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HEARNAP — Part 29
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Cons. from cover} They suevived NSE nipht aed spent
the neat lwo weeks in Sun Francisen, biting in Nup-
houses. Nill poscel as a wino, Party anid Early ay dirty:
{tay Bridge toward Herheley. Whey were on thet way’
got their first break. .
fock’s own delty alavnt the vinhility of |
The rally scemed their best chance to find « benclac-
tor, So Eoily, wearing a tie-dyed shire, cutoff jeans sad
in Herkeley, the town that helped
meat in the carly Sistion.
for her and moat 6
tion. Saliah, who had become friends with Atyuod
when both quit waitress jobs becaine they”
fclt, the uniforms wert demeaning, told the .
the SLA.
few hours later the three fugitives were
stastied in & small Terkeley fiat, sipping tea
and contemptating their next move. :
maybe J can find someplace else you can go."
sympathizers wanted no part in the new un-
scuin turned to curiasity as the deadlines piled up. *
Hy 4 ” im) bf .
Patly Ftgarst Joins SEAT ey ca
“ so 8 arte! Ty?
ced old women. On June 2b they hostded a bus, | “Palty Elelps Rob Bank" wer eee of
opped S3¢ inte the coinhos aud headed acres the! Fhe aiwthia aay was unable to make up iy ewinl 33
Were they onesies? OF youns idealbts pet st ed
scopt ant wrally catled do conmvaitoly the death wothiors Hhirente the 9: “Pet ther i. hy
SLA member Angela Atsood, 1 was Where that they 7 te ehrereites prorilie Vivktwt in the United
. oe oe? Nas Pans Hyatst in tata SA soldice now? -
|. eo Maverient had become. Rut Jack's initiate
* debate over Patay Henest anal the SLA. AL ain
Ne
The fugitives had anty 2 few crumpled dollars left. ,
a reform heran to crystalize in Oe ne
Wat Ho Chi Minh Park "he Sicked the television knot from one net:
launch the Move» * show to puather so he could manilor ¢2!
tvint in the case. By carly May he avas a, walf§ing enc
pgnized several faces from the California } clopedia en the subject. _ me ge at
rison reform groups that had served as the crucible ij = He began spending his days in the offices of New
f{ the original SLA members. But t Yark's book publishers. Juck was persuaded that the?
SLA syitbolized the pent-up frusteation of the Move- Z
' inent. He wanted (0 write a book that placed the SLAP e.F >
wig, melted into thc cro
Toily rec
ne of the speakers, Kathy Soliah, ateeseted her atten-
soxd she now considered herself part of ©
Aflenward Emily approached her and a
“You can only stay here a few days. Bur
ye
bgt ae
That hope soon faded. Other former SLA
decgrouud life. A few contributed moncy— ee
but not enouyh to buy another car, The fusi- i
lives were pale snd weak from months of zs,
being away from sunvhine and cating a dict .
of carryout hanrburcers. . a
Patty paced adaut fhe Mat, putting her 3
arn around her, dark eyes slariag out the a
windows, measuring exch passer-by as 3 po- . ; he vate aan
tentis} enemy. They felt it sas oniy 3 orater 2 oT AL cas “s
of time hefore they would bz dixcovered—in AOTG ONY TAY ET. & .
a few days they might be facing a police
siege like their Frignds in Los Acgeles. They
kept theic guns loaded, always wehin quick . rare
ae tae
confronting his own private crisis, A few
months ¢carlier he had considered himsetf a
Movement radical worning successiully
within the system. As Oberlin Coitege’s alin-
lotic director he had hired the school's first
black cogches, opened ils alilctic facililigs ta pour ¢ in a historical perspective. : : ;
people from the comunity and shocked thr alussai But the publishers weren't jurerested in Jack's thes.
by declaring his unzoncern for footbail scores, He : rics. A’ Doubleday etilor told him he'd hase Wo tala
ale had authored tirec contraversich sports books and : peaple who kaw how the SLA was formed betery jie
founded Iie Institute fo? the Study of Sport and So- * could cet a bonk contract. ote
cicly (ISSS}. The sporls world regarded Ssoll as a Then Juck’s book negotiations and his iehevt
daring and influential pionecr, watching were intecrupted by live camera feley
When Obestin's aliitistirauion changed hands in} the six Raming deaths in bos Angeles. He felt tie
carly 1974, however, he lad bea forced out of his ¢ had been gaceted without a teil. vt
job. We bad Jedigated ngarty tea yeitrs 10 his work in Pushed ly avyer Jack hoanlal an aagpiaas Eset
sporls. Muw at ane 32, he began to wonder if all thot; weeks later and featled for Yerkeley, fhe boat sat ot
time had been wasted. yeacs There studying foe Nis dactoutte in ots
Jack and his wity, Afichi, moved lo an apartment inj psyclalouy. He'd bive a Gokisrales supp want ts
New York where they cuntinued ney run the [SSS and, first arrived’ ban, Jike thous wnds of oiers, barb ise
Jack signed a enotrach to wile bis nalebiography for! tacligndiccd. . . :
Wiliiain Morrow Truhtishess. Now be snactit aut ald Mevenent [rictls witout deat
Hut Jack remained desposdent, He stayed indouts, | thn ta the undenauad, They intrralaced too A ‘
watched televisian and slept 12 hours 2 day. Twice a | friend of the Uaccises. Me explained. Ct a
day he went onl ty corner newsstands and braght onp- j and asked abwat dhe cunte. Phe 8a :
ies wf the Ties, the Puat aod tine Daily News. Iudgiag | dsappuinticate 35 a teacher in Indi
fy dhe hesalliaes, Une only thing happening was Ure | atier a mahibery tour in Vivtosin, 4
milvent of an off-the-wall pulitical nailitia caliing itself | Califaroia, their allempts ty hokl cbs
the Symbionese Jaberation Anny.
. hari reaction of priscn afligisle
“SLA Kidnap New paper Heiress
reach, WALA 4 :
Then after a week at the Berkeley flat, a: moe °
friend stepped by with an snncunzement: yet oe er re +t -
*} think 1 found someone who might help Cob uy ti J vo ,
you. His name is Jack Scott and he wanis to rr. a en 2
write a book about the SLA." ra || 5 A oy: het .
Oa Tebruary 4th, 1974, white Patty Pye ii | : HPT! 5
Blearst was being hidnapptd. Jzck Sentt was] Neer ah Ls oe 4
! . . > wee
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EE aL a des | oral SALA Orel
--'J apy eCiR A het ecliata
bee eee ee ee ee
chanics, 1asir diallustonawat tht Free i:
¢S1.A Demamt, $200 Million in Ehud for Poor” and virdence, FO RH
The SILA’s rheturic andl taclics seemed In parody “Then the tient) cauliowly intrantucedd a ict te
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