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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1978
Page
2
Denver AP recounts three United Airlines crewmen leaping from the cockpit to the runway to foil a hijacking by Clay Thomas Jr. Thomas claimed terminal cancer and aimed to fly to Memphis or Cuba. FBI Denver chief calls crew actions commendable. Thomas arraigned for aircraft piracy with bond set at 250000.
A 15 year old boy reportedly having problems with his girlfriend seized a school bus in Walled Lake Michigan and was shot and wounded by police. He is undergoing surgery in Pontiac and is expected to recover. The driver and five students aboard were not harmed. Police said an anonymous call alerted them to the hijacking plan.
AP report from Jerusalem notes Israel plans retaliation against Palestinian bases in Lebanon for a deadly raid that killed over 30 Israelis. Prime Minister Begin vows to cut off evil PLO while Arafat claims Israeli tank and troop deployments. Regional forces move to Sidon and Tyre as fears rise.
Former CIA director William E Colby asserts in his memoir that President Ford ousted him in late 1975 not over a policy clash but for choosing to cooperate with congressional and executive inquiries into CIA abuses. He notes Kissinger Scowcroft Rockefeller opposed his stance and says the White House preferred stonewalling.
A 15 year old beaten boy at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago was taken off life support at his parents' insistence after doctors declared brain death. Craig Sieck died 14 minutes later. A suspect, James M. Sticka, 17, faces aggravated battery charges as the Cook County state's attorney reviews whether a murder occurred.
The dollar rose modestly in London and Paris while remaining weak in most European markets, and fell to a new low in Tokyo. Analysts say the U.S.-West German support plan for the dollar is insufficient. Morning rates show Frankfurt at 2.0488 marks, Zurich 1.9560 francs, Paris 4.78 francs, Milan 861.5 lire, London 1.9023 dollars per pound, and Tokyo closing at 233,025 yen.
Publisher Larry Flynt remains in serious condition at Emory University Hospital with pneumonia and internal bleeding. He and attorney Gene Reeves Jr. were shot near the Lawrenceville courthouse where Flynt faced trial for distributing obscene material. A $10,000 reward is offered by the Adult Film Association of America. Gwinnett County posted $5,000. Flynt, paralyzed from the mid-thigh, may require further surgery.
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