Word: harlington
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March 17: Chief negotiator Harlington Wood returns from White House with peace proposal; AIM burns it the next...
Despite the resolution, Adams stayed on the scene at the behest of Harlington Wood, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's civil division. Wood, one of the three negotiators who mediated at Wounded Knee, convinced Wilson to allow Adams to remain. But as the occupation dragged on, Wood was replaced, and Wilson obtained a court order to reinforce the resolution...
...rift between Justice and Interior grew, White House officials became more and more impatient. At week's end they took charge of the Wounded Knee affair for the first time and accepted Assistant Attorney General Harlington Wood's plea that Interior officials be forced to take some action. Franklin was ordered to fly to South Dakota to deal with the Indian leaders. As negotiations progressed, a settlement seemed nearer. But no one was quite as optimistic as Franklin, who declared rather cavalierly before flying from Washington that the situation was "not as serious as those Wild West movies...
When Chief Negotiator Harlington Wood returns today from top-level meetings in Washington, he may bring back a plan providing for a neutral meeting place. One hang-up in negotiations so far has been the Interior Department's refusal to negotiate in the "armed situation" that exists at Wounded Knee...