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Lidia Menapace, Italian Resistance member, dies at age 96

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Dec 07, 2020 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Lidia Brisca Menapace, a Resistance member during World War II who later was an advocate of pacifism and women's rights and was elected to the Italian Senate...
Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82

By JIM VERTUNO
Dec 07, 2020 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Fred Akers followed a coaching giant at Texas and came agonizingly close to glory himself with two undefeated seasons before his national title hope...
Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78

By ROB MAADDI
Dec 07, 2020 6:00 am - Dick Allen hit the ball so hard, fans in Philadelphia started showing up in batting practice during his rookie season just to watch him hammer shots over the Coca-Cola s...
Friends, former students plan living memorial for Wheeling teacher Burt Perlow

By Russell Lissau
Dec 07, 2020 4:30 am - Big and muscular, Burt Perlow cast an imposing shadow during his years as a teacher and coach at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling and Wheeling High School. But the giant...
Making the Hall of Fame case for Dick Allen

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Aug. 16. Mike Tollin, the executive producer of "The Last Dance," the Michael Jordan documentary, and I have something i...
Chicago White Sox legend Dick Allen dies at 78

By Scot Gregor
Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Former White Sox first baseman Dick Allen died Monday at his home in Pennsylvania, his family announced on his Twitter account. He was 78. "With sadness in our hearts, w...
Uruguay's 1st socialist president, TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez, dies

By GUILLERMO GARAT
Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay's first socialist president, TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez, who rose from poverty to win two terms as leader, died Sunday of cancer, a disease the ...
Peter Alliss, the '~Voice of Golf' on British TV, dies at 89

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - Peter Alliss, who became the eccentric 'œVoice of Golf'ť on British television after a playing career in which he competed in eight Ryder Cups and was Europe's best golf...
Much-loved 'Dr. Jack' of Wheaton dies at 89

By Mary Chappell
Dec 06, 2020 12:00 am - John "Jack" Oberhelman of Wheaton - a well-known doctor, husband, father and grandfather - died Nov. 24 at age 89. Known as "Dr. Jack," he was a founding doctor of Centr...
David Lander, 'Squiggy' on 'Laverne & Shirley,' dies at 73

The Associated Press
Dec 05, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor David L. Lander, who played the character of Squiggy on the popular ABC comedy 'œLaverne & Shirley,'ť has died after a decades-long battle with ...

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