Pan Am received warning of bomb The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 - Page 5 Candidate goes door-to-door LONDON (AP) - The British Transport Department said it issued two warnings of a bomb plot in the month before Pan Am Flight 103 blew up over Scotland, but the air- line said yesterday the second one came weeks late, by mail. The warnings issued November 22 and December 19, just two days before the disaster that killed 270 people, spoke of a bomb hidden in a radio-cassette player planted in a suitcase stowed in the jumbo jet's hold. Flight 103 originated in Frank- furt, changing to a Boeing 747 in London. It blew up December 21 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people aboard and 11 on the ground. Suspicions of a bomb plot arose in October when West German po- lice caught a Palestinian terrorist group with a radio-cassette player containing explosives and a bar- ometric device that would detonate a bomb at high altitude, according to British and West German officials. "We sent advice to the relevant security authorities," the Tran- sportation Department said in its statement. "They were told what to look for. The American authorities would have done the same for American airlines." On December 19 it sent out the information again, with additional details and a photo of the radio-cas- sette player rigged as a bomb, the statement said. In Frankfurt, an official said yes- terday all airlines operating in West Germany were told in early Novem- ber about the radio-cassette player containing explosives. David Wilshire of the governing Conservative Party, who follows air transport affairs, denied suggestions that authorities simply dropped a highly sensitive warning into the Christmas mail deluge. He said that the December 19 warning was sent by telex and the mailed versions were courtesy copies. He added that Pan Am, in any case, had received the November warning. Trans World Airline said Thurs- day the Federal Aviation Admin- istration told it November 18 of the bomb found in West Germany. British Airways said it got both warnings from the Transport Depart- ment on the days they went out. BY NOAH FINKEL Ili. I'm Jesse Levine. I'm running for City Council. I just wanted to stop by and introduce myself and also to ask you if you have any concerns about what's going on in the city these days. Jesse Levine repeats these words again and again over 100 times a night as he campaigns door-to-door through neighborhoods in Ann Arbor's Second Ward. Ann Arbor Elections '89 Going door-to-door is the main way city council and mayoral candidates make contact with the voters. Levine, in trying to unseat incumbent Republican councilmember Terry Martin, has canvassed door-to-door almost every night during the past few months and said he will continue to do so right up to the April 3 election. Introducing himself to thousands of total strangers has become "second nature" to Levine. "You just have to get used to wearing long underwear on the cold nights," he said. Levine, an LSA senior, said one of the toughest aspects of going door-to-door can be his youthful appearance. a "Surprisingly, most people are more concerned with where you stand on the issues than on what your background is," he said. "When people ask me how old I am, I don't tell them I'm a student because technically I'm not." Levine is not taking classes this term so he can concentrate on the campaign. , i And now he has perfected his I routine. "You hit 'em with a letter first,' he said. "Then you go door-to-door; introduce yourself, and give them ai palm card. Then you follow that up with a post card saying 'it was nice to meet you.' You follow that up' with a campaign brochure and maybe an invitation to a coffee and you follow that up with a reminder to vote." But Levine is not always welcomed. He sometimes is greeted by a barking dog nipping at his leg or a disinterested resident who bids him good-bye with a quick no thank you. There are some households,, however, where Levine makes that magic connection with the voter. One of Levine's strategies for capturing a potential vote is to. simply ask what issues are of' concern. Depending on the answer, Levine tries to dazzle with a litany of facts and his stance on that issue. But Levine doesn't always do the talking. He said listening to a voter's concerns is the best way to secure a vote. "You try hard to listen. That's the most important part. This is a job that demands that you be in touch with the people you are serving." Ili, I'm Jesse Levine... I.' i US soldier charged with spying for E. Germany JULIE HOLLMAN/Daily FRANKFURT (AP) - An American soldier who vanished for 11 days has been charged with giving East German officials U.S. plans for defending the border against a Soviet bloc assault, the Army said yesterday. A U.S. military statement said the East Germans notified U.S. au- thorities that Spec. 4 Michael Peri had made contact with them. Peri disappeared from his unit near the East German border February 21, taking a portable computer with him. The 21-year-old soldier from La- guna Niguel, California, turned himself in 11 days later. In Washington, Pentagon sources said privately that the East German government was quietly asked for help in locating Peri soon after his disappearance because one said, "we had no idea if he was a defector, had been hurt, or whatever." Several days after the request, "we finally heard back from them saying they had identifies such a person and had interviewed him, but that he had left," the source said. LSA senior Jesse Levine campaigns door to door. Levine is candidate for the Ann Arbor City Council in the second ward. i WEEKEND MAGAZINE Fridays in The Daily 763-0379 T- 4. ..L. i _.l. + + T t1 tAN N ARBOR POW WOW T The Native American Student Association and Minority Student Services are co-sponsoring the 17th Annual Ann Arbor Pow Wow. March 18 & 19 This event has consistently hosted one of the largest celebrations of Native American dancers and singers sponsored by a state university in the Great Lakes region Many Indian arlisans and craftsmen from as far away as New York Florida. Oklahoma. Arizona. South Dakota and Canada will be displaying and seliing authentic Native American made merchandise Come jom us and share the experience + a , *$400 CASH BACK! NAYLOR CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH PRESENTS.. . CHRYSLER'S GRADUATE LEASE OR BUY PROGRAM *$400.00 on top of any other incentive already offered by Chrysler Corporation. Now thru Dec 31st 1989. IF YOU HAVE: A College Degree (Now, or in the next four months.) 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