McCarran joins in new security regulations

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Monday, Jan. 5, 1998 | 10:25 a.m.

The most significant changes involve bag matching and passenger profiling.

The bag matching provision means a passenger's bags may not be transported unless the passenger is on that flight. The security measure is already implemented on international flights and has been done on a limited basis on domestic flights.

Also being phased in is a new Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening program, which selects certain baggage for examination.

Authorities have not determined what caused the TWA jet to explode shortly after leaving New York City on a flight to Paris, but have ruled out terrorism. The crash prompted new security guidelines, some of which went into effect at airports around the country on Thursday.