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More explainable was Miss Kopechne's presence on the island. On a weekend reunion with girls she had met while a member of the R.F.K. staff, she had come to the island to watch the Edgartown Regatta and to see Teddy race. Staying at the Katama Shores Inn in Edgartown, she was apparently accepting a lift home when the accident occurred. Mary Jo joined Robert Kennedy's staff in 1965 and later worked in the "boiler room," a cubicle set aside for staffers keeping track of delegate counts prior to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. R.F.K. Aide Wendell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedys: Wrong Turn at the Bridge | 7/25/1969 | See Source »

Throughout last week, American newspapers neglected the Leander Rowing Club in their coverage of the Thames Cup at the Henley Regatta. On Saturday, Harard's lightweight crew found out about the British eight for themselves, and for the second consecutive summer, the Crimson will return from England empty-handed...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Harvard Lights Beaten at Henley | 7/8/1969 | See Source »

...Crimson, the loss was doubly frustrating. Undefeated and seeded first in its class at the Royal Regatta, it had thrown off a virus attack to win its first round race on Wednesday. Then, at full strength, it had demolished the Norwegian Norske Students by three lengths a day later. By Friday morning, American newspapers were eagerly awaiting a duel between Harvard and either the MIT lightweights or the Penn freshman heavies, both of whom had advanced easily, in the finals Saturday afternoon...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Harvard Lights Beaten at Henley | 7/8/1969 | See Source »

Unlike last summer, when the Crimson lightweights competed in several European regattas in addition to their quest at Henley, the Royal Regatta will be the final race for all Harvard crews this year. The Crimson heavyweights, who smashed Penn at the Eastern Sprints, undoubtedly would have presented an extremely difficult obstacle to Einheit Dresden in the Grand Challenge Cup finals, but the Harvard boat is physically and psychologically spent from nearly three years of full-time rowing. The Crimson lights, however, wanted another crack at Henley. Now, they have had the crack...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Harvard Lights Beaten at Henley | 7/8/1969 | See Source »

...virus stays away, and Harvard can regain the form with which it attacked the Henley regatta earlier in the week, it will be difficult to keep them from the championship...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Lights Win First Race at Henley | 7/3/1969 | See Source »

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