Word: mightly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...promise of better relations in return for West German acceptance of the Oder-Neisse Line as Germany's legal eastern boundary. The motivation is economic: in search of up to $400 million to modernize their old plants, the Poles hope that a more friendly political atmosphere might bring in much-needed West German credits...
...witnesses into the courtroom to advise their clients when they take the stand, but he points out that Massachusetts law does not require him to do even that. Still, a question arises as to the fairness of the inquest. Some lawyers across the U.S. believe that there might be better ways to get at the facts...
...advantages of an inquest is that a judge presides over it; the prosecutor alone conducts a grand jury. The secrecy of a grand jury, however, might better protect the interests of those called to testify in a case that, like Kennedy's, attracts wide public interest. Judge Boyle has decided to open the inquest to newsmen, which is his choice under Massachusetts...
Double Jeopardy? Conceivably, the inquest could disclose evidence of criminal negligence in Mary Jo's death. After Judge Boyle files his report, Dinis might go to a grand jury. If Kennedy is ever indicted, it will be difficult to find a juror who has not been "prejudiced" by something he heard on TV or read in the newspapers about the inquest. On the other hand, there already has been considerable publicity of this kind. If his lawyers do not obtain an injunction, Kennedy could invoke the Fifth Amendment at the inquest and avoid giving answers, but he is unlikely...
...learn from an autopsy on Mary Jo's body. His associate, Assistant D.A. Armand Fernandes Jr., argued that to hold an inquest without an autopsy would be "like hitting a home run without touching first base." If an autopsy had been ordered soon after the accident, it might have determined such facts as what time Miss Kopechne died and whether she had suffered a concussion that prevented her from trying to get out of the car. The Edgartown medical examiner, Dr. Donald Mills, who ruled out the autopsy initially, says that Dinis agreed on the telephone, as late...