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Podiatrist who set free throws world record dies at 94

The Associated Press
Mar 26, 2017 7:00 am - LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A California podiatrist who made history when he shot 2,750 consecutive free throws has died. He was 94. Dr. Tom Amberry died in Long Beach on ...
Former Glen Ellyn trustee Oldfield "was an adventurer"

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 26, 2017 1:00 am - E. Lawrence "Larry" Oldfield lived a life every bit as colorful as one might expect from lawyer who litigated cases involving cattle rustling and stolen livestock. Oldfi...
Cardinal Keeler, who led Baltimore archdiocese, has died

The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Cardinal William Keeler, who helped ease tensions between Catholics and Jews and headed the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. for 18 year...
Bio box of Cardinal William Keeler

By The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - NAME: William Henry Keeler. AGE: 86; born March 4, 1931, in San Antonio, Texas. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, St. Charles Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, 1952; lic...
1970 Daytona 500 winner Pete Hamilton dies at 74

By The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - Pete Hamilton, who captured the Daytona 500 in 1970 and won twice at Talladega Superspeedway the next year, has died at 74. His death Wednesday was announced by Richard ...
Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian dies at age 67 on cruise

The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John "Sib" Hashian, former drummer for the arena rock band Boston, died on board a cruise ship Wednesday. He was 67. His son, Adam Hashian, said ...
'Gong Show' creator Chuck Barris dies at 87

By JOSCELYN PAINE
Mar 22, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included "The Dating Game," ''The Newlywed Game" and that infamous factory of cheese, "The Gong Show," has died. He ...
Former Liverpool captain and coach Ronnie Moran dies at 83

By ROB HARRIS
Mar 22, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ronnie Moran, a former Liverpool captain whose later coaching prowess helped the club dominate European and English soccer in the 1970s and 80s, has died. ...
Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse, dies at 86

By JILL LAWLESS
Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Colin Dexter, the unassuming British writer who created curmudgeonly, music-loving Oxford detective Inspector Morse, has died aged 86. Publisher Pan Macmil...
The Latest: McGuinness' coffin carried through streets

The Associated Press
Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - DUBLIN (AP) - The Latest on the death of former IRA commander and former Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness (all times local): 5:40 p.m. The bod...

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