Pilot Tells Harrowing Hijack Flight From Ground to Cuba
Capt. William R. Haas recounts the 29 hour hijack of a Southern Airways DC-9 with three gunmen forcing multiple stops from Birmingham to Havana and Orlando. He describes tire shots by FBI agents, ransom, near disaster, and the tense landing in Cuba after a final dash toward Europe.
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Washington
William R. Haas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Orlando
Fla
Southern Airways
Oak Ridge
Havana
Cuba
Senate
J. J. O'Donnell
Air Line Pilots Association
F.B. I. Haas
Fidel Castro
Detroit
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Cleveland
Toronto
Lexington
Chattanooga
Key West
Haas
No Alarm In Jumbo Jet Cockpit Says Survivor
Miami AP reports Angelo Donadeo the sole survivor from the Eastern L1011 TriStar crash says there was no cockpit alarm before the Everglades plunge that killed about 100. He described joining the crash crew in the wheel well as the plane went down and noted a landing gear light malfunction prior to impact.
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Key West
Atlantic
Switzerland
Haas
Europe
Orlando
F. B.I
Billy Harold Johnson
Harold
Hans
Miami
Fla
Florida Everglades
Angelo Donadeo
Donadeo
Eastern Air Lines
Robert Loft
Albert Stockstill
Donald Repo
Miami International Airport
Everglades
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Kennedy
Loft
Repo
Building Eyed For Legislature
A preliminary plan for a new state legislature building was proposed to the Alabama Legislative Council. The plan, presented by Charles Blondheim of Blondheim Chancey Williams, envisions a structure between King and Pelham streets facing Union Street and linked to the Capitol basement by a walkway.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Legislative Council
House
Sage Lyons
Mobile
Montgomery-Eufaula
Blondheim, Chancey and Williams
Charles Blondheim
King and Pelham Streets
Union Street
Capitol
Schroeder Balances Congress Life with Suburban Home
Pat Schroeder the Denver congresswoman and mother of two juggles duties in Washington and Alexandria as a freshman. She and husband Jim adjust to moving, work, and finding help while she remains one of 14 women in Congress.
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Ann Blackman
Washington
Pat Schroeder
Capital
Congress
House of Representatives
Denver
Alexandria
Schroeder
Colorado
Pat
Capitol Hill
Schroeders
D.-Colo
Jamie
Jim
Tornado kills dozens in San Justo Argentina
Rescue teams comb the grain belt city of San Justo after a tornado cut a 200 yard wide swath, killing 46 and injuring 300. Cars overturned, 30 percent of buildings damaged, emergency zones declared, and Santa Fe mobilizes aid.
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San Justo
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Santa Fe
San Justo Hospital
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Richard Witkins
New York Times News Service
Tennessee
Billy Bob
F.B.I
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Castro
Philip Hannan
Louis Sirgo
New Orleans
Dothan, Ala
Houston County Commission
A. A. Middleton
Bill Baxley
Dothan Eagle
Sanchez Almeura
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