The State - News from March 15, 1988
The Golden Gate Bridge was closed to traffic for nearly an hour while a bomb squad investigated a 100-foot rope dangling over the side with a barrel tied to it. The barrel was found to contain only some newspapers, bottles and garbage, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said, adding that it was not known who was responsible.
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