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Newspaper

Lincoln Journal

Location

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1977

Page

6

Hannan’s Class Mates Remember A Friend Gone Far

Grand Island Central Catholic High School classmates of 1966 mourn a friend named Michael Hannan. Reports tied him to a Frontier Boeing 737 hijacking and an Atlanta bank robbery case with associate George Stewart. Friends recall a sharp student turned by Vietnam to drugs and disconnection, ending in a life far from their memories.

C. David Kotok Grand Island Central Catholic High School Mike Hannan Grennan Thomas Michael Hannan Frontier Grand Island Robert Placke Kearney Hannan Vietnam Carl Tesmer Atlanta Stewart Mobile Prichard Northside Parkway National Bank of Georgia University of Nebraska- Lincoln John F. Kennedy College Wahoo Kearney State College Jeff Hayman Placke Hayman Mike Hamik Berkeley Calif FBI O’brien Ala Nebraska Thompson

Hannan and Stewart inbank robbery and hijacking spree

Hannan and Stewart, both charged with a $7,000 Atlanta bank robbery, hijacked a plane to Kansas City and Atlanta, released passengers, then Hannan killed himself after negotiations failed. Thompson and FBI officials described the standoff and demands for $3 million and parachutes.

Kansas City Hannan Chance Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport Stewart FBI Dunn E. J. Curtis G. H. Jones

Security chief says more measures could not prevent hijack

Grand Island UPI reports airport manager Roger Burdick defended current security after Frontier Airlines Flight 197 hijacked by Thomas Michael Hannan, who commandeered the jet to Atlanta and killed himself. Burdick stated no security changes could have prevented the incident.

Grand Island UPI Frontier Airlines Hall County Roger Burdick Thomas Michael Hannan Atlanta

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