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Senator Edward Kennedy — Part 16
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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63) : a
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(Indicate page, namé of .
‘| newspaper, city and state.)
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Dist, Atty, Edmund L. Dinis, or an aidé, may go to Wilkes Barre, Pa., Friday
to Personally present a petition in the Luzerne County Common Peas Court for an} ——
-autopsy on the body of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned July 18 in an accident
involving a car driven by Sen. Edward M,. Kennedy, the. Record American -earitéé .
Thursday, is- 0 0 BOSTON GLOBE’
And, the word from Wilkes! the limits Of the law" and of - - ,
‘Barr e was ant uniiess the peti- fered the courtesy of his oftfiée, : Boston, Masse
ae . . - e Said, however, presentation se
» There are no sessions of the] of ine facts of the petition and ~~ PRAVELER |
Boston, Masse
. ‘Comomn ie mt e ona ey the expenses of any proceedings.
day and the anty, BY ‘Y | would be the responsibility of .
Te, a IRECORD AMERICAN
. _ Boston, Masse
meeis Monday for a :probable! pinis’- office, - ;
two weeilx session. Evans ‘told a reporter he was
_ President Judge Bernard C./ not complétely pleased with
Brominski will be occupied with| Dinis’ petition which was re-
ithe grand > jury, .it was’ an-| ceived in’ the -mail earlior by
i nounced. Soe ee the clerk of the Commoti Pleas
* Earlier, the judge said if he} Court. He noted that a death’
| received, the request by Friday} certificate for Miss. Kopechne,,
ihe -probably would be able te] signed by an associate medical
!conduct a hearing the latler| examiner, Staled_the ‘cause of
part of next week. However,; death was drowning. The Dinis
this would require the calling} petilion, he said, was signed, _
.of. a special court session be-| by the medical examiner. ~L
cause ‘of the sitling of the grand! evans. said that before the | ee | .
‘Sury, ©) P petition: was sent to” Pentisyl- ' [pater 8/15/69
‘Because Pennsylvania -Jaw) varia, Dinis.should have .gone’ “> on
@oes not allow -for mailing Of] inrough the ‘Massachusetts: ‘Edition: Home
petitions for such hearings, eithe; courts and should have obtained Author:
er Dinis or a legal representa-j 5 court opinion as to the need.
_tive must appear in court 0) poy an autopsy. Y -
tee Willess "Barre. Dist. “Atty. He. said the. two most import-
: Evans disclosed he had both} 4nt points to consider now on:
written and talked by telephone deciding whether or not-to hold
to Dinis ‘Thursday morning, He | 22 autopsy were:-1. The desires
dedito: CvEdward Holland
Title: KENNEDY INCIDENT
‘ inis- call to inquire} Of her parents, and 2, Whether Character:
said ah Ganed airport tof or not there is any imperative or .
Wilkes Barre and’ indicated he| reason, _ ; . 62 O
might charter an airplane tor fn inquest in Edgartown Dis-| - “, Classification:
there on Iriday, so rict Court info the death of| , iting Office: : ,
‘etn. the, letter, Evans assured }-Miss Kopechne on Chappaquid- . ‘ Seems OES Boston .
Dinis of his cooperation “within dick Island, off Edgartown, is|,
m4 a eee nn eee ne set for Sept. 3. A ewo-week de-
i]
(J Being Investigated
} Jay in.thé start of a hearing in
) Wilkes Barre would bring the
; Proceedings to just a few days
i. before the start of the inquest.
' In that event, inf an autopsy
+; Were allowed, it would have to
} be performed swittly 4 permit
, @ report in time fob ti rquest, | .
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