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...halt his unofficial trial by popular opinion. Kennedy foresaw that his petition for delay would prompt talk about a "Kennedy power play" and "wealth and influence thwarting justice." But his lawyers increasingly feared that the inquest, under Judge Boyle's terms, could take on some aspects of a kangaroo court. Boyle opened the inquest to 103 reporters and denied that the hearing represented an accusatory proceeding. Hence, ruled Boyle, lawyers for the witnesses-including Kennedy and the others who attended the Chappaquiddick cookout-had no right to cross-examine or challenge testimony on the grounds of irrelevancy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: KENNEDY: RECKONING DEFERRED | 9/12/1969 | See Source »

Learning the Racks. Federated's West Coast subsidiary, Bullock's-Magnin Co., has expanded considerably under its president, William Keeshan, 48. The debonair brother of Actor Bob Keeshan, who plays TV's Captain Kangaroo, Bill Keeshan spent 17 years learning the racks at Bullock's, a Southern California department-store chain; in 1963 he became head of Magnin's, a Bullock's subsidiary. He helped swing his firm's bitterly divided board in favor of Federated's takeover bid in 1964, and last year the parent company chose Keeshan to head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailing: Magnin's Moves East | 6/27/1969 | See Source »

Robert Keeshan, L.H.D., TV's "Captain Kangaroo." He has directed his abundant imagination to the education of children throughout the land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kudos: Round 3 | 6/20/1969 | See Source »

...years, CBS has been trying to find a worthy contender for NBC's Today show. Veterans and beginners were thrown into the 7-9 a.m. time slot: Walter Cronkite, Dick Van Dyke, Mike Wallace, Will Rogers Jr., Jimmy Dean. The only stayer was a kiddie show, Captain Kangaroo. Finally, CBS limited itself to a half-hour Morning News, which concentrated on national and foreign affairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newscasting: Duel at Daybreak | 4/25/1969 | See Source »

Costello is not a mean man by his own fixed lights. Even when presiding over an ecclesiastical kangaroo court that is investigating a nun suspected of heresy, he is not lacking in charity but in imagination. It can be seen that the nun on trial has grace; Maitland seeks it and Dr. Costello believes that he is already blessed with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Spoiled Priest's Tale | 3/28/1969 | See Source »

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