每天读一篇英语小故事：D.B. Cooper Lives On (1)

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　　Where is D.B. Cooper? Who is D.B. Cooper really? Is he still alive? Did he
spend the stolen $200,000? Did his parachute fail to open? No one knows the
answers, except D.B. Cooper.
        　　On Nov. 24, 1971, an airline passenger later identified as D.B. Cooper
called the stewardess to his seat in the back of the plane. He was alone. He
gave her a note that said he was carrying a bomb. He would blow up the bomb if
she didn’t follow all of his instructions. He opened the bag on his lap and
showed her its contents. It looked like six sticks of dynamite connected with
wires to an alarm clock. The stewardess gasped.
        　　She went to the cockpit and told the pilot of the 727 what D.B. had told
her. The pilot followed D.B.’s instructions. The plane landed at Tacoma Airport
in Washington and refueled at the end of the runway, far away from other planes
and vehicles. D.B. ordered all passengers off. He asked for four parachutes and
$200,000 in cash. The FBI got the parachutes and the money. The money was
marked. All of it was delivered to Cooper.