May 2, 1972

May 2: South Vietnamese abandon Quangtri city on May 1, giving advancing N Vietnamese troops biggest prize to date in 1-mo-long invasion; city, 1st prov capital to be lost since N Vietnamese offensive began on Mar 30, fell after 3 days of shelling during which N Vietnamese moved troops and tanks to its edge; city's fall gives N Vietnamese control of all of Quangtri Prov; some 80 US advisers, comdr of S Vietnamese forces and his staff are evacuated from city; illus of US advisers waiting to be evacuated; US B-52's reptdly bombed as close as 1-mi from city in attempt to repulse enemy and cover retreat of S Vietnamese forces; S Vietnamese forces, accompanied by 10 US advisers, retreat south towards Hue, strategic city swollen by some 300,000 refugees; Quangtri reptdly was abandoned without much fight by Govt troops; sr US adviser in northern region, Brig Gen T W Bowen, comments; infiltrators from North reptdly are trying to organize in Hue and 1 key leader, Le Van Hao, reptdly has been picked up at checkpoints estab by mil police

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Informed Repub sources rept on May 1 that US Repr Halpern will not seek re-election to 8th term in '72; cite personal reasons; also rept Halpern was reluctant to oppose Dem Repr Wolff in newly reapportioned dist, which encompasses parts of Queens and Nassau County; Wolff-Halpern contest had been rated as toss-up; Assemblyman Gallagher seen as leading contender for Repub nomination for HR seat; businessman H Viscardi Jr is another possible choice

US Cost of Living Council on May 1 tightens controls on construction indus by reclassifying many cos upward so that they will be required to notify stabilization agencies before making wage or price increases

illus of US Apollo 16 astronaut Lt Col Duke carrying scooper to gather lunar samples during moon walk