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August 31, 1996Web posted at: 11:00 p.m. EDT
Airport computers could detect potential terrorists
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Airline passengers would be flagged by a computer-profile system as potential terrorists under a proposal reportedly under review by an aviation safety panel.
The goal is to identify passengers whose baggage should be scanned by high-tech equipment that is considered too expensive and time-consuming to use on every piece of luggage, Saturday's Washington Post reported.
Computer profiles of passengers would be created with information such as bill-paying records and flying habits so officials could decide which baggage to check.
The paper quoted an adviser to Vice President Al Gore, who heads a presidential commission established after July's fatal explosion of TWA Flight 800. The panel is to report to President Clinton September 9 about plans for a national explosives detection system.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Titanic expedition got relics -- just not the hull
BOSTON (CNN) -- A failed attempt to raise a large chunk of the Titanic still has some things to show for its $5 million salvage effort.
Organizers retrieved numerous artifacts from the ocean bottom, ranging from beer bottles to telegraph equipment. They planned to display some of their treasures Sunday at news conferences in Boston and New York.
The expedition ended Friday after lines used to lift a 21-ton piece of the ocean liner's hull snapped. There will be no other attempts this year. The "unsinkable" Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from England to New York. At the time, it was the world's biggest ocean liner.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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