Alioto's Grandchildren Targeted in SLA Kidnap Plot
San Francisco police set a trap aimed at Symbionese Liberation Army members over concerns for Mayor Joseph Alioto's grandchildren. Police guarded the Veronese home in the Presidio area after a woman linked to Emily Harris was observed near the children. Officers later used photographs to identify a suspect, but no kidnapping occurred.
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Wallace Turner
San Francisco
Symbionese Liberation Army
Joseph L. Alioto
Emily Harris
Veronese
Presidio
Donald D. DeFreeze
Cinque
Nancy Ling Perry
Fahitah
Patricia’ Soltysik
Mizmoon
Camilla Hall
FBI
SLA
Steven A. Weed
San Francisco Chronicle
Evidence of bomb making found in SLA hideout
Investigators report evidence of bomb making by the Symbionese Liberation Army in an empty San Francisco hideout used during Patricia Hearst’s captivity. Shells and cartridges remained, with officials noting the material could become future prosecution evidence. Local observers and investigators describe signs of potential planned action while federal officials pursue contempt charges against two reluctant eyewitnesses.
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San Francisco
UPI
SLA
Miss Hearst
U.S. Atty
James Browning
Paul Halverson
Cynthia Garvey
Oakland
Bes
Cocaine haul in Detroit tops two million found in luggage
Federal agents seized seven pounds of pure cocaine hidden in the linings of two suitcases brought from Jamaica by Paul Ford of Mill Valley California. The 32 year old man was identified as the source, with the drug valued at two million dollars on the street. The seizure is described as Detroit’s largest drug haul and linked to the SLA era. witnesses indicate immunity agreements exist for others involved.
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Detroit
UPI
Jamaica
Paul 4
Ford
Mill Valley
Jurors Probe Zebra Killings Tightly Guarded
A San Francisco grand jury investigating Zebra Street murders met under tight security at City Hall. Witnesses appeared covertly as deputies searched for listening devices, with further secrecy about until after a Tuesday session. Indictments target three murders and three assaults linked to the Zebra case. A separate Sacramento note reports an Assembly committee unanimously killed a death penalty bill for kidnappings.
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San Francisco
City Hall
UPI
Zebra Street
Grand Jury
Walter A. Giubbini
Alioto
California
Aliofo
Aliolo
Smith
Sacramento
Assembly
Mike Antonovich
Los Angeles
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Ind
Willam
Cross Singer
Burlyet
Pee Parkin
Thea
Agnes O’brien Smith
Giubbini
Larry Green
Manuel Moore
J.C. Simon
Death Angels
Bullock’s
Bullock's Lakewood
Harriet Johnston, Catherine
Bullock's
Whit
Bullock
Lakewood
Shay
Bullock's Lakeworm
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