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Suspects being held
in extortion attempt
United Press International
BAYTOWN — Federal
agents in Arizona were holding
two suspects Saturday pending
filing of charges in a multimilion
dollar extortion attempt on a
Gulf Oil’s chemical plant near
Houston where five bomb-like
devices were found and subse
quently defused.
The suspects were arrested at
a service station in Apache Junc
tion, Ariz. late Friday night, fol
lowing an intense investigation
which began Tuesday when
Gulf officials received a letter
warning them of bombs at
Cedar Bayor chemical plant in
Baytown, Texas.
John J. Hinchcliffe, special
agent in charge of the Phoenix,
Ariz., FBI office, identified the
suspects as Theodore McKin
ney, 45, and Michael Allan
Worth, 34, both of Durango,
Colo.
Information about specific
charges against McKinney and
Worth or details of their arrest
was not available.
The FBI said they were sus
pects in the reported $ 15 million
extortion attempt against the
Gulf plant shut down Wednes
day in response to the threaten
ing letter which said the bombs
would be detonated if the extor
tionist was not given $ 15 million.
found only five “devices” in the
plant. One of the bombs ex
ploded during efforts to deton
ate it. The other four were
“neutralized.”
Gulf officials Saturday said
they were pleased by the news of
the suspects’ arrest but could not
say if they are former employees
of the firm.
The plant remained closed
Saturday.
Authorities have refused to
comment on a classified adver
tisement in a Houston newspap
er which was an apparent means
of communicating with the ex
tortionist.
“We will continue to take all
possible precautions until we
feel it is safe to resume normal
operations,” Dorothy Brown, a
Gulf spokesman in Houston,
said.
Homer R. Hauer, special
agent in charge of the Houston
office of the FBI, said Saturday
the investigation into the extor
tion attempt was continuing and
that federal agents in several
Western states were following
other leads.
Thursday, FBI, Army and
police bomb disposal crews
Ads published in The Hous
ton Post personal columns
Thursday and Friday read:
“George Liedstrom, have re
ceived your packages but
couldn’t keep the secret. Still
need the instructions to open
them and willing to pay the bill.
Mail to slow and insecure. Please
contact Bob Quintana at the
main office.”
Onjune 13, 1974, a bomb ex
ploded on the 29th floor of Gulf
Oil Corp.’s headquarters build
ing in Pittsburgh, Pa. Weather
Underground took credit for
the blast but, because a caller
warned Gulf no one was hurt.
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