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6 Monday, June 17,1974 elir eiakrrsfirlfl tfaltfnnuan SLA-type revolutionaries said rare in prisons SACRAMENTO (API California prison inmates are more politically conscious than ever before, but revolutionaries such as the Sym- bionese Liberation Army's Cinque are still rare, prison officials contend The revolutionary seed was planted outside and brought into prison, not the other way around, they say "A lot of people who arc in prison now grew up at a time when we as a society were attempting to give the poor and discnfranchasi7ed more of a say over their own destiny." said Phil Guthrie, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections "They don't leave that behind when they come into prison. Nor do they leave behind their tendency toward criminal or violent behavior. "There is a relatively small percentage of people who are disillusioned and bitter and who provide a fertile recruiting ground for revolutionary types from the he added California prisons have been plapued by gang activity in re- Candidate sees uphill battle SACRAMENTO (API Stale Sen Richardson, the Republican candidate for S. Senate, could find himself alone on (he campaign trail this fall His Democratic opponent may be a continent away, serving as a juror in one of the most historic trials in American history Richardson is after the seat held by Sen Alan Cranston, who believes President Nixon will be impeached by the House of Represeenttives and will go on trial in the Senate early in September two months before the November general election "Its unprecedented." Cranston said in an interview. "1 cannot calculate what effect it might have on the campaign The Senate could meet davs a week during an impeachment trial.

Cranston said, restricting his campaign appearences to Sundavs. "The committee is saying very strongly that it is going to act in July." he saic. "If the House acts in August, that means a trial right after Labor Day Richardson says that shouldn't make much difference. "There are going to be people in the press asking him questions." Richardson said "He isn't going to be sitting in the Senate 24 hours a day. "The same issues are going to be around.

Nobody is going to have a sanctuary from (he public this year." If Cranston has time to campaign, the race could turn into a classic liberal-conservative confrontation. Richardson, a former employe of the John Birch Society, is one of the most conservative members of the state legislature. Cranston, a founder of the liberal California Democratic Council, is regarded as a liberal on most issues. It would also be a race between men of sharply different personalities. Cranston is a reserved man who says he found it difficult at first to make public speeches.

Richardson is an extrovert who fills his speeches with quips Both candidates say inflation is the nation's major problem. Both say government spending needs to be cut. But their agreement ends there Cranston says the should cut its overseas defense spending and military aid to military dictatorships. Rich' ardson says he wants to main tain deJense spending and cut foreign aid and government subsidies. "We have to balance the President's budget, which is billion out of balance." Cran Hon said.

"1 suggest that we tio that by cutting into overs eass qending. spending for overseas troops "This is the most inflationary spending we are doing It also hurts the dollar because all those dollars are leaving the country." Richardson said he would move "aggressively on foreign aid "I think we have done enough to underwrite the economy of other parts of the world "And I would get out of subsidies. With the diminishment of subsidies people are going to have to get out and produce again." Richardson admits that he have a tough time beating Cranston, who led him in a preprimary poll conducted by pollster Mervin Field Former resident dies in San Pablo John Everet Aust, 85. a former Shafter farmworker, died June 13 at bis home in San Pablo. He worked in Kern County from 1934-43 before proving to San Pablo.

A native ol Oklahoma and a widower, Mr. Aust is survived by nine children, including a son. Perry, of Edison: 34 grandchildren; and 16 grandchildren. Graveside services Hill be Mondav in Berkeley Sure I am behind." he said "1 am 1he underdog going away My opponent has more monev and he has more name identification But 1 am going to be the next senator from this state cent years. Gang activity is held responsible for most of the 108 slayings and 400 stab- bings recorded in California prisons in the past five years But officials say these groups were formed for protection, racial identification and to exploit prison rackets no! to create revolution "I don't think there is any political motivation at ail." says Raymond Procunier.

director of the Department of Corrections "They were hood 1 in gangs on the outside and they're hoods in gangs on the inside They look for someone to take advantage of" "The SLA is unique as far as I'm concerned." Procunier added The SLA claims responsibility for the slaying of Oakland schools chief Marcus Foster and the kidnaping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst One of its leaders was believed to be Donald an escaped convict who died May 17 in a shootout with Los Angeles police DeFreeze. said by authorities to be the SLA's Field Marshal Cinque, met other alleged members of the group while imprisoned at the California Medical Facility at Vacaville. Guthrie said Only three or (our other inmates, he said, had close contacts with the other alleted SLA members, who were r.en- pnsoners who came to the Vacaville facility to work with a group of prison blacks "We don't think that the SLA was functioning as an organization in prison." Guthrie added "The only connection was that some of the people who became active in the made their first contact Hiih one another establish- it! their friendship in the Mark Cultural Association at Vai a-, ilk- What grew out o( those friendships later turned out to ho the SLA. but it wasn't farmed in prison." Guthrie Prison officials have been criticized for allowing outside radicwils to take part in the activities of prison groups But Procunier says authorities had little wav of knowing the beliefs of those working with prisoners "A routine rap sheet check on Russell Little or Nancy- Ling Prrry 'two alleged members of the SLA 1 would not have come up with anything urv alarming he said "There are about 3 citi- who come in to take part in one or another prison actr.i- ty." Guthrie said, "from litical types to Alcoholics Anonymous to church groups Most of them do a lot of good State Sen Richardson an Arcadia Republican who has frequently cnticued Procumer's handling of the prisons, says there are enough revolutionaries in prison to cause serious problems "It not that thry are ertor- mouslv large groups." he said But their ability to be effective and keep the pot boiling is the thing vou have to look at He said members of prison gangs such as the Mexican Mafia. Nuestra Familia.

the Black Guerilla Family and the Aryan Brotherhood could be used by radicals to foment revolution What we are concerned about is that we are developing a virtual army that will lake on alf forms of revolutionary activity." said man Moore, a Richardson aide Guthrie says known leaders of such prison gangs have been placed maximum security facilities in an effort to curb their activity Social groups at four of the system's hardcore facility have been suspended, too. he said FtWayne Man Finds Way To Relieve Burning Itch Of Hemorrhoidal Tissues For Hours In Many Cases Medication Gives Prompt. Temporary i Relief from Pain, Itching in Such Tissues. I 'l. Inrf Mr.

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