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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1972
Page
3
North Vietnamese troops launched fresh attacks in the north while government forces abandoned another base in the central highlands and retreated southward with tanks following the loss of Quang Tri province. The northern Front was established 35 miles below the demilitarized zone.
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops abandon Quang Tri City in disorderly withdrawal along Highway 1 toward Hue. Battered units including Ramese marines tankers and elite rangers flee amid fires and missing advisers. Captain John Guernsey notes advisers missing as city burns.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said South Vietnamese forces were expected to lose some provincial capitals, while praising South Vietnamese fighting. He cited Quang Tri as the first loss, noted expected ups and downs in the war, and said no meeting with Le Duc Tho was planned during Paris talks. He also planned eight European country visits to brief allies on Nixon's trip to Moscow.
A senior U.S. officer says South Vietnamese forces suffered heavy casualties and a major defeat at Quang Tri. U.S. aircraft conducted 649 strikes in South Vietnam, including 75 by B-52 bombers near Hue. Losses include four warplanes and three helicopters with 50 total crew deaths, injuries, or disappearances since the offensive began.
John Machacek of the Rochester N Y Times Union shares the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the Attica prison riot. The piece notes coverage by a Cleveland area team and details related to voting snarl protests in Cuyahoga county Ohio during the Democratic convention.
In Ohio, Humphrey pressed for longer hours as Cleveland chaos prompted a federal review. McAlister filed complaints over 100 polling places opening late and machine shortages. Turnout appeared moderate to heavy regionally, with emergency talks by the Cuyahoga board.
John Machacek and Richard Cooper, both 1958 Immaculate Conception High School graduates, reported on the Attica riot and were credited with disclosing that hostages who fled were killed by gunshot.
Officials had reported throat slashing threats but the page shows an award announcement. The text mentions Machacek as the son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Machacek and references a deadline driven joint effort.
Bolinas residents want solitude, with road signs vanished nightly for months. Officials replace signs only to have them torn down by chainsaw, costing at least 2550 dollars per incident. The isolated village near the Bolinas lagoon attracts weekend tourists. Residents say signs invite crowds and dirt, preferring a quiet seaside life.
Edgar Hoover, longtime FBI director since 1924, died at his Washington home at age 77. President Nixon called him a legend in his lifetime and ordered taps as tributes flowed from the White House. Hoover joined as acting director in 1921 and built the bureau into a vast federal force.
A light political quip notes how several figures dispute their origins, alternately claiming a Jog cabin or a tanger as birthplace. The piece captures town talk and satirical tone about public figures and identity claims.
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