Mackell resigns DA's post amid corruption charges
Thomas J. Mackell resignation from Queens district attorney post follows indictments charging him and two aides with hindering a criminal case and official misconduct. Governor Rockefeller planned removal if he stayed. Mackell and Robertson also quit amid Nadjari probe into NYC crime system corruption.
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Kissinger urges NATO allies to share defense burden
Kissinger told AP luncheon that Nixon opposes shrinking U.S. forces in Europe without similar Russian withdrawals. He urged Western allies to educate publics on security realities of the 1970s and to reach an equitable, safe, and cost-conscious defense posture. The talk follows moves to cut back the 300,000 U.S. troops in Europe after Vietnam cease-fire tensions.
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Indians wage psychological warfare at Wounded Knee
UPI reports the Indian occupiers at Wounded Knee use psychological tactics on federal marshals as negotiations stall after 56 days. Deputy AG Richard Hellstein says the government ignores these tactics as part of the theatrics while negotiators decline talks with leaders. More than 100 people, mostly whites, plan to march to Wounded Knee and be stopped at federal roadblocks.
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Pentagon Papers classified Top Secret Sensitive, says Gelb
Leslie Gelb, a Defense Department official who supervised the Pentagon Papers compilation, testified that the Top Secret Sensitive classification was a hasty decision made with little content study. He said he consulted Halperin and two military advisers before stamping volumes without detailed security analysis.
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PSC seeks comments on New York Telephone rate rise
The Public Service Commission asked for comments on New York Telephone Company's request for a temporary rate increase of 217 million dollars per year. PSC Examiner Stewart C. Boschwitz urged interested parties to file briefs by May 8.
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PSC
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Arabs urge plan to strike U S interests in Middle East
Across Cairo a UPI report notes Moussa Sabry editor of Al Akhbar calls for Arab states to study a boycott plan against American interests tied to Israel conflict. He warns action will follow public will, urging a studied, implementable plan rather than vague talk.
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Middle East
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Brezhnev appeals for better United States relations
Seven U S senators who met with Leonid Brezhnev reported the Soviet leader urged a halt to arms competition and closer cooperation. The Kremlin session, lasting three hours and six minutes, included Senate Commerce Committee members who said they were encouraged about improving ties, especially in trade, ahead of Brezhnev’s scheduled June visit to Washington.
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Bernadette Devlin Marries In Cookstown On Birthday
Bernadette Devlin, famed Northern Ireland civil rights figure, wed schoolteacher Michael McAlaskey in Cookstown on her 26th birthday. The ceremony ties to Catholic political circles, with the couple dating since last summer. Devlin remains a prominent figure after leading clashes in late 1980s political turmoil.
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Bernadette Devlin
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