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...that far. Just after takeoff, Stewardess Idie Concepcion, 21, noticed that the passenger was sweating profusely and acting nervous. She was about to report him to the pilot as a possible hijacker when the young man, Rich ard Allen Obergfell, 26, of New York City, grabbed her by the neck and, with an automatic pistol at her back, forced her toward the cockpit. He told the captain, Albert Hawes: "Take this plane to Milan. Italy...
Roman Holiday. Pilot Hawes convinced Obergfell that his craft could not reach Milan, so they arranged to return to La Guardia for one that was properly equipped. Obergfell seemed distracted, talking vaguely about personal problems. "If you knew," he told the stewardess, "if you knew." Later he asked Miss Concepcion if she wanted to go to Rome with him. "What can I say?" she asked, aware of the gun pointed at her head. "You haven't had a vacation yet, have you?" he asked. In fact, the stewardess had worked for TWA only two months...
Calculated Risk. As the plane approached, Obergfell moved toward the boarding ladder that had already been placed on the runway. He was holding the stewardess so close that twice she stepped on his foot. "What are you trying to pull?" he demanded. Then, for a moment, he pulled three steps away from her. FBI Agent Kenneth Lovin, who had been tracking Obergfell in his hairline sight from about 75 yds. away, fired. The first bullet slammed into the skyjacker's right shoulder and came out the left. He dropped to the ground, scrabbling to reach his pistol, and Lovin...
...marry. He was raised in New York City and was, according to his sister, "a plain, quiet guy whom life had kicked around a lot." Some wondered about the FBI's judgment in blasting him with a deer rifle. Had the agent missed, Obergfell might have shot the stewardess. John Malone, the assistant FBI director in New York, explained it simply as "a calculated risk...
...Enter Liberal Writer Arthur Schlesinger Jr. on his way to the tourist section. He spots Buckley and stops to needle him about preparing so frantically for the public debate scheduled to take place between them in Boston that evening. Scene Two: Tourist compartment. Schlesinger receives small package from stewardess. He unwraps it, finds cigar with a note: "Arthur-this is my contribution to your last meal. Bill." Scene Three: Logan Airport, Boston. Buckley and Schlesinger meet after disembarking from plane. Schlesinger: "Now I understand what's wrong with American conservatives. They may travel first class, but they smoke terrible...