April 6, 1972

April 6: N Vietnamese troops, Apr 5, reptdly opened new drive, striking in Binhlong Prov, 75 mi S of Saigon; at same time they reptdly press closer to Quangtri city and to Hue; S Vietnamese reinforcements try, Apr 6, to move tanks N to relieve besieged forces at Locninh; parts of 3 N Vietnamese divs based in E Cambodia are reptdly beginning to move eastward; S Vietnamese artillery position in Tayninh Prov came under heavy attack reptdly over weekend; Pres Thieu says 'decisive battle' of the war is under way, TV s; says enemy's objective is to seize Quangtri and Thuathien Provs and to establish a capital for the Natl Liberation Front (NLF); upsurge of fighting in Binhduong Prov reptd; US planes conduct 3 retaliatory raids on N Vietnamese missile and AA artillery sites N of DMZ; US increases its air power, adds a 3d aircraft carrier to waters off S Vietnam; so far, S Vietnamese have elected to pull back rather than fight; no pitched battle reptd; other mil action reptd; map; illus of S Vietnamese soldiers atop a tank

article on new phase of war opened by N Vietnamese with use of artillery tanks and mobile AA defenses; equipment illus; S Vietnamese forces, trained by Amers in similar conventional tactics, are caught at a serious disadvantage; their dependence on US air power, despite Vietnamization, noted; new element is N Vietnamese use of SAM‐2 missiles to defend their troops operating S of DMZ; US Lt Col J P O'Gorman comments on missile use as major factor; S Vietnamese response seen as critical factor in offensive; US advisers are critical of S Vietnamese defensive mentality; US officer sees action 'forming up rapidly as a conventional war'

Mayor Lindsay says on Apr 5 that it is unlikely that he will seek re‐election as NYC Mayor in '73, press confs

April 6: (Wis Primary Results—Aspirants' Activities) Sen McGovern wins 54 of 67 Wis delegates to Dem Natl Conv and Sen Humphrey gets 13 remaining delegates while Gov Wallace, who failed to carry any of 9 dists, does not win any delegates; Wis primary system provides that 11 delegates go to statewide winner while remainder are apportioned among highest vote‐getters in Cong dists; McGovern won at‐large as well as delegates from 7 of 9 dists, raising his natl total to 92.5 committed delegates, only 4 behind Muskie; Muskie illus; Wallace is only slightly behind with 75 delegates while Sen Humphrey has 19, Mayor Lindsay has 6 and Repr Chisholm has 5, Repr Mills has 1 and Sen Jackson has none; Pres Nixon easily wins 28 Wis delegates to Repub Natl Conv; Wis law provides that voters have option on ballot of choosing 'none of the above'; on Dem ballot, 'none of the above' recd 1,921 votes, finishing ahead of Sen Hartke and Reprs Mink and Mills; on Repub ballot, category recd 1,542 votes; tally of popular vote in Wis Pres primary; McGovern says he thinks Wis victory gives him 50‐50 chance for Dem Pres nomination, s, Calif; Humphrey discounts his 3d‐place showing, citing large Repub cross‐over vote; Humphrey illus; most analysts agree that some 50% of Repubs who voted did so in Dem election; analysis of McGovern and Humphrey delegate slates reveals they conform to Dem party's new guidelines calling for fair representation of women, youth and other minorities; of 54 delegates, 28 are women and 21, including some of women, are under 30 yrs old; 3 are black and 1 is woman while 1 is Amer Indian woman, S Daly, from Menominee tribe; only 3 union men are on 9 slates despite Humphrey's reliance on labor support; 1 of 3 is McGovern delegate; 11 at‐large delegates still remain to be chosen

execs and non‐union workers keep 6 Macy's stores in NYC and White Plains open while 8,000 employes go on strike; illus of some 2,000 employes picketing Herald Sq store; United Parcel Service drivers refuse to cross picket lines; customers suffer delays because many of execs acting as salesmen are not familiar with cash registers or location of mdse; spot check and ints indicate sales are off moderately but pres Bennett maintains co is holding up 'substantially well'; Bennett discusses discusses effects of strike; illus