The BG News May 5, 1972

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 5-5-1972 The BG News May 5, 1972 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News May 5, 1972" (1972). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2722. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2722 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. An k«l«1 Qroen. OM. Independent Friday, (toy 5,1971 Student VthKM It Numkv 109 Voice THe BG news U.S. air strength builds in Vietnam By Fred S. Hoffman events to the new air buildup, but movements have already been AP Military Writer described the reinforcement as part of disclosed in recent weeks. Friedheim's an over-all plan to make sure Gen references to them indicated no new WASHINGTON iAPi - The I'mted C'reighton W. Abrams has available to departures are planned at least for the States is raising its air power strength him all the air and naval assets he lime being in Southeast Asia another notch, a needs to protect remaining troops, in possible prelude to an intensilied assist South Vietnamese in repelling A FIFTH aircraft carrier arrived off bombing campaign aimed at halting the the offensive Vietnam this week, along with North Vietnamese offensive The additional war planes will escorting destroyers This raised to Pentagon spokesman Jerry W increase to- about 300 the number of about 60 the number ol American naval 1 Fnedheim told newsmen yesterdav I S fighter-bombers and bombers vessels operating in those waters, at that some additional land-based U S ordered to South Vietnam. Thailand least equaling the number there in 1968 war planes will be sent to the war zone and Guam since early April when the at the Vietnam war's peak. I'e provided no details, but other North Vietnamese assault was The Pentagon Wednesday sent a high sources indicate the reinlorcements gathering speed level mission to South Vietnam to will fly from the United Stales Overall, the action will boost I S determine what additional military The move was announced soon after land-based and carrier-based planes in •rail aid Saigon forces needed MAGI negotiations in Pans broke down the war theater to more than 800 Fnedheim confirmed the arrival in again and amid a battle!leld crisis in Fnedheim mentioned that some South Vietnam of a giant CS transport South Vietnam additional naval ships are on their way plane carrying three M-48 medium KRIEDHKIM did not link these to Southeast Asia Since these tanks to replace some of South Vietnam's tank losses W>—afcaw hi >—I J Paaaai FRIEDHEIM displayed pictures ol a Memorial variety of heavy Soviet-built weapons Approximately 600 persons participated in a moratorium march from campus Federal judge sets which he said have shown up in South to the downtown area last night. Vietnam for the first time Included march were T54 and T34 medium tanks, long range artillery and sophisticated antiaircraft guns new election dote Meanwhile. South Vietnamese paratroopers launched the government's first counterattack COLUMBUS «AP« - A federal judge 18th District and Louis Stokes in the 21st 600 march downtown yesterday since the North Vietnamese granted yesterday a new voting date District opened their spring of tensive. for 16 Cleveland area precincts as Sen Voting machine trouble and other The counterattack in the central Hubert H. Humphrey took firm hold of snafus kept polling places from opening highlands was designed to end the 57 first-ballot Democratic convention last Tuesday in six precincts in isolation by road of Kontum. the By Terry Cochran THE LEAFLETS were circulated from Church to Court Street and tnen votes Cleveland and 10 in the city's suburbs provincial capital (hat is expected to be Staff Reporter among the crowd of about 600 marchers back to campus past the Humphrey was in a good position to Several other polling places opened the first objective when the enemy's as they returned to campus Administration Bldg gain at least 20 more votes Sen hours after the 6 30 am expected big push comes there The moratorium march through the They explained that a similar action George McGovern held 27 convention opening, but in these precincts the streets ol Howling Green last night of digging a hole the size of a bomb A GROUP of 15 marchers attempted votes and led in balloting for 36 others scheduled 6:30 p m closing time was SEVERAL HUNDRED government ended in an attempt by some 200 crater had been carried out in the city a sit-in at the corners of Woosler and in Ohio's 153-vote delegation extended until 1159 p in when Judge parachute troops made a combat students to dig