Vol. LXXXII, No. 9-S S. Viets push close to An Loc SAIGON ( -South Viet- namese troops encountered stiff resistance on both sides as they pushed within sight of the beleaguered provin- cial capital of An Loc yes- terday. Meanwhile, Northvietnamese infantrymen backed by tank fire assaulted the outer defenses of the central highlands city of Kontum, another provincial capital, but South Vietnamese officers said they were thrown back. An Loc, 60 miles north of Sai- gon, is the southernmost of three fronts established by the six-week-old North Vietnamese offensive. The northern front around the old imperial capital of Hue remained relatively calm. U.S Navy F4 Phantoms re- ported downing two enemy MIG19 interceptors 35 miles northeast of Hanoi, bringing to 138 the number of Soviet-built MIGs shot down during the war. The Viet Gong's Liberation Ra- die claimed two American planes were shot down over the North yesterday and their pilots cap- tured alive. There was no imme- diate comment -from the U.S. Command. As the South Vietnamese ap- proached An Loc they were har- rassed by communist troops on both flanks. Attempts to drive out entrenched North Viet- namese units were met with firce rocket, mortar and tear gas attacks. As of last night, the relief column had been forced to halt within sight of their objective. At Kontum, South Vietnamese soldiers reported a raging eight- hour battle with the commun- ists. At times, they said, the North Vietnamese were so close to South Vietnamese lines that fighting was hand-to-hand. U.S. officers have said Kon- tum is a key objective of the offensive. But the latest attack -similar to one six days earlier -appeared to be less than an all-out effort to capture the city. I A r Migant y itl I Ann Arbor; Michigan-Saturday, May 20, 1972 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Daily-RoIf Tessem ana ava Margolic YESTERDAY, a combined demonstration-birthday party (for Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh) was celebrated. At left, demonstrators dig one of the several craters now gracing the campus. At right, University officials note the tomato juice-symbolizing blood-with which anti-war protesters decorated the Administration Bldg. Below, a band entertains party-goers, who also heard speeches by local anti-war leaders. Protesters digwar symbols By PAUL TRAVIS To the sounds of rock music and anti-war speeches, four sym- $.' bolic "bomb craters" were dug on the Diag during a party in :v 4 , celebration of the birthdays of Malcom X and Ho Chi Minh. Vowing to stay all night, the party-goers planned to dig five more craters late last night. During yesterday's Regents meeting, other anti-war protesters symbolicly "mined" the Administration Bldg. with balloons, and four unknown youths flooded the lobby with tomato juice repre- senting "the blood of the Vietnamese people." The demonstrators were protesting what they called the University's involvement ip war research. ESCH LUNCHEON Richardson met by protest. By MERYL GORDON Health Education and Welfare (HEW) Secretary Elliot Richardson was greeted by a group of anti- war demonstrators and angry University women as he spoke at a fund-raising luncheon for Con- gressman Marvin Esch (R-Mich.) yesterday. Twenty anti-war demonstrators, chanting and carrying placards, marched in front of the down- town Ramada Inn, trying to get their message across to the well-dressed Republicans inside. A University secretary, under the assumed name of Martha Harris, presented Richardson with a symbolic bouquet of dendelions and tulips during the luncheon. Declaring that she represented University wo- men, Harris explained that "the dandelions repre- sent the overabundance of male tenured faculty and the tulips represent the disproportionate num- ber of women faculty members." She urged Richardson to "examine the issues of back pay for women and the state of female gradu- ates as University employes as two links to end the cycle of discrimination in the University." Richardson accepted the bouquet, responding, "Of course, as you know, the University of Michi- gan was one of the first to come under fire from us, and HEW is closely watching the situation." HEW investigators charged the University with -Daily-David Margoliclk See HEW, Page 12 The University had previously offered an alternative site for a bomb crater but the demon- strators rejected the site in favor of 'the Diag because "we want it (the hole) to be a vis- ible daily reminder of what the countryside of Vietnam looks like" said protest leader Genie Plamondon yesterday. The University objected to the Diag sites primarily because of the danger of cutting power lines and water pipes. The first two craters-in front of the Eco- nomics Bldg. and at the corner of State and North University- reached a size of about 15 feet in diameter and four feet deep. No wires or pipes were encoun- tered. When protestors began dig- ging the Diag crater, Rolland Gainsley, the University's chief security officer informed the diggers that they were violating the law and were subject to prosecution. In a statement issued late yes- terady night the University said every effort will be made to identify the crater diggers: and to 'prosecute those individuals who defied the warning." The University's suggested al- ternative site, on the mall be- tween Hill Aud. and the Michi- ganh League, was the site of the third crater. A pipe believed to be encasing electrical wiring was found two feet under. The hot, sunny day was filled with rock music and speeches, wine and crater-digging. Mayor Robert Harris, the Democratic and Human Rights Party City Council members', People Against the Air War, Tribal Council, Vietnam Vet- erans Against the War's local branch and many other com- munity groups co-sponsored the birthday party. Several community 1 e a d e r s spoke at the party, including See DIGGING, Page 12 activities schedued WASHINGTON (A) - Anti-war protesters will descend upon the Capital tomorrow and Monday for a series of marches and a non-violent blockade of the Pent- agon. Sponsored by tbe People's Coalition for Peace and Justice (PCPJ) and the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), the action is planned to protest Pres- ident Nixon's expanded bombing in Indochina and the mining of North Vietnamese harbors. On Sunday morning demon- strators plan to hold an Inter- faith Service at the Washington Monument and then march up Constitution Avenue for a rally at the Capitol. A single-file march of prayer from West Potomac Park in the city to the Pentagon is scheduled for Monday morning. Some of the protesters plan to march separately towards the complex and attempt to prevent employes from getting to their jobs. Organizer Dr. Benjamin Spock said he plans to be among those submitting to arrest near the Pentagon. He said he hopes his presence will encourage some older people to join him. Local anti-war leaders estimate that about 300 people from the Ann Arbor area will be traveling to Washington to attend the demonstrations.