Fake Dynamite Gets School in a Lather
United Press International
SWISSVALE, Pa. —
A bomb scare became a soap opera at the Dickson Elementary School.
After a maintenance worker found a box of dynamite-shaped bars marked “TNT” in the school’s repair shop Monday, authorities evacuated the building and sent 460 pupils home.
A bomb squad was called, but it discovered that the bars were “TNT” soap, a product manufactured in the 1930s.
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