Mayor Leahy Kidnapped!

From the Fall 1971 Breakaway Yearbook

 

Mayor Eugene Leahy, KMTV “Creature” Dr. Sam Guinary, KETV weatherman Mike May, WOW newscaster Gary Kerr, KOIL dee jay Joe Light, World-Herald entertainment columnist Pete Citron and Burger King President Wally Orwell were kidnapped and held for ransom Nov. 20 as part of “Operation Blue Blanket.”

 

Sponsored by Tau Kappa epsilon fraternity, “Operation Blue Blanket” raised $746.36 in cash, checks, pledges and food for the C. Lewis Meyers Children Rehabilitation Center.

 

The “prisoners” were held in a paper mache jail in the Milo Bail Student Center. Collection boxes for money and food to ransom them were located in the Student Center, Hinky Dinky stores and Bakers stores.

 

Each box was manned by a Teke and a girl from Sigma Kappa sorority or the College of St. Mary.

 

Bob Tait was the chairman of the event. The Tekes hope to make “Operation Blue Blanket” an annual event.

 

Photo: Tekes capture Mayor Leahy for ransom in “Operation Blue Blanket.”