SFehronicie FEB 17 1977 Hunt's Parole Due Watergate Plotter Pays Fine

Washington house. ant in the suit. E. Howard Hunt Jr., the chief Hunt is serving a 30-month-to- He had served the minimum 30 talent recruiter and lookout for the eight-year term in the federal months by January 10 in two stages. Watergate burglary, paid his $10,- prison camp at Eglin Air Force He was free for nearly 16 months in 000 fine yesterday and cleared the Base in Florida for his role in the the middle of his prison term while way for his parole next week. break-in at Democratic party head- his case was on appeal. He will be released, next quarters in the Watergate Office Building on June 17, 1972. He Hunt, 58, was a former long- Wednesday, two days earlier then time CIA agent who was brought the date set by parole officials. pleaded guilty to charges of con- spiracy, burglary and illegal wire- into the White House by former The fine was paid with a check tapping. Nixon aides and drawn on the account . He was part of the of the Baltimore, Md., law firm that White House plumbers squad that As soon as Hunt is freed, he sent burglars into the office of represents Hunt. His lawyer, Wil- will fly to Washington to testify in a liam Snyder, said Hunt paid the 's psychiatrist and civil suit which is an outgrowth of later worked with G. Gordon Liddy fine with an insurance settlement the Watergate case, Snyder said. and money raised by mortgaging a on the Watergate burglary. Hunt along with others, is a defend- Associated Press ,

E. HOWARD HUNT JR. $10,000 for freedom