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TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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What happened All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque)News report · Jul 28, 1:14 AM

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.

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