SLA Murder Trial Nostalgic Trip Back To More Innocent Time

INDEPENDENCE, MO— The murder trial of three Symbionese Liberation Army members is providing Americans with a nostalgic escape to a carefree, more innocent time. “Oh, man, Patty Hearst and the SLA. That takes me back to high school,” said Ralph Henderson, 43, an Independence-area dentist. “Pet rocks, Jerry Ford jokes, small bands of kooky, disorganized terrorists shooting up local banks… Those were the days.”