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After the baby had been pronounced dead of pneumonia in an informal inquest at the bus station in Salt Lake City, the fearful Navajos pleaded that it be sent home by other means. That, they were told, was impossible. To Navajos the mysterious word "Washin-tone" stands for all Government officialdom. "Washin-tone," they cried. "Will they not take care of it?" But impatient cops ordered, "Back on the bus. Back on the bus. Take the baby with you." One of them added: "Just put it in the baggage rack...
...Roulette. At 17, he tried the most drastic cure for boredom he could think of: Russian roulette. He put a bullet in a revolver, spun the chambers, then put the muzzle to his head and pulled the trigger. "It was a gamble with six chances to one against an inquest." He learned that he could enjoy the world again for a while by risking its total loss. But even toying with life became a bore. The fifth time he tried it, "I wasn't even excited." The sixth time was the last...
...inquest, State's Attorney Martin...
District Attorney George A. Thompson announced yesterday that he will conduct an inquest "sometime next week" into the cause of death of Jeremiah Brickman 2L. Brickman died October 28 fom a sub-dural homorrhage and a skull fracture supposedly received October...
Thompson said that he received a report from Law School Dean Griswold and vice-Dean Livingston Hall on the death; the district attorney has asked State police to "look further into certain details" of the report. Then he will request the District Court for an inquest...