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OF N'JNE CHARGES STEAMING FROM THTE ABDUCTION. OF ATLANTA NEWSPAPER EITO-R REG MURPHY. THE COUPLE, WILLIAM AN BETTY WILLIA14S,.'WAS ARRESTEn FEBRUARY 23Rn, JUST HOURS AFTER MURPHY NWAS RELEASE U NHARMEm FO'LLO4 I NG 'A RANSOM PAYMENT. ANOTHER MASSIVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO THE POOR TAKES PLACE TOPAY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. IT'S THE FOURTH SUCH EFFORT FINANCE' BY NEWSPAPER EXECUTIVE RANPOLPH HEARST IN AN EFFORT TO FREE HIS KIPNAPEP DAUGHTER PATRICIA. BUT THERE'S BEEN EN COMMUNICATION FROM HE? CAPTORS SINCE THE FIRST FOOn DISTRIBUTION TWO WEEKS AGO. -- T ASH- - A ROANOKE, VIRGLNIA KIPAP VICTIM IS QUOTED AS SAYING ONE OF HER ABnUCTORS FORMERLY WORKE FOR HER HUSBAND. BETTY _ANN VAN BALEN WAS SET FREE YESTERnAY AFTER KInNAPERS GQT 25-TnUSANP DOLLARS. HER S.ISTEi SAYS MRS. VAN BALEN PAS GIVEN AUTHORITIES A rESCRIPTION'OF ON& KIPNAPEyR AiN SAID HE ONCE WORKEn FOR HER HUSBAND'S FIBERGLASS COMPANY. IIRS. VAN BALEN WAS RELEASED IN- WEST :VIRGINIA. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE CHECKING MOTELS AND HOTELS IN .THE FAYETTEVILLE AND CHARLESTON. AREAS FOR TWO-SUSPECTS -- A MAN AND A VOMAN. 05;11ACr 0 3-UE-74 APB0