FAA imposes tougher security on US airlines after Pan Am 103 bombing
FAA Administrator T Allan McArtor announced new measures requiring x ray or physical checks of all checked bags and enhanced passenger screening at about 103 Western European and Middle Eastern airports. The plan aims to start within 48 hours and may add up to an hour of delay, with devices to detect explosives accelerated for delivery.
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Fort Des Moines partial sale planned amid historic status
A commission report recommends closing about 56 acres of the south portion of Fort Des Moines, noting the site is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Army Reserve unit says only 38 acres remain of the original 640-acre post, with much deeded to Polk County and Des Moines for county facilities. Contamination and pesticide residues complicate sale, though cleanup is handled by the Defense Environment Restoration Program.
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Five bases face shutdown or realignment under defense panel
A defense panel proposes partial shutdowns and realignments for five bases including Fort Dix New Jersey and Fort Meade Maryland, with Fort Dix to semi active status and 4 686 jobs at risk. The plan also targets Hunters Point Galveston and Lake Charles naval stations for closure and ports construction halts. Congress reaction largely favorable with senators Nunn Warner optimistic, while Dixon and Simon note Illinois losses including Chanute and Fort Sheridan.
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Influenza activity seen as scattered early in 1988 89 season
Iowa reports 39 659 flu cases through last week with 89 lab confirmed in early year. Small outbreak in Ohio and scattered suspected cases in Arizona Hawaii Maryland Michigan Texas. Experts note lab testing undercounts and season timing remains unpredictable.
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Confession Clears College Instructor in Bomb Threat Case
An 11-year-old admitted writing a note claiming bombs on an American Airlines flight, leading to charges against UC Berkeley lecturer Peter Canning being dropped. Canning was arrested in Albuquerque after the note was found aboard a later flight. no flight threat materialized. The boy and parents reported the incident, and prosecutors declined to pursue charges.
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Local Laundromat Vandalism Catches Two Juveniles on Tape
Video shows two juveniles starting a small fire that rekindled to destroy two machines causing about 1200 dollars in damage. Neuhaus has shared the tape with law enforcement and school officials without success. Augustine considers rewards from chamber and police funds while TV stations weigh airing the footage.
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Gunman Holds Hostages at Omaha Beauty Salon Standoff
Police surrounded a south Omaha beauty salon after a man with a gun took hostages including a 28 year old stylist on site. Four hostages were released by 5 p.m. As night fell negotiators worked with a minister and family members while police checked the gunman's background with Iowa authorities.
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Census data show slower declines in Midwest population
The Census Bureau notes a regional rebound with the Midwest gaining about 1 million people since 1980 and Michigan up 2.3 percent in three years. Wyoming fell by 7.6 percent, while New Hampshire and Nevada topped 1 million residents for the first time with rapid growth rates in the West and South.
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