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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
1
Australian police hunted a man nicknamed Mr Brown after he deceived Qantas into paying 500000 dollars in ransom during a bomb scare on a Boeing 707 carrying 128 passengers and crew. The man, well educated and well dressed, had a false beard and fled in a yellow Kombi van after collecting the money in Sydney.
Auctions for restricted land leases drew weak turnout with 13 leases selling above reserve and 40 passing in. A record bid of 4600 dollars marked the top price under the system, while many blocks failed to meet the reserve or were sold at minimum bids amid overall slow bidding and one bidding mishap.
Police identified the boy found last week at the Canberra Showground as Stephen Kiraly of Bond Beach Sydney. The discovery was confirmed last night after prior reports.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Juan Corona aged 40 on nine murder counts for killings of nine men found buried in an orchard. Victims, all middle aged Caucasians and transient field workers, were stabbed or hacked to death with a machete or large knife and buried face up under ground with shirts pulled over their heads.
Passengers in Sydney praised the crew for calm, organized handling during a bomb scare on a 707 flight. The plane was searched three times, luggage removed, and even the carpet was lifted as cold air was used to “freeze” a suspected bomb. No panic occurred. oxygen was explained and flights continued with drinks served.
Gang Gang identifies a Canberra based prominent Borneo politician as a major investor in Singapore's troubled press and reports his denial of being a sinister figure. The page notes this on Page 3 with reference to August 20.
An anonymous caller directed a bomb scare against a Qantas jet bound for London. Interpol alerted authorities as the Sydney airport and Navy prepared a full emergency. A ransom demanded of 500000 was paid to Captain Ritchie in two blue suitcases, then the suspect fled in a yellow Kombi van. No bomb was aboard the aircraft and all passengers were safe.
Canberra residents report yesterday that a bomb threat mirrored the late night ABC film Doomsday Flight. The movie starring Van Johnson and Edmund O’Brien featured a man using a barometric device set to explode on descent. A bidder named Brown extorted money from an airline, and the aircraft was diverted to a high altitude airport to prevent detonation. Civil Aviation received several calls suggesting a Qantas landing at Canberra or Cooma.
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