Show I Fireworks Celebration Disrupts Air Liners I HOOD RIVER ORE A A fireworks fire fire- fireworks fireworks works celebration by the Crag Rats Rats a a mountain-climbing mountain or or- organization organization organization airline traffic near Mount Hood and convinced one pilot he was seeing see see- seeing ing inga a new form of flying fling saucers Paul Thresh a Northwest air airlines air air- airlines airlines lines pilot flying west into Port Port- Portland Portland Portland land reported to the tower there that he had seen a strange clust dust cluster duster er of red lights as he approached ap ap- approached approached Mount Hood area This caused him to turn his plane to follow them he said but they ran away from me Thresh's report temporarily halted several flights at the Portland airport The tower thought at first that a plane might be in distress and would have to use the port for an anI emergency landing This caused the tower to clear the field for I several minutes and passenger flights were held up until it be be- became beI became I came apparent that no plane was involved and police solved the mystery I 1 The Tho roar of a Brazilian howling monkey can be bo heard for miles mUes accord- accord accordIng accordIng according Ing to the Britannica |