Decisions weigh hijacking responses in aviation case
Washington officials say decisions by air crews, in consult with the FBI and federal authorities, balance risks before action on hijack attempts. John H. Shaffer notes a strengthened stance aims to head off killing, with no shoot-first policy, citing two prior hijackings ending in deaths aboard commandeered aircraft.
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Sheriff Charged in Kinney County Altercation
bracketville AP John Sheedy longtime Kinney County sheriff faced charges after a county courthouse confrontation with County Commissioner Davis. Shaffer defended the pilot in a hijack case remark and praised airport security improvements amid ongoing debates over hijacking and airline safety.
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Scouts appoint field director for Polaris Azteo districts
Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America names Joe G. Ramirez as field director of the Polaris and Azteo Districts and as director of the new Model Belles Boy Scout phase. Ramirez, a district Scout executive in Lubbock since 1968, will assume the post Saturday after a career in professional Scouting since 1956.
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