Hijack on Western Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City
Denver pilots recount hijack on Western Airlines Flight 60 from San Diego to Denver. A hijacker demanded Salt Lake City as the destination claiming a bomb, but no injuries occurred and the suspect, Jerry Mills, was arrested on the runway in Salt Lake City. The incident marked one of the first domestic in-flight hijackings since 1976.
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Chicago
Pistol packing boy creates quite a stir at Port Columbus
A five year old boy carrying a chrome cap gun triggered security at Port Columbus and caused him and his mother to miss their flight to New York. Security guard John Welch inspected the child's suitcase after a metal detector alerted, finding the toy gun hidden with a Bugs Bunny coloring book. The FAA requires a report on any item resembling a firearm, and the family was forced to fill FAA forms before their plane departed without them.
Wind limits cut St Vincent air link service
The wind over 20 miles an hour prevents takeoffs from St. Vincent’s 4,600 foot runway, halting the island’s only regular air connection with the world. Avro jetprops cannot depart when the wind is downwind, severing link to external flights.
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Carter's Camp David Retreat Quiet Privacy for Carter
Carter returns to the White House after another Camp David visit highlighting the retreat's privacy and rustic charm. The Camp in Catoctin Mountains is heavily guarded with fences and Marines, a place used by presidents since FDR and renamed Camp David by Eisenhower.
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