Word: metallics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...terrorist act, but in a week filled with political violence, it raised fresh concerns about the security of U.S. officials. Edward Doster, 20, a former Maryland racetrack stable boy, showed his dependent's pass at State Department headquarters and was allowed to enter without putting his gym bag through metal detectors. Upon reaching the seventh-floor "corridor of power," he went into a men's room and assembled a rifle from the bag's contents. Then he confronted his mother Carole, 44, a secretary in the office of State Department Counselor Edward Derwinski. After an exchange of words, Doster shot...
...Frankfurt, an overstuffed gray travel bag left unnoticed beside a trash can in the international airport blew up next to a row of metal chairs. West German police found the mutilated remains of three victims, who were eventually identified as a Portuguese man and two Australian children. Another 42 were injured, including one American. Police had no clues to the identity or motive of the bomber...
...screening of passengers and their baggage has been routine at all major terminals since the mid-1970s. Individuals must pass through a metal detector, and carry-on luggage is examined, usually by an X-ray machine. These devices can occasionally be fooled: lead-lined bags sold to protect film can shield weapons from detection, and metal foil can sometimes be used to distort the shape of an image. It is up to the operator of the X-ray machine to insist on opening a bag for closer inspection when a blank mass or an unusual image appears on the screen...
...mounted. The Air India flight, whose final ) destination was Bombay, had stopped in Montreal to pick up passengers. While it was taking on baggage there, dogs trained to sniff out explosives began barking. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police subsequently confiscated three "suspicious" pieces of luggage after electronic scanners detected metal inside the bags. The luggage was examined, but no explosives were found...
...Back to the Future goes further: this white '80s teenager must teach black '50s musicians the finer points of rock 'n' roll. Out-rageous! After a thunderous heavy-metal riff, Marty stares at his dumbfounded audience and shrugs, "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it." You bet, Marty. You and your whole movie. Now and for 30 years to come...