Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 7, 1993 TAG: 9310070167
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Medium
The clue is a telephone call reminder believed to have been written by the bomber around the time of the latest mail bombings in June: "Call Nathan R-Wed 7 PM."
FBI Director Louis J. Freeh said "Nathan R" may be innocently associated with the culprit and urged him or others with knowledge to relay their information to a special toll-free number - (800) 701-BOMB.
Freeh appeared with Ronald K. Noble, assistant treasury secretary for enforcement, and the heads of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau and the chief postal inspector. They formed a task force with the FBI in June to crack the 14 bombings that have killed one person and injured 23 others since 1978.
George Clow, the FBI inspector who heads the task force, declined to explain how the note was unearthed, on grounds that could interfere with the investigation.
But other sources indicated that the telephone reminder was somehow linked to a letter sent to The New York Times in June discussing the bombings and including the initials "FC," which also have been engraved in the bombs that have survived the blasts. The letter was postmarked after the packages containing the bombs were sent but before they exploded.
The letter described its author as "an anarchist group calling ourselves FC" and promised "information about our goals at some future time." Clow said that information has not been forthcoming, leading investigators to fear the bomber will strike again.
by CNB