Deserter indicted

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32819, 20 January 1972, Page 11

Deserter indicted

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CHICAGO, Jan. 19. A Federal grand jury today indicted Ronald Kaufman, an army deserter with a doctorate in psychology and links with yippies and the Students for a Democratic Society, on charges of attempting to bomb three Chicago banks.

The indictment, on 16 counts accuses Kaufman, aged 33, of maliciously attempting to damage or destroy the banks, possessing unregistered explosive devices, and threatening to

destroy property. Kaufman has been missing since January 9, two days after time-bombs were found

in eight banks in Chicago, San Francisco and New York./

He was named in a Federal warrant last Thursday in connection with the attempted bombings of three San Francisco banks; the F. 8.1. says he is also wanted for placing bombs in three New York banks.

The indictments were announced by the AttorneyGeneral (Mr John Mitchell) in Washington, and by the United States Attorney in Chicago (Mr James Thompson). The F. 8.1. said that Kauffman was identified by finger--prints found on bomb components taken from the banks in the three cities. Kaufman, an Army private shared a room with the yippie leader, Abbie Hoffman, one of the “Chicago Seven,” 'during the 1968 Democratic convention week disorders.