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1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash.... "Deportee" fame...
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1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash.... "Deportee" fame...

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THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1948

  • Los Gatos DC-3 airplane crash
  • Diablo Range - California disaster
  • Mexican farm laborers - workers
  • Woody Guthrie's "Deportee" song

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "32 Killed in Crash of Chartered Plane" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the 1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash in which killed many Mexicans being sent back to Mexico. This plane crash inspired the protest song "Deportee" by Woody Guthrie.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century
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