Hijackings prompt Miami security probe at San Juan airport
Officials probe security at San Juan airport after Capitol Air Flight 236 was hijacked two weeks apart. A barefoot woman with a turban detoured the DC-8 from San Juan to Miami and Chicago to Havana, carrying a flare pistol. The 248 passengers landed safely in Miami after about three hours in Cuba. Cuban authorities arrested the suspected hijacker. the weapon is believed to be a flare gun. The May 1 diversion by a man claiming a gun yielded no weapon found.
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Miami
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Capitol Air
Federal Aviation Administration
Chicago
Havana
Cuba
FBI
Jim Freeman
Bombings traced to United Freedom Front on Long Island and Queens
FBI linked two bombings at Army Reserve Center Hempstead and U S Naval Reserve in Whitestone to a group linked to earlier New York bombings. Authorities note no serious injuries or damage and suspect a common source with a similar name United Freedom Fighters claiming December attacks on South African Airways in Elmont and IBM in Harrison.
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Hempstead
N.Y
Long Island
Queens
New York
FBI
Army Reserve Center
United Freedom Front
U.S. Naval Reserve Office
Whitestone
United Freedom Fighters
South African Airways
Elmont
New York City
IBM
Harrison
Westchester County
Morticians push for bill's death in FTC price rule fight
Washington AP report on moves to block a federal rule requiring funeral directors to provide itemized price lists and discuss costs by phone. House and Senate actions falter as opponents seek alternatives, while lawsuits proceed in Richmond. Funeral directors vow Supreme Court challenge if needed.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
House Energy and Commerce
Marty Russo
Senate
Russo
FTC
Commission
Richmond
William P. Rutherford
National Funeral Directors Association
Supreme Court
Rutherford
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