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summaries on assassination attempt). St.
Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), March 30, 1981
Monday Three Star Edition, NEWS. Early, Pete. The
Gun: A Saturday Night Special From Miami.
The Washington Post, March 31, 1981, Tuesday,
Final Edition, First Section; A9. Feaver, Douglas B. Three
Men Shot at the Side of Their President. The
Washington Post, March 31, 1981, Tuesday, Final
Edition, First Section; A7. Cannon, Lou. The
Shooting; The Shooting Scene: 'The Smile Just Sort of
Washed Off His Face'. Washington Post reporters
Edward Walsh, Bill Prochnau, Chip Brown, Warren Brown,
Phil McCombs, Donnel Nunes, Eugene Robinson and Mike
Sager and researcher Maralee Schwartz contributed to this
story.The Washington Post, March 31, 1981,
Tuesday, Final Edition, First Section; A1.; Broder, David S. Reagan
Wounded by Assailant's Bullet; Prognosis Is 'Excellent';
3 Others Shot, President Is Wounded by Assailant;
Prognosis Is Excellent. The Washington Post, March
31, 1981, Tuesday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. Deakin, James. Reagan's
Smile 'Just Washed Off,' Witness Says; At The Hotel:
Shots, Shouts. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(Missouri), March 31, 1981 Tuesday Five Star
Edition. News Summary;
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1981. The New York Times, March
31, 1981, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
B; Page 1, Column 1; Metropolitan Desk. SCHWARTZ, TONY. TV
NETWORKS QUICKLY SUPPLY VIVID DOCUMENTATION OF
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. The New York Times, March
31, 1981, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Page 6, Column 1; National Desk. MOHR, CHARLES. FOR
THE SECRET SERVICE, A HAIL OF BULLETS DISRUPTS 'ROUTINE
DUTY' WITH PRESIDENT. The New York Times, March
31, 1981, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Page 2, Column 1; National Desk. RAINES, HOWELL.
REAGAN WOUNDED IN CHEST BY GUNMAN; OUTLOOK 'GOOD' AFTER
2-HOUR SURGERY; AIDE AND 2 GUARDS SHOT; SUSPECT HELD;
White House statements. The New York Times, March
31, 1981, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Page 1, Column 3; National Desk, pages A5 and A7. LYONS, RICHARD D. WITNESSES
TO SHOOTING RECALL SUSPECT ACTING 'FIDGETY' AND 'HOSTILE'.
The New York Times, March 31, 1981, Tuesday, Late
City Final Edition, Section A; Page 1, Column 1;
National Desk. TAUBMAN, PHILIP. SUSPECT
WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR IN NASHVILLE ON WEAPONS CHARGE.
The New York Times, March 31, 1981,
Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page 1,
Column 1; National Desk. Harden, Blaine. Area
Residents Puzzled by Assailant; Area Residents Try to
Assess the Issues in Assassination Attempt; Why Such
Attacks Cannot be Stopped Also Baffles Many Persons Here.
Also contributing to this story were staff writers Sandra
G. Boodman, Chip Brown, Ed Bruske, and Thomas Morgan. The
Washington Post, April 1, 1981, Wednesday,
Final Edition, Metro; C1. Reid, T.R. Secret
Service Checking Limousine Position. The
Washington Post, April 1, 1981, Wednesday,
Final Edition, First Section; A16. Prochnau, Bill and Art
Harris. For America, Flashbacks and Cold Shivers;
A Long Day of Televised Irrationality. Staff
writer Joyce Wadler and special correspondents Mindy
Fetterman, Janis Johnson, Katharine Macdonald and
Bethellyn Rosenthal contributed to this report. The
Washington Post, April 1, 1981, Wednesday,
Final Edition, First Section; A15. Karlyn Barker and
Linda Wheeler. Families Arrive to Comfort Wounded
Guards. Also contributing to this story was
staff writer Michel McQueen. The Washington Post, April
1, 1981, Wednesday, Final Edition, First Section;
A14. Knight, Athelia and
Neil Henry. Love Letter Offers Clue To Motive in
Shooting; Love Letter Provides Clue to Suspect's Motive
in Assassination Attempt. Also contributing to
this article were Washington Post staff writers Jonathan
Neumann, Ted Gup, Dan Balz, Martha Hamilton and Jay
Mathews. The Washington Post, April 1,
1981, Wednesday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. Lee Lescaze. Reagan,
in Good Spirits, Making a Fast Recovery; President,
Cracking Jokes, Reported Making an Excellent Recovery.
