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ABORTED HIJACKING
TAMAYO
In another hijacking, this one involving an American Airlines place, the hijacker kax surrendered to a stewardess after taking off at Oklahoma City today. The hijacker, identifed as 49-year-old Melvin Martin Fisher, had taken control of the plane as it flew from Oklahoma City toward Dallas. He ordered it diverted to Fort Worth, but bad weather forced it to return to Oklahoma City. The pirate made his demands for 550-thousand dollars and had the plane circle while the money was gathered. When the plane landed, he released the passengers and all but one stewardess--the one to whom he handed