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Patty Hearst is released from prison..
Patty Hearst is released from prison..
Item # 706094
February 02, 1979
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 2, 1979
* Patty Hearst is released from prison
* Kidnapped granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst
The front page has a large photo of Patty Hearst with the caption: "Patty goes free", with additional text. The article continues on page 6 with the heading: "A 'stronger' Patty bounds to freedom", with another related photo.\
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are found throughout. Complete in 120 pages, average wear, nice condition.
Note: Patty had been convicted of bank robbery and other illegal activities sympathetic to her abductors (the Symbionese Liberation Army). The above coverage tells of her being released after having her sentence commuted as "time served" by then-President Jimmy Carter. President Bill Clinton eventually gave her a full pardon in 2001.
Category: The 20th Century