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VOL. XXV. NO. 106 The Observer FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Suspect arrested in World Trade Center bombing NEW YORK- A man de­ The arrest was a sudden, One law enforcement source, scribed as a follower of a radi­ major break in the most noto­ speaking on condition of cal Muslim cleric was arrested rious U.S. bombing in years. Suspect's van anonymity, said Thursday the Thursday in last week's World Just a day earlier, the FBI had Length: 10' 7" Height: 4' 5" Width: 6' 8" Cargo volume: 261 cu. ft. attack could have been in retal­ Trade Center bombing when he said it could take months to iation for the Persian Gulf War. coolly tried a third time to crack the case. The bombing came on the sec­ reclaim a rental deposit on the The van Salameh rented was ond anniversary of the U.S. van determined to have housed the one that carried the bomb, ouster of Iraq's army from the bomb. FBI Agent Thomas G. Donlon Kuwait. But a Clinton adminis­ Other suspects were being said in an affidavit filed with the tration source said evidence of sought in what prosecutor court. Charred fragments of the Mideast terrorist involvement Gilmore Childres called "the Ford Econoline E-350 van - was "iffy." single most destructive act of including an axle with a The arrest came after an army terrorism ever committed on traceable identification number of investigators spent the past American soil." The motive - were recovered at the blast week combing through piles of remained unclear. site. API Bob Bianchini rubble at the blast site, fielding "This investigation clearly is The affidavit also said a thousands of phone calls and not finished, but a large first search of a Jersey City apart­ pursuing scores of leads. step has been taken," James ment with a bomb-sniffing dog Detectives systematically Fox. FBI chief in New York, said turned up bomb-making him in Arabic. "Why?" he asked nitrates were found at the blast checked garage payment stubs at a news briefing Thursday equipment including wiring and his attorney repeatedly. The site. and viewed videotapes of enter­ night. manuals on circuitry and court-appointed defense lawyer, Friday's blast in a garage ing vehicles. Mohammed A. Salameh, 25, electromagnetic devices. On the Robert Precht, asked beneath the twin towers killed The suspect had rented the was charged with aiding and rental agreement Salameh had unsuccessfully that bail be set five people, injured more than van from a Ryder truck agent in abetting_ the bombing and a fire given the phone number for at $5 million. 1 ,000, left one missing and sent Jersey City on Feb. 23 and that followed, and with trans­ that apartment; it wasn't Papers that the suspect pre­ fear through the nation's largest returned less than two hours portation of explosives across immediately clear whether he sented the rental agency several city. It caused a crater four after the explosion Friday state lines. The Jersey City, N.J., lived there. days ago were covered with stories deep. The 110-story afternoon to say it had been resident was ordered held Salameh, in federal court in nitrates, a government source, towers - the world's second­ stolen from him in Jersey City, without bail and faces life in New York City on Thursday speaking on condition of tallest buildings, home to said Paul Mascitelli, owner of a prison if convicted. A hearing night, appeared relaxed as an anonymity, told The Associated hundreds of businesses more car dealership that shares an was set for March 18. interpreter read the charges to Press. Nitrates are found in than 50,000 workers - aren't some explosives; traces of expected to reopen for a month. see BOMB I page 4 Pro-life Law team . group stirs argues 1n controversy regional finals By SARAH DORAN By JOHN LUCAS News Writer News Writer A national anti-abortion Notre Dame Law School's In­ group is calling Notre Dame ternational Moot Court Team hypocritical for cancelling a two recently competed in the re­ week pro-life conference on gional finals of the Phillip C. campus that it claims to have Jessup International Moot scheduled with the University in Court Competition, winning December. four rounds of oral argument The Collegians Activated to and just missing a chance to Liberate Life (CALL), say that advance to the finals in Wash­ the University approved the ington, D.C. "Agape in Action Alternative to Comprised of law students Spring Break" conference to Sarah Buescher, Kimberly take place March 14-26 at Burnett, John Plunkett, and Notre Dame, but later cancelled Douglas McNitt, the team trav­ it after CALL published an ad­ elled to Indianapolis Feb. 19 vertisement announcing the and 20 to compete against event in the Jan. 18 edition