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Nicholas Sand, creator of famous Orange Sunshine LSD, dies

By JOHN ROGERS
May 16, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann may have invented LSD, and Timothy Leary was clearly its most prominent frontman. But it was a self-taught chemist and ...
Former Memphis AD, assistant coach Bob Patterson dies

The Associated Press
May 16, 2017 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Bob Patterson, a former Memphis athletic director and assistant football coach, has died. He was 84. Yvonne Savage, an administrative assistant at ...
Oleg Vidov, Soviet actor who defected to US, dies at 73

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
May 16, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oleg Vidov, a matinee idol in the Soviet Union who defected to the United States at the height of the Cold War and then enjoyed a long film and TV car...
Former Hersey principal remembered as part of 'Golden Era'

By Eileen O. Daday
May 16, 2017 1:00 am - Thomas O'Driscoll, a career educator who worked at four different high schools in Northwest Suburban High School District 214, and helped open two, has died. O'Driscoll ...
Former Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey dies at 59

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Grey, who served as the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures for 12 years, has died. A family spokesperson said Monday that Grey, who was battl...
'Moors murderer' Ian Brady, reviled child-killer, dies at 79

By JILL LAWLESS
May 15, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ian Brady, a killer of five children whose role in the 1960s "Moors Murders" made him one of Britain's most reviled criminals, died Monday. He was 79. Heal...
'Deadwood' actor Powers Boothe dies at 68

The Associated Press
May 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Powers Boothe, the character actor known for his villain roles in TV's "Deadwood," and in the movies "Tombstone," ''Sin City" and "The Avengers," has ...
Former Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey dies at 59

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Grey, an influential Hollywood leader who served as the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures for 12 years, has died. A family spokeswoman said ...
Sally Jacobsen, AP's first female international editor, dies

By CHARLES J. HANLEY
May 12, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sally Jacobsen, a widely experienced Associated Press correspondent who became the first woman to serve as the news service's international editor, overs...
Hall of Famer Yale Lary, won 3 titles with Lions, dies at 86

By NOAH TRISTER
May 12, 2017 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Yale Lary, a Hall of Fame safety who helped the Detroit Lions win three NFL titles during the 1950s, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame co...

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