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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
4
Seven survivors recount the brutal Des crash of Allegheny Airlines Convair 580 near Bradford Regional Airport. The two-engine jet, en route from Detroit to Washington with stops in Erie and Harrisburg, disappeared in a snow squall. Rescue crews recovered bodies as federal investigators moved in.
Speculation in Republican circles suggests Shirley Temple Black may be asked to join the Nixon administration. The former child star and GOP fundraiser, now a San Francisco Peninsula matron, helped raise $1 million for 1968 Republicans and campaigned in 46 cities across 20 states. Her spokesman called talk speculation only, while friends said she could serve domestically or on overseas missions.
A United Air Lines Boeing 720 with 39 aboard turned back after leaving San Francisco International Airport on Christmas Day and landed safely with one engine out. Flight 126 bound for Chicago diverted to circle the airport to dump fuel as a second issue arose when the pilot struggled to close the fuel chutes.
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