Could U.S. be bombed?
A New Jersey rest area incident centers on Yu Kikimura of the Japanese Red Army, with bombs, timers and gunpowder found in his Mazda. The piece surveys terrorism risks, U.S. defenses, and expert cautions about domestic threats and tougher anti terror laws.
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Christopher Sullivan
Associated Press
Idgefield
N.J
New Jersey Turnpike
Robert Cieplensky
New York
Washington
Toronto
Cieplensky
New Jersey
Yu Kikamura
Red Army
U.S
New York City
Kikumura
Newark
Evolving Threats Highlight U S Terrorism Vulnerabilities
A review notes that despite security measures many groups still threaten banks government offices and critical infrastructure. It cites past incidents from Weather Underground to Puerto Rican separatists and Aryan Nations with FBI data 1983 1987 and notable security reforms while warning that key targets like gas lines water systems and power grids remain at risk.
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Lebanon
Bashir Gemayel
Frank Bolz Jr
Brian Jenkins
Rand Corp
Santa Monica
Calif
Jenkins
United States
Puerto Rico
U.S
Neil Livingstone
FBI
Vermont
Ridgefield
N.J
Miami
Aryan Nations
Idaho
Pennsylvania
White House
Robert Kupperman
The
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Washington
el Rukns Gang
Libya
Hartford
Conn
Los Macheteros
Raymond Levasseur
Massachusetts
Senate Chamber
Crusty Texan takes over judiciary panel
Texas Democrat Jack Brooks becomes chair of the House Judiciary Committee with authority over narcotics gun control civil rights and other explosive issues. Brooks known for blunt wit and tough questioning reshaped oversight and clashes with federal agencies.
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Mike Robinson
Associated Press
Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Jack Brooks
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Brooks
Rayburn
Angelina River
Jasper
House Judiciary Committee
House Committee
House
Air Force
State Department
U.S
Floating shantytown on Town Lake highlights Austin homelessness
In Austin a floating shantytown of three scrapwood huts on Town Lake draws attention to 2700 homeless residents. SPAC founder James Williams and his group lobby City Council for a permanent tent city while passersby jeer and cold winds bite during the idle city scene.
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Austin
Texas
Town
Terry Page
First Street
Page
Street People’s Advisory Council
SPAC
James Williams
Gosling
Williams
University of Texas
Counterfeit fasteners plague Los Angeles construction
The U S Postal Service halted work on its new South Central Los Angeles headquarters after 20 000 foreign made nuts and bolts were found. An October 1 1987 earthquake damaged the building briefly raising fears of greater harm. federal investigators warn counterfeit parts threaten nuclear plants and other critical facilities.
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
U.S. Postal Service
Whittier
Postal Service
Ron Wyden
Dore
Congressional
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
U.S. Customs Service
Westinghouse
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