Hide Article Text (OCR)
• • •western AirlinesBy CHARLES GREEN Associated Press WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) - Akyjacker who extorted $303,000 r$m Eastern Air Lines para-huted into Central Americadfore dawn Saturday, appar-ntly leaving little trace. The ftw of the aircraft landedafely in Mexico, exhausted Rer a 21-hour ordeal that be-* —. * Mm. _Hi in Pennsylvania.Onelit the Boeing 727 jetliner overn isolated region of mountainst Honduras.Another said he bailedver jungles in an area wherele borders of Mexico Britishonduras and Guatemala meet.his his rugged country inhabitants—chiefly ascendants of Mayan Indians.areafewA spokesman for the Hondu-armed forces said- “Theily thing we know with cer9 i • . « _ijntv is that the plane did flyver Honduran territory. We doot know if there was a para-hute.”Theed aThe jetliner and its six ex lusted crew members landed t Merida, on Mexico’s Yuca-in Peninsula, about an hourfter thehijacker left thene. The crew members wentbed.An EALspokesman inHam], Fla., said the plane was » leave Mexico City at 2:30m. and land in Miami at 4:15The spokesmanm.as planned about 6 p.m.Herman Vales Sosa, com-tandant of the airport at Me-Ha, said he was told by the -ew that the man left the line while it was in the vicin-* of San Pedro Sula about 20 Jtjes in from the Caribbean last in northwestern Hon-#as.A Honduran radio broadcastt6r said the hijacker bailed it in the department of Yoro,ir isolated mountain region in eet-central Honduras.the broadcast gave no elabo-ition and the report could not ! confirmed.An Eastern e crewspokesman said apparently didtow exactly w^hen the manfrachuted, presumably stillatching the cash given to himWashington on Friday flsom for 48 passengers.The plane was hijacked short-- after taking off from Allen-Wn, Pa., Friday morning on a ght. to Miami. After the 48(ssengers got off in Washing-n, it flew to New Orleans and en to Central America.Less than an hour after thejuie left Dulles International rport in Washington, the bicker ordered it to return be-use he wanted the ransom infger bills.The stopover in New Orleans Ok five hours. The originalirpose was to refuel, but offi-ils told the hijacker the planetd a malfunctioning hydraulicaj and offered a fresh air* aft.An Eastern official, who ked not to be identified, saide plane change w'as designed give authorities a chance to db the hijacker. But it didn’t rk.The gunman, the crew hud-ed around him. walked 30 feettoss the runway and climbed oard the substitute plane. Her warned official: “The only tng holding back the hammermy gun is my thumb.”Hie hijacker, described as a etnam war veteran about 45 ars old. had said he wantedgo to Belize, capital of Brit-i Honduras.atin JungleThe plane did flv over British a.m. and 6 a.m., EOT.Honduras but did not land at A man calling himself D. B.Belizetho ~u 7,V11 ^uuper IS me only otner hnack-oossession a ♦ ln JlI^jer who parachuted to freedomknives two i.fmn c,ut°« t Wlth rans0m money and eluded crash hlTLtl Pr T\ ^ capture. Last Nov. 24, Coopercigarettes X monpv’ I command«ered a Northwestparachutes. ’ S,X AirUnes Bopin? T27' demandedand got $200,000 and bailed ou. . have over eastern Oregon or easterrjumped some time between 4 Washington.He is believed toSTORE FULL OF NICEGIFTS TO FIT ALL MOM'S!FREE GIFTWRAPPINGF-92I* *immersibleSPRAY. STEAMCOFFEEMAKERDRY IRON II jo give youITS 3 IRONS I ONLY IITHE BE8T CUPOF COFFEEHOOVERDIAL-A-MATIC30% eort efficiMt /•«niis! 2Htimes Ifmore power wifttools!WRRO-MATIC SPEED COOKERCUTS COOKING TIME T0!4JpHiksok tnt tm! 0« piati Mbmhbh MMrol Rmift prtj wn to 6 it.mk rack mE ntip book.R««. 12.99SPECIAL8! 1.9CANISTHISETMr /,7AitfUKJKsrimit• SUOMI• COFFEE4Canisters with fresh styling flair! Graceful and elegant in rich antique brown and gleaming aluminum — t perfect match for West Bend's distinctive400 line cookware. Each canister holds standMdpackage quantities far ooovenient storage.Also Holiday Ceramic CanisterSets in colors from $16.95BUNDT CAKE PANHEAVYTeflon II Finish-Colors Avocado.Harvest Gold-Reg. 7.49C0RNMG*|Nr Complete StockPIE PLATTERSCASSEROLESMENU-ETTE SETS6 CUPDELUXE 8-SPEID PUSHSUTTON SOLID STATS ■LENDIRPERCULATORessModol BLOB*29”SAVE6-cup heat resistant glass container Removable blade assembly Harvest Gold, Avocado,NOW
Newspaper Details
Abilene Reporter News
Abilene, Texas, US
Sun, May 07, 1972
Page 7
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
WV, USA 05 May 2020
Other Publications Near Abilene, Texas
Abilene Semi Weekly Reporter
Abilene Semi Weekly Farm Reporter
Abilene Daily Reporter
Abilene Morning Reporter News
Abilene Morning News
