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2 eter 3 4 - “ ne ” -o# "* An assistant of Dinis, Aity, ° Armand Fernandes. was pre- . paring yesterday to leave for - Wilkes-Barre, Pa., to begin- ‘What appears to be a pro-' tracted court battle for the - ight to have the body of Miss Kopechne exhumed, from a— grave in Pennsylvania. Dinis . seeks to have an autopsy per- ' formed. The ‘patents of -thé’ victirn, © Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kepech- né, new -living in Berkeley “Heights, N. J.,. have served notice they will bitterly op- | -'pose. exluimation, even to the pextent of petitioning the court tor a restraining order, dee wc ae > Tt was learned yesterday that : Dist. Atty. Blythe H. Evans, fr., of Luzerne County in Penn- ° Sylvania has assured Miss Y%o- . pechne’s parents that Dinis would have to allow them io ‘make their wishes felt, and to -give good reason for holding an autopsy before-the state of Pennsylvania would allow the body to be exhumed, In a letter to Dinis, the Penn- Sylvania prosecutor advised: | “No order would be considered 4 in Pennsylvania without notice | to the dear relatives and an Opportunity for them to appear | in the proceedings for such an order, In order for our courts to consider an order for an autopsy, it would require a showing of imperative rea- sons,” . ‘The Kopechnes have voiced ho objection to an inquest, Dinis, it was learned, plans to introduce to the court in Pennsylvania in support of his exhumation petition a state. ment by Dr. Donald R. Mills, associate medical examiner of Dukes County. Dr. Mills ruled Wiss Kopechne was the victim of accidental drowning when Td ak oe the Kennedy car went off a bridge into a tidal pool on ‘ Chappaquiddick Island. Dinis’ representative is ex. pected fo stress that part of the statement that reads: “TL have been asked numerous times if an autopsy would have heen done had we known the ses a aa senator Was involved as the driver’ of the car, I believe the disirict-attorney’s office would agree with me that the ‘answer would be yes, ‘in view of the senator’s prominence as‘ 4 national figure and the need to protect his public image against speculation,” tam aenene ate The next paragraph in pri Mills’ statement séts forth: - “T again reiterate that under the circurnstances and with the knowledge we had at the time, autopsy was not indicated and, if done today (J uly 25), would: add absolutely nothing wé do not already know,” a]