of teams from the University of "The Wanderer," a weekly Chicago, University of Michi­ Catholic magazine. gan, Wayne State University According to a CALL press and the eventual champions, release, William Kirk, assistant Northwestern University. vice president for student af­ The competition was close to fairs, told Notre Dame Right to the end, according to Burnett. Life members Bill Keen and "Going into the final oral ar­ I Claire Johnson on Jan. 25 that guments, Northwestern had the I The Observer/Eric Ruethlin advantage and were lucky to be I the project will not be permit­ j ted, citing the advertisement as The music of the night able to pick their strongest the reason for the cancellation. arguments," she said. "They The Notre Dame Orchestra performed last night in their Winter Concert at Washington Hall. They played were a very good team, but not But University officials claim music from Carmen and several pieces by Haydn and Beethoven. that the conference was never see COURT I page 4 formally approved. Patricia O'Hara, vice president for stu­ dent affairs, said that she heard of the conference for the first Francisco, Shavers named to Alumni posts time when she saw the adver­ By ALICIA REALE appropriate time to reward Francisco and Shavers both sons besides the athletics or tisement. Assistant News Editor them for the great work they came to the association in Jan­ academics. There is a unique "Notre Dame Right to Life have done," Lennon said. uary 1992 as alumni represen­ bond with the University and claim that they contacted the D'Juan Francisco and Frances "This new position has only tatives. They primarily serve· as we are trying to follow up on office in October to arrange the Shavers, former alumni repre­ been in existence for ten years. liaisons between the University that and further strengthen the event for CALL. I have no sentatives for the Notre Dame It puts major emphasis on club and its 215 alumni clubs bond," Shavers said. "We are recollection of speaking to Alumni Association, have been leadership developments and worldwide. also trying to develop an them," she said. appointed assistant directors of programs, Lennon said. As alumni liaisons, they go awareness of the Alumnae As­ "Claims that we cancelled the alumni clubs, according to "Becoming assistant directors out and visit and communicate sociation on campus." conference are not true. No Charles Lennon, assistant vice is an opportunity to expand with members and leaders of In addition, they have worked authorization was ever granted president for University rela­ ourselves personally and pro­ the clubs, according to Fran­ to develop Notre Dame's Stu­ by the University," said Michael tions and executive director of fessionally. The job description cisco. dent Alumni Relations Group Garvey, assistant director of the association. is not changed but we are not "We keep them in touch with (SARG). SARG is not a new Public Relations and Informa­ "I could not be happier for limited," Shavers said. "Every what is going on in the Univer­ group but is not well known but tion at Notre Dame. "They did them and the University. They day is different, no day is a sity," he said. "it is growing by leaps and not follow the regular proce­ have been with us a year and mirror of another. We deal with "There are over 96,000 bounds," Francisco said. dures dictated by the Office of done a fantastic job for the a variety of people, interests alumni world-wide. People "SARG is a totally student run see PRO-LIFE I page 4 Alumni Association. It is the and concerns." come to Notre Dame for rea- see ALUMNI I page 4 -----------~- ---- page 2 The Observer Friday, March 5, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN • WEATHER REPORT Forecast for noon, Friday, March 5 FORECAST Mostly cloudy today lnvolvment of I 10s ) Unes separate high temperature zones for the day. with snow showers dimishing to afternoon flurries. ND community Highs in the low to mid 30s. critical to future TEMPERATURES I've graced this City H L Anchorage 34 20 column from time to Atlanta 55 47 time in the last four Bogota 70 39 Cairo 75 61 years, exposing my self­ Chicago 36 33 conceived rightness Cleveland 34 30 about a host of topics. Dallas 60 41 Detroil 36 33 Many times, readers Indianapolis 35 34 liked what I had to say. Jerusalem 68 45 London 43 36 But more often than Monica Yant Los Angeles 77 50 not, my Inside Columns Editor-in-Chief Madrid 55 30 brought me complaints, Minneapolis 44 26 Moscow 25 03 criticism and even Nashville 45 41 "hate e-mail"- which-------- New York 42 34 FRONTS: Paris 41 32 is, I suppose, stretching technology and a Philadelphia 40 37 grudge about as far as either could go.

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