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Ted Kennedy faces new family duties after father's death
Edward Kennedy steps into the Kennedy family leadership after Joseph P. Kennedy's death at 81. Friends note Teddy's renewed focus on issues like Vietnam and pollution while managing grief from Chappaquiddick and Miss Kopechne's unresolved death. He plans a strong Massachusetts re election bid as he assumes patriarch duties and resumes a busier Senate schedule.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Teddy
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Mary Jo Kopechne
Chappaquiddick
Vietnam
Nixon
Edward Kennedy
Miss Kopechne
Boston
North End
Joseph P. Kennedy
Nantucket Sound
Ethel
Robert Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts
Bay State
Kennedy Country