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OCFERLA Us, 191) HOLLIE SIISE, [Cont from cover} They survived that night and spent (). the Movement liad become. But Jack's anitiat * oe ee 7 & i the nest two weeks in San Francisco, hiding in tlop- | sé6rn Lurned to curiosity ax the headlines piled tp, 1 : j \ houses. Bill posed as a wine, Patty uml Eenily as disty~ “Pauly Heart joins SLA™ ‘. ; ! faced old women, Oa June Diet they boarded a bus, “Pally Ucips Reb Hank” ; ‘ . ! dropped S$I¢ inte the cointas god herded acrows they The Media abo was unable to muke up ity mvc, ‘ Ray Wridpe townsal Heckeley. They were en ther way | Were they ervics? Of youn idealist, feb tan sorts to scout cut a tally called! exnanemorite dig death workin thraugh the systeawt Dis their tects, seo .. of SLA ricobce Angels Atwood. $f was there that Ihey faa creer sucerdie Silcnve in the Uneaten? 9 ~~ got their first breah. Was Patty Eleatet av facs 30 SLA soldite now? The fugitives had only 2 few crumpted doltaes left. fock’s own duchy ubeut the viabifiy of pracefud The ratly sceined their best chance to find a bencfac- reform began Lo erystatizs, in thy eqguinciay pests tor. So Emity, wearing a te-dyed shirt culo jeans and | debate over Pauy Hearst and the SLAB AG taacetieny 2 wig, meted inty the crowd at Slo Chi Minh Park E flicked the televiniun Kavd from a: network aces t \ : ; ¥ 2 a 4 a oy ¢ in ‘Lerkeley, the sown that helped Jaunch ths Move- show to another so he could monitor cach bidurce ment in the carly Sisties. ‘ .. . twist in the care. By early May he was walking ency- Enzily recognized several faces from the California | clopedia oo the subject, te prison refarny groups that had served as the cniciblc | He began spendies his days in the offices of Nev for her and most of the original SLA members. Hut } York's back publishers, Jack was persuaded that the one of the speakers, Kathy Soliat, attracted her sitens 1 SLA symboiized the pent-up frustestion of the STove- Uon, Solinh, who had become friends with Agvood | ment. He wanted to write a book that placed the SLA when hoth auit waitress jobs because they a felt the uniforms wert demeaning, 40d the crowd she now cunsidcrsd herself part of the SLA. - . | ‘Alierward Emily approached her and a few hours Jater the three fugilives were \ stashed in a small Berkeley fat, sipping tea and contemplating theic neat move. “You can only stay bere 3 few days. Bul mayle I can find someplace else yOu can fo.” That hope soon faced. ther former SLA sympaihizecs wanted no parl in the new une derground life. A few contributed monty— hyl not enough to buy snother car. The fugi- tives were pale and weak from months of being away from svoshine and eating a diet ol carryout hamburgers. i Patty paced about the fist, putling ber \. _ ams around her, dark eyes staring out the 1 windows, rozasuring ¢ach passer-by 38 a pO- : -tentisl enemy. They felt if was only a matter 1 of time before they weuld bc Hscovered—in : a few days they might be fecing a police | siege like their {riznds in Los Angeles. They ) «kept their guns loaded, always within quick reach. Then 2fter a weck at the frerkelcy fist, 2 1 friend stopped by with an announcement: ; . “IT think I found someone who might help H i H | i 1 ) ' i) i you. ]iis name is Jack Scott and br wants to write a book about th: SLA.” . a . * * . : i : . Oa February 4th, 1974, while Patty 4: Hearst was being kidnapped, Jack Scott was won , ** confronting his own private crisis, A few x ‘ 5 months carlier he had considered himself & id 1 Movement radical wozking successfully ; ‘ within the system. As Oberlin College's ath- toe Ietic director he had hired the school's first 4 H black coaches, opeacd ils athletic facilities to poor in a historical perspective. 4 ae an . , people from the community and shocked the alumni But the publishers weren'l interested in Jack’s th f | by declaring his uaconcern for footbell scores. Bie | rics. A Doubleday editor told him he'd have to tats a . : also had authored three controversial spocts boaks and | people who kacw how the SLA was formed dbetory { . : founded wre Instilute fo* the Study of Sport and So- coult get a book contract. y . - . ciety (SSS). The sports world regarded Scott as 3 Then Jack's book negotiations and his telcvis C : dasing and influcotial pioneer. watching were interrupted by live camera fuotss? Ms : When Oberlin’s administration changed hands in | ike six Naming deaths in Los Angeles. He felt te Ss! 4 - cally 1974, however, he had been farced out of his | had been executed without 2 trial. ; job, Lic had dedicated nearly tes ycars to his work in Flnhed by anger. Jack hearded gn airptans - | sports, Now at age 32. he began to wonder if all thar | weeks hater and leaded for-Herkeley, tte had spect time had been wasted, yeats there shidying for his doctorate in esis! Jack and his wile, Michi, moved to an apaciment in | psychology. Tied been a Goldwater supe tice we! ‘New York where they cuntinued Ip run the SSS and | first arcived tne. Tike Uousanda at orbers, trad 3 ; Jack signed a contenct to write hiv aulobingraphy for radivalized. ne oe Williain Marrow Publishers. Now he seught out old Movement frigmly whe Mut Jack remained ceapondent. Me stayed indoors, Hes ta the undersround. They jntevdiiced haat * watched television anf slept 12 Bours a doy. ‘Twice a t Geiend of the Thortises, be explaiosd nw Etek . day he wert out lo corner newssuinds and bought cap. | and asked alot the couple. tte was WWhlot ie ies af the Tittes, Ihe fost and the Daily News. Juslging disappoitinents as a teuchee it Indias, it's st. hy the headlines, the only thing happening was the | afice a inilitary tou in: Vigna thei migeste- advent of an oll-the-wall political asilitia calling itself California, their attcaspls fa Tall classes at priser. the Sywbinncse Lihcration Aciny. : harsh reachen of prscn ofliciuts ti thele spy. “SLA Kalnaps Newspaper Teiress” . changes, thir disillusionment bul Brew why eye *S|.A Bema $200 Million in Food for Poor™ and vwlenee. The SLA‘s ahctaric and facies seemed Jo parody Then the frend cautensly introaleed 2 pre: “ a ot eee ee, “ - - - . oe reer sence _ ee Se er . — , SUD Noreen sors: - oo = rn me ree mee ee ee ie ewe eps eee ee , ‘ . en eee et eae a -: