Former-Sen. WWII Hero Stevens Killed in Alaska Plane Crash

[Crystal]

I just heard a statement from a Senator from Hawaii who said they
mostly disagreed on policy but Stevens was never disagreeable. I
understand he is considered a state treasure in Alaska.

Maybe Colomoon has more information.

[David Tenner]

Crystal <cryst...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:6cf375d7-5fa6-4405...@z30g2000prg.googlegroups.com :

I don't know much about Alaska politics but I was saddened by his death.

Unfortunately it seems to be a hazardous place for small-craft flying: The
great humorist Will Rogers and his famous pilot Wiley Post were killed in a
crash in 1935, and another crash in 1972 claimed the lives of Louisiana Rep.
Hale Boggs--US House Majority Leader and Cokie Roberts' father--and Alaska
Rep. Nick Begich, the father of current Alaska Sen. Mark Begich.

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David Tenner
dte...@ameritech.net