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More on the uniform/id stealing scenario. Seems to be something to this considering flight 200 and this.

Initiative aims to prevent terrorists from posing as airline employees
Pilot program to be tested in 8 cities in coming weeks

Also (((Security experiment in place at Md. rail station
Passengers at New Carrollton stop must clear explosives detection machine, have bags screened as part of 30-day pilot program)))

The Associated Press
Originally published May 4, 2004, 11:00 AM EDT
WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Security Administration announced new measures to deter terrorists who seek to infiltrate airport security areas by stealing uniforms or identification from airline employees.

The pilot program, to be tested at eight airports in the coming weeks, will use video surveillance and other technology to identify airline employees by fingerprints or eye-scan matches on a special biometrical ID card.

"This pilot program will test new technologies designed to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to non-passenger controlled areas," said David Stone, TSA's acting administrator. "TSA believes that this cutting edge technology will enhance the security of the aviation system and keep us one step ahead of those who seek to harm us."

Airports participating in the program are in Miami; Newark, N.J.; Boise, Idaho; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Savannah, Ga.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Providence, R.I.; and Tampa, Fla.

Different airports will use different technology. For instance, Miami International Airport will test video analysis to differentiate between authorized and unauthorized personnel entering security areas, while Newark will incorporate fingerprint technology. T.F. Green State Airport in Providence will use eye-scan matches to control access

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Tanker Leaks Caustic Vapor in Yuba City (CA)

By Dave Nielsen/Appeal-Democrat

A tanker truck leaking a toxic chemical Monday on Colusa Avenue in Yuba City sent the driver of a car behind it to the hospital.

Michael Hardesty, 57, of Marysville, was following the truck near Colusa and Gray avenues about 9:30 a.m. when he inhaled ammonium hydroxide, an agricultural chemical that vaporizes on contact with air, Yuba City police Lt. Tom Tappe said.

Hardesty complained of breathing problems and was taken to Rideout Memorial Hospital, Yuba City Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Julian said.

The crew of a Bi-County Ambulance traveling behind the truck noticed the odor and called the truck's owner, Simplot Grower Solutions of Colusa, which called the truck driver.

The truck pulled over and parked behind a Chevron gas station at the southeast corner of Colusa and Clark avenues. Police closed Clark Avenue south of Colusa Avenue as well as the station and a liquor store next door. The Teriyaki House at 716 Colusa Ave. also was closed because of chemical fumes, according to a sign on the restaurant.

Ammonium hydroxide can burn the lungs if inhaled and can also burn the skin, Julian said. The truck, which was on its way to Wheatland, was carrying 3,000 gallons of the chemical, which leaked from a valve on top of the tank, said Yuba City police Lt. Bill Ollar said.

A preliminary investigation indicated the truck had been overloaded and the contents expanded under heat, blowing valve gaskets and allowing the chemical to escape, Ollar said. Simplot Grower Solutions sent another truck to relieve pressure on the valve by pumping part of the chemical from the tanker, Ollar said.

The vapor should not cause health problems in limited concentrations, he said. Link Here