Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., 29, of Provo, Utah, was arraigned in Salt Lake City, April 9, 1972 on federal charges of air piracy in connection with the daring hijack of a United Air Lines 727 jet over Colorado.

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Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., 29, of Provo, Utah, was arraigned in Salt Lake City, April 9, 1972 on federal charges of air piracy in connection with the daring hijack of a United Air Lines 727 jet over Colorado.

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