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Portland FBI catch hijacker on 707 at airport
A middle aged man in a business suit attempted to hijack Continental Airlines Flight 781 at Portland Airport demanding 500000. FBI arrested Major Burton Davenport 56 of Vancouver Washington on charges of threatening to destroy an aircraft after a suspected nitroglycerin bottle was found to be another substance. Passengers were moved to a Pan American flight as authorities closed in.
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Portland
Ore
FBI
Continental Airlines
Continental
Airlines
Vincent E.ruehl
Major Burton Davenport
Vancouver
Wash