Pilot Wounded In Skyjacking Gets Call From Nixon
Washington AP report says Captain Dale C. Hope was shot in the stomach during Thursday's hijacking attempt of a TWA flight. President Nixon called to commend the pilot as a national hero, and the nurse who answered conveyed the message.
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Wife recalls hijacker Barkley before Phoenix ordeal
The hijacker Arthur Barkley told his wife he planned a Washington trip to settle his tax case as he hijacked a Trans World Airways jet and demanded 100 million. Barkley was overpowered by crew at Dulles International Airport after a tense eight hour standoff. The president and medical staff spoke with hostages and pilots during the crisis while Barkley’s family described his long history of illness and instability.
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