"How do you do it?" a TIME subscriber recently wondered in a letter to the editors. He was referring to the fact that barely four days had elapsed between the time Lynette Fromme pointed a loaded gun at President Ford, and the arrival at his house of the issue of TIME containing a detailed, seven-page cover story on the incident, with exclusive pictures and excerpts from her diary. For this week's coverage of Patty Hearst's capture, our staff had a few more hours at its disposal; but as with all late-starting cover stories, things moved fast. Within minutes of the announcement...
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