The Essential Ed Koterba

The twin-engine BeechcraftBonanza flew precariouslylow along the Pacific coastline.Witnesses say it hit a powerline, bounced up, skimmeduncontrollably over the water,and crashed near La Push,Washington. On board wasjournalist Ed Koterba, father ofauthor Ed Morgret.In a eulogy the next day, June28, 1961, John F. Kennedy calledKoterba "a most outstandingnewspaperman." Koterba was a Capitol Hill reporter, White Housecorrespondent, nationally syndicated columnist, and world traveler.Simply put, he w