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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
1
About 100 registered nurses are expected to attend the Texas Nurses Association regional conference starting today at the Veterans Administration Hospital. The event highlights include discussions on hospital chemistry tests and patient care. Ray heads back in custody.
James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was handed to U.S. custody in London and sent toward the United States under heavy guard. He boarded a plane at a northern London base bound for Memphis, with U.S. authorities to hand him to Tennessee officers before sunrise. Security was tight and the exact air base not disclosed. Ray faces first degree murder charges in Memphis. Ray’s lawyer, Arthur Hanes, was barred from accompanying him or speaking during the flight. British courts cleared the final extradition formalities after Ray abandoned his fight.
The State Department says North Korea denied rumors that Pueblo skipper Commander Lloyd M. Bucher committed suicide. Officials noted no outsider visits to the 82 surviving crewmen and said no approval was given for Dick Gregory to visit North Korea.
McCarthy campaign manager orders substantial layoffs due to a deficit of 1 to 2 million dollars. About a third of the 200 staffers in Washington may be furloughed with volunteers welcome. Eugene J McCarthy says the cuts are partly economy driven and extend beyond primaries. Blair Clark notes serious cost reductions.
U S Rep Bob Price may miss the event in Amarillo as a firearms vote looms in Washington. Gov Reagan and 33 press members are expected to arrive by charter jet, with New Mexico Gov Cargo and Anderson Carter also due. Dinner seats 73 tables of 12 with no head table and Izzard to MC.
Justice of the Pentée Rafael Martinez, assaulted outside his courthouse, maintains his humor in court. Friends note his 54 years and three consecutive terms show a tempered approach as violators face smiles as often as frowns. Sheriff Dub Smith believes he could have been a comedian.
President Johnson and President Thieu of South Vietnam held two days of talks in Honolulu at Hickam Air Force Base. Johnson pledged to help the Vietnamese people defeat aggression and stand firm against obstacles as Paris talks toward peace proceed. The Honolulu session centers on the Paris negotiations between U S and North Vietnam and aims to outline steps toward an honorable peace.
The Times of London notes a stylish scene at a Scala Theater ballet costume sale by Sotheby’s. Guests wore pearls, chiffon, furs and brocades, with many men among the fashionable crowd.
Texas Liquor Control Board chairman W D Noel acknowledged board members knew administrator Coke Stevenson Jr received expensive gifts from liquor lobbyists. He said the board did not formally report Stevenson’s World Series trip and noted Stevenson paid his own expenses, resigning under fire in February.
Hale County Sheriff Troy Porterfield said a deputy and prisoner were sent to Lubbock to identify a burglary suspect. The plan led to a stabbing of deputy FE L Hatfield and the inmate Herane Edward Smith’s escape after nine hours of captivity. Smith is a two time escapee and convicted murderer with a lengthy record. A manhunt centered near Dermott, Scurry County, ended with Smith’s capture near Snyder.
American forces engaged a fresh North Vietnamese regiment near the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh Province, seeking to disrupt concentrations reported in the Saigon area. Four Americans were killed and 23 wounded. North Vietnamese casualties were stated at 34. The five hour battle involved RPGs, armored units, air support, and artillery before the enemy withdrew toward the border.
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