The Washington Post, April 1, 1981,
Wednesday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. News Summary;
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1981. The New York Times, April
1, 1981, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
B; Page 1, Column 1; Metropolitan Desk. BRODY, JANE E. COMBINATION
OF FACTORS IS FOUND TO BE CONDUCIVE TO ASSASSINATIONS IN
AMERICA. The New York Times, April
1, 1981, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Page 26, Column 1; National Desk. MOHR, CHARLES. GUNS
TRACED IN 16 MINUTES TO PAWN SHOP IN DALLAS. The
New York Times, April 1, 1981, Wednesday, Late
City Final Edition, Section A; Page 21, Column 5;
National Desk. LYONS, RICHARD D. 3
COMMITTEES INVESTIGATING CONDUCT OF SECURITY SERVICES.
The New York Times, April 1, 1981,
Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page
21, Column 1; National Desk. RAINES, HOWELL. REAGAN
MAKING GOOD RECOVERY, SIGNS A BILL; WHITE HOUSE WORKING,
BUSH ASSURES SENATE. The New York Times, April
1, 1981, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Page 1, Column 6; National Desk. TAUBMAN, PHILIP. LETTERS
HINT SUSPECT ACTED OUT FANTASY. The New York
Times, April 1, 1981, Wednesday, Late City
Final Edition, Section A; Page 1, Column 2; National
Desk. Strout, Richard L. A
land of 60 million handguns. Christian
Science Monitor (Boston, MA), April 1, 1981,
Wednesday, Midwestern Edition, Pg. 13. Cohen, Richard. The
New Assassins Achieve Instant Fame Without Political
Motives or Sense; The New Assassins: Instant Celebrities.
The Washington Post, April 2, 1981,
Thursday, Final Edition, Metro; Richard Cohen; B1. Cannon, Lou. President's
Condition Continues to Improve; Brady Shows Gains;
Reagan's Condition Continues to Improve; Press Secretary
Also Gains. The Washington Post, April
2, 1981, Thursday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. Shaffer, Ron and Neil
Henry. Hinckley Pursued Actress for Months,
Letter Shows; Letter Portrays 'Historical Deed' as Effort
to Impress Actress. Washington Post staff writer
Joe Pichirallo contributed to this story. The
Washington Post, April 2, 1981, Thursday, Final
Edition Correction Appended, First Section; A1. WALD, MATTHEW L. TEEN-AGE
ACTRESS SAYS NOTES SENT BY SUSPECT DID NOT HINT VIOLENCE.
The New York Times, April 2, 1981,
Thursday, Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page
1, Column 6; National Desk. RAINES, HOWELL. REAGAN
SEES AIDES AND ACTS ON TRADE; CONTINUES TO GAIN.
The New York Times, April 2, 1981,
Thursday, Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page
1, Column 6; National Desk. TAUBMAN, PHILIP. SUSPECT
GOT IDEA SOME TIME AGO, INVESTIGATORS SAY.
The New York Times, April 2, 1981, Thursday,
Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page 1, Column
5; National Desk. Reid, T.R. Secret
Service Cites Lack of Information On Hinckley's Record.
The Washington Post, April 3, 1981, Friday,
Final Edition, First Section; A3. Pichirallo, Joe and
Laura A. Kiernan. U.S. Judge Orders Further
Mental Tests for Hinckley; Sanity Test Ordered for
Hinckley; Tentatively Declared Fit for Trial. The
Washington Post, April 3, 1981, Friday, Final
Edition, First Section; A1. Lescaze, Lee. President
Exercising Regularly; President Exercising Regularly in
Hospital; May Be Able to Quit Hospital Next Week; Brady
Is Improving. The Washington Post, April
3, 1981, Friday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. (Assasination
attempt was predicted on TV show). St. Louis
Post-Dispatch (Missouri), April 3, 1981 Friday
Three Star Edition, NEWS ; Pg. 11. AGENT SAYS HE
KNEW REAGAN HAD A LUNG WOUND. The New York
Times, April 3, 1981, Friday, Late City Final
Edition, Section A; Page 17, Column 3; National
Desk, 291 words. RAINES, HOWELL. REAGAN
EAGER TO RETURN TO WORK ON FISCAL PLANS. The
New York Times, April 3, 1981, Friday, Late
City Final Edition, Section A; Page 16, Column 1;
National Desk. TAUBMAN, PHILIP. EXPLOSIVE
BULLET STRUCK REAGAN, F.B.I. DISCOVERS. The
New York Times, April 3, 1981, Friday, Late
City Final Edition, Section A; Page 1, Column 5;
National Desk. PEAR, ROBERT. SUSPECT
IS FOUND FIT TO STAND TRIAL; JUDGE ORDERS MORE EXTENSIVE
TESTS. The New York Times, April
3, 1981, Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section A;
Page 1, Column 3; National Desk. Shaffer, Ron and Laura
A. Kiernan. Tapes Support Theory on Hinckley
Motive; Hinckley's Room Yields Tape of Conversations;
Phone Calls Recorded. The Washington Post, April
4, 1981, Saturday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. The Exploding
Bullets; Bullet That Hit President Identified as
'Devastator', By Pete Earley and Charles Babcock.
