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the extradition will be held Friday in , Where she is jailed. Three others also indicted — Manson, Linda Kasabian and Leslie Van Houton—all are scheduled to enter their pleas before Keene on Monday. All six are members of the bizarre cult of wanderers who allegedly killed on the command of their leader, Manson, an exconvict with a long criminal record. Miss Atkins, with approval of her court-appointed attorney, Richard Caballero, waived her right to be tried within 60 days of the return of the indictment. It was at Caballero's request that Judge Keene set a February trial date. He presumably will select the same date for the other defendants if, and when, they plead innocent. Separate Trial Bids Possible Attorneys for some of the defen- dants may, before a trial setting, make motions for dismissal of the charges, or for separate trial dates. Dist. Atty. Evelle J. Younger announced last week that he has instructed the two prosecutors he assigned to the case, Dep. Dist. Attys. Aaron H. Stovitz and Vincent T. Bugliosi, to seek a joint trial for all six defendants. All but Miss Van Houten are charged with the five Tate slayings and the two La Bianca killings. Miss Van Houten is involved only in the murder charges naming the La Biancas as victims. At this time, only Miss Atkins and Manson have been provided lawyers by the court. ‘The county public defender's. of- fice has been appointed to represent Manson, but is expected to an- nounce next week, if the bearded defendant ‘has not by. then: made other arrangements, that if cannot cogtinue_with the assignment. be- cause Of a conflict of interest.. A deputy » public . defender is representing Robert K. Béftsorei in the slaying last July of musician Gary Hinman in his Topanga Can- yon home. Beausoleil, like Miss Atkins, who also is charged with Hinman's murder, reportedly is a former mem- ber of Manson's Family. Although many private attorneys are said to have been visiting Manson, presumably to offer their services, he reportedly has shown the most interest in three lawyers—.- Luke McKissack, Ronald Hughes and Lawrence Steinberg—he has been seeing regularly, It is under- stood they are working together. Private Attorneys Mrs. Kasabian and Miss Van Houten both have retained private attorneys to represent them, Watson's case now is being handled by William Boyd, a Texas attorney, who reportedly has been in contact with Karl Ransom, a lawyer here, to at least represent Watson in the preliminary stages. Miss Krenwinkel has retained an Alabama lawyer, M. A. Marsal, who reportedly has been conferring about the matter with Richard Moser, who practices in Gardena. In Santa Monica, meanwhile, Su- perior Judge Edward R. Brand found Shelly Joyce Nadell innocent on charges of forging a drug prescription—a charge which was pending when she shared a jail cell with Miss Atkins at Sybil Brand Institute last November. The judge said earlier that Miss Atkins told Mrs: Nadell of taking part in the Tate murders, and Mrs. Nadell relayed the information to authorities. When she came to trial Tuesday, her attorney submitted her-case on ' the basis of the preliminary. hearing. transcript, and Judge Bran d, after studying it, freed: her. , a