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Airspace over Las Vegas Strip to be closed New Year's Eve
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Posted on 12/29/2003 9:19:06 PM PST by ETERNAL WARMING
LAS VEGAS, NV, December 29
Airspace over Las Vegas Strip to be closed New Year's Eve
Jerry Bussell, Governor Kenny Guinn's adviser on homeland security, tells The Associated Press that the airspace over the Las Vegas Strip will be closed New Year's Eve.
A spokeswoman with the US Department of Homeland Security says the agency has received the state's request to close the airspace and is coordinating any action with the FAA.
A spokeswoman with McCarran International Airport says the ban, known as a temporary flight restriction, will implemented on New Year's Eve from 9:00 PM to 3:00 AM. The TFR will involve a ten nautical mile radius from the center of McCarran Airport.
The TFR will not affect commercial airliners or medical, police or military flights. Private planes and tour helicopters will not be allowed to fly in the restricted air space.
McCarran will remain open and operational.
Las Vegas has been mentioned as a possible terrorist target, but officials have yet to say that was the reason behind the ban.
Authorities are expecting more than 200,000 people to flock to the Strip this New Year's Eve.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Nevada; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airspace; lasvegas; lasvegasstrip; nye; orangealert4
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Despite the politicians assertions that there is no truth to reports that terrorists planned to crash airplanes into The Strip, the airspace will be protected on New Year's Eve. For those who don't know, the Strip on New Years is the equivalent of Times Square without buildings standing in the way. They put on a syncronized fireworks display from the tops of the casinos that is truly spectacular. There are hundreds of thousands who attend.
To: ETERNAL WARMING
What we need is a sane immigration policy, and to deport the illegals that are here.
To: ETERNAL WARMING
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posted on
12/29/2003 9:24:19 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Davis is now out of Arnoold's Office , Bout Time!!!!)
To: Brad's Gramma
FYI
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posted on
12/29/2003 9:41:42 PM PST
by
Mo1
(House Work, If you do it right , will kill you!)
To: waterstraat
And... how does that relate to the subject of the thread???
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posted on
12/29/2003 9:48:11 PM PST
by
El Conservador
("No blood for oil!"... Then don't drive, you moron!!!)
To: Mo1
Saw it, thanks!
To: El Conservador
And... how does that relate to the subject of the thread???It makes it easier to blame President Bush.
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posted on
12/29/2003 10:09:21 PM PST
by
PRND21
To: ETERNAL WARMING
The TFR will not affect commercial airlinersThen what's the point?
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Darn it, I was hoping to crash land a Prison Bureau Airplane full of convicts on the strip, and then lead everyone on a chase in a stolen fire truck for new years eve... darn it...
Back to the drawing board I guess ;0)
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posted on
12/29/2003 10:19:57 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: waterstraat
What we need is a sane immigration policy, and to deport the illegals that are here.
Uh huh, the first thing illegals do is fly into Las Vegas ....
To: Chad Fairbanks
Just let them crash into Area 51, then we'll really see the fireworks.
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posted on
12/29/2003 10:22:36 PM PST
by
Cvengr
(0:^))
To: Cvengr
Area 51? Aha! I KNEW Illegal Aliens would be involved somehow ;)
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posted on
12/29/2003 10:23:34 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
I guess that eliminates this years flying Elvises.
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posted on
12/29/2003 10:30:52 PM PST
by
xp38
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I just read your thread...great minds. :)
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posted on
12/29/2003 10:32:41 PM PST
by
xp38
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Also, imagine the casino's/hotels with all that glass! I wonder if the mayor got a clue now?! I'm glad they are doing this, very glad! Have you posted the link for your thread on the ongoing thread EW?
Here
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posted on
12/30/2003 12:58:46 AM PST
by
JustPiper
(Bush+Ridge=TagTeam for Amnesty! Write-In Tom Tancredo in March!!!)
To: waterstraat
Want to help us with showing the politicans we mean business on immigration?
PUT THE BLANKET ON BLANKET AMNESTY
Freeper Winker's Creed
No Person can be considered a "Contributor" to America un-less they are Identified,fingerprinted, placed on the Tax rolls and Social Security with a permanent Address making them a legal Tax paying Citizen; subject to all the rights and provisions this Country provides to its citizens. Otherwise they continue to be a scab and a botch "WE THE PEOPLE"are obligated to support. This is a pay as you go society and not a free lunch. If you live here you work here speak the FIRST Language and swear allegiance to the Constitution then you get to share equally in a system "EVERBODY" Supports and pays into! Time to come out of the woodworks and live in the open or follow your noses back across the Borders!
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posted on
12/30/2003 1:04:22 AM PST
by
JustPiper
(Bush+Ridge=TagTeam for Amnesty! Write-In Tom Tancredo in March!!!)
To: El Conservador; waterstraat; Pro-Bush; FairOpinion; Sabertooth
how does that relate to the subject of the thread???
Your not serious?!
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posted on
12/30/2003 1:05:32 AM PST
by
JustPiper
(Bush+Ridge=TagTeam for Amnesty! Write-In Tom Tancredo in March!!!)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Huh...wonder where the terrorists could've gotten the idea to attack Las Vegas...hmmmm...could Hollywood possibly have influenced them?
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posted on
12/30/2003 1:07:43 AM PST
by
FBD
(Where is Global Warming when we really need it?)
To: waterstraat
What we need is a sane immigration policy,Well you won't get one from this administration, which continues to import about 100,000 new muslim aliens per year as permanent immigrants, and admits countless more muslims as "tourists", "students" etc.
I don't know why George Bush and his handlers won't lift a finger to cut off this flow of poison into our land. Maybe they just want us on the same islamic immigration bandwagon that has paid off so well for France, Britain and the rest of Europe.
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posted on
12/30/2003 1:17:22 AM PST
by
dagnabbit
(2004 Primary Challenger Please ! Dump Bush !)
To: JustPiper
no-brainer if you ask me!
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posted on
12/30/2003 1:21:04 AM PST
by
Pro-Bush
(Homeland Security + Tom Ridge = Open Borders --> Demand Change!)
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