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Latter to SACs, Seattle, Portland Re: NORJAK name "Towncraft" and bore store #3 Penneys. The label in this tie showed it to be a "Snapper" patent type tie. Investi- gation at Las Vegas indicated that this type sold for about a dollar and a half, that it was about a year to a year and a half old, and it was a favorite item for individuals such as waiters, busboys, and bartenders, Stewardess has said that this tie was probably the unsub's and other witnesses have indicated that he wore a similar type tie. ‘Located in the ashtray utilized by the unsub were eight cigarett butts, seven of which have been identified by the FBI Laboratory as Raleigh filter tip cigarettes, and the eighth cigarette is probably the same, These cigarettes are sold ina "soft pack." . ‘ During the period Stewardess |__| vas with the unsub and in her conversations withhim she related what appeared bs be keen observations concerning him, and which are as Ollows; 1) He impressed her as being an executive because of his dress, special mannerisms, and consideration that he exhibited for her while on the aircraft. 2) In one of the conversations she had with him, she re-~ marked that the parachutes were coming from McChord Air Force Base at which time he remarked that it was only about twenty | minutes from McChord to the Seattle-Tacoma airport and which was apparently an accurate estimate. . 3) While the aircraft was in a holding pattern and prior to its landing at Sea-Tac, the unsub looked out of the window and remarked, "We are over’ Tacoma now," although no mention of this had been madecyver the interphone of the aircraft. 4) He displayed an extensive and technical knowledge of this aircraft and seemed particularly well informed as to- the refueling procedures and flying in general. He apparently pas amare of where the oxygen bottles were and Stewardess felt this information was normally known only by the crew personnel, The only function of the aircraft that he did not appear to be fully aware of was the procedures involved in the opening of the rear door and the extending . of the stairway. He likewise appeared to be completely familiar with the parachutes that, had been furnished to him, -~3- DB Cooper-8883 b6 b7C b6 b7C