Complex sentence: In response Hearst's father' taking out a loan, arranged the immediate donation of $2 million worth of food to the poor of the Bay Area, but distribution descended into chaos, and the SLA refused to release Hearst.
Split into simpler sentences: In response Hearst's father, taking out a loan, arranged the immediate donation of $2 million worth of food to the poor of the Bay Area. The distribution descended into chaos, and the SLA refused to release Hearst.