Part 53, page 265

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[...] ferred to him as D.B. Cooper and the initials stuck. Wednesday the FBI sent the torn, gray plaid pants to FBI laboratories in Washington, D.C., for analysis. Agents said neither laundry nor cleaning marks were found on the trousers, nor were there any blood- stains. Back in Portland, the U.S. Attor- ney's office, in what was described as "an abundance of caution," secured an indictment based on grand jury findings against Dan Cooper for hijacking the plane. Jack G. Collins, first assistant U.S. Attorney, said the indictment was sought because there had been some legal decisions that would contend a five-year statute of limitations applies to the case. "It was out of an abundance of cau- tion," Collins said, "that the indictment was sought. We have no present knowl- edge of his (Cooper's) whereabouts." He said the indictment was request- ed by Deputy Atty. Gen Richard Thornburg, head of the criminal division of the U.S. Justice Department. Collins said the penalty for air pira- cy (Count 1 of the indictment) was a prison term of not less than 20 years. If anyone had been killed in the hijacking, he said, the punishment would have been a death sentence. On Count 2 of the indictment, Col- lins said, the maximum penalty is a $10,000 fine or 20 years in prison or both. The government asked for a bench warrant for Cooper's arrest and bail of $500,000. Cooper's official description is that of a man in his mid-40s, height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 170 to 180 pounds, aver- age to well-built, olive complexion, me- dium smooth; hair dark brown or black and parted on the left and combed back.

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COOPER'S PANTS? -- FBI agent Dick Dyer (left) of Vancouver, Wash., and Sheriff Gene Cotton of Clark County examine a pair of pants found in the area where skyjacker D.B. Cooper is believed to have disappeared.

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