Obituaries
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Ward Chamberlin Jr., public broadcasting pioneer, dies at 95
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ward B. Chamberlin Jr., who pioneered public broadcasting, led stations in New York and Washington and helped launch the career of Oscar-nominated docume...
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Vandenbergh led campaign that changed the face of Saint ViatorFeb 25, 2017 12:00 am - Saint Viator High School is mourning the passing of its executive director of institutional advancement, who oversaw everything from marketing and communications, to dev...
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Infant who survived in 1920s sideshow incubator dies at 96
Feb 24, 2017 6:00 am - MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Lucille Conlin Horn weighed barely 2 pounds when she was born, a perilous size for any infant, especially in 1920. Doctors told her parents to hold ...
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Prospect teacher's passion made him a student favoriteFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Paul Ebsen spent 33 years teaching biology and zoology at Prospect High School before retiring in 2004, but one of his classroom pets still remains there: a six-foot boa...
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Fritz Koenig, sculptor whose art withstood 9/11 attack, dies
Feb 23, 2017 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Fritz Koenig, a German sculptor whose work "The Sphere" became a symbol of resilience after the 9/11 attacks in New York, has died. He was 92. Koenig, a we...
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Alan Colmes, liberal voice on Fox, dead at 66
Feb 23, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alan Colmes, the radio and television host and commentator best known as the amiable liberal foil to the hard-right Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel,...
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Bernie Custis, 1st pro black QB, dies at 88
Feb 23, 2017 6:00 am - Bernie Custis, pro football's first black quarterback who blazed the trail for future CFL stars Warren Moon, Chuck Ealey and Damon Allen, has died. He was 88. Custis mad...
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Nobel-winning economist Kenneth J. Arrow dies at 95
Feb 22, 2017 6:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Kenneth J. Arrow, the youngest-ever winner of a Nobel prize for economics, whose theories on risk, innovation and the basic mathematics of marke...
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Noted movie critic Richard Schickel dies at 84
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard Schickel, a noted movie critic for Life and Time magazines who also wrote dozens of books and made documentaries about Hollywood, has died. He...
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Ex-Minnesota Orchestra maestro Stanislaw Skrowaczewski dies
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former longtime Minnesota Orchestra music director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, who conducted major orchestras in England, Japan and other countries, died...