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HOWARD ZINN ‘Howard Zinn was released from the Charles St. jail Saturday aftemoon when he paid the remainder of his $20 fine. He went to jail Friday moming. "Zinn, a political science professor at Boston ' University, was convicted Nov. 17 along with seven other defendents of obstructing traffic when they sat in front of the South Boston Amy Base last May. The demonstration was to protest the system of involuntary induction into the Amy. "At the time of his conviction Zinn refused to pay the fine and forced Judge Harold Canavan to set Dec. 2 as the final date for payment of the fine. "Friday moming Zinn appeared at the Suffolk County Court. The clerk asked him if he was ready to pay his fine. He said he wasn't. After the clerk determined Zinn was financially able to pay, he ordered that he be taken to jail to work off the fine at the usual rate of $3 per day. "Although Zinn was only in jail for a little over a day, he was credited with two days and paid $14, "Because of a scheduled trip to the west coast Sunday, Zinn decided that he would come out Saturday since he would not have been able to be released on Sunday. "Another reason Zinn went to jail was because he 'didn't want to just be processed through like they wanted to do it. I didn't want to make it so easy for them to get rid of us. I wanted to put just a little crimp in the judicial machinery,' "'Everyone should spend a little time in jail,' Zinn said,'so they won't get so complacent about it all.'" -3- CAnianmiabiiaipt I.