Word: hijacking
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...kind of prison, an extreme example of the difficulties the U.S. faces in assimilating the last of the 120,000 Cubans who have flooded the country since April, emblematic of some of the reasons for the despair that has driven a handful of refugees to hijack American airliners to Havana. The seventh U.S. hijacking in 26 days occurred last week...
...cases, the passengers were unharmed and the planes were allowed to return to the U.S.; the fate of passengers and planes in the last three was unresolved at week's end. The second seizure provided a clue to the common motivation, after a would-be member of the hijack gang was arrested at Key West and explained how they felt. "They were very despondent," said FBI Agent Bill Hayes, "mostly because they missed their families...
...help keep him quiet. These guys prefer unmarked trucks because, say, a Mobil truck pulling up to an Exxon station might draw the attention of a prowl car. They drive to a friendly gas station, usually an off-brand place where a deal had been prearranged, sort of a hijack-to-order. It is not too shrewd to grab a tank truck and cruise the streets. Anyhow, the gas is pumped out, and the hijackers are handed 50? a gal., which is 15 big ones and O.K. for a couple hours' work...