. Belushi 33, starred on saturday night live on television and in such movies As animal House and the blues Brothers. He died in 1982 of an overdose of heroin and cocaine. Smith injected the fatal dose in los Angeles. She pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 1985, was sentenced to three years and was released after serving Yah years. Ice Man May be 4,866 years old Vienna up a the Corpse of the so called Simi Laun ice Man discovered in Glacier ice on the austrian italian Border is Between 4,616 and 4,866 years old austrian radio reported Friday. The report followed Carbon dating tests by universities and scientific institutes in Uppsala Sweden and Paris on grass found at the site Orf said. The Corpse was discovered in late september by Mountain climbers on the Simi Laun Glacier. The body was freeze dried. Remains of clothing and equipment found at the site indicated the Man was equipped for High Alpine areas at the time of his death. Figures show Mexico City drops to 4th biggest area Mexico City up Mexico City dropped from second to fourth place among cities worldwide with the largest populations according to final census figures released Friday by the mexican government. Mexico City was projected to have about 20.2 million people by 1990 according to the 1980 census. But the final count came up with 15.04 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. The preliminary census figures caused a stir last year when they were released showing a similar figure. But the final figures confirm that Mexico is running behind Tokyo a estimated 26.95 million population Sao Paulous 18.05 million and Seoul a 15.72 million. Carlos m. Jarque president of the National statistic geographic and information Institute that conducted the census attributed the lower figures to faulty assumptions made after the 1980 census. Henry Selby director of the mexican studies Institute at the University of Texas at Austin said a i think its fair to say that. The 1990 census was a Superior piece of work and that the 1980 census was not Well  Jarque said that the 20.2 million projection was based on the faulty Assumption that Mexico City would continue to grow at the same rate and failed to consider an increasing exodus to nearby Mexico state. Potter said he expected growth in the City to decline but a not quite so much As implied by a comparison of the 1980 and 1990 census for the metropolitan  Jarque said All previous census efforts were completed in a single Day but the 1990 census was done with better trained personnel Over five Days