a hole the size of a bomb of Ann Arbor by the Interfaith Council Main Streets. However, they gave up Battisti acted on a motion filed on assault between the cities of Kontum crater in Sterling Farm for Peace. when the main body of marchers U.S. District Court Judge Frank J Humphrey's behalf. and Pleiku in an effort to clear the Chu A leaflet distributed after the march The march itself was peaceful, moved on at the urging of marshals Baltisti set next Tuesday as election Earlier Thursday, before acting on Ha mountain pass on Highway 14 The explained the digging as an attempt to though occasional chanting and calls of When the marchers returned to day in 16 Cuyahoga County precincts the election board's motion. Battisti cutting of this road interrupted the flow establish a "liberated zone on the "Pig" to police could be heard along campus a speaker from the steps of which never opened last Tuesday He said he had no jurisdiction in a suit hied of supplies and troops from Pleiku to ROTC training field" as a symbol of the way. Williams Hall told them the liberated acted at the request of Joseph Cipolone. on behalf of McGovern Kontum. "the destruction in Southeast Asia " zone in Sterling Farm would provide county board of elections director With 95 per cent of the votes counted From Pleiku. Associated Press By II pm sod had been stripped Marchers began walking from "services for the people." including Humphrey won Ohio's 38 al-largc for the 38 at-large delegates. correspondent David J Paine reported from an area about 20 leet in diameter Memorial Hall at about 9 30. following such things as a day care center. delegates Other delegates were Humphrey had 457.405 votes to 434.053 that the paratroopers engaged the Only two shovels were available, speeches by members of the University determined on the basis of returns in for McGovern enemy shortly after pouring out of their although more digging equipment was community and Rennie Davis. Chicago He said the area was provided with each of the slate's congressional Sen Henry W Jackson of Washington helicopters eight miles south of to arrive. Seven defendant picks, shovels, tools, tents, and also districts. had 88,963 votes. Sen Edmund S Kontum and 19 miles north of Pleiku Students had also built a large The group rambled through inner vegetables and brown rice. Thirteen convention votes went to Muskie of Maine 98.252 and former Sen The fighting still was going on at bonfire with wood obtained Ironi campus to Wooster Street, followed Police did not attempt to stop the favorite sons. Reps. Wayne Hays in the Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota 24.595 nightfall Sterling Farm Woosler to North Church Street, moved group from occupying the field War not winding down-Davis By Patty Bailey killed, wounded or captured each soldiers are being killed, more discontinuation of aid for war-related aad month, while the number during Vietnamese are dying. purposes Jim Carey President's Nixon's term rose to "Vietnamization is literally driving The Chicago Seven defendant said the 127.000 the people like cattle out of the villages three-point peace plan is the absolute Rennie Davis. Chicago Seven "We've all become innocent victims and hamlets and into the cities.'; he rock bottom requirement ol any defendant, claims the Vietnam war is of a tragic use of misinformation." said candidate who says he is going to end not winding down despite U.S. troop Davis said He added that this results in In 1965 Vietnam was 85 per cent rural, the war. withdrawals failure for the people of the United according to Davis, but by 1971 it was 65 Davis urged the crowd to burv the Speaking before a crowd of about States to understand and appreciate the per cent urban because of "forced political fortunes of Richard Milhouse 2.000 last night in Memorial Hall. Davis people of Vietnam urbanization " Nixon in 1972" and to defeat Hubert said, "There is not a shred of evidence "We choose whether we are "The truth will be told by what Humphrey in the Democratic primary that the war is winding down " spectators of the greatest mass unfolds, the people who fight for the election. slaughter in the history of the world United States in South Vietnam know in AFTER HIS speech Davis DAVIS SAID President Johnson The people must do everything possible their guts that the patriots are the Viei participated in the moratorium march dropped about 60.000 tons of bombs a to defeat war-makers here in this Cong and the liberators are the people through downtown Bowling Green.

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