Obituaries
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Wally Dollase, thoroughbred trainer of champions, dies at 78
Oct 31, 2015 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Wally Dollase, the trainer of Eclipse Award champions Itsallgreektome and Jewel Princess, has died after a long illness. He was 78. His daughter, ...
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Notable deaths last week; 'Happy Days' soda shop owner; ex-Chicago congressmanOct 31, 2015 1:00 am - • Gus Savage, a civil rights activist and journalist who represented a South Side Chicago district for 12 years in the U.S. House, died on Saturday, a day after celebrat...
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Al Molinaro, drive-in owner in "Happy Days," dies at 96Oct 31, 2015 1:00 am - GLENDALE, Calif. - Al Molinaro, the loveable character actor with the hangdog face who was known to millions of TV viewers for playing Murray the cop on "The Odd Couple"...
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Former Utah star Luther 'Ticky' Burden dies at 62
Oct 30, 2015 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Luther "Ticky" Burden, an All-America basketball guard at Utah, has died. He was 62. Family friend Lut (lyut) Williams said Burden died in his...
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Mel Daniels, Hall of Fame center with Pacers, dies at 71
Oct 30, 2015 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. He was 71. The Pace...
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Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98
Oct 29, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter S. Graf became alarmed by the number of heart attack sufferers who died while en route t...
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Creator of 'Yo! MTV Raps' dies at 59
Oct 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Dougherty, responsible for some of MTV's on-air look in its early days and creator of the program "Yo! MTV Raps," died earlier this month. He died ...
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Dick Maugg, known for Bartles & Jaymes ads, dies at 83
Oct 27, 2015 7:00 am - SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Dick Maugg, known for his role in 1980s advertisements for Bartles & Jaymes brand wine coolers, has died at the age of 83. His wife Barbara Mau...
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Philip French, veteran UK film critic, dies aged 82
Oct 27, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Philip French, the long-time film critic for the Guardian's Sunday edition, the Observer, has died at 82. The Guardian says on its website that French suff...
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Maureen O'Hara, spirited movie star, dies at 95
Oct 24, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Fiery-haired and feisty, Maureen O'Hara could handle anything the world and Hollywood threw at her. Director John Ford punched her in the jaw at a party an...