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| eee | Kidnap Demands Stump Hearst, But He’s Trving BERKELEY, Calif. (AP: — News- Paper magnate Randolph Hearst yes- terday said he could not possibly meet the demand of his dausater’s kidnapers for a multimillion-dollar food giveaway. But he souch: to assure his dauchter and her ehductcrs by vowing to de “everything in my power” to set up some kind of food distribution precrain. To 18-year-old Patricia Hearst. he said, “Hang in there, honey!” Later, Charles tates, the FBI acent in charge of the kidnanpi::g case. said he had “never scen anvthing coed come out of compromising with a bunch of hoods," Bates said he had no disagrce- ment with the position of the Hearst famiiy in secking to meet-the kidnapers’ demands. However, Bates who called this the first political kidnapine he xnew of in the United States. said he doubted granting the kidnapers’ demands wou'd gain Miss Hearst's freedom. He said. “f think the chances are good that one de mand would follow another forever.”’ Hearst first told reporters that it was impossible to meet the kidnaners’ de mand — estimated by state officiats to ‘ cost as much as $400 million — ard said (Cont'd on Page 6, Column :) a ey =P Impossible, Hearst Says Of Demands (Continued from Page 1) he would make a counter: Proposal within two davs. Later, however, he appeared again outside his Hillsborouzh home te say that he would try to meet their cemands—but on & modified scale. “T believe the important thing for them to know is that I em going to do evervthing I can to comply with their demand, and if that’s not enough, I can't help it. I’ve done everything I can do,”” he said. “Obviously. F don't see how ¥ can meet 2 $4M-miltion pro- cram, but I just wont these ycorle to know... [im caing to do eversthing in mY power to set up the ivpe of program they're talking about.” HEARST SAID it was too soon to sav naw much a dis- tribution svstem wouid be set up. He said work was oc'ng dene on the project but ce- clined to discuss detatus. The Symbionzse Libsration Army, whicn claims responsis - bility for the Feb. 4 xidnap- ping, demanded wnat Hearst supply $70 worth of free tcod for every elder'y and aceay person in California. State officials said the tab could run anywhere from $153 mition ta as high as $10 miiticn. The SLA said Hearst's free focd was the price for nec tiating his daughter's reiease. It werred that failure to meet demand could cost her her life. Immediately after the ac- mand was made, liearst ssid ke would make every erort to comply — hut it apneared the cost was just too stcep. Nonetheless. he asked his daughter to tell her Wdnacers “not to worry, no one is zoirg to bust in on them or start a shootout.” ' The FBE yesterday said there were nn new [reads ta the whereabnits of the ncir- ess ard vaied again not ta jeopardize her safety. Jona Kelly, assistart agent in charge of the case, said, “The demands are very. very nica — in the realm of unreasona- bleness."* NEWSPAPERS, RADIO and television stations throughout California were flecded with phone calls from eligible persons who said (hey wwanted no part of anv terd that was “blood money fer wecotiating the release of the card, “T wouldn't feed my feur children under the circum- stances,” said Dolores Garcit of Daiy City, a welfare mothe er, “I am on Social Securiiv and I do not want any benert at theprice Patricia Hearst is moving.’ wired Ina A. Nelson cf Long Beach. Uae nnn eae ttn wee , ot ae Td PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE es Se =p a eg “ ytow ao . a ww . ~ . _ a “. . ¢ ‘ wot we . “ - 7, * — - "~~. Sc " . _. . oe Lad ~ ‘ . 4 . wee * ae PO AT ia te, . . a" ' : . Se et = | > oe . ’ . tae ry ss om eM, _: - NPN Tg ee Lee “aN ae a ~_ we ~~ : “ oan . so