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

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Alive or dead, skyjack pioneer came but loser

By LEVERETT RICHARDS of The Oregonian staff

EDITORIALS - LETTERS - SPECIAL ARTICLES - BOOKS

The Sunday Oregonian FORUM

PORTLAND, OREGON, NOVEMBER 14, 1976 - PAGE 1, SECTION E

ON THANKSGIVING EVE five years ago, a man who said his name was Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Airline's flight 305 at Portland bound for Seattle. He displayed a "bomb," de- manded and got $200,000 in $20 bills, then bailed out through the rear stair door of the Boeing 727 at 8:10 p.m. near La Center, Wash., with the money. Cooper, errone- ously described in the press and radio at the time as "D.B. Cooper," was hailed in some quarters as a folk hero who "beat the system" and got away with a small fortune. Some ac- claimed him as a Robin Hood who had committed the perfect crime. Part of the folk lore is that Cooper will be "home safe" Nov. 24, 1976 when the five-year statute of limitations expires. The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn't see it that way at all. The FBI agents believe Cooper was a bungling amateur; they think he is almost certainly dead.

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(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) Page E1 TheSunday Oregonian Portland, Oregon

Date: 11/14/76 Edition: morning Author: LEVERETT RICHARDS Editor: Title: NORJAK

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

[checked] Being Investigated

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[handwritten] 11a(4-8)-SubB SEARCHED [stamped] INDEXED SERIALIZED [stamped] FILED NOV 19 1976 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-23104

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Svs. 6

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b6 b7C