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Andy Gill, guitarist for punk band Gang of Four, has died

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 01, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Guitarist Andy Gill, who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four, died Saturday, accord...
Jasper Sanfilippo built nut company and an unusual collection of musical instruments

By Eileen O. Daday
Feb 01, 2020 12:00 am - Jasper Sanfilippo built his family's nut business into a publicly traded company that last year had $876 million in sales. However, it is his passion for musical instrum...
Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain

Associated Press
Jan 31, 2020 6:00 am - WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers who used their native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died. Joe Vandever Sr....
Anne Cox Chambers, wealthy newspaper heiress, dies at 100

By JEFF MARTIN
Jan 31, 2020 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Anne Cox Chambers, a newspaper heiress, diplomat and philanthropist who was one of the country's richest women, died Friday at the age of 100. Chambers' ...
Fred Silverman, TV executive at 3 major networks, dies at 82

By LYNN ELBER
Jan 30, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fred Silverman, the only TV executive who steered programming for each of the Big Three broadcast networks and who brought 'œAll in the Family,'ť 'œRo...
Battle of Britain fighter pilot Paul Farnes dies at 101

The Associated Press
Jan 30, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Paul Farnes, one of the last remaining Battle of Britain fighter pilots who helped protect the U.K. during World War II, has died. He was 101. Farnes, who ...
Versatile race-car driver John Andretti dies at 56

By MICHAEL MAROT
Jan 30, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - John Andretti carved out his own niche in one of the world's most successful racing families. He became the first driver to attempt the Memorial Day ...
Ex-Gopher star, Supervalu CEO Michael Wright dies at 81

The Associated Press
Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Wright, a former University of Minnesota football star who led grocery wholesaler Supervalu Inc. for 20 years, has died. He was 81. Wright die...
'Baseball was his life, really': Childhood friend says of coach who died in Bryant crash

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Jan 29, 2020 12:00 am - Growing up on Albert Street in Mount Prospect, John Altobelli and John Moran were best buddies. It was a simpler time during the late 1960s. The duo would make forts in...
Bob Shane, founding member of Kingston Trio, dead at 85

The Associated Press
Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad 'œTom Dooley'...

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