Citizen letter to FBI Richland naming possible D.B. Cooper from Grange News photo, with clipping and envelope
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-30:189-192 Document: Citizen letter to FBI Richland naming possible D.B. Cooper from Grange News photo, with clipping and envelope Id: Cooper-Part-30:189-192 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-30%3A189-192 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 30 pp. 189–192 (DB Cooper-10836–10839), Letter — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-30%3A189-192
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F.B.I. Federal Bldg. Richland, Wash. Dear Sirs:
I received my copy of the Grange News yesterday, & was attracted by the picture rather than by its caption. The picture of Dan Cooper resembles very much a man named [REDACTED] who worked in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] When I left there in 1969, he was working in [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
If I remember correctly, he was a brown eyed red-head. He was very brilliant & eager to get ahead, a heavy smoker & very polite. He wasn't quite that heavy as I remember him. I believe they called him [REDACTED] but I'm not sure. Sincerely yours, [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-10836
Can you identify this hijacker?
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Artist's conception of Dan Cooper, the hijacker who bailed out of a Northwest Airlines jet with $200,000 a year ago last No- vember. (From FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin)
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FBI still hunts for 'D. B. Cooper'
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Northwest Orient Airline's flight 305 was enroute from Port- land to Seattle on the gray after- noon of November, 1971. A polite, soft-spoken passenger informed a stewardess he had a bomb in his briefcase. He said he would blow up the plane and its 36 passengers unless his demands were met. The stranger gave his name as Dan Cooper, later to be publicized over the world as "D. B. Cooper."
There was no argument. When the plane landed at Seattle-Taco- ma airport, all passengers and two stewardesses were allowed to get off. Northwest Airlines deliv- ered $200,000 and four parachutes, and Cooper ordered the rest of the crew into the front first class sec- tion. He told them he wanted to go to Mexico City.
The plane had a rear exit, and Cooper's plans had taken this into consideration. He ordered the pilot to fly low and at slow speed, then retired to the rear of the plane.
Somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nev., the hijacker disap- peared with his parachutes and the $200,000. Massive subsequent searches failed to find a trace of him.
If anyone sees a man answering his description they should notify the nearest FBI office. Telephone numbers are usually found on the inside of the front cover of the phone directory.
Cooper is described as 5-10 to 6 feet tall, weighing 170 to 180 pounds, having an olive complex- ion and a Latin appearance but no foreign accent. His dark hair is parted on the left and combed back. He is a heavy smoker of filter tip cigarettes, and very polite.
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DB Cooper-10837
[Editorial cartoon by Tony Basso depicting two figures, one reading a newspaper/document to another]
"I don't get it. Says here, 'Land value increases from 4 to 8% yearly.' Why can't it be the price of potatoes?"
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'Grange Couple' entries sought
Report forms and contest rules for the 1973 "Grange young couple of the year" contest have been sent to all Grange Masters by State Master Jack Silvers and Robert Elwess, state youth director.
Entries in the contest must reach the State Grange office on or before May 1, they emphasized. "We hope that every subordinate Grange having a young couple will who will not be over the age of 35 years as of Apr. 30, 1973, will honor them by selecting the couple as your subordinate Grange young couple of the year and entering them in this contest."
The semi-finalists will be invited to the state convention for personal interviews and written tests so the judges can make the final selection, the State Master and youth director said. Granges may appoint a special committee to select a young couple, if desired.
[text cut off] ...Among the National Grange...
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DB Cooper-10838
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bldg. Richland Wash. 99352
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DB Cooper-10839