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Three decades after Sen. John Heinz was killed in a fiery plane crash in suburban Philadelphia, friends and colleagues remember the legacy of a senator they say was ahead of his time.
Sen. John Heinz remembered 30 years after tragic death DEB ERDLEY, Tribune-Review FacebookTwitterEmail PITTSBURGH (AP) — Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime. The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. The short flight to Philadelphia was for him to attend a pair of hearings and a constituent meeting during the congressional Easter break. In his 20 years in Congress — five in the House and 15 in the Senate — Heinz had an impressive port...
Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime. The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. The short flight to Philadelphia was for him to attend a pair of hearings and a constituent meeting during the congressional Easter break. In his 20 years in Congress — five in the House and 15 in the Senate — Heinz had an impressive portfolio as one of a dwindling handful of moderate Republicans. He boasted accomplishments on Social Security and pension refo...
Thirty years ago, Republican Sen. John Heinz â then Pennsylvaniaâs most popular public figure â died in a midair collision over suburban Philadelphiaâs Lower Merion Township. The April 4, 1991, crash that aviation officials deemed a âsenseless accidentâ occurred when a helicopter flew too close to inspect the landing gear of the plane carrying Heinz. The two aircraft collided over Merion Elementary School, where children were at recess on that beautiful spring afternoon. Seven people were killed: Heinz, age 52, and the planeâs pilot and co-pilot; two pilots ...
The parent company of WEEK-TV and Heart of Illinois ABC is selling the stations to an Atlanta, Ga.-based broadcasting company. Quincy Media will sell the stations as part of a $925 million cash deal with Gray Television. It includes stations in 16 markets, several of which will be divested, as Gray already owns stations in those communities. A station insider says no job cuts are expected at the Peoria-Bloomington NBC/ABC stations as part of the ownership change. The nearest station Gray currently owns and operates is KWQC-TV, the NBC affiliate in the Quad Cities. WSIL-TV in southern Illinoi...