Show A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday September 15 2002 Q Nation Add - H m aumoveirsaiii'y week taveDeirs joery PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One plane returned to the airport after a flight attendant mistook a comb for a knife A search was triggered by a passenger thinking he heard someone say he left a bomb on board One flight got a military escort because a woman didn't understand instructions to stay in her seat Travelers were more jittery this week than usual as the nation marked the one-yeanniversary of the terrorist attacks "People are a little more jumpy a little more aware and a little mote nervous this week" said Brian Doyle a spokesman for the Transportation Safety Administration “I think people will get a teeny bit more relaxed die further we get away from Sept 11” On Wednesday three aircraft were diverted in incidents that turned out to be harmless A day later two planes got military escorts and a third was searched on the ground None of the incidents proved to be tenor-relate- d David Stempler president of the Air Travelers Association a passenger advocacy group said the recent incidents appeared to be a combination of misunderstandings and poor communication ar sometimes sparked by a language barrier "These security rules have strict requirements and harsh constraints on people and they need to be clearly enunciated and explained to passengers And that becomes tougher when you have a language gap" he said Bill Shumann a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said die number of incidents should recede when the government rolls back its tenor alert warning from its second highest level where it was set this week Federal statistics indicate airlines usually deal with about 300 unruly passengers a year But before the Sept 11 attacks it was rare for a plane to be diverted or ordered to land the FAA said Among the incidents this Fort Smith Ark after one man ignored a flight attendant's request to leave a bathroom and his traveling companion later insisted on using the same restroom In an incident minutes later an Air Portugal flight to New York was escorted to an air base in Delaware after a miscommunication between conthe pilot and trollers A United Airlines jet was searched in Chicago after a passenger told authorities he overheard another flier say he left a bomb on die plane Police said the tipster misheard the word “bag” as week: An American Airlines airplane returned to Houston after a flight attendant mistook a passenger’s comb for a knife A Russian cargo plane bound for Texas was escorted by fighter jets to a base in Massachusetts before officials realized it was carrying Amer- air-traf- ican soldiers A Northwest Airlines jet bound for Las Vegas landed in NEW YORK (AP)— The waters off ground zero came alive with more than 1000 sailboats Saturday at a New York Harbor gathering that paid tribute to those killed one year ago at the seated National Airlines spokesman Dik Shimizu said conthe pilot asked trollers for guidance and was instructed to land “I can’t even imagine how this woman felt when she realized that she was the reason the plane was in Philadelphia” Shimizu said air-traffi- CHARLOTTE NC(AP) — A Republican candidate for World Tirade Center The armada was overseen by former fire commissioner Thomas Van Essen who lost 343 firefighters in the Sept 11 terrorist attack He called the “Sail for America" event another step forward for “a country a city and a people who have begun to heal” In what was billed as New York’s symbolic rebirth flotillas of boats converged in the harbor after sailing from the East River the George Washington Bridge and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge Aboard the boats more than 3000 memorial flags were flown — each bearing the name of a victim from the terrorist attacks in New York Washington and Pennsylvania The flags will eventually be presented to the victims’ families The flags were the idea of Cathy DeRubbio whose brother:in-la- w David died on Sept 11 “The families have called me blessed me cried" she said “Sailing is soothing" Also on Saturday hikers planned to place American flags at the top of New Hampshire’s 48 peaks that are taller than 4000 feet elevation Hjkep were to leave the banners flying for 2 hours then bring them down i AP photos The waters off ground zero came alive with more than 1 000 sailboats Saturday at a New York Harbor gathering that paid tribute to the victims murdered one year ago at the World TradeCenter The 'Sail for America" event was billed as New York's symbolic rebifttvas-flotitarboats converged in the harbor after sailing form the East River the Georae Washington BridgOTM tMTOrrBMTBNaifows Bridge of Christian Coalition drdpsicampaign finance suit decided to concentrate on its annual “Road to Victory” religious and legislative conference in Washington in October and on the fell elections The group’s legislative priorities include fighting abortion rights promoting education and trying to lower taxes on families “There’s just so much energy and so much time and so we just decided we would not stay in it” Combs said The litigation’s cost was also a factor Combs said adding that she did not have an estimate on how much her group has spent on it The coalition filed suit in April the week after President Bush signed the legislation into law The coalition’s lawyers in the cate include former White- water special prosecutor Ken-neth Starr He also represents a range of other plaintiffs in such as Sen Mitch y McConnell the National Right to Life Committee the American Civil Liberties Union Associated Builders and Contractors Inc and the Libertarian National Committee The plaintiffs contend the new restrictions on campaign contributions election-tim- e political ads and other political activities Violate constitutional rights The Christian Coalition believes that the new coordi- the-cas- R-K- free-spee- ch e nation rules the law requires- the Federal Election Commis- sion to set which cover the political activities groups con- duct with campaigns’ cooperation will prevent the coalition from asking candidates about their views Fred Wertheimer president duced any documents during the period of the case which epds this month The coalition’s decision to drop its lawsuit “means the Coalition now will not have to answer any questions about their own campaign-relate- d activities" Wertheimer said Combs said the coalition’s withdrawal to do wife requests that it turn over internal political documents to others involved in the case fact-findi- ng ’ ofDemocracyil a campaign finance watchdog group helping to defend the law said the Christian Coalition’s withdrawal came before it pto- - had-nothin- ATT ENT Congress is offering campaign volunteers extra protection for their forays into immigrant neighborhoods — escorts from the National Rifle Association Democrats said the offer by incumbent Rep Robin Hayes’ ' campaign is an insult to resi- dents and they held a rally Saturday “A representative in Con- gress should not be afraid of the district they represent” said Mecklenburg County Democratic Chairman John Cotham one of about 1$ people who turned up in the rain to protest “That’s the most insulting comment I’ve heard a politician ever make about his constituents” he said In an sent Thursday to Republicans in the county about a campaign gathering Hayes' campaign managers r: i said volunteers need not fear “NRA members will cover neighborhoods that might be ! uncomfortable for some vol- said unteers” the Hayes campaign manager Richard Hudson later conceded the message may have been insensitive and he said he hbped the NRA escorts would not be carrying guns “I could understand going back and reading it that it could have been worded better” Hudson said He said the campaign’s main concern is traffic and not crime ail ail fast-movi- ng ON I Utah Principals & Superintendents The TPLUS Project Amtsubishi (Technology for Principals Leading Utah Schools) THE JIG 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