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California's fiery former congressman Ron Dellums dies at 82

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Jul 30, 2018 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California's first black congressman, died Monday from cancer,...
Retired Prospect Heights, Hoffman Estates fire officer dies at 67

By Eric Peterson
Jul 30, 2018 1:00 am - Edwin Haase, who simultaneously served as a district chief of the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District and as a lieutenant with the Hoffman Estates Fire Department ...
Popular ex-Yugoslavia singer Oliver Dragojevic dies at 70

The Associated Press
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Oliver Dragojevic, one of the most popular pop singers in the former Yugoslavia, has died at 70. Croatian media say Dragojevic died early Sunday i...
Josip Peruzovic, wrestler who played villain Volkoff, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Josip Peruzovic, the former pro wrestler known for playing beloved villain Nikolai Volkoff, has died. He was 70. His wife Lynn Peruzovic confirmed his d...
Bruce Lietzke, fun-loving PGA Tour winner, dies at 67

The Associated Press
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - ATHENS, Texas (AP) - Bruce Lietzke, the fun-loving, fade-hitting PGA Tour winner whose practice regime - or lack of one - spawned an often-told spoiled banana story, die...
Herman Webb dies; brother of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle

The Associated Press
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - The brother of country singers Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle has died at a Kentucky hospital. Phelps-Son Funeral Home Inc. said Herman Webb died Sat...
Polish-born jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko dies at age 76

The Associated Press
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Music experts in Poland say jazz trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stanko has died at the age of 76. Tomasz Tluczkiewicz, deputy head of Poland's Jazz ...
Former pitcher Cloninger who hit 2 slams in game dies at 77

The Associated Press
Jul 28, 2018 7:00 am - DENVER, N.C. (AP) - Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. He was 77. Cloninger died Tuesday. He...
Human rights defender and Kosovo dissident Adem Demaci dies

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) - Adem Demaci, a human rights defender who embodied Kosovo's national resistance and was often called the "Balkans' Mandela," has died at 82. Deput...
Manzanar detainee who found reason for WW2 internment dies

By JOHN ROGERS
Jul 26, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, who uncovered proof that thousands of Japanese-Americans incarcerated in the United States during World War II were held not fo...

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