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roe 3 FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63): : . x . (Mount Clipping in Space Below) arene 2 Meemdnsnn WASHINGTON — ws FBI said Tuesday it has % ended its investigation of ¢ a Virginia man who has a ? lot in common with the i . elusive “Dan Cooper,” who parachuted, from: a { hijacked jet four years’s ago with-a bag full of ransom money. ~Robert G. Kunkel} FBI { agent-in charge of the: case, said the agency is. convinced Jerry Cooper, an ex-skydiver with'a knowledge of commer; cial aircraft, was hunting ‘| with friends in Virginia-§ ,while his namesake was - extorting $200,000 in the i Pacific Northwest. _ | “The FBI began: its | investigation after an anonymous ‘tip, ‘and | found that Jerry Cooper, a 30-year-old heavy equipment operator} bears a- striking resem- blance to an artist’s ae | sketch of the hijacker. But Kunkel said friends “ confirmed the man’s, hunting alibi. 1 “We've concluded that. he was not involved,” Kunkel said. ,- * ovamundriasatrmamannd) 4 SENT TO BURZTAU (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) THE OREGONIAN Al3 PORTLAND, OREGON pate: 9-7-7” Edition: Author: Edito:J. RICHARD NOKES Title: NORJAK Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: PORTLAND cS Being Investigated DB Cooper-1088