UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Fridav. April 5. 1996
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Bomb makings surface in Montana home
Unabomber suspect's past
Unabomber attacks have occurred in many places where the suspect arrested Wednesday once lived.
Where and when?
In almost all cases, the suspect resided in or near areas where the Unabomber attacks later occurred
Years lived Bomb sites
Knight-Ridder Tribune/KUN TIAN
Investigators locate notes on explosives in Unabomber cabin
The Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. — Investigators found a partially assembled pipe bomb, chemicals and meticulous notes on making explosives in the mountain cabin of the former University of California at Berkeley mathematics professor suspected of being the Unabomber, federal officials said yesterday.
Theodore John Kaczynski, 53, was charged yesterday with possessing the bomb components and was held without bail. Appearing before a judge, Kaczynski, bearded and thin, said he was mentally competent and couldn't afford his own lawyer.
The charge made no mention of the Unabomber's string of bombing attacks, which killed three people and injured 23 in 18 years. Federal officials said the charge was designed to hold Kaczynski while agents build a case.
The FBI again searched Kaczynski's hand-built, 10-by-12-foot cabin yesterday.
Federal officials said the search could last several days.
"It's going very slowly because we're not sure if it's booby-trapped," said a federal agent speaking on condition of anonymity. "We have an explosives-ordinance team X-raying everything before we touch it."
The cabin has no electricity or no
running water, which would appear to match the Unabomber's aversion to modern society and technology.
Kaczynski was taken into custody by federal agents Wednesday so they could search his cabin in the wilderness 50 miles northwest of Helena.
FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents found a partially completed pipe bomb in the loft at Kaczynski's cabin, according to an affidavit by FBI agent Donald J. Sachtleben.
Ten three-ring binders were recovered filled with many pages of meticulous writings and sketches of explosive devices, Sachtleben said. The diagrams show cross-sections of pipe bombs and electrical circuitry.
Agents also found galvanized metal, copper and plastic pipes, four of them with copper plates sealing one end, which Sachtleiben said is one of the first steps in the construction of a pipe bomb.
Also recovered were potassium chlorate, sodium chlorate, aluminum powder, lead powder and silver oxide powder, all of which can be used in bombs.
Federal officials said searchers also found two manual typewriters. Investigators wanted to compare those with the typewritten letters written by the Unabomber.
Kaczynski graduated from Harvard when he was 20, and received a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Michigan several years later. Academically oriented and obsessed with technology, he fits the FBI psychological profile of the suspect.
THE NEWS in brief
It's time to change the clocks, and don't forget to spring ahead
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The time it is a changin' once again.
Sunday, in addition to being Easter, is the date the United States springs forward to daylight-saving time.
For most of the nation, that means to set clocks ahead one hour before going to bed tomorrow night. The penalty for forgetting is an hour's tardiness at church or other Sunday activities.
Standard time returns Oct. 27.
A few places exempt themselves
from daylight time: Arizona,
Hawaii, part of Indiana, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands and
American Samoa.
having barbecues or just idly relaxing outdoors.
For the rest of the nation, the change means later sunsets for people to enjoy working on gardens or outdoor projects, playing sports,
Safety officials remind Americans that changing the clocks provides a good opportunity to change batteries in smoke detectors, to ensure they are ready to sound off in case of fire.
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