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Bush Administration Assails United Airlines Security.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2001

Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 6--U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta on Monday condemned the lapses at O'Hare International Airport that allowed a man to bring seven knives and other weapons through a United Airlines security checkpoint, saying he was ordering the airline to retrain all of its screeners in Chicago.

Speaking in Chicago, Mineta called the breakdown a "case of dramatic dimensions" and said the incident Saturday prompted him to call a meeting with the chief executives of the nation's airlines to discuss the continued problems with airport security.

"When there are screw-ups, there is going to be a sting," Mineta said.

The man arrested at O'Hare, Subash Bahadur Gurung, appeared in...

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