Obituaries
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Notable deaths last weekFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - • John C. Whitehead, a Wall Street banker who led Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s international expansion in the 1970s and '80s and later was founding chairman of the National Se...
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Lizabeth Scot, sultry '40s, '50s film noir star, dies at 92Feb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lizabeth Scott, whose long tawny hair, alluring face and low seductive voice made her an ideal film noir star in the 1940s and '50s, has died in Los A...
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Anne Moody, Mississippi civil rights activist, dies at 74Feb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Anne Moody, whose memoir "Coming of Age in Mississippi" gave a wrenching account of growing up poor in the segregated South and facing violence as ...
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South African novelist Andre Brink diesFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Prolific author, Andre Brink, who used his work to question the policies of South Africa's apartheid regime, has died, his publishers said Saturday. ...
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Billy Casper, prolific PGA Tour winner, dies at 83Feb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the "Big Three," died of a heart atta...
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Ex-Goldman Sachs leader, 9/11 Museum founding chairman diesFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - John C. Whitehead, a Wall Street banker who led Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s international expansion in the 1970s and '80s and later was founding chairman of t...
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Former New Mexico Lt. Gov. Mike Runnels dies at age 69Feb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) - Former New Mexico Lt. Gov. Mike Runnels has died at age 69. Runnels' family said he died peacefully at home in Ruidoso. Matthew Runnels said his bro...
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Toledo, Ohio, mayor dies after cardiac arrest while drivingFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Mayor D. Michael Collins, who became an advocate for expanded attention to drinking water quality after Toledo's water supply was contaminated by tox...
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Former ND treasurer, tax commissioner, VA commissioner diesFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Former North Dakota treasurer, tax commissioner and veterans affairs commissioner Robert Hanson has died. Gov. Jack Dalrymple says Hanson died Wedn...
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Funeral held for former Triangle sportscaster Don SheaFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Funeral services have been held for former Triangle-area sportscaster Don Shea. Shea spent 17 years as sports director at WTVD in Durham. After leav...