May 28, 1972

SAN FRANCISO, May 27—As they come into the final 10 days of the campaign, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota appears to be leading Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota in the Democratic Presidential primary in California.

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film The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, based on D Berrigan play, revd by V Canby

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Goulden, Joseph C: Book The Superlawyers. The Small and Powerful World of the Great Washington Law Firms by J C Goulden revd by G Cowan

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NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center dir of flight crew operations D K Slayton announces, May 27, that further manpower reductions are necessary because of budget problems and sharp drop in manned space flight activities; repts surplus of 3 times number of pilots needed for 5 space missions planned between ‘72 and ‘75; recent resignations of Dr W von Braun and ex‐astronauts Col Irwin and Capt Mitchell noted; 12 of 27 Apollo astronauts who have left flying status include N A Armstrong and E E Aldrin Jr; illus of Lt Col Duke

WASHINGTON—The Nixon Administration's penchant for hyperbole left it without adequate words last week for the historic agreement to curb the nuclear arms race that was reached at the Moscow summit. The Soviet‐American understanding — a treaty limiting deployment of antiballistic, or defensive, missiles (ABM's) and an executive agreement freezing offensive missiles at current levels—are probably the most important accords of the postwar period.

I F THE nation's economic engine had been running on all cylinders, instead of functioning with two major ones in an idling state, the impressive business recovery that has already occurred this year would be even more significant.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 27—Mark Donohue won the Indianapolis 500 this afternoon in a theatrical finish, taking the lead just 13 laps from the end after his teammate and another driver ran into trouble.

Nixon visits Leningrad on May 27; visits Piskarevka Cemetery, where Leningrad buried its dead during long Ger siege of ‘42‐43, lays wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier there; reads part of diary of girl Tanya Savicheva, who recorded deaths of members of her family; in speech there and one later at a luncheon in Marinsky Palace, issues plea for world without war; tens of thousands of Leningrad citizens turn out to see his entourage, which includes Podgorny; crowds are friendly but restrained; Nixon appears tired; had been up until 2 AM; had pianist V Cliburn play for his guests at state dinner night before; Kissinger reptdly stayed up all night working on final communique; Nixon illus, Leningrad, during mil rev; crowd illus viewing entourage