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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
1
President Johnson met with his top aides on Wednesday to prepare for the weekend summit in Honolulu with South Vietnam’s president Nguyen Van Thieu. The day’s brief items note FBI actions, peace talks progress, and local Amarillo updates.
A letter from Kirk Hays of Bonham argues that Congress bill HR 148 would rename the HCUA to the Committee on Internal Security, wiping out seniority and allowing new members. The Dallas Morning News is cited on risks to legislative stability and potential boosts to leftist violence as a reward if passed.
A hijacked American Airlines jet returns to Miami after Cuban authorities refuse to let it depart Havana. The hijacker named Hernandez threatened to blow up the plane with a shaving cream can as a Cuban official claimed Fidel Castro ordered him back. The incident marks the second such hijacking this month involving a U S airliner and Cuban airspace.
The passage cites Ronald Reagan praising freedom and warning a California governor’s audience in the Panhandle that freedom must be defended at home. It includes an excerpt from The Creative Society, asserting there is no escape and a stand must be made to preserve liberty for future generations.
A postcard from a Fellow mocks guaranteed income by arguing poverty follows people, not places. A local quip notes Olsen Park Pete’s wife is a skilled parker, while a WTSU hitchhiker is spotted with a sign reading Road Scholar.
Defense Secretary Clark M Clifford warned of a planned north Vietnamese and Viet Cong offensive against Saigon and other cities between July and September to influence Paris peace talks. President Thieu echoed the assessment, saying elites are being gathered for the coming battles while U S forces aim for victory. Clifford spoke at Da Nang and said the lull before the storm may precede renewed fighting as they guard against any spectacular enemy outcome.
James Earl Ray's Alabama lawyer Arthur J. Hanes said Ray asked him to fly with him to Memphis to face charges in the MLK assassination case. Hanes reported Ray fears being with federal officials and asked for counsel aboard, noting no state authority granted the request.
President Johnson met with his top aides and peace negotiator Cyrus Vance as he headed toward a weekend summit in Honolulu with South Vietnam's president Nguyen Van Thieu. Vance flew in from Paris and plans to return there, while Clark Clifford and Dean Rusk join the high level talks. The Honolulu talks are set for Friday and Saturday.
A crash at the U S 66 and FM 1912 junction three miles east of Amarillo left Mrs. Agnes Baker of Canadian dead about 12:15 p m. Her husband Charles Baker, 81, suffered injuries. Harold Dimmit and Clara and Norma Dimmit also injured. The Baker car was southbound on FM 1912. the Dimmit car traveled east on U S 66. The vehicles were demolished and a highway patrolman investigated.
Three Pampa men Marion Miles Stewart 64 Charles Leonard Reeves 59 and Travis Patterson 49 died after a header pipe exploded at the plant causing a fire that swept the engine room. Leo Casey 43 remained in critical condition in Amarillo hospital. Three other workers Everly Campbell 60 L C Wassell 51 and Sam Goodan 61 were listed in fair to good condition at Pampa hospital. Stewart died about 1 30 a.m. Tuesday.
Sheriff Troy Porterfield denies knowledge of events leading to Deputy E L Hatfield kidnapping and stabbing. Hatfield and his wife reportedly accompanied prisoner Hearne Edward Smith to Lubbock to shop for leather and other items. Smith entered Tandy's leather store in Lubbock twice over the weekend, according to the store owner.
Mary Gonsalves, 56, suffered life ending injuries when struck by a car as she walked home from volunteer duties at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Oakland. Her attackers, described as three to four youths, plundered her purse and fled before bystanders could intervene. She died two hours after the accident at Highland Hospital, the thieves also stole a television and radio from her home.
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