The Washington Post, April 4, 1981,
Saturday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. PEAR, ROBERT. MENTAL
TESTS ON HINCKLEY MAY TAKE UP TO 3 MONTHS. The
New York Times, April 4, 1981, Saturday, Late
City Final Edition, Section 1; Page 8, Column 1;
National Desk. Shapiro, Walter. Ho
Hum, Another Attempt On the Life Of a President; Ho Hum,
Another President Shot. The Washington Post, April
5, 1981, Sunday, Final Edition, Outlook; C1. Peterson, Bill. President
Is Lively, Alert; Fever Abates; President's Temperature
Returns to Normal; Reagan Receives Briefing on Poland;
Visits With Agents. The Washington Post, April
5, 1981, Sunday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. Cannon, Lou. The
Day of the Jackal in Washington; A Chronicle of How an
Ordinary Spring Afternoon in Washington Turned Into a Day
of the Jackal for the President and His Country.
Staff writers Martin Schram, Lee Lescaze, Jim Dickinson,
Susan Okie, Don Oberdorfer, John M. Berry, T. R. Reid and
Thomas O'Toole contributed to this report. The
Washington Post, April 5, 1981, Sunday, Final
Edition, First Section; A1. STUART TAYLOR Jr. CURBING
CIVIL LIBERTIES OF THE DISTURBED IS NO CRIME CURE; IT MAY
BE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE. The New York
Times, April 5, 1981, Sunday, Late City Final
Edition, Section 4; Page 4, Column 1; Week in Review
Desk. LYONS, RICHARD D. PRACTICE
HASN'T YET MADE PROTECTION PERFECT; WASHINGTON. The
New York Times, April 5, 1981, Sunday, Late
City Final Edition, Section 4; Page 2, Column 3;
Week in Review Desk. ROSENBAUM, DAVID E. THE
SYMPTOMS SURROND US, BUT WHAT IS THE MALADY? The
New York Times, April 5, 1981, Sunday, Late
City Final Edition, Section 4; Page 1, Column 5;
Week in Review Desk. A PRESIDENTIAL ASSAIN
FAILS--JUST BARELY. The New York Times, April
5, 1981, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section 4;
Page 1, Column 1; Week in Review Desk. WALD, MATTHEW L. YALE
POLICE SEARCHED FOR SUSPECT WEEKS BEFORE REAGAN WAS SHOT.
The New York Times, April 5, 1981, Sunday,
Late City Final Edition, Section 1; Part 1; Page 32,
Column 5; National Desk. AGENTS TRACING
HINCKLEY'S PATH FIND A SHIFT TO VIOLENT EMOTION.
The New York Times, April 5, 1981, Sunday,
Late City Final Edition, Section 1; Part 1; Page 1,
Column 2; National Desk. Brown, Warren. Reagan's
Temperature Back to Normal; Reagan's Fever Subsides; Rise
Laid to Tissue Damage. The Washington Post, April
6, 1981, Monday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. CREWDSON, JOHN M. HINCKLEY
INQUIRY CENTERS ON DETOUR TO LOS ANGLES. The
New York Times, April 7, 1981, Tuesday, Late
City Final Edition, Section B; Page 11, Column 1;
National Desk. KLEIMAN, DENA. IN
THIRD GRADE, VIOLENCE IS PUT IN PERSPECTIVE. The
New York Times, April 7, 1981, Tuesday, Late
City Final Edition, Section B; Page 3, Column 1;
Metropolitan Desk. TREASTER, JOSEPH B. MAN,
22, IS ARRESTED IN MANHATTAN FOR THREATENING THE
PRESIDENT'S LIFE. The New York Times, April
8, 1981, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Page 1, Column 2; Metropolitan Desk. T. R. Reid. No
Connection In Assassination Arrests Is Found. The
Washington Post, April 9, 1981, Thursday, Final
Edition, First Section; A13. TREASTER, JOSEPH B. TESTS
SET FOR MAN CHARGED IN THREAT. The New York
Times, April 9, 1981, Thursday, Late City Final
Edition, Section A; Page 19, Column 1; Metropolitan
Desk. FRIENDLY, JONATHAN. NEWS
GROUPS AGREE NOT TO PUBLISH BUSH SCHEDULE. The
New York Times, April 9, 1981, Thursday, Late
City Final Edition, Section A; Page 17, Column 1;
National Desk. King, Wayne. AGENTS
CHECK LETTER TO EVANGELIST IN REAGAN THREAT. The
New York Times, April 10, 1981, Friday, Late
City Final Edition, Section A; Page 15, Column 1;
National Desk. TOPICS; Why
Did He Do It? The New York Times, April
12, 1981, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section
4; Page 22, Column 1; Editorial Desk. TAUBMAN, PHILIP. INVESTIGATORS
THINK HINCKLEY STALKED CARTER. The New York
Times, April 12, 1981, Sunday, Late City Final
Edition, Section 1; Part 1; Page 28, Column 4;
National Desk. Kiernan, Laura A. Colleagues
Describe Hinckley Lawyer Fuller as Guarded and
Trustworthy. The Washington Post, April
13, 1981, Monday, Final Edition, Washington
Business; Lawyers; Pg. 22. IT'S BUSINESS
AS USUAL AT THE SHOP IN DALLAS WHERE HINCKLEY BOUGHT GUN.
