Robert g heft biography of alberta

Robert G. Heft, the "Betsy Ross" of America's 50-star flag, has died.

In 1958, a history teacher assigned Heft and his classmates at Lancaster High School to each redesign the national banner to recognize Alaska and Hawaii, both nearing statehood.

Heft, who was 16 at the time, crafted a new flag from an old 48-star flag and $2.87 worth of blue cloth and white iron-on material.

His creation earned him a B-minus.

Heft's teacher later changed that grade to an A after Heft's flag was sent to Washington, D.C., and selected by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Replicas of Heft's original flag still wave today.

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He died yesterday at a hospital in Saginaw, Mich., at age 67. His cause of death was not immediately available.

Heft was one of thousands to submit a flag design with alternating rows of five and six stars. But apparently he was the only person who actually stitched together a flag and shipped it to D.C.