Obituaries
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Josip Peruzovic, wrestler who played villain Volkoff, dies
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Josip Peruzovic, the former pro wrestler known for playing beloved villain Nikolai Volkoff, has died. He was 70. His wife Lynn Peruzovic confirmed his d...
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Bruce Lietzke, fun-loving PGA Tour winner, dies at 67
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - ATHENS, Texas (AP) - Bruce Lietzke, the fun-loving, fade-hitting PGA Tour winner whose practice regime - or lack of one - spawned an often-told spoiled banana story, die...
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Herman Webb dies; brother of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - The brother of country singers Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle has died at a Kentucky hospital. Phelps-Son Funeral Home Inc. said Herman Webb died Sat...
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Polish-born jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko dies at age 76
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Music experts in Poland say jazz trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stanko has died at the age of 76. Tomasz Tluczkiewicz, deputy head of Poland's Jazz ...
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Former pitcher Cloninger who hit 2 slams in game dies at 77
Jul 28, 2018 7:00 am - DENVER, N.C. (AP) - Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. He was 77. Cloninger died Tuesday. He...
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Human rights defender and Kosovo dissident Adem Demaci dies
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) - Adem Demaci, a human rights defender who embodied Kosovo's national resistance and was often called the "Balkans' Mandela," has died at 82. Deput...
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Manzanar detainee who found reason for WW2 internment dies
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, who uncovered proof that thousands of Japanese-Americans incarcerated in the United States during World War II were held not fo...
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Former USC tailback, NFL player Willie Brown dies at 76
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Willie Brown, Southern California's original I-formation tailback under coach John McKay who went on to a brief NFL career before returning to the Tro...
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Former Carroll coach Bob Petrino Sr. dies in Montana
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Longtime Carroll College football coach Bob Petrino Sr., the father of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino and Idaho coach Paul Petrino, has die...
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Britain's RAF leads tributes to aviation pioneer Mary Ellis
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Royal Air Force is leading tributes to Mary Ellis, an aviation pioneer and World War II-era pilot who has died at 101. As a member of the Air Transport...