District attorney seeks inquest in Kennedy Chappaquiddick case
District Attorney Edmund Dinis asked a Massachusetts Superior Court justice to conduct an inquest in Dukes County Martha's Vineyard over the July 18 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne a former Kennedy staffer. The move aims to determine the legal cause and surrounding circumstances, with autopsy possible as part of the inquest. Miss Kopechne was buried in Pennsylvania after the accident involving a car driven by Senator Edward M Kennedy.
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Mary Jo Kopechne
Robert F Kennedy
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Dinis
G. Joseph Tauro
Superior Court
Dukes County
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
Boston
Pennsylvania
Kopechne
Plymouth
Nixon seeks to mend rift with Pakistan amid arms embargo push
President Nixon and General Yahya Khan discussed cooling tensions between the United States and Pakistan during a five hour talk in Lahore. Nixon warned not to expect a quick resolution but hoped to build a basis to reduce differences. Pakistan pressed for lifting the arms embargo and 100 Patton tanks. Observers noted an indirect appeal for regional cooperation to ease friction with India.
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Lahore
Pakistan
UPI
Nixon
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
United States
Eisenhower
Yahya
White House
Asia
India
Gunshot Fatal to East Side Youth
Charles Kelley 16 of 1716 E Washington St died after a .22 rifle discharged in his second floor bedroom. Police say the accidental shooting occurred when friend Michael Farris picked up the rifle and it fired as he handed it back. Coroner Meehan noted the fatal chest wound and the investigation continues.
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East Side
Charles Kelly
Washington St
St. Francis Hospital
John A. Meehan Jr
Charles
Michael Farris
Kelly
Michael
Meehan
Local Residents Named in Brief Notices
Mrs. George E. Richardson, 71, of 1303 Wilmington Ave. Mrs. John H. Stoner, 72, of RD. Joseph M. Bryer, 86, of Lowellville. Charles Floyd Kelley, 16, of 1716 E. Washington St. are listed in a set of public notices or community notices.
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George E. Richardson
Wilmington Ave
John H. Stoner
Joseph M. Bryer
Lowellville
Charles Floyd Kelley
E. Washington St
Mars surface resembles moon in first Mariner 6 images
The Mariner 6 probe sent back near encounter photos showing a flat grey Mars surface cratered like the moon. Scientists note erosion around old craters and new sharp-edged pits while Canal features are not confirmed and Mariner 7 prepares for a similar pass despite earlier telemetry issues.
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Kearney Bothwell
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mars
Mariner 6
Moon
Red Planet
Mars Examiner
Robert B. Leighton
California Institute of Technology
Mariner Control
House tax reform package completed by Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee finished the largest tax overhaul in modern U.S. history, including a 10 percent income tax surcharge for six months and broad cuts for many, financed by taxing certain groups. The plan faces Senate debate and a possible Oct 31 deadline, with President Nixon backing inflation relief.
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House
Ways and Means
Michael L. Posner
Washington
UPI
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Nixon
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Residents challenge South Side renewal plans
Community meeting on the Scioto St. housing project region bounded by Long Ave Grimes St Pennsylvania Ave and Lyndal St discussed rehabilitation of salvageable homes and new streets sidewalks sewers. No assessments would be charged to homeowners as federal financing covers the costs. The meeting led by Joseph A. Macri invited the city Redevelopment Authority to answer questions and counter rumors.
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Scioto St
South Side
Long Ave
Grimes St
Pennsylvania Ave
Lyndal St
Citizens Group
Joseph A. Macri
City Redevelopment Authority
Prisoner hijacks transcontinental jet to Cuba
Lester Perry, 32, hijacks a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 after requesting a bathroom break. He uses a razor to threaten stewardess Deborah Sullivan and forces the plane toward Havana, where a Cuban guard boards and arrests him. Passengers were later allowed to disembark as the flight returned to the United States. Deputy Marshall William Lavin expressed remorse over the escape during the incident.
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Matthew T. Kenny
Miami
UPI
St. Louis
U.S
William Lavin
Lester Perry
Perry
Cuba
Trans World Airlines
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Scranton
Deborah Sullivan
J L. Wilmot
Havana
Tulsa
Okla
Wilmost
United States
Wilmot
Moorestown
N.J
Shafer Signs $1.968 Billion State Appropriations Bill
Governor Shafer signed the general appropriations measure totaling 1.968 billion dollars, trimming 88.8 million from proposed spending to balance the budget. The bill hints at a future state income tax while leaving unresolved how to raise nearly 500 million in remaining needs.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Raymond P. Shafer
General Assembly
Shafer
House
Infantrymen aid downed chopper crew near DMZ clash
American infantrymen battled North Vietnamese troops in two DMZ clashes while attempting to rescue crewmen of a U S hospital helicopter shot down by ground fire. U S fighter bombers and artillery hit four Communist bunkers and a mortar site as B 52s dropped 270 tons on camps and bunkers west of Con Thien.
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Saigon
DMZ
South Vietnam
U.S
Strip
Con Thien
Vietnams
5Th Mechanized Infantry
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania with showers
Cloudy warm and humid conditions grip Western Pennsylvania with scattered showers and thundershowers expected today tonight and Saturday. Highs reach the low to mid 80s with nights in the mid to upper 60s and Shenango River stage at 5.29 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
State announces 1969-70 college scholarship awards
Harrisburg reports 85 000 students will receive scholarship notices around August 15 from PHEAA. Awards rely on a $54.4 million appropriation with a maximum grant of $800 or tuition and fees, room and board included in education costs. About 130 000 applications exist. rejected applicants may turn to the guaranteed loan program, which lent over $53 million last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald O. Oesterling
Butler
Shafer
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
PHEAA
Kenneth R. Reeher
House
Reeder
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Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Dist
Edmund Dinis
Split
Dwight D. Eisenhower
City Boy
Charles Was
New Castle
Floyd G. and
Eleanor Jean Tribby Kelley
New Castle High School
Epworth Methodist Church
Business World Ae Oa
Kb Bee Tees
Society
Earth
Mariner 4
Mariner 7
Jon
Hale Boggs
South Side Renewal
Razor
Reeher
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