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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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The U.S. House passed a bill requested by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to clarify and stiffen penalties for false bomb threats on airplanes, targeting practical jokers and malicious actors. The bill was sent to the Senate on Monday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) The House has passed a bill clarifying and stiffening penalties for false information about bombs on airplanes.
The bill sent to the Senate Monday was requested by Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy who says too many airplane bomb hoaxers have been acquitted by juries when they said they were just playing a practical joke.
The Attorney General's bill specifically provides punishment for practical jokers-those who give false information knowing it to be false. Maximum penalty would be a $1,000 fine or a year in prison.
Another section would provide a tougher penalty for anyone who gives false information maliciously "or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life." The penalty would be a $5,000 fine or five years in prison.
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Washington
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Monday
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bill passed by house and sent to senate; penalties include $1,000 fine or 1 year prison for knowing false information, $5,000 fine or 5 years for malicious or reckless acts.
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The House passed a bill clarifying and stiffening penalties for false information about bombs on airplanes, requested by Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy due to acquittals of hoaxers claiming practical jokes. It punishes those giving false information knowing it to be false, and provides tougher penalties for malicious or reckless disregard for safety.