Obituaries
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Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore dies at 91Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) - Former Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr., whose guilty pleas to federal corruption charges overshadowed his record as his era's most successful Republ...
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Crusading journalist and editor Julio Scherer dies in MexicoJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - One of Mexico's most important and influential journalists of the past half century, Julio Scherer Garcia, died Wednesday at the age of 88, reported P...
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Chitresh Das, Indian classical dancer, dies at 70Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chitresh Das, a renowned practitioner and teacher of the kathak form of Indian classical dance, has died. He was 70. The San Francisco-based Chhanda...
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Unsung Cowboys defensive standout Jethro Pugh dead at 70Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - IRVING, Texas (AP) - Jethro Pugh played alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White in a long career as a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, which may expla...
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Former mayor of St. Libory dies in workplace accidentJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. LIBORY, Ill. (AP) - A former mayor of the southern Illinois community of St. Libory has died in a work-related accident. The Daviess County Coroner's Office in Kentu...
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Oldest resident of Massachusetts dies at age 115Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESHIRE, Mass. (AP) - The fifth-oldest person in the world and Massachusetts's oldest resident has died. Bernice Emerson Madigan, of Cheshire, died at a Williamstown nu...
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Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore dies at 91Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) - Former Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr., his era's most successful Republican in Democrat-dominated West Virginia, has died. He was 91. One of Moore'...
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Wheeling honors memory of Trustee Bob HeerJan 06, 2015 10:40 am - Wheeling officials dedicated their first village board meeting of 2015 to honoring longtime Trustee Bob Heer, who died on Christmas Eve only months before his 20th anniv...
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Gilliam's love for Elgin rememberedJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Robert "Bob" Gilliam wasn't ever concerned with making popular choices, or ones that would garner him the most votes or campaign contributions - the only thing he cared ...
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Gov. Cuomo: My dad was 'anything but a typical politician'Jan 05, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Mario Cuomo's legacy as a powerful orator, three-term governor and immigrant's son whose humble upbringing in Queens inspired his approach to public serv...