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Savannah hijacker recalls life in Cuban prison diary
Robert M. Helmey, a Savannah lumber dealer, described 103 days of isolation in a Cuban cell after hijacking a United Airlines jet to Havana on January 11, 1969. He said he kept a diary scrawled on walls and a tablecloth, endured minimal food, lack of sanitation, and severe weight loss before his April 23 release and surrender to U S authorities.
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