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Darlene Cates, the mother in 'Gilbert Grape,' dies at 69

The Associated Press
Mar 28, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - ˆ Darlene Cates, who played the housebound mother in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," has died. Cates died in her sleep Sunday morning at he...
South African anti-apartheid leader Ahmed Kathrada dies, 87

By STUART GRAHAM
Mar 28, 2017 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Anti-apartheid leader Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years in prison for opposing South Africa's white minority government - much of that time alongsid...
Golden Globe winner Christine Kaufmann dies in Germany

The Associated Press
Mar 28, 2017 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Christine Kaufmann, an Austrian-born actor who became the country's first Golden Globe winner and was married to Tony Curtis in the 1960s, has died. She wa...
Convenience store magnate, governor candidate Mihos dies

The Associated Press
Mar 28, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Convenience store magnate Christy Mihos, who built and sold a chain of markets bearing his name, twice ran unsuccessfully for governor and endured a nasty ...
Olympic shot putter from Elgin dies at 71

By Elena Ferrarin
Mar 27, 2017 1:00 am - Brian Oldfield, an Olympic shot putter in the 1970s and '80s who appeared on "The Tonight Show" and the cover of "Sports Illustrated," died Sunday in his native Elgin. C...
Podiatrist who set free throws world record dies at 94

The Associated Press
Mar 26, 2017 7:00 am - LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A California podiatrist who made history when he shot 2,750 consecutive free throws has died. He was 94. Dr. Tom Amberry died in Long Beach on ...
Former Glen Ellyn trustee Oldfield "was an adventurer"

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 26, 2017 1:00 am - E. Lawrence "Larry" Oldfield lived a life every bit as colorful as one might expect from lawyer who litigated cases involving cattle rustling and stolen livestock. Oldfi...
Cardinal Keeler, who led Baltimore archdiocese, has died

The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Cardinal William Keeler, who helped ease tensions between Catholics and Jews and headed the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. for 18 year...
Bio box of Cardinal William Keeler

By The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - NAME: William Henry Keeler. AGE: 86; born March 4, 1931, in San Antonio, Texas. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, St. Charles Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, 1952; lic...
1970 Daytona 500 winner Pete Hamilton dies at 74

By The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - Pete Hamilton, who captured the Daytona 500 in 1970 and won twice at Talladega Superspeedway the next year, has died at 74. His death Wednesday was announced by Richard ...

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