Word: pranks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after the Chronicle received its threat, an anonymous letter to the Times seemed to call the whole thing off. "Since the public has such a short memory," this message read, "we decided to play one last prank to remind them who we are. But no, we haven't tried to plant a bomb on an airline (recently...
...Prank or not, authorities took no chances. The Federal Aviation Authority imposed strict security measures at California's major airports. At Los Angeles International Airport, for example, outbound passengers were required to show identification at every stage of the departure process, from curbside baggage check-in to final boarding. The Postal Service announced that it would not accept any first-class mail in California that weighed more than three-fourths of a pound. Jitters were everywhere. A lawyer on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco was briefly interrogated by the fbi because he bore a passing resemblance...
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Federal authorities are keeping security tight at California airports despite a new letter from the Unabomber that sayshis threat to blow up a plane leaving Los Angeleswas merely a hoax. "Since the public has a short memory, we decided to play one last prank to remind them who we are," reads a letter sent to The New York Times and authenticated by the FBI last night. "But, no, we haven't tried to plant a bomb on an airline (recently)." His joke was lost on the state of California, where thousands of postal workers continued to comb through parcels, diverting...
Federal authorities are keeping security tight at California airports despite a new letter from the Unabomber that says his threat to blow up a plane out of Los Angeles was just a hoax. "Since the public has a short memory, we decided to play one last prank to remind them who we are," reads a letter sent to The New York Times and authenticated by the FBI last night. "But, no, we haven't tried to plant a bomb on an airline (recently)." The serial mail bomber,who since 1978 has mailed or planted 16 package bombs that killed three...