November 13, 1974

 

Jewish Defense League (JDL) aide Russel D Kelner is arrested Nov 12 by FBI after repeating threat to assassinate PLO leader Yasir Arafat; over 1,000 NYC policemen are deployed in key areas in intense security precautions prior to Arafat arrival for Assembly debate; reprs from various Jewish orgns stage sit-in at US Mission to UN urging US walk out from debate; Waldorf Towers highly guarded; hotel spokesman Edward Moles says State Dept has reserved 15 suites there for PLO; JDL aide Joseph Meir insists Arafat will not leave US alive; State Dept and Mayor Beame issue statements on US and NYC responsibility for safety of delegates; UN officials say they will institute body searches as debate gets under way; 2 women, Bozena Zankowska of Poland and Angela Hausmann of W Ger are added to security force for this purpose; Lebanese Pres Suleiman Franjieh heavily guarded; Repr Edward I Koch, in lr to Pres Ford, urges use of Fed marshals and Fed Exec Protection Service corps; Police Comr Michael J Codd declines to say how much NYC police effort is costing, but estimate in other police quarters puts it between $100,000 and $200,000 daily; 2d group of PLO reprs arrives Nov 12, led by Farouk Al-Kaddumi; Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, through lawyer Lawrence Peirez, calls on US officials to restrict activities of PLO reprs; NCCJ pres Dr David Hyatt protests decision to invite PLO members to speak in Assembly; Kellner illus with with gun at Nov 11 news conf (L)

NYS Investigation Comm accuses Computer Specifics Corp, payroll-processing co that handles paychecks for NYC school system's 35,000 paraprofessional employes and lunchroom aides, of illegally giving money, gifts and services of call girls to employes of Educ Bd; co, which has recd more than $2-million from Educ Bd, is charged in affidavit filed in NYS Sup Ct by comm chmn Howard Shapiro with making out checks to 'persons unknown or nonexistent' to hide illegal payments and other improprieties; situation came to light in connection with indictment of Educ Bd accountant Clifford Goodman by Manhattan grand jury; Seymour Sayetta, 1 of owners of computer firm which was hired by Educ Bd without submitting bid, was former bd employe, fact which has conflict-of-interest significance; State Controller Arthur Levitt charged bd last April with violation of law and possible conflict of interest in connection with its use of Computer Specifics; also charged that bd had failed to act on his earlier rept, allegation with bd pres James F Regan and Chancellor Irving Anker deny (L)

A resolution to end the economic and political quarantine of Cuba was defeated yesterday at a meeting of the Organization of American States in Ecuador. Page 10.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Nov. 13—The chief negotiator for the struck coal industry said early today that the coal companies had made a new proposal to the United Mine Workers that could settle the walkout.