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American hostage photographed captors in Beirut
Peter W. Hill a Chicago area travel agent held in Beirut after the TWA 847 hijacking hid his Canon camera in a confiscated suitcase and secretly shot a 36 exposure color roll. He captured captors, the holding building, and surroundings for security use and plans to donate proceeds to Word of Life Assembly of God Church in Springfield VA.
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Chicago
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Robert D. Stethem
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