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...Mercedes struck the 13th pillar. That raises the possibility that the initial brush with another car, the mysterious Fiat Uno, may have triggered the deployment of the air bags, stunning and blinding Paul at a critical moment. At the request of Rees-Jones' French attorney, investigating Judge Herve Stephan ordered a technical report on the air bags last December. The resulting document is inconclusive but does not rule out this hypothesis. Sources close to Rees-Jones say his lawyers may be preparing a damage suit against Mercedes-Benz based on this possible malfunction...
Investigators have discovered another anomaly: the brake fluid contained 7.5% water. Since water is not normally present in the system, Judge Stephan has requested an expert report on how it got there and whether it could have caused the brakes to malfunction. Experts consulted by TIME say this amount of water could cause corrosion and rust that might impair or even disable the brakes...
...Paul's apartment and office, unused in August, were found to function normally. Experts say a "massive" exposure to certain industrial products, like the solvent dichloromethane, could produce elevated CO levels, as could heavy cigarette smoking. Paul did not smoke cigarettes and only occasionally puffed on a cigar. Judge Stephan has ordered a special investigation into this enigma...
...French justice system. All the witnesses and relatives involved in a possible crime get together and argue amongst themselves. That's what Diana's mother, Dodi's father and a whole host of passers-by from the fatal crash were doing in Paris Friday. Sources close to Judge Herve Stephan say it's a sign his probe is wrapping up. Stephan seems ready to put Diana's death down to drunk driver Henri Paul, and this is the last chance for those who blame the paparazzi, or an international conspiracy, to plead their case...
...Gill had written several economic textbooks, as well as a sociological work entitled Our Changing Population with Professor of Education and Social Structure Emeritus Nathan Glazer and Winthrop Professor of History Stephan Thernstrom. His latest work, Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology and the Decline of the American Family, was published last year...