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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1972

Page

13

Hijacking Cost Is Uncountable

AP reports on the hijacking crisis from 1961 onward. Antonio Ramirez’s May Day cockpit theft foreshadowed a decade of attacks posing risks to 16 900 passengers and crew, prompting federal security measures and Sky Marshal creation.

Washington Antonio Ramirez Havana Francis Xavier Riley Antulio Cuba Fidel Castro Antalio Nixon Sky Marshal Force Eastern Airlines Boston Las Vegas Federal Aviation Administration Pan American World Airways D. B. Cooper Robin Hood Sky Pirates CIA U.S. Marshals and Customs Bureau D.B Cooper FAA

Mequon Nun Aids via Amateur Radio Involving World Contacts

In Mequon Wisconsin an 80 year old nun Sister Mary Lumena Kieffer uses amateur radio to connect people across borders. She began the hobby 16 years ago after high school students inspired her. Her network links doctors and patients with distant contacts in Hollywood Florida and Or other places, aiding eye transplant instructions and family connections across Mexico and South America.

Mequon Wis Sister Mary Mary Lumena Kieffer National Enquirer Hollywood Mexico South America Mary

Tutankhamen Treasures Headed to British Museum Exhibit

Fifty priceless items from Tutankhamun's tomb travel to London for a March 29 exhibit at the British Museum marking the 50th anniversary of the tomb's discovery. The collection, highly valuable, cannot be insured, but the British government provides indemnity and the Air Force will transport the treasures from Egypt with extensive security.

King Tut London Egypt Tutankhamen British Museum Valley of the Kings

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