Illinois Governor Unhurt in Flight on Faulty Copter
Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —
The landing gear on Gov. James R. Thompson’s helicopter failed Wednesday during a flight in western Illinois, but the helicopter returned safely to Springfield and the governor and nine other people aboard were not injured, a spokesman for Thompson said.
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