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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1969
Page
7
Editorial roundups from major papers assess Senator Edward M. Kennedy's televised explanation after a drowning incident. Critics vary from cautious sympathy to calls for clearer light on facts, with questions about fitness for higher office and political accountability.
John N. Farrar, Edgartown Fire Department search leader, says immediate notification could have saved Mary Kopechne. He notes the air bubble possibility and her position in the car after the July 19 incident near Chappaquiddick Island. Kennedy previously admitted delays and said he was shocked and concussed.
A chartered Air Algerie Caravelle crashed 200 miles south of Algiers while returning French oil workers from vacations. Thirty passengers and five crew were killed. the pilot and co-pilot survived severely burned. Wreckage scattered over 600 yards. weather reported normal. Passengers were French nationals employed by Comafret Co. operating oil fields at Hassi Messaoud.
A Skyjack Mexicana DC6 diverted from a Mexican route landed at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana at 11 32 a.m. PDT after a hijack report. Cuban authorities said two Mexican men, each armed with a pistol, carried out the hijacking. No release time was given.
After a July 18 car crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Kennedy drew mass support in Massachusetts with televised remarks while nationwide reaction remained critical. Tens of thousands of telegrams poured in, urging him to stay in the Senate, though some prominent figures urged clearer answers.
One man, Martin John Mass 22 of Lawndale, died in a head on crash near Mojave. Five others were injured when Mass attempted to pass, striking Howard Francis Williams 33 of Van Nuys driving the opposing car. Williams, his wife, and two children were hospitalized at Antelope Valley Hospital.
A brief public opinion piece notes that the group’s methods are unscientific and lacking proper evaluation. It underscores concerns about validity and calls for more rigorous approaches to the study.
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