The Nation - News from Feb. 21, 1986

Federal authorities are conducting a comprehensive security review of the nation’s airports to see how vulnerable they are to terrorist attacks, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole disclosed. Dole said the department has already assessed security standards at foreign airports having direct service to the United States. The secretary said officials from her staff, the FBI and other federal officials have met in Washington with airline executives and major airport directors to discuss security concerns.