He could not even claim to be thesmartest guy. That honor went to Cal Doltry, who had been the starquarterback and, as valedictorian of their class, ...ad given a rousingspeech the week before at their graduation.Al looked around at the group Buck had put together and smiled wistfully.These were the last of the gang from his high school who had made it allthe way through college together, and this weekend was probably the lasttime all of them would do something together like this. Five had. Because of the acoustics, it was hard to determine where they came from. There was only one way out, up the escalator and about 200 feet to where I came in. I climbed the escalator and started toward the exit. As I went toward the exit, I looked down into the food court and saw three maintenance guys moving across the food court. That was close. I would like to have them see me, but that might not be a good idea. I walked to the exit, entered the garage, and exited the mall. I noticed there. All who could be rescued, had been. We stood silently, looking at the pitiful few we had managed to save. The other side of the bank had done similar work. Someone had thought quickly, and had tossed rope out to some of the men. That side had more survivors. It was still but a fraction, compared to how many had been lost. What a waste of life. What monumental stupidity on the part of the organizers of this mess.By this time, evening had fallen. The men rescued were taken to the town, and given. Apart from that several names that appeared in that drug sting also appearing in the investigations into the marijuana cultivation and distribution around Griffith that featured one Robert Trimboli. According to one report I read, the Griffith operation was heavily financed by the CIA. I wonder if that connection is the reason that it rates a mention in these files.’ 2 Sydney February 1969 ‘Were did you get this?’ ‘The Texas Tavern.’ ‘This is really heavy shit man. It’s giving me the best buzz.