September 11, 1976

TWA 727 commandeered on NY-to-Chicago flight makes refueling stop at Montreal Sept 10 and flies to Gander, Newfoundland, Sept 11 amid repts that hijackers are headed for Europe; hijackers release 33 passengers at Gander but continue to hold 59 others and crew members while awaiting longer-range plane for projected trans-Atlantic flight; FAA describes hijacking as 1st major domestic air piracy since introduction of extensive airport security measures nearly 4 yrs ago; TWA spokesman says it is unclear how--or even whether--security system at La Guardia Airport had been breached; hijackers are believed to possess some explosives, but it is unclear how they are armed; they apparently are seeking to publicize campaign for Croatian separation from Yugoslav federation (M)

says Sept 10 that some lottery vendors are suspected of cheating buyers by keeping tickets they found found to be winners and by selling those they knew were worthless; says he is beginning probe of 3 vendors; warns he will prosecute; will not withdraw tickets; notes that only 3 out of 8,100 lottery dealers are under suspicion; cases involve NYC, Buffalo and Rochester dealers; lottery system described (M)

Trident jetliner with 63 aboard on London-Istanbul flight collides with Yugoslav charter carrier Inex-Adria DC-9 with 113 aboard over Zagreb, killing all in worst mid-air collision in civil aviation history; similar incidents recalled; witnesses describe crash; DC-9 was on Split (Yugoslavia)-Cologne flight; map (M)

NY Times survey on women entering ministry; says that although percentage of women in major Prot seminaries has leaped from 3% to 35% in last decade and hundreds of women have been ordained, women mins are still viewed as no more than curiosities in many chs; women who find parish work become asst pastors or serve at rural chs; virtually all major denominations have made commitments to women's equality and have set up task forces to try to help realize that goal; tight job market complicates situation; Revs Barbara Roche, Barbara Zikmund, Ann Suzedell and Joan Fersborg comment; illus (M)

6 persons, calling themselves Fighters for Free Croatia and who hijacked Trans World Airlines jet, have issued 2 lrs demanding that they must be published in Sept 12 morning editions of NY Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Internatl Herald Tribune and Washington Post (S)