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FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)

PD 164A-41

Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED] , On 3/7/88 , Page - 2 -

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[REDACTED] advised that COOPER could be described as follows:

Name GENE COOPER Alias M.G. Cooper Race White Sex Male Height 6'0" Build Fairly slender Age Early forties Weight 165 to 170 pounds Hair Light brown, short, receding hairline Complexion Medium Characteristics Fairly good looking; good dancer, no children clean shaven, married to an elderly woman much older than him, wore dark sunglasses

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[REDACTED] advised that she knew COOPER for approximately a six month period. His wife's name was possibly Florence.

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[REDACTED] advised that she thought COOPER had given them the painting in 1970, but she was not sure. She advised she first met GENE COOPER in 1970, or 1971, at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge. She thought he and her husband, [REDACTED], stopped there after work and on one occasion, called her to come down to the club. That same night COOPER came to their house in Pendleton, and had coffee at about 2:00 a.m., probably sometime in the fall of 1970, or 1971. COOPER recited poetry to her and advised that he was an artist and a poet. She was bored and tired but he kept reciting. COOPER [REDACTED] at East Oregon Motors at the time in Pendleton, Oregon, which is now Pendleton Ford.

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[REDACTED] advised that she next saw COOPER at the Eagles Club on several occasions in Pendleton. He had his wife at the Eagles picnic which was in the summertime approximately six months later at Emigint Park.

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[REDACTED] advised that his wife was very old and white haired, in her late seventies. She was very matronly, approximately 5'4", very nice person, slightly heavy. COOPER and his wife were living together in Hermiston, Oregon, at the time. She could not recall seeing him after the picnic.

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DB Cooper-43712