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"Midnight Train to Georgia' songwriter Jim Weatherly dies

By The Associated Press
Feb 05, 2021 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote 'œMidnight Train to Georgia" and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has ...
Oscar winner, '~Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 05, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film 'œThe Sound of Music'ť and at 82 became the oldest Academy ...
Oscar-winner, 'Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
Feb 05, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Aw...
Les Levine, 74, longtime Cleveland sports broadcaster, dies

By TOM WITHERS
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Les Levine, a longtime broadcaster and the self-proclaimed 'œvoice of truth and reason" when it came to analyzing Cleveland's sports teams, has died. He...
Tony Trabert, 5-time major singles champion, dies at 90

By STEVEN WINE
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Tony Trabert, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and former No. 1 player who went on to successful careers as a Davis Cup captain, broadcaster and exec...
Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies

By WILL GRAVES
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. She was 52. Dur...
Woody Hughes, former Maine West coach and witness to Iwo Jima flag-raising, dies at 95

By Eileen O. Daday
Feb 03, 2021 12:00 am - Elwood "Woody" Hughes, one of the state's last survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima and a witness to the iconic flag-raising by his fellow Marines, died Tuesday. After th...
Grant Jackson, winning pitcher in '79 WS Game 7, dies at 78

The Associated Press
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the 'œWe Are Family'ť Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 se...
Capt. Tom Moore, WWII vet whose walk cheered UK, dies at 100

By DANICA KIRKA
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Capt. Tom Moore, the World War II veteran who walked into the hearts of a nation in lockdown as he shuffled up and down his garden to raise money for healt...
Former AFL-CIO President John Sweeney dies at age 86

By DINO HAZELL
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Sweeney, who spent 14 years steering the AFL-CIO through a time of declining union membership and rising internal dissent, has died. He was 86. He...

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