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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1972
Page
2
North Vietnamese forces backed by 130mm artillery overran a South Vietnamese fire base and district HQs to control western Que Son valley south of Da Nang. The gain threatens Highway 1 and the central coast while Hanoi seeks a springboard eastward.
A light remark suggests that if no one knows your past troubles you have a strong public relations defender. The line plays on depth of past issues versus polished image. It notes the humor in spin and perception.
An all white jury in Ocala Florida acquitted Sheriff Willis V McCall of second degree murder in the death of Tommy Vickers a black prisoner. The panel deliberated 1 hour 15 minutes and found him not guilty of aggravated assault and aggravated battery. McCall repeatedly denied kicking Vickers and testified he was just doing his job. He faced possible 30 years if convicted and had been suspended by Gov. Askew while under indictment.
Fischer attorney accuses Icelandic Chess Federation of breaking promises by becoming a co-plaintiff in a 1.75 million lawsuit over film cameras at the match. Papers filed in New York federal court allege breach of contract by refusing to allow filming. Attorney Paul Marshall expressed astonishment at the ICF role after talks with Fischer aides.
The death toll from two days of torrential rains around Seoul reached 249 with 33 missing and 214 injured. Over 100,000 homeless and about $3 million in property damage were reported as railways and power lines were cut. US forces helped rescue about 2,000 marooned South Koreans using vehicles and helicopters.
Three gunmen with pistols crashed a Roman Catholic wedding in Belfast and exploded an oil drum bomb after guests fled. The Greenan Lodge hotel in the city’s suburbs was badly damaged, and a second bomb wrecked the Rough Fort Inn ten miles north. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile about 20,000 Protestant vigilantes in Ulster Defense Association uniforms marched through downtown Belfast, in what police called the largest militant display in three years of sectarian violence. The UDA blamed insecurity on security forces and pledged to patrol streets and check cars to protect Protestant neighborhoods.
A Protestant march in Ulster drew crowds in the business district near the docks with soldiers photographing participants. The UDA led, wearing no masks banned by the government, while British soldiers were wounded in a border explosion. Bombings hit Carnlough town hall and Belfast Celtic Park grandstand, and a Belfast candy store was wrecked. At least 62 people have died in five months of sectarian killings. a $125,000 reward was offered for arrests.
The Republican platform committee proposed a draft opposing busing for racial balance and calling for end to economic controls with tax simplification. It also supports women’s advancement, day care, school prayer, tuition tax credits, and a study on preventing transport strikes while avoiding a stance on abortion laws.
President Nixon pauses beside a wooden rail fence during a stroll at Camp David Maryland. The image was released by the White House for public viewing.
Dr. Henry Kissinger completed a secret diplomacy mission with North and South Vietnam and returned to Washington to brief President Nixon. Nixon, Rogers, and Maj. Gen. Haig planned an informal Camp David dinner to hear Kissinger's report on the talks with Le Duc Tho and Thieu, with no public details released.
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