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Kennedy on Chappaquiddick turns and mystery deepen
Kennedy faced a pending arraignment on a misdemeanor charge after the Chappaquiddick incident in which Mary Jo Kopechne died. The Edgartown police and witnesses describe Kennedy's unfamiliarity with the road and a lengthy search for the missing passenger, with questions about his actions and timing following the accident.
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Edgartown
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Dyke Road
Main Street
Chappaquiddick Road
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard
Chappaquiddick
Police i
Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy
Squaw Island
Hyannis Port
Hyannis
Stephen Smith
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Theodore Sorensen
Burke Marshall
John Tunney
California
John Culver
Iowa
Edgartown Police
Richard Jayne
Washington
Drayne
Esther Newberg
Martha's Vineyard
Bwice
Victora
Robert Kennedy
Joseph Gargan
Crimmins
Gargan
Robert
Los Angeles
Ted
Joan
Kopechne
Poncha Pond
Dikes Head
Dominick J. Arena
Registry of
Motor Vehicles
Miss Kopechne
Arena
Paul Markham
U.S
Kennedys