The Nation - News from April 8, 1986
The secretary of the Air Force is resigning for “family reasons” after only four months on the job, according to Pentagon and congressional sources who requested anonymity. Russell A. Rourke, who was an assistant secretary of defense for congressional liaison before taking the Air Force post, had helped to smooth the Pentagon’s occasionally rocky relations with Congress. His resignation is expected to be announced today. No replacement has been named.
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