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F +50 (Rev. 7-16-63) yy a %e ‘Mount Clinoina in Space Below) RECALLED / "AYPNOTIC’ Soul er Charles Manson,; Armstrong. described “Char- Los Angeles County sheriff's: , r of a nomadic hippie|lie’s family” as a group of hip-|deputies. Thirty-three were tak- | *“faqnily”” linked to the Sharon|Pie types that camped atjen into custody on charges Tate and Leno LaBianca mur- Spahn’s in numbers up to 60 forjranging from prostitution to) oe a period of almost a year prior|drug use. der inquiries, was se ane to leaving in mid-August. George Spahn, the 80-year-old as a self-styled “redeemer”) «Most of them, Charlie includ-|blind cowboy who has owned with almost hypnotic powers|ed, bugged out for the desert,’’|the ranch for 21 years, remem- aver women, said Armstrong, “just before|bered that “Charlie and_ his Religious overiones of the/the police raided this place Aug.|friends came %o spend the night group, however, were mixed|16.” during a rainstorm and never with elements of Sex, sadism! ‘The slaying of five persons at}seemed to leave.” and dope, according to someiyic; Tate’s estate occurted| Spahn said footing the food who knew him at the Spahn! aug. 9. Wealthy market chain|bill for the group got to be quite Movie Ranch on Santa Susana|iner Leno LaBianca and his|a burden as it grew in numbers. | Pass Road, near Chatsworth. wife were killed Aug. 10. , But when if came to money,! Manson is now held in Inyo , genie alitivacta County Jail near Death Valley. Armstrong said that Within a Charlie could be generous, he few days after these killings, |said. Three of his “family,” Charles f ; D. Witnon. Paisicla Kernwin-|Manson ordered the communal} “Charlie came in and gave kel, and Linda Kasabian, have|group to move from the Spahn|me $5000 several months before been charged in district attor-/Ranch, a location that is fre-;he took off. He said it was for ney’s complaints with partici-|quently used as a setting for/my use. But he came in from pating in the murders of Miss/western films. time to time and got some of it Tate. and four of her friends. “They pulled up a semilback,"’ Spahn said. “Charlie was the kind of guy|truck-trailer and filled it with} The elderly ranch operator! you couldn't forget. He had this!dune buggies and motorcycles|said that Manson took a $2000 Date: 12/2/69 idea that he was superior to ev-|they had acquired. They even|*chunk” back so that he could! | Edition: 8 Star erybody and you had to do ever-|dug up their marijuana plants|help a nearby religious cult Author: ything his way. He really ruled|to take with them,” the foremanicalled The Fountain of the Editor: the roost over what he called|said. \World. : The Family,’ said Mike Arm-! The pullout was not quick] The Fountain is located a few! strong, 24, foreman at thejenough for all of “The Family" }miles from the ranch at. a tran-| ranch. fo escape the Aug. 16 raid by|quil site in Box Capyon_fardi-' (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) A-3 Herald "®xaminer Los Anceles, Calif, Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: LOS Anreles [_] Being Investigate 7 joo SEARCHED___JNDExED-__. | SERIALZ FILED 7 } 2 nie . _ i /> DEC 3 7969 FEI— LOS ANGELES , } I em set iE