Today in Labor History February 4, 1974: The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) kidnapped Patty Hearst, granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, in Berkeley, California. One of the SLA’s demands for releasing Hearst was for her family to pay for millions of dollars’ worth of food to be given out free the poor and unhoused of the San Francisco Bay Area. Hearst complied, with various community organizations distributing 100,000 bags of groceries at 16 sites in 4 counties, before violence brought the program to a halt. The violence occurred because the crowds were bigger than expected and workers started throwing boxes of food off of moving trucks. As a captive, Patty Hearst was held in a closet, blindfolded, with her hands tied, raped and threatened repeatedly with death. She was later offered the choice of freedom, or joining the SLA. She chose the latter. Consequently, she was later sentenced to 35 years in prison for her complicity in SLA robberies. After several years in prison, her sentence was commuted by President Carter. President Clinton later pardoned her. Congressional Representative Leo Ryan was murdered by the Jim Jones cult in Guyana several weeks after collecting signatures for her release. Actor John Wayne, of all people, expressed frustration that everyone accepted the idea that Jones had brainwashed hundreds of his followers into mass suicide, but wouldn’t accept that the SLA could have brainwashed a teenage girl. After her release, Hearst went on to become an actress, appearing in several John Waters films, as well as many others.

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John Wayne, il prototipo del duro uomo del west aveva le sue debolezze, anche sul piano estetico. Anche lui si arrese al ritocchino 🛑Come si distrugge un mito

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John Wayne, mito e debolezze: quando l’apparenza inganna - Boomerissimo

Il prototipo del duro uomo del west aveva le sue debolezze, anche sul piano estetico.

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Tiny village is a timewarp and was a major movie set for huge Hollywood film

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To Johnwayne or not to Johnwayne

I'm lobbying to put this verb in the English lexicon.

Most of you already know what it means:

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EL ACTOR AL QUE LE DIO UN TOQUE JOHN WAYNE POR ACEPTAR UN PAPEL DE EXTREMA DEBILIDAD.
Durante décadas, Marion Robert Morrison —el mundo lo conocería para siempre como John Wayne— encarnó una idea muy concreta de América. Rudo, implacable, casi pétreo, su figura se forjó a golpe de wésterns y miradas severas, de héroes que rara vez dudaban y jamás se quebraban. La diligencia, Centauros del…
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John Wayne Was a Nazi

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John Wayne was a coward!🇺🇸
" the combat veterans present during his USO tours in the 1940s were furious with his presence, booing the Duke and jeering as he took the stage. In their eyes, Wayne was a coward and a draft dodger who chose Hollywood stardom over joining the war effort.
When it comes down to brass tacks, John Wayne is nothing more than an opportunistic bigot that has been undeservedly iconized by American culture. "
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https://www.slashfilm.com/966033/how-wwii-set-the-stage-for-john-waynes-rise-to-superstardom/

How WWII Set The Stage For John Wayne's Rise To Superstardom - SlashFilm

He saw an opportunity to cement his claim to fame.

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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieFeatures #HowtheWestWasWon #JohnWayne John Wayne’s Highest-Grossing Movie Was This Western with an Absurdly Stacked Cast http://dlvr.it/TQHZS8