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s* THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1981 Page 7 Reagan Former Tech student^ charged^ with shooting^ plil|Man grew up in Dallas’ Highland Park area . i, --«s United Press International unking peoplf DALLAS — John Warnock to hitacomptJlinckley Jr., charged with the Bjhpted assassination of Presi- nd repairs nett-dent Reagan, grew up “likeable )90 will costn an d laughing” in a mansion with a swimming pool, but became to inhibit lie t more and more introverted as he ities. Texans older and was described as a utiom which "loner” in college, ion," Pevelog] Binkley appeared briefly in however, tk; court Monday night, but was de- the Permanet! n ‘ e( ^ bond and was ordered to ate the needs appear at a preliminary hearing tax burden K Thursday. ^Though few people at Texas Bi University in Lubbock recal- BHinckley, 25, another indica- ffi of his reclusiveness, those » remembered him described him as a lonely person. Don Barett, who rented Hinc- iey a television during the Dallas md monsterocs^ i isely 1 youth’s seven on and off years at the university, said he last saw Hinckley in July of 1980, during Hinckley’s last session at Tech. “He’s a loner,’’ Barett said. “I never saw the guy with anyone. I saw him walking up and down University Street with a white bag under his arm carrying his ham burgers. He didn’t appear dan gerous.” Hinckley’s photograph in La Yen tana, the Tech annual for 1974, lists no club memberships. Dr. Bill Freeman, sponsor of the Tech Rodeo Club said, “That boy looks familiar” when shown the picture in the annual, “but whether he was in the club, I can’t say. ” Kevin Crowley, manager of the Westernair Apartments where Hinckley lived for a time, also said and see wM By DEAN REYNOLDS :d there was ii and Secret er Haigaboiit>j n policy, g has been on’t want (cos commentitn ■eat respect hti IS happened United Press International aig remainsii; WASHINGTON — President Reagan had just completed his affairs. speech, one of his many defenses of his economic program, when he ddresstoll headed as always to his awaiting motorcade. ilped defat!^■Dutside the Washington Hilton Hotel on Florida Avenue, the Hotel. Hiopresident was greeted by the cheers of several hundred bystanders, s Hotel Tenc|Weagan waved in his good-natured fashion and smiled to the crowd as he walked from a service entrance the 25 steps to the presidential Snousine. As the president stepped off the curb onto the driveway al at Car» where his limousine was parked, something attracted his attention and Sush was : he turned, facing the curb and the hotel wall where his assailant was ;men jim W .standing somewhere among the bystanders. Id de la Gad Suddenly there were four or five loud bursts, sounding like firec- d Mayor rackers, and the smell of gun smoke hung in the air. The crowd recoiled in horror. There were screams. Handguns and automatic weapons were suddenly visible in the hands of police and Secret dng to the' § erv j ce agents. Haisers Cc j dropped into a crouch but kept my eyes on the president. He iswe do “appeared to have a frightened, almost bewildered look, just after the reverse - shots rang out. itryisgoi^6.-Jk ecre t Secret agents spun him around and shoved him head first catastroplicej n t 0 the limousine, while the agents kept shouting “Get back! Get tensions, back!” to the crowd. mmist tallfc The shots, fired in rapid succession, could not have been fired from ictruththaii more than 10 or 15 feet from the president. sprogramfoif The limousine pulled away seconds after the president was pushed simply don ! i ns ide. le said. A scuffle to right of the limousine then caught my attention. A young s as lastNo':^ 0 ^ map .was being subdued, on his bad^ky .-several • agents and oved are fr P°4 cemen - There was a mob of lawmen on the ground and the tops of the ma r ^ e 8 s ’ c ^ ac * * n dark trousers, were visible, sticking out from the pile, understand * saw no one ^ an d learned only later the president had been wounded along with White House press secretary Jim Brady, apolice- t have led i man and a Secret Service agent, ic crisis’ § unrnan had been on the sidewalk, standing close to the hotel ranee was 0E ;Wa ff Reporters were on the other side of the limousine, the top of a triangle from the president and the gunman, itrv to boos' ^ was being in a vacuum, with everything in slow motion. It ol siindi to °k a secon d or two before anything registered but when I saw the looks of enormous stress and the clenched teeth of the Secret Service agents, I knew it was more than fire crackers. ■ bis won* 4 j took off into the hotel to find a telephone, knocking down maybe skinnisl® eight p erS0 ns who had just heard the president speak at the National some Dens'Conference 0 f the Building and Constructions Trade Department, ore cuts in There didn’t seem to be a pay phone in the place, and I finally found an lid notfinf open telephone in an office. made it cp When I got outside again, blood was mingling with the rain on the ferrine. sidewalk. s, witneontre police roped off the area to hold back hundreds of curious pedes- and botbte trians. :y’ve passed;' ' Across the street, I could see office workers watching on television n theliberalf the scene that had occurred just outside their windows, eral money 1 ; are all we r ciety’s doufG S2 Battalion Classified 845-2611 their big if ; failed toaeff’ ixcept lodi^ itaged into” -hope.leiw Sun Theatres 333 University 846- The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sun.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri.»Sat. 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Well dressed, but of course coming from Highland Park you would expect that. He never gave anybody any trouble, as far as I can remember.” “He was likeable and laughing, cutting up all the time. I’m sure he had girl friends, but I never saw any of them. He was a very nice looking young fellow. ” Highland Park is the home of Dallas’ old money, including the family home of Texas Gov. Bill Clements. Dominated by South ern Methodist University, where Hinckley’s sister was a cheerlead er, the park cities are lush, with huge oak and magnolia trees, pools and fountains along Turtle Creek which winds through the area, and stunning pink and white azalea bushes. Hinckley was born May 9, 1955, in Ardmore, Okla., but moved two years later with his family into a two-story tan brick house and the family lived there for over 15 years. In 1974, the Hinckleys moved to the affluent Denver suburb of Evergreen, Colo., taking the family oil busi ness with them, but Hinckley re mained in Dallas to graduate and then enrolled in the school of busi ness administration at Tech. Hinc kley never received a degree, and after the summer school stint last year rejoined his family in Ever green. Highland Park residents who knew the Hinckleys and lived close to them on Beverly Drive discussed the family at length. “They were a typical, conserva tive Highland Park family,” said one middle-aged woman neighbor who would not let her name be used. “I was hoping it was mis taken identity. His father will age 50 years.” Another friend of the family said: “His mother was always hop ing he would have more friends, but he was very much of an indi vidual. John was simply what you would call their loner. They only talked about him in the way pa rents would when they hoped their individualist would come around and become one of the gang. 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