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RFK Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NY
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NY By JIM FITZGERALD Associated Press May 16, 11:08 PM EDT BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday. An autopsy for the 52-year-old was scheduled for [...]
Police At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s House, His Wife Mary Dead At 52
Early tabloid report of unexplained and premature death of another member of the Kennedy family. Police At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s House, His Wife Mary Dead At 52 Created 05/16/2012 - 3:00pm By RadarOnline.com Staff Police were called to the home of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York after his wife Mary Kennedy was found dead Wednesday, [...]
Upcoming COPA Events
June 10, 2012, 12:00 - 1:00 pm “And We Are All Mortal…” This day will mark the 49th anniversary of the groundbreaking talk given by President John F. Kennedy at American University’s commencement event in 1963, calling for an end to the nuclear arms race, the Cold War and the start of a lasting peace. We will gather at the memorial [...]
Nicholas Katzenbach, 90, Dies; Policy Maker at ’60s Turning Points
Nicholas Katzenbach, 90, Dies; Policy Maker at ’60s Turning Points By DOUGLAS MARTIN New York Times May 9, 2012 Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, who helped shape the political history of the 1960s, facing down segregationists, riding herd on historic civil rights legislation and helping to map Vietnam War strategy as a central player in both the [...]
Judge: keep part of CIA’s Bay of Pigs history secret
Judge: keep part of CIA’s Bay of Pigs history secret By MIMI WHITEFIELD mwhitefield@MiamiHerald.com The Miami Herald Posted on Sat, May. 12, 2012 A federal judge has ruled that the last volume in a CIA history of the Bay of Pigs invasion that was written more than 30 years ago and 51 years after the ill-fated Cuban mission should remain [...]
Dealey Plaza to undergo long-needed restoration
Dealey Plaza to undergo long-needed restoration by GLORIA CAMPOS WFAA, Channel 8 Updated Friday, May 11 at 11:26 PM See: http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dealey-Plaza-to-undergo-long-needed-restoration-151215185.html Video of live news item has more details DALLAS - Plans are underway to restore the historic Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas [...]
Nicholas Katzenbach Dead: Former JFK, LBJ Aide Dies At 90
Nicholas Katzenbach Dead: Former JFK, LBJ Aide Dies At 90 Huffington Post, Politics By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI 05/09/12 07:39 PM ET AP FILE - In this Aug. 17, 1967 file photo, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which is studying a resolution aimed at giving Congress more power in [...]
Wecht on cover of tabloid, to his surprise
Renowned forensic pathologist and legal expert, Dr. Cyril Wecht, heads the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the founding president of the Coalition on Political Assassinations in 1994 and he speaks at our annual regional conferences regularly. Wecht on cover of tabloid, to [...]
SHAME ON BOTH OF YOU, CLINT HILL AND CHRIS MATTHEWS
SHAME ON BOTH OF YOU, CLINT HILL AND CHRIS MATTHEWS insidethearrb May 4th, 20:45 By Douglas P. Horne, author of "Inside the Assassination Records Review Board" I watched a very sorry display on Chris Matthews' MSNBC show "Hardball" tonight: Chris Matthews conducted a short, stage-managed, cream-puff interview with retired Secret Service [...]
Earl Rose, coroner when Kennedy was shot, dies
Earl Rose, coroner when Kennedy was shot, dies The New York Times, Obituraries Published: 02 May 2012 10:14 PM Earl Rose, who as the Dallas County medical examiner when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated insisted that he should do the autopsy, only to be overruled in a confrontation with presidential aides, died on Tuesday in Iowa [...]
