April 8, 1972

N Vietnamese attack on Quangtri Prov appears to anger many people in region and stir feelings of patriotism; populace consider attacks are no longer part of the traditional conflict between different groups of S Vietnamese for control of the country, but an outright invasion; 100,000 have fled their homes; US officials are astonished at signs of unity among local militiamen; in Hue, Buddhists and left‐wing univ students normally opposed to Saigon have joined with Caths and Govt workers in volunteer effort to aid refugees from Quangtri; comment on Saigon efforts to make use of current feeling against N Vietnamese; S Vietnamese Army's response to attacks varies from unit to unit

2‐year East Bronx, NYC, rent strike at 1197 Anderson Av culminates in melee between police and angry tenants on Apr 7 when police evict families of 2 rent strike leaders; 6 arrested, 6 policeman hurt; tenants say strike leader Mrs W M Van Eaton was wounded by police bullet and ‘shoved around'; police deny charge; B Levine, apptd bldg receiver by Bronx Sup Ct after East New York Savings Bank foreclosed on Anderson Av bldg when landlord stopped making mortgage payments because tenants withheld rents themselves to make necessary bldg repairs, says he proceeded with evictions after negotiations with tenants’ orgn fell through

Brit Govt frees, Apr 7, 73 internees and detainees and announces that naval ship Maidstone in Belfast Harbor will no longer be used for detentions; Caths in Belfast hail news; total of released prisoners leaves 728 interned; released men are not asked to sign customary oaths promising not to take part in illegal orgns; this action has prevented several men, as matter of principle, from accepting freedom; new Sec of State for Ulster W Whitelaw says releases are contribution to reduction of tension; says it is beginning of end of internment; IRA leadership rejects release as ploy, but there is growing evidence that orgn's public support in Ulster is slipping; Social Dem and Labor party and Northern Ireland Civil Rights Assn hail move, but call for release of all internees; violence erupts later as 3 men blow themselves to pieces assembling bomb and Brit soldier is killed by sniper in Belfast; Brit troops in Londonderry rept killing terrorist in gun battle; deaths raise total killed since ‘69 to 299; other bombs explode in Belfast, causing heavy property damage; illus of released prisoners

April 8: (US Appeals Ct Rules on NYS Primary Voting) US Appeals Ct in NYC on Apr 7 unanimously overturns Fed Dist Ct decision that would have granted new voters in NYS right to cast their ballots in June 20 Pres primary; rejects Judge J Mishler ruling that state requirement that prospective voters must have registered in preceding gen election is unconst; finds law on new voters was designed to discourage ‘raiding’ under which voters of 1 party designate themselves as voters of another party to influence results of raided party's primary; NY Civil Liberties Union lawyer B Neuborne, who challenged law's const on behalf of S Eisner, says practical effect of Appeals Ct ruling will be to deprive large numbers of people from voting in primary; suit was filed as class action by 3 others; Neuborne says immediate appeal will be filed with US Sup Ct

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson suffered chest pains yesterday and was taken to a hospital in Charlottesville, Va. A doctor said later that the pains had subsided. Details, Page 27.