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Bomb threats force evacuations of county building

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dc.date.accessioned 2019-09-25T14:51:28Z
dc.date.available 2019-09-25T14:51:28Z
dc.date.issued 1974-09-00
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/1000000384
dc.description A pair of bomb threats forced the evacuations of the Metropolitan County Building, the first on Aug. 19, 1974, and another the following day. In the first, authorities responded to telephoned warnings. In the second, an intake worker found a note on her desk signed by "Warriors of the People" and found a stick of dynamite in a drawer. The note said, "The next time it will be for real. Close this slave camp down." The note was signed "W.O.P. Warriors of the People," and was followed by the postscript, "We are prepared to die." Another call Tuesday evening warned that dynamite might be placed at the city's wastewater treatment plant or at the Verona pumping station. Although the warnings caused a lot of anxiety and employee absences, authorities reported no credible threats. en_US
dc.format.medium 35mm BW Negative
dc.subject police public safety bomb threat en_US
dc.title Bomb threats force evacuations of county building en_US
dc.type Image en_US
dc.description.envelope Calhoun County Building: Battle Creek Bomb Threat (Metropolitan Building) formerly Gillis Building 9/74
dc.description.photographer Enquirer and News
dc.description.taxonomy Local News Categories|Crime en_US


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