Pilot Recounts Courageous Save On Catalina Charter Flight
Woods, a pilot, described taking control of a four place Cessna after a passenger attacked pilot Erik Meier and a woman on a Catalina Island charter. He fought for control during a rough ascent and steered the plane away from a bluff landing, then landed safely with the assailant subdued. Woods remained in good spirits in hospital with his wife Mary and two daughters awaiting his return.
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ss ._ EICKMEIER
Evelyn L. Rookver
College Ave
Costa Mesa
Woods
Erik Meier
Eickmeier
OODS
Font
Catalina
Pods
Wodds
Booker
Avoods
Catalina Air Strip
Dods
Mary
Crazed Rider Attacks Pilot With Hammer on Plane
Eickmeier attacked pilot Woods with a 15 inch sledgehammer during a flight from Orange County Airport to Avalon. He struck Woods, forcing a crash landing seven minutes later, while Mrs. Rooker defended herself with a heel. Eickmeier, in custody, faced assault charges with intent to commit murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eickmeier
Ie PaCupi
Woods
Ava- Ton
Firestone Sheriff's Station
Jet Raids Blast North Vietnam as Forrestal Loss Shadow Looms
U S jets struck targets across North and South Vietnam amid the loss of the carrier Forrestal. F105s reportedly downed, one pilot missing as Hanoi radio claimed capture. Bombers pounded the Bat Giang rail bridge and strategic sites while Marine casualties rose from gunfire near the Laos border valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Th Fleet
Forrestal
Philippines
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Vietnam
Big Bat Giang
Haiphong
South Vietnam
BSZ
A Shan
Laos
Highlands
Saigon
Teacher Aid Veto Seen by Unruh
Sacramento report says Gov Ronald Reagan plans to veto a costly bill granting teachers retirement benefits for out of state service. Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh confirms the veto and praises Reagan's first legislative session handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Unruh
D-Inglewood
Randolph Collier
Dereka
Robert Monagan
Tracy
Reagan
Battle First Major Forest Fire Near Sonora
California's first major forest fire of the year was 95 percent contained with 300 acres burned in Stanislaus National Forest. Over 450 firefighters battled the blaze through a windy night, aided by four helicopters and aerial tankers dropping retardant. The fire, two days old, caused about $100,000 in watershed damage and threatened pine, fir and brush 50 miles east of Sonora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
California
Stanislaus National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Robert Cope
U S Seizes Third Russia Fishing Vessel
The United States seized a Russian fishing boat near Alaska after repeated violations of the three mile limit. Coast Guard officials cited fines of up to ten thousand dollars and one year imprisonment for the captain, with previous seizures drawing similar penalties. Governor Hickel condemned lenient punishments and urged stronger protection to safeguard Alaska’s fishing industry from intrusions by Japanese and Russian vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonid M. Duschenko
Mitrofania Island
Seal Cape
Tenyo
Coast Guard
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Alaska Coast
Cave fall leaves Tennessee youth with injuries after 70 foot drop
17-year-old John Cheka fell 70 feet in Carpenter's Cave Copper Ridge near the Great Smoky Mountains. His right leg was broken and his face battered. Companions Vernon Bruner and John Connell helped rescue him as Bruner alerted authorities and Connell stayed with Cheka splinting the leg. Cheka was transported to Presbyterian Hospital in Knoxville for surgery and is reported in good condition.
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John Cheka
Bruner
University of Tennessee
Cheka
Connell
Ilinois
Wesleyan College
Chicka
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Compton
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Edward
E. Artesia Blvd
North Long Beach
Edward’ S
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SUN
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