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Aviation Security

The federal government is looking at a new generation of safety technologies for the airline industry. The effort follows a year in which scores of people died in two highly publicized crashes of TWA and Valuejet planes. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports the new safety measures could save lives, but the cost will be high and industry executives are worried about having to bear the burden.

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