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0-19 (Rev, 1-30-74) | —————— |S EXPOW Indicted ‘+ SAN DIEGO—A “soldier of misfor- tune” who turned.up as the only civil- ; ian among American prisoners of war | released dy North Vietnam, has been iedtetéd otf charges that he fer“ The \knaping of ar: American vice consu) injhermosillo, Mexico. - . : t bby Joe Keesee, 40. who has been linvolved in several international inci- dents, was indicted by a federal grand ‘jury on charges he “aided, abetted, in- duced and caused” the kidnaping of John S. Patterson. . { : Patterson, 31, was Kidnaped March , * $98, and’there has been Ro sign of him since. Patterson’s wife has attempted _ to pay a ransom, but said she was wt able to make the redezvous. - Keesee was already under arrest in connection with the kidnaping. He was being held in the Orange County jail [ on FBI charges that he tried to extort $250,000 from the government. The U.S. attorney’s office would not | j 7 _gay what new evidence led to the in- - dictment Friday. ally carrying it out himself. tturning uP onét know. the: North Vietnamese had civilian prisoners. His to confirm a report an Ameri- any American. appearance seemed tby a Thai charter pilot that ‘ean hijacked his plane in North Vietnam. In the 1960s, Keesee served a two- year prison term after deserting the to Cuba. He later turned up among hostages held by Palestinian guerrillas in Amman, Jor . Plea to Miss Hearst _ ALLENTOWN, Ps.—The father of ‘slain Symbionese Liberation Army ‘member whom Paticia Hearst report- love with has issued & piea “edly was in “save some people's for Miss Hearst to lives.” ; K The plea was made by Dr._L,_5. Wolfe, father of William Wolfe, 23, Eled along with five others in a shoot- out with police in Los Angeles May 17. "Wiss Hearst revealed her love for ‘a Cujo ina te ‘ mgnglinghe SLA name of 53 JUL 1 11974 MAY accusing Keesee of - setting up the kidnaping but not actt- | Keesee surprised U.S. officials by -° among the POWS. They did * 1970 and - forced him at gunpoint to land in - ‘Army, stealing a light plane and flying © LS. tape-recorded message Played by a Los’ i: ne “<Tadio station, nF = ee man was identified as youn’ Wolfe. ' Dr. Walfe said he tele Ciarence ‘ Francsico publisher o cooperation. “] have called the FBI’s Mr. Kelley "and told Director but recevied 5 him I life, but so far and out of contac Wolfe said. “I called said ] would like lives. Since to get in touch ground manner, her tp gehip pround. he’s been out t with the world,” Mr. Hearst and people’s Patty does not know how with me in an under- ee would like to save to save some phoned FBI Kelley. and San Randolph Hearst a} of town let these people allow —/ touch with me above - ; Dep. AD Adm. _— _ Dep. AD inv. __ Asst. Dis.: Intell. Laboratory —__ Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. —— Director Sec'y x The Washington Post Fi t 3 Washington Star-News Daily News (New York} The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The National Observer The Los Angeles Times | owe JUNG 1974 ; haces reeset, ft LE th < CuK AQT fy CE ad 3 gin ¥ 074 ~ “ .. + - , ; - a a a aia ye et ae << eo i,