European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday. Meow new 3.19b6 sex cultist Layton convicted of key role in Ryan murder san Francisco a Larry Layton. The Only former people Temple member to be tried in us country was convicted monday of conspiring in the murder of rep. Leo Ryan an act that triggered the mass murder suicide by the Rev. Jim Jones Follower in a South american Jungle eight Yean ago. A Federal jury also convicted Layton 40, of aiding and abetting in the murder of Ryan and of conspiracy an aiding and abetting in the attempted murder of Richard Dwyer a . Diplomat wounded in the same attack. This Man was a killer . Attorney Joseph Russoniello told reporters after the verdict. Me look pan in the plot because he was a Layton Sal without changing expression his hand folded As the jury s verdict was read after 25 hours of deliberation Over six Days. He gave consoling pats 10 Woof his lawyers Tony Tambureno and assistant Federal Public defender Marianne Yachera who Sal alongside him before he was led away by Federal marshals. Laylon s first trial in 1981, ended in a Hung has been free on bail and has been working in a local Community under an Atlas. Chief . District judge Robert Peckham scheduled semen cing for Jan. 23. The conspiracy charge Sand the charge of aiding and abetting in Ryan s Mur Der carry maximum penalties of life in prison. Layton s sister Debbie whose departure from the Peoples Temple and denunciation of Jones in May 197 b led her brother to leave California and join the settlement in Guyana sat in the front Row of the court room sobbing her head in her hands. Defense lawyers said the conviction would be appealed. Laylon who admitted shooting and wounding two dissident Temple members who were trying to leave with Ryan Wai con vied of taking part in a plot bygones to keep Ryan and his party from reaching the outside world with news of conditions at Jonestown. Hours after Ryan and four others were killed on a Airstrip in Guyana Jones and 912 followers died by Poison and gunfire in their nearby agricultural settlement of Jonestown. Jones had moved the cult Headquarters from California the previous year. Ryan a Democrat from the san Francisco Peninsula had just completed a one Day fact finding visit to Jonestown and was about to return to the United states along with 18 Temple members who had approached him during his visit and said they wanted to leave. Eleven people were wounded in the nov. 18. 1978,Airstrip attack including Dwyer Deputy . Chief of Mission in Guyana. Layton son of a wealthy Berkeley family who adjoined the Peoples Temple in California in 1968, along Appu former Peoples Temple member Larry Layton ride away in a police nut after Bis conspiracy conviction. With several relatives win to the Airstrip posing As defector. He boarded a plane carrying other defectors separate from Ryan a and shot and wounded two of them As shooting broke out on the Airstrip. Arrested by guyanese authorities Layton signed a confession taking responsibility for ail the deaths at the Airstrip. He was acquitted in Guyana on charges of attempting to murder the to defectors and then was brought Back to the United slates to face anal on charges involving Ryan and Dwyer whose shootings were Federal crimes. Layton did not take part in the shootings of Ryan and Dwyer by about eight gunmen who drove to the Airstrip in a tractor trailer and then returned to Jonestown where they they joined in a suicide ritual swallowing fruit punch laced with cyanide. But the prosecution contended that Laylon a Loyal Follower of Jones shot the defectors As part of a plot organized by the cull Leader to make sure no one reached the outside world with information about conditions at Jonestown. Now Marks 20th anniversary with Star studded extravaganza los Angeles api a cheering crowd of 2.800feminists hailed the 20lh anniversary of the National Ona Bizalion for women in a Hollywood extravaganza designed to fund future crusades for women s Equality. With now president Eleanor Israeal vowing to keep the flame of feminism alive and growing stars of stage and screen declared their dedication to sheif vision of a free and equal founding Mother of the movement Betty Nedan received a wild ovation. And a former first lady. Belly Ford declared herself feminist forever. The participants monday night pledged to win anew bid for passage of the equal rights amendment. The crowd roared As Helen Reddy Sang her Anthem of the women s movement i am woman. They booed As actor Alan Alda joined Ford i speaking of president Reagan s opposition to the Era. Celebrities donated their performances in a song and dance tribute which was expected to raise at least 1500,000 for future now rights for the show were up for bids and Smeal said a High Price was anticipated. Lily Zoralin reminisced in a humorous Way about her childhood crush Ana female teacher. The evening included Subtle and not so Subtle Polit ical overtones. This shows to me that in does t nut Ter who in the White House or whether we re in Fash Ion said Israeal. The country is with much of the flow was a recitation of Ichie Emorit for women in the past 20 be broken Down barriers in every Field sme Alsaid. Our greatest accomplishments have been in Edu cation but they be been in every organizers noted thai 20 Yean ago. Help want dads were segregated by sex flight attendants were called stewardesses and were hired for their looks an fired before Middle age sexual harassment on the Job had not been recognized and the fight for Legal Abor Tion had just audience shouted approval u film clips showed Geraldine Ferraro becoming the first female major party candidate for vice president and Sally ride the first american woman in space. Backstage actress Cybur Shepherd climbed on a piano to pose for Leggy photo in a while Satin dress and declared a Little pseudo cheesecake never Hurt anyone. I think this would be a sad place to live if you could t Abo appearing were de Ainer Jane Alexander and Diahann was honorary chairwoman of the event. She Laid the see a brighter future for her grandchildren because of the women s movement. To tuft lion Black Sto Denta. In the South which has 45 Nalion population Hir gent iat Corea Wivo on 2 percent tnatt9tot to my
