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Part 52, page 65

DB Cooper-21671

Document date 22 November 2001

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he Seattle Times: D.B. Cooper [guess: pu]zzle: The legend turns 30 Page 6 of

agents say the[guess: y] have kept some of their clues se[guess: cre]t in hopes of someday solving the mystery. "There's stuff we know nobody else knows," Hope said.

The small town of Ariel, Cowlitz County, where some think Cooper landed, hosts an annual Cooper celebration; this year there will be no one parachuting from the sky because of security concerns over a nearby dam. After 30 years, the event still draws a crowd.

"It's that desperado mystique," said local historian Walt Crowley of the story's enduring fascination.

"It was an extraordinary audacious act to lower that rear gangway in flight and jump into a dark and stormy night," Crowley said. "He didn't hurt anybody ... and we all love a mystery."

_Susan Gilmore can be reached at 206-464-2054 or [email protected]._

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