John Heinz
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 John Heinz     (businessman, politician) | |
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He was instrumental in getting the Clean Air Act passed by the US Senate in 1990.
Death
John Simkin describes the circumstances of Heinz' death as follows: "On 4th April, 1991, Heinz flew to Philadelphia to conduct the first in a series of investigative hearings to examine the telemarketing of medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries. His Piper Aerostar PA60, carrying him and four other adults developed landing-gear trouble, a helicopter was dispatched to examine the problem. The helicopter's blades accidentally hit the bottom of the plane. Both aircraft crashed to the ground killing everyone on board."[1]
The next day a friend of his, John Tower was also killed in a plane crash.
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