P. M. BRIEFING : Lockerbie Plans U.S.-Style Party
LOCKERBIE, Scotland — Pan Am, whose Flight 103 was bombed over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, is throwing a party to make up for the Christmas cheer the town missed because of the disaster that killed all 259 aboard the New York-bound jet and 11 on the ground, an organizer said today.
Community spokesman Alex McElroy said the idea came from New Jersey schoolboy Ed Blaus, who will be attending the American-style barbecue June 3 with his parents and three brothers.
Others expected at the party are Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse, folk and rock bands, a football coach and a bagpipe player.
“Ed’s Party,” as the event is being called, will be held on Lockerbie’s soccer ground and 6,500 people from the southern Scottish town and surrounding district are invited, McElroy said.
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