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Steve Flowers on the 1966 Governor's Race Part Three

Alabama Public Radio
Published May 1, 2018 at 11:40 AM CDT

Ryan Degraffenried was going to win the governor's race, but of course, he died in a plane crash while campaigning; after Degraffenried's plane crash and death in February of 1966, the governor's race was wide open...
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Politics & Government Plane CrashGeorge WallaceLurleen Wallace1966 governor's raceryan degraffenriedcampaigndeath
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