Part 53, page 6

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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)

(Mount Clipping in Space Below)

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D.B. Cooper' hunt reports surface

The recurring reports and rumors of the continuing search for the parachuting airplane hijacker "D. B. Cooper," are afloat again.

A staff member of The Lewis River News in Wood- land, Cowlitz County, said there have been reports of persons purported to be Federal Bureau of Investi- gation agents who have asked permission of owners to come on their land.

He said the reports came from "six to eight miles up- stream from Woodland on the Lewis River."

The Woodland, Lewis Riv- er, and Lake Merwin areas have been the center of a hunt for traces of the [guess: para-] tist.

A man listed as "D. B. Cooper" hijacked a jetliner on Thanksgiving Eve in 1971,

and obtained $200,000 in ransom. He apparently par- achuted from the rear door of a Model 727. No trace of "Cooper" or the money has turned up since despite ex- tensive searches.

The F. B. I. has been re- ported holding to the theory that "Cooper" was killed in his jump.

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(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)

P. A14 Seattle Times Seattle, Washington

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Date: 3/20/73 Edition: Author: Editor: Henry McLeod Title: NORJAK

Character: or Classification: 164-81 Submitting Office: Seattle

[x] Being Investigated

COPY SENT TO BUREAU

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SEARCHED.......... INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED.......... FILED.......... MAR 22 1973 FBI—SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-22344

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[guess: 164-81] [guess: Sich B]