The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 12, 1980-Page 7
JET COMMANDEERED ON GROUND'
Airliner hijacked in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP)-A man claiming he had a bomb
in his briefcase seized a Northwest Airlines 727 jet on
the ground yesterday afternoon at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport and demanded $600,000 and two
parachutes, authorities said.
Four hours later, at 8:30 p.m. Detroit time, the
hijacker released all 50 passengers, the FBI said, and
30 minutes after that he agreed to switch to another
plane, said FBI negotiator Ron Beiner.
THE MAN THEN asked FBI negotiators for a four-
seat, single-engine plane to be flown by one of the
Northwest pilots, said Beiner, trained in handling
hijacksituations.
The man earlier told negotiators he intended to
parachute from the plane with his money, similar to
the action of the man identified only as Dan Cooper,
who disappeared over southwestern Washington in
1971.
"I'm not crazy," the hijacker said by radio after
the passenger were released. "I don't want to talk no
more."
"IF I GET THAT small plane and parachute, these
people remaining on the plane will be set free and can
go home to their children," he said.
Remaining on the 727 were a three-person flight
crew, a flight attendant and an off-duty pilot, North-
west said. The airport remained open to other flights
during the negotiations.
At about 7:30 p.m. Detroit time, the hijacker,
described asa white male in his early 20s, seta three-
hour deadline for action on his demands, but did not
say what would happen if the deadline was ignored,
Beiner said.
THE MAN WAS in the cabin of the 727, which was
parked on a ramp leading to a runway, said Dennis
Feldman, a Northwest spokesman.
"I work for a man and the thing I do, I kill people
for a living," the man said by radio as he talked with
Beiner.
The man said he was not going to surrender until
his boss was killed, but the boss was not identified
and he did not explain why he wanted him killed.
THE MAN ALSO said he owed people money.
Options to
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this law. Ewartsaid he questioned
where the FBI would get the funds to
track down 80,000 19- and 20 year-old
men.
"I'm convinced that after the elec-
tion, within a year, the next president
will ask for the authority to induct, or
Congress will try to give him the
authority without his asking," Ewart
stated. He explained that was why he
was not registering for the draft.
Ewart said there will be enough in-
dividuals not registering to cause some
problemsfor the government. He added
that this is not only a moral act of
protest, but has practical impact as
well.
"IF THEY (THE government) see
five to seven per cent resistance or
apathy, what sort of indication will they
see when they want to bring back the
draft? I'm scared about what will hap-
pen if we don't stop these things now,"
Ewart emphasized.
For the next few weeks CARD plans
to hand out leaflets explaining the op-
tions to draft registration. They also
plan to offer counseling services.
Hefley said, "Often these young men
are confused about what they should do.
They just want to talk to someone."
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Arena, the convention site, will follow.
The second rally will be on Monday,
July 21 in Ann Arbor in front of the
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