Part 104, page 394
DB Cooper-47362Serials LA 164-497
Document date 6 August 1973
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 104 p. 394 (DB Cooper-47362), Airtel, dated 6 Aug 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-104/pages/394
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LA 164-497
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understanding RAY was to work at an unknown airport. They had assumed that he was working an an air controller until receipt of a Christmas card from RITA HEALD in December 1972, at which time RITA advised that RAY was attending college and working as a part-time disc jockey in Ashland, Oregon. He was studying to be a television sportscaster. A return address on the card displayed by [REDACTED] indicated the HEALDs resided at 901 Beach Street, Ashland, Oregon 97520. [REDACTED] advised, after viewing the artist's conception, that the eyes, nose and mouth of the artist's conception were similar to those of RAY HEALD. [REDACTED] could note no similarity. They described HEALD as a white male in his early thirties, 5'11", 180 pounds, dark brown hair, rugged, outdoor, well-tanned complexion, well spoken, polite, and handsome appearing. They recalled that almost the entire time they knew HEALD from mid 1970 to about April 1971, he was clean shaven; however, just prior to his departure he was noted to be growing a beard.
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On 8/3/73, [REDACTED] Santa Monica Airport Terminal Tower, Santa Monica, California, advised RAYMOND T. HEALD was personally known to him. In early 1971 he was advised by his superiors that HEALD, an air controller trainee at Palmdale, California, was being transferred to Santa Monica as a result of numerous problems he was involved in at Palmdale. [REDACTED] confidentially stated it was indicated to him that HEALD should be fired but due to the manner in which reams of evidence had been mishandled, his superiors did not feel a hearing at this time was feasible. He stated that among allegations was the fact that HEALD was involved in the sale of marijuana to trainees at the Air Control Center, Palmdale. Shortly after his arrival at Santa Monica, HEALD was known to be abusing the privilege of trainees wherein they were allowed to fly in the cockpits of aircraft to study traffic. On one specific
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