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CA: Tents at S.J. airport considered for bomb detectors
SJ Mercury News ^
| 11/19/02
| Rodney Foo
Posted on 11/19/2002 9:18:25 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:30:00 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The San Jose airport is looking at plans to add 18 bomb-detection machines and house them in tents to meet a Dec. 31 federal deadline to inspect every piece of checked luggage for explosives.
Officials released no details Monday about how quickly the tents could be in place or exactly when the machines would be installed. The tents are needed because there is no room for the machines in the airport itself.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: homelandsecurity; normmineta; ntsa; sanjose
I reckun that should make Mineta San Jose International Airport the Crown Jewel in Mineta's TSA.
To: NormsRevenge
But Congress -- hearing the pleas of major airports, such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta and Miami, which might have trouble meeting the latest deadline -- is considering giving airports some wiggle room.
Cool. Can the cut me a break on my taxes while they're at it?
To: NormsRevenge
Maybe they could put "Terrorist Happy Hour Here" in Arabic on the tent as well and see if they snag some of the evil-doers.
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11/19/2002 2:28:42 PM PST
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jiggyboy
To: NormsRevenge
Why not? The whole damn Denver Airport is tents...
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