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The Nation - News from Jan. 6, 1986

The general manager of New York’s Kennedy International Airport has asked all airlines to tighten security in the wake of two terrorist attacks at European airports last month that killed 19 people, an official said. Kennedy General Manager Richard Rowe, in a bulletin to airlines, suggested that they ban anyone but ticketed travelers from their check-in areas and departure lounges, spokesman John Hughes of the Port Authority said. Two airlines--El Al and Air-India--already have such rules, he said.

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