Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...explaining to do about that July night on Chappaquiddick. In some ways, they have much more to clarify than Kennedy, since they were presumably lucid when Kennedy returned to the cottage dazed from his accident. Not the least of the mysteries is why the two lawyers failed to summon help immediately, report the crash to the police, and later supposedly permitted Kennedy to swim the channel to Edgartown alone. That swim is all the more incredible because both men are among Ted's oldest friends. Markham and Joey Gargan, Ted's cousin, attended prep school together...
...woman doer." In 1963, after she was graduated from Regis College in Weston, Mass., Maryellen decided to work in politics. "John Kennedy said that it was the only way to make things better, and that the whole world needed us," she says. Ted Kennedy recruited her to help in Bobby's presidential campaign-"A wild and wonderful day. I thought it was just for the weekend, but they wanted me to stay, and of course...
...Mary Jo had left for the ferry. Another is Russell Peachey, co-owner of Edgartown's Shiretown Inn, where Kennedy was staying, who could describe the Senator's appearance to ask the time at 2:25 a.m. There is Steve Hewitt, the ferryman, who can help to establish whether Markham spent the night in Edgartown or on Chappaquiddick...
...British Tommies still served as an efficient barrier between the Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods of Belfast and Londonderry. Home Secretary James Callaghan flew over from London. On his arrival, he said: "I'm not here to dictate to the Northern Ireland government. I've come here to help." To a crowd in Catholic Bogside, however, Callaghan said: "I am not neutral. I am on the side of all those who are deprived of justice and freedom. I will apply myself to your problem." Among the first applications was a 40-minute tongue-lashing directed...
...change. There is little doubt that the southern problem is the chief concern of Major General Gaafar Mohamed Nimeri, leader of the new government. Within two weeks after taking power, he set down a four-point plan calling for southern regional autonomy, and he has ordered the army to help build up the south's economy. Addressing his troops in the south two weeks ago, he said: "Now you must carry a rifle in one hand and a tool in the other...