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The purpose of the inquest was to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to bring any charges against the Senator other than the one to which he has already pleaded guilty: leaving the scene of an accident. That is a misdemeanor, for which he was given a suspended sentence of...
Useful Points. Under the strict secrecy ordered by the Massachusetts Supreme Court-and persistently sought by Kennedy's lawyers-none of the testimony taken from 27 witnesses in 3½ days of questioning was released. District Justice James Boyle, who had favored an open hearing, ordered all witnesses to...
If the inquest does finally end the matter as far as the law is concerned, it may not completely clear up public uncertainty about the morality and maturity of Kennedy's actions on that long July night. What did Chappaquiddick reveal about his judgment? His reaction under stress? His...
Theoretically, a commission is supposed to be removed from political considerations; in fact, it seldom is. When Lyndon Johnson in 1968 formed the Commission on Income Maintenance, he was not interested in obtaining an objective report on the subject from disinterested citizens. He had already made up his mind in...
Gradual Ban. Partly out of indifference, partly because of some real difficulties, Ankara and Paris have been slow to attack the heroin problem. Under the 1961 United Nations convention on narcotic drugs, Turkey is one of eight countries permitted to export opium poppies for medical purposes. Some 70,000 farmers...