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Clarification: Obit-John Gunther Dean story

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a June 11 obituary for U.S. diplomat John Gunther Dean, The Associated Press reported that Dean had been forced out of the State Department due to p...
Grunewald, runner with cancer who inspired many, dies at 32

By AMY FORLITI and GRETCHEN EHLKE
Jun 12, 2019 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gabriele Grunewald, one of the country's top middle-distance runners, has died at her home in Minneapolis after inspiring many with her long and publi...
Schaumburg baseball superfan dies at 81

By Eric Peterson
Jun 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Local baseball superfan Tom R. Smith, who attended every game at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium from its opening in 1999 until the team's most recent Frontier League champio...
Longtime Memphis broadcaster Forrest Goodman dies

The Associated Press
Jun 11, 2019 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Forrest Goodman, a longtime member of the Memphis football and men's basketball broadcast team, has died. He was 48. Memphis athletic department sp...
Funeral arrangements set for Arlington Heights couple killed in their home

By Christopher Placek
Jun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Candlelight vigil will be held tonight at Wheeling High School
Bill Wittliff, "Lonesome Dove" co-screenwriter, dies at 79

The Associated Press
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Bill Wittliff, a prolific screenwriter who co-wrote the script for the 1989 miniseries "Lonesome Dove," has died at the age of 79. His death was ann...
Indian theater and film personality Girish Karnad dies at 81

By ASHOK SHARMA
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Girish Karnad, a top Indian playwright, actor and director and a rights activist, died Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 81. India's president an...
Former major league coach, manager Frank Lucchesi dies at 92

The Associated Press
Jun 09, 2019 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Frank Lucchesi, who replaced the fired Billy Martin as manager of the Texas Rangers in 1975 and was punched by a player upset over a demotion two...
Former Tottenham defender Justin Edinburgh dies at age 49

By The Associated Press
Jun 08, 2019 7:00 am - Justin Edinburgh, the former Tottenham defender who guided Leyton Orient back into the English Football League as its manager last season, has died. He was 49. Orient an...
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies

By KEVIN McGILL and CAIN BURDEAU
Jun 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou dr...

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