Stewardess Foils Refugee Hijacking Aboard Eastern Flight
A Cuban refugee, Guillermo Lima-Herandez, 24, attempted to hijack Eastern Airlines Flight 5 from Newark to Miami using two plastic tubes as dynamite. A flight attendant and two passengers subdued him in under three minutes, with no injuries among 79 passengers and six crew. Lima-Herandez faces air piracy charges. the incident follows a string of hijacks by sealift refugees.
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Miami
UPI
Guillermo Lima-Herandez
Eastern Airlines
Newark
FBI
Arthur Nehrbass
Lima
United States
Sealift
Union City
N.J
West Palm Beach
Nebrbass
Havana
Cuba
Nehrbass
Ramon Baptiste
Radio proves someone survived Navy copter crash
Rescue teams from Canada and the United States search rugged Mount Redoubt terrain after a Navy helicopter with seven aboard goes missing while aiding two injured hikers. An emergency radio beacon confirms at least one person is alive, guiding ongoing ground and air efforts despite icing and bad weather.
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Bellingham
Wash
UPI
Canada
United States
Neil Clement
Whatcom County
Department of Emergency Services
Mount Redoubt
Navy
Clement
Larry Mount
Abscam trial cites survivor Schwartz in court
In Philadelphia a crowded federal court heard Abscam footage from the bribery trial of George Schwartz and Harry Jannotti. The tape shows Schwartz accepting a $30,000 envelope from an undercover agent as part of a scheme to influence council action while he boasted of political reach and availability.
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Philadelphia
UPJ
Abscam
George Schwartz
FBI
U.S
Schwartz
Harry P. Jannotti
Jannotti
Howard L. Criden
New York
Michael Waid
Barclay Hotel
Waid
Ward
Howard
Wald
Council
Thurmond denies bribery deal in Jenrette Abscam case
Rep John Jenrette on trial for bribery boasted he could arrange for Sen Strom Thurmond to sponsor an immigration bill for a payoff. Thurmond testified he had never been asked to sponsor such a bill and would not accept payoffs. Evidence showed tapes of Jenrette discussing the scheme and a bribe offer by an undercover agent.
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Washington
UPI
John Jenrette
D-S.c
FBI
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Jennette
Jenrette
Abscam
South Carolina Republican
John Stowe
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Kenneth Robinson
Anthony Amoroso
Missouri governor backs 4.1 billion toxic fund plan
Missouri Governor Teasdale urged a national state federal partnership to create a 4.1 billion superfund to clean up toxic chemical waste sites and reimburse victims. Union Carbide official Jackson Browning warned the plan is excessive and punitive while New York New Jersey and counties supported it.
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Washington
UPI
Missouri
Joseph Teasdale
Teasdale
Jackson Browning
Union Carbide
Senate
National Governors’ Association
Senate Finance Committee
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Jim Ashlock
Baptiste
Ashlock
Sam Blyrk
Guillermo Lima
Oberlin
Elyria
Ohio
Pryria
Lorain
Congress
Wilmot Printing Company
Temple CT
Isi Howe T. I
Oldsmobile
Lansing
M Capital
Bottom
Bob Chocte
Elyria Memorial Hospital Center
Mie Medical
Ridgeville
Ms. Caruso
Northern Savings and Loan Company
JAIN
Second
Elyria Mall
Midway Mall
Moran
Elyria College Park
Antioch Drive
Community College
North Ridgeville
Center Ridge Road
Root Road
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