Obituaries
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'Angel Baby' singer dies; classic hit covered by Lennon
Apr 03, 2017 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - The singer of the 1960s hit "Angel Baby," a song covered by artists such as John Lennon and Linda Ronstadt, has died. Rose Hamlin, the 71-year-old lead si...
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British black power activist Darcus Howe dies at age 74
Apr 02, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Darcus Howe, one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain, has died. He was 74, and had been suffering from prostate cancer. Howe...
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Creator of rainbow flag, a symbol of gay rights, dies at 65
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gilbert Baker, the creator of the rainbow flag that has become a widely recognized symbol of gay rights has died. He was 65. Baker was found dead Friday ...
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Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies in Oklahoma
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny A. Yevtushenko, whose work focused on war atrocities and denounced anti-Semitism and tyrannical dictators, has died. ...
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William Coleman, lawyer, ex-Cabinet member, died
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - William T. Coleman Jr., a civil rights lawyer from Philadelphia who prevailed in several landmark Supreme Court cases, broke a number of racial barrier...
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Artist James Rosenquist, a key pop art figure, dies at 83
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Artist James Rosenquist, a key figure in the pop art movement, has died. He was 83. Rosenquist's wife, Mimi Thompson, told The New York Times (http://nyt...
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Artist Julian Stanczak dies at 88
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - SEVEN HILLS, Ohio (AP) - Julian Stanczak, an artist known worldwide for his brightly colored, geometric Op art, has died. He was 88. Stanczak died March 25 at his home i...
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Amaro Sr., gold glove shortstop for Phillies, dies at 81
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ruben Amaro Sr., a gold glove shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. The Phillies said Amaro died Friday in Miami...
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Francine Wilson, subject of major spousal abuse case, dies
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Francine Wilson, whose trial for killing her abusive husband became a landmark spousal abuse case and the subject of the 1984 TV movie "The Burning Bed," ...
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Elgin woman remembered for lifelong passion for teachingMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - Former Elgin schoolteacher Kathleen Ann Turnquist, a lifelong advocate for students with developmental disabilities, died Tuesday after a six-month battle with cancer. T...