The New York Times, April 14, 1981,
Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section B; Page
13, Column 3; National Desk. Bullet Lodged
An Inch From Reagan's Heart; Reagan Surgery Described as
Much Grimmer Than Reported Earlier. The
Washington Post, April 16, 1981, Thursday,
Final Edition, First Section; A1. CLENDINEN, DUDLEY. SHOCKED
EMPATHY IN HINCKLEYS' TOWN. The New York
Times, April 16, 1981, Thursday, Late City
Final Edition, Section A; Page 18, Column 2;
National Desk. Bumiller, Elisabeth. Sarah
Brady's Gentle Vigil; Sarah Brady's Ordeal; After the
Nightmare: The Hospital And the Hope. The
Washington Post, April 17, 1981, Friday, Final
Edition, Style; C1. White House
Seeks Report on Allegation of Anti-Semitism. The
Washington Post, April 18, 1981, Saturday,
Final Edition, First Section; A3. Green, Bill. THE
PLAYERS: It Wasn't a Game; THE REPORTER: When She Smiled,
She Dazzled; When She Crashed . . . ; The Story: First
the Idea, and Finally the Presses Rolled; THE
PUBLICATION: 'Jimmy' Hit Washington Like a Grenade, and
Bounced; THE DOUBTS: From the Very First Moment, Some
Suspected the Worst; THE OMBUDSMAN: After the Agony, the
Reappraisal; The Prize: Of Fiefdoms and Their Knights and
Ladies of Adventure; THE CONFESSION: At the End, There
Were the Questions, Then the Tears; THE PRESSURES: Heat
and the Achievers Both Have a Tendancy to Rise; THE
CONCLUSIONS: Once Again, a Fail-Safe System Proves the
Exception. The Washington Post, April
19, 1981, Sunday, Final Edition, First Section; A12. WEISMAN, STEVEN R. REAGAN
TELLS OF INITIAL PAIN AND PANIC AFTER BEING SHOT.
The New York Times, April 23, 1981,
Thursday, Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page
1, Column 2; National Desk. THE NATION: In
Summary; Reagan Describes His 'Panic' and 'Paralyzing
Pain'. The New York Times, April
26, 1981, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section
4; Page 4, Column 1; Week in Review Desk. THE AMERICAN
DUEL OVER GUNS. The New York Times, May
3, 1981, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section 6;
Page 35, Column 2; Magazine Desk. Shaffer, Ron and Laura
A. Kiernan. FBI Probe Finds No Evidence of
Hinckley Stalking; FBI Traces Hinckley Visits to City,
Finds No Evidence of Stalking. Washington Post
staff Writers Athelia Knight and Phil McCombs contributed
to this report. The Washington Post, May 6,
1981, Wednesday, Final Edition, First Section; A1. ROBERT LINDSEY. SHOOTING
OF REAGAN IS LEADING NOTABLES TO INCREASE SECURITY
AGAINST ASSASSINS. The New York Times, May
8, 1981, Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section A;
Page 21, Column 1; National Desk. The Associated Press. TAPE
BY HINCKLEY IS SAID TO REVEAL OBSESSION WITH SLAYING OF
LENNON. The New York Times, May 15, 1981,
Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section A; Page 19,
Column 3; National Desk. PEAR, ROBERT. PSYCHIATRISTS
AND INVESTIGATOR ARE COMPILING DETAILED STUDY OF
HINCKLEY'S LIFE. The New York Times, June
1, 1981, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section A;
Page 12, Column 1; National Desk. |