Illinois pilgrims aboard hijacked plane face fear and prayers
Mrs Weber described the atmosphere as frightened and insecure after the Boeing 727 hijacking. Families from Algonquin and Geneva recount their ordeal as authorities released some but kept others aboard. Rev Garrity and parishioners from Illinois held vigils, praying for the crew and passengers as the situation unfolded in Beirut and Athens.
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Renger
Algiers
Beirut
Athens
Greece
Cairo
Rome
Robert Garrity
St. Margaret Mary Church
Algonquin
Ill
Illinois
Holy Land
Algeria
Paris
Hostages Describe Fear After Beirut Hijackings
Released hostages recount frightful hours with Arab hijackers in Beirut. Some described the captors as terrifying and violent, while Penny Bamford, a 34 year old nurse from Hanover Pennsylvania, recalled the gunmen as nervous yet surprisingly kind, noting they fed and watered captives.
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Algiers
Algeria
Beirut
Penny Bamford
Hanover
Sky Pirates
Pilot's brother vows calm aid amid hijacking crisis
Richard Testlake of Erie says his brother John Testlake, the TWA 847 pilot, is a professional, not excitable, and will handle the Beirut and Algiers hijack crisis with composure. The Athens to Rome flight began with 153 aboard and ended with hostage releases and a fatality.
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Erie
TWA
Athens
Rome
Boston
Richard Testlake
John
Hijacking chronology of TWA Flight 847 unfolds across Beirut and Algiers
A chronology outlines TWA Flight 847 hijack events from Athens departure to Beirut refueling, Algiers landings, and passenger releases. It notes hijackers linked to Islamic Holy War, the capture and release of Ali Atwa, and conflicting reports on a U.S. Marine passenger.
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New York
TWA
Flight 847
Athens
Rome
Mediterranean Sea
Beirut
Islamic Holy War
Ali Atwa
Algiers
U.S. Marine
Marine Command
Washington
Atna
Olympia Airways
Atwa
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Garrity
Frances Babinsack
Geneva
Athens-to-Rome
State Department
Beirut International
Reagan
United States
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