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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1975

Page

4

Plot to kidnap sister of Brown tied to SLA

San Francisco reports a plan to abduct Kathleen Rice sister of Gov. Brown. The scheme allegedly formed in San Quentin under James Holliday of the Black Guerrilla Family to use the kidnapping to free SLA members Russell Little and Joseph Remiro. Authorities denied any active target and Brown said he had no comment.

Brown San Francisco Symbionese Liberation Army Gov. Brown The San Francisco Examiner Kathleen Rice San Quentin Prison James H. ‘Doc’ Holliday Black Guerrilla Family Oakland Marcus Foster Los Angeles Concord

Conviction Evidence Barred in SLA Trial

In the January 1974 Concord shootout case against Army members Russell Little and Joseph Remiro, Judge M Ross Bigelow barred the prosecution from mentioning the defendants’ 1973 Foster murder conviction. The judge allowed evidence of Foster for motive and intent, and of an earlier Alameda County jail escape attempt, and permitted linking the Foster weapon to the van found at the scene.

Symbionese Liberation Army Russell Little Joseph Remiro Los Angeles Sacramento Little Remiro Concord Bigelow Alameda County Foster

Soliah pleads innocent to bank holdup count

Sacramento AP Steven Soliah a 27 year old house painter previously linked to harboring Patricia Hearst pleaded not guilty to a federal bank robbery charge that killed a customer Myrna Opsahl at a Carmichael Crocker National Bank branch. He faces 10 years to life if the death penalty applies.

Sacramento Patricia Hearst Steven Soliah U.S. District Court Phillip C. Wilkins Wilkins Thomas MacBride Lynette Fromme Ford MacBride Soliah Steffan Imhoff Sheldon Otis San Francisco Crocker National Bank Carmichael Myrna Opsahl

Hearst case hearing sought over defense competence

Attorneys debated trial readiness for Miss Hearst as Judge Carter set a tentative date of December 15 while defense demanded better meeting facilities at San Mateo County Jail. The 21 year old daughter of Randolph Hearst faces charges tied to the April 15 1974 Hibernia Bank robbery with SLA involvement and two bystander injuries.

Johnson U.S James L. Browning Carter Browning Miss Hearst San Mateo County Randolph A. Hearst Hibernia Bank Symbionese Liberation Army

No charges in razor fruit case

District Attorney officials refused to file a complaint against a 58 year old Los Angeles woman after an arrest for alleged spiking Halloween fruit with razor blades needles and glass. She was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon but released on bail and will not be required to appear in court. Police found a box of fruit with concealed blades and needles in her home following tips from parents about Halloween hazards.

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