Part 32, page 191

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LA 164-497

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understanding [REDACTED] 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 [REDACTED] in December 1972, at which time [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Ashland, Oregon. He was studying to be [REDACTED] A return address on the card displayed by [REDACTED] indicated [REDACTED] resided at [REDACTED] Ashland, Oregon [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised, after viewing the artist's conception, that the eyes, nose and mouth of the artist's conception were similar to those of [REDACTED] could note no similarity. They described [REDACTED] 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 [REDACTED] 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 [REDACTED] was personally known to him. In early 1971 he was advised by his superiors that [REDACTED] an [REDACTED] at Palmdale, California, was being transferred to Santa Monica as a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Palmdale. [REDACTED] confidentially stated it was indicated to him that [REDACTED] but due to the manner [REDACTED] [REDACTED] his superiors did not feel a hearing at this time was feasible. He stated that among allegations was the fact that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at the Air Control Center, Palmdale. Shortly after his arrival at Santa Monica, [REDACTED] 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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