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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1968
Page
14
A hijacker with a gun and a baby seized a charter plane in Miami demanding a trip to Cuba. The pilot James Vach, 21, was released after three hours at Havana's airport and returned to Florida. The incident began as a $5 sightseeing flight over Naples, Florida.
Three American pilots Maj. James F. Low Maj. Fred N. Thompson and Capt. Joe V. Carpenter were released from North Vietnam detention after up to seven months. They underwent medical checks at Andrews Air Force Base before heading home and predicted more captives would be freed.
In a joint interview released by Associated Press, Capt. Carpenter and Lt. Thompson described their captivity in North Vietnam after their jet fighters were shot down. They cited brain washing rumors and described prison food as substantial though different from American fare. Thompson noted weight stability, while Carpenter confirmed capture dates and mission bases in Thailand.
Washington AP Navy declines to confirm or deny a Newsweek report that top secret listening devices recorded sounds of the ocean crushing the nuclear submarine Scorpion around May 21. Pentagon sources say tapes were checked after Scorpion failed to return from a cruise. Navy condolences were issued to the 99 crewmen. The search centers in a highly suspect area about 450 miles southwest of the Azores, depths to 12,000 feet. A Navy board of inquiry completed an investigation not yet made public.
A North Central Airlines Convair 580 landed safely in Milwaukee after a private Cessna 150 rammed it. Three light-plane occupants died in the crash. the copilot sustained serious injuries and a 35-member NTSB team investigated the cause.
The 1968 Shenandoah Valley Music Festival begins Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Orkney Springs Pavilion with a pops program. The Festival Orchestra, 96 musicians from 25 states, will be led by multiple conductors including Dr. Richard Lert and Robert Kreis.
Leo Brassick, chief engineer at the Shedd Aquarium, is responsible for simulating a global fish habitat. A gas heated system warms 12,000 gallons of water for salt water to 72 degrees and fresh water to 77 degrees, while 65 tanks of tropical fish require 80 to 82 degrees at all times.
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