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Prodigy "death threat" clarification


From: gnu () toad com <gnu () toad com>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 93 05:40:19 -0700



The msg was in a public bulletin board.  It still looks like an overreaction
by a censorship organization, but at least they weren't reading private
email.

        John

AM-PRODIGY CORRECTION

    In MEDINA, Washington item headlined U.S. TEENAGER FINDS
DEATH 'THREAT' HAS ITS PRICE please read in 3rd graf ...The girl
told police she made the threat in a message on an electronic
bulletin board... instead of ...in an electronic message.
(Correcting form of transmission of message). A corrected story
follows immediately.
 REUTER


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