CREW IN AIRPORT TRANSIT LOUNGE



SHOTS OF GIRLS



GERMAN CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWING CAPTAIN ACROSS TABLE



NBC INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN




Initials



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Background: THE STEWARDESSES AND CREW OF THE HIJACKED LUFTHANSA JET ???KRE RELEASED TONIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW EMPTY WITH THE HIJACKERS TAKEN AWAY PRESUMABLY BY THE GOVERNMENT BUT NOBODY AT PRESENT KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE OR WHAT CONCESSIONS IF ANY WERE GRATED THEN. THE FEELING IS THAT AGREEMENT WAS REACHED WITH THEM BY LUFTHANSA BUT ALL OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING VERY QUIET. THE STEWARDESSES SHOWED LITTLE SIGN OF THEIR ORDEAL AND MOST OF THE ??? APART FROM STUBBLE LOOKED REASONABLY FIT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAPTAIN WHO LOOKED AND MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. HE HAD BEEN CHARGING THE AIRCRAFT BATTERIES ON AND OFF ALL DAY WITH THE DYNAMO ON BOARD PRESUMABLY IN PREPARATION OF TAKE-OFF WHICH DON'T OCCUR.