Obituaries
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Richard N. Goodwin, White House speech writer, dead at 86
May 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Richard N. Goodwin, an aide, speechwriter and liberal force for the Kennedys and Lyndon Johnson who helped craft such historic addresses as Robert Kenned...
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Bernard Lewis, prolific Mideast scholar, dies at 101
May 21, 2018 7:00 am - Bernard Lewis, a prolific Middle East scholar whose insights on Islam illuminated debates on the region's conflicts, has died. He was 101. Lewis died Saturday at an assi...
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Richard N. Goodwin, White House speech writer, dead at 86
May 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Richard N. Goodwin, an aide, speechwriter and liberal force for the Kennedys and Lyndon Johnson who helped craft such historic addresses as Robert Kenned...
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LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon dies at age 80
May 20, 2018 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Billy Cannon, the gifted running back who won the Heisman Trophy for LSU in 1959 with a memorable Halloween night punt return touchdown against M...
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Patricia Morison, Broadway and Hollywood star, dies at 103
May 20, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Patricia Morison, who originated the role of an overemotional diva in the Broadway musical "Kiss Me, Kate," starred on stage opposite Yul Brynner in "...
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Former Alexian chief had vision for suburban health giantMay 20, 2018 1:00 am - Dean Grant, who rose from an ambulance driver to health care system CEO, is being remembered for leading the growth of the Alexian Brothers Health System into a major fo...
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Reggie Lucas, who worked with Miles Davis and Madonna, dies
May 19, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Reggie Lucas, the Grammy-winning musician who played with Miles Davis in the 1970s and produced the bulk of Madonna's debut album, has died. He was 65. T...
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Scholar of Russian history, aide to Ronald Reagan dies
May 18, 2018 7:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A renowned scholar of Russian history and aide to President Ronald Reagan has died in Massachusetts. Richard Pipes was 94. His son, Daniel Pipes,...
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Former Australian junior middleweight boxer Troy Waters dies
May 17, 2018 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Former junior middleweight world title boxing contender Troy Waters has died following a long battle with leukemia, his family said Friday. He was 53. One ...
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Romanian director Pintilie, who irked communists, dead at 84
May 17, 2018 7:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian theater director and filmmaker Lucian Pintilie, who emigrated after falling out with the communists and then made a career in France a...