Obituaries
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Blake Cullen, former Cubs, NL executive, dies at 85
Mar 10, 2021 6:00 am - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, (AP) - Blake Cullen, an executive for the Chicago Cubs and the National League who went on to own minor league hockey, baseball and soccer teams, has...
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Sally Atwater, wife of late GOP strategist, dies at 69
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sally Atwater, wife of the late GOP strategist and former Republican National Committee chairman Lee Atwater, died Tuesday, according to her family...
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Roger Vonlanthen, Swiss player in World Cup epic, dies at 89
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Roger Vonlanthen, the last surviving member of the Switzerland team that in 1954 played in the highest-scoring World Cup match, has died. He was 89. ...
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Norton Juster, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' author, dead at 91
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Norton Juster, the celebrated children's author who fashioned a world of adventure and punning punditry in the million-selling classic 'œThe Phantom Toll...
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Roger Mudd, longtime network TV newsman, dies at 93
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, has died...
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Carla Wallenda, member of famed high-wire act, dies at 85
Mar 07, 2021 6:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Carla Wallenda, a member of 'œThe Flying Wallendas'ť high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe's founder, has died at t...
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Cleveland rocker and radio star Michael Stanley dead at 72
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Michael Stanley, a Cleveland-based rocker who with his namesake band reached the Top 40 in the 1980s with the hits 'œHe Can't Love You'ť and 'œMy Town'ť...
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Paul McMullen, '96 US Olympic runner, dies in ski accident
Mar 05, 2021 6:00 am - GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - Paul McMullen, a runner who was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, died in a ski accident in northern Michigan, Eastern Michigan Universit...
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Larry Wahl, spokesman for Yankees, Orange Bowl, dead at 67
Mar 04, 2021 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Larry Wahl, a vice president of the Orange Bowl and a former New York Yankees media relations head under George Steinbrenner, has died. He was 67. Wahl died...
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Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary, dies in Jamaica at age 73
Mar 04, 2021 6:00 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jam...