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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1972
Page
2
In Saigon reporter Ennio Iacobucci recalls fear as Ilians flee toward the South while heavy shelling and confusion erupt. He describes leaving a mine threat in a jeep, rescuers and refugees streaming south, helicopters arriving to change the course of the chaos.
Qui Nhon reports urgent reinforcements needed as Communist forces threaten Phu My district within a week. Province chief warns loss would give rebels control of northern Binh Dinh and endanger 250000 residents near Qui Nhon. Government troops withdrew from Tam Quan as the area neared fall.
North Vietnam declared it would continue its struggle and resist if the United States does not withdraw from Indochina. The broadcast said Nixon’s pledge to support Saigon’s right to govern itself would not stop the anti imperialist campaign and that victory would come through persistence and unity.
Vietnam Veterans Against the War said Monday an appeal will seek a jury trial for 16 people charged with occupying an Air Force recruiting station in San Francisco. Lee Thomas, 23, was found guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced to 26 days and a $50 fine, with execution delayed to May 14 while appeals proceed. The 9th Circuit denied the appeal seeking separate trials and jury status.
SAIGON UPI reports Kennerly, a Roseburg Ore native now based in Washington DC, won the Pulitzer for his photowork from Vietnam. He photographed Vietnamese and American soldiers, refugees in Vietnam India and Bangladesh, and the rescue of advisers at Quang Tri. His field work depicts war’s human mood and hardship.
The New York Times won the Pulitzer Prize for public service with praise for Nell Sheeran and the Times staff. Executive editor Rosgutkal lauded the press for backing publication of the Pentagon Papers amid court battles. The paper also noted its long history of prize recognition.
Wallace Stegner, 63, former Stanford director of the creative writing center, won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Angle of Repose. He called the announcement hellish hard to speak about and said he was completely surprised by the award, wishing he had a prepared statement.
Peter R. Kann of the Wall Street Journal War East bureau says he woke in the night to learn he had won the Tuller Prize for International reporting. The news comes from Kong Kong UPI reports.
The Boston Globe editor praised hard digging as the Pilitver Prize for investigative reporting awarded for a Spotlight Team series on Somerville corruption. The team exposed noncompetitive bids and malpractices at Somerville City Hall, enduring harassment as they worked from a dusty City Hall cellar. The award honored Timothy Leland, Gerald M. O’Neil, Stephen A. Kukilan, and Ann DeSantis for their government practices exposé.
The New York Times won the journalism prize for publishing accounts of secret meetings on Vietnam policy with Anderson sharing the national reporting award for Pentagon Papers coverage. Trustees at Columbia questioned the selections while noting they cannot substitute advisory board recommendations. The Times and other winners received honors across journalism, editorial writing, biography, fiction, and music with debate over the Pentagon Papers ruling and press freedom.
Horst Faas and Michel Laurent, AP photographers, won the Pulitzer for spot news photography for their stark Dhaka violence portraits. Faas, 39, said the image aims to deter reprisals by Bangladesh guerrillas against collaborators with the Pakistan army.
Chicago writer Mike Royko argues a rewrite deskman deserved the Pulitzer Prize more than others. He notes many reporters work heroically daily, while some great talents never win awards. Royko, 34, has long lampooned pompous power and the everyday struggles of journalists.
Richard Cooper and John Machacek of the Rochester Union-News were named Pulitzer Prize finalists for reporting on the Africa prison uprising. Cooper recalled the moment and reflected on explaining the event to his family. The duo reported that hostages died from gunshot wounds during the prison retaking, not inmate killings as initially believed.
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