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Frank Masley, a 3-time US Olympian in luge, dies at 56

The Associated Press
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Frank Masley, a three-time Olympian and the first Olympic flagbearer in U.S. luge history, died Saturday after a fight with cancer. He was 56. US...
South African tenor Johan Botha dies at age 51

By GEORGE JAHN
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Tenor Johan Botha, whose light but muscular voice dazzled audiences at the world's top operatic stages in a wide range of roles, died Thursday in Vienna. H...
Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon dies at 64

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) - Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon died Wednesday under hospice care for dementia. He was 64. Riverside County coroner's Sgt. Brent Seacrest sa...
John Hostetter, 'Murphy Brown' actor, dead at 69

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - John Hostetter, an actor, painter and musician best known for playing the steady stage manager in "Murphy Brown," has died. Hostetter died Sept. 2 of com...
Lady Chablis, transgender 'Midnight' star, dies in Savannah

By RUSS BYNUM
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The Lady Chablis, the transgender performer who became an unlikely celebrity for her role in the 1994 best-seller "Midnight in the Garden of Good an...
Alexander, longtime Xavier men's basketball coach, dies

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Funeral services are scheduled next week for longtime Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball coach Eugene Dennis "Denny" Alexander. The unive...
Sam Iacobellis, who led rollout of B-1 bombers, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) - Sam Iacobellis, the Rockwell International engineer who met President Ronald Reagan's challenge to deliver 100 B-1 bombers as fast as poss...
Frenchwoman who got world's 1st face transplant dies at 49

By ANGELA CHARLTON
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Isabelle Dinoire, a Frenchwoman who received the world's first partial face transplant, has died more than a decade after a complex and daring operation tha...
Children's author, illustrator of Llama Llama stories dies

By DAVE GRAM
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Best-selling children's book author and illustrator Anna Dewdney, who gained fame with her series of Llama Llama stories, has died at age 50. Dewd...
Far-right activist, author Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92

By JIM SALTER
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political gr...

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