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Exactly 21 days after Kennedy's Car plunged off the narrow Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, District Attorney Edmund Dinis and District Court Judge James Boyle met last week to resolve procedural confusion over whether or not to hold a belated inquest. The conference ended with Boyle's announcement that an inquest would be convened in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, on Sept. 3. At the same time, Dinis continued his efforts to have Mary Jo's body exhumed so that an autopsy could be conducted...
Muskie still refuses to count Kennedy out in '72: "The Kennedys have a remarkable resiliency and they have a remarkable hold on the country." Kennedy's troubles may have speeded up Muskie's schedule a bit, but he had been inching in the direction of 1972 since the finale of last year's campaign. As Hubert Humphrey's running mate, he emerged from that fractious year with a deserved reputation for aplomb, conviction and the ability to win voters' trust. There was no doubt that Muskie had strengthened the Democratic slate...
...that Rumania remains committed to limited independence, doctrine or no doctrine. The Kremlin has so far suffered that policy because it is convinced that despite Ceauşescu's foreign policy, the party maintains firm control of Rumania. As long as the country's skillful leader can hold the delicate balance between Rumania's goals and those of Russia, the Kremlin will probably content itself only with more disapproving speeches. Nevertheless, Katushev's address served Ceauşescu an unmistakable warning...
...subcommittee adjourned until after the Congressional recess later this month. In late September, they will hold hearings in cities around the country, including San Francisco, Chicago, and New York, and then resume hearings in Washington
There is little such fear on the part of younger people. They are members of the confident generation, which has known only good times. Many investors are heeding brokers' advice to hold on and ride out the difficult period. "Hell, I've got no choice," says an Akron rubber-company executive who early this year sold all his previous holdings and put the proceeds into Nuclear Corporation of America at 5 and Aero-Flow Dynamics at 14. Last week Nuclear sold as low as 41 and Aero-Flow dipped under 12. Says the executive...