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The following newspaper ar the October 19, 1977 issue of t Seattle, Washington (page D 7). by JOHN ARTHUR WILSON Based on a fingerprint on a let- ter, the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation said today they believe the ‘gede may be responsible for re- cent bombings at local auto deal- ers. ; Ray Mathis, F.B.1.“spokesman, said the bureau received a letter -esterday claiming responsibility ior the bombings, which had the | right thumbprint of John W. Sher- man, fugitive brigade member. Mathis said the letter, which ap- pears to be authentic, described the bombs “in great detail.” The letter said the brigade placed.bombs at auto dealerships “in support of” the five-month-old strike of Auto Machinists Local sion, the King County Auto Deal- ers Association, and 8B.B.C. Fugitive’s thumbprint : on letter, says F.B.1. | revolutionary George Jackson Bri- . It was also sent to KOMO televi- Dodge, where a bombing took place Saturday night. B.B.C. Dodge was the third auto dealer hit in the recent rash of bombings. An explosive device went off at S.L. Savidge Dodge downtown in the early morning of October 13. An unexploded bomb was found at Westlund Buick- Opel-G.M.C. in North Seattle Oc- tober 7. Two years ago, the brigade. claimed’ responsibility for bomb- ing a City Light power substation in support of striking utility em- ployes. That bombing caused more than $200,000 damage and knocked power out in the Laurel- hurst area. ° The brigade, a small terrorist band with its roots in the prison movement, has claimed responsi-} bility for several bombings and bank robberies in the Northwest | since 1975. a | — ticle is from he Seattle Times,