Part 73, page 378
Document date January 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 73 p. 378 (DB Cooper-31738), News clipping, dated Jan 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-73/pages/378
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Sun [...]LUMBIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1972
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U.S. HIJACKER GETS PARACHUTES, $50,000
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A Hughes Airwest jetliner was hijacked from McCarran International Airport here to- day by a man who said he had a bomb.
The man was given $50,000, two parachutes and a crash helmet by officials as the DC- 9 waited on the ground. He then allowed the 56 passen- gers to leave. The crew re- mained aboard and the plane took off at 12:36 p.m. Its destination was not known.
Airline officials said the plane was preparing to take off for Reno when the hijacker confronted a stewardess with his demands and warned he was carrying dynamite.
They said the pilot later confirmed the man appeared to have five sticks of dyna- mite in a bag.
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