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Kevin Starr, California's premier historian, dies at 76

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died. He was 76. Starr died of a hea...
Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82

By MICHAEL GRACZYK and SETH BORENSTEIN
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Former astronaut Gene Cernan, who as the last person to walk on the moon returned to Earth with a message of "peace and hope for all mankind," died on Mon...
Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82

By SETH BORENSTEIN and MICHAEL GRACZYK
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Astronaut Gene Cernan traced his only child's initials in the dust of the lunar surface. Then he climbed into the lunar module for the ride home, becoming...
Former pro wrestler Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka dies at 73

By RON TODT
Jan 15, 2017 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former pro wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, who earlier this month was found not competent to stand trial in the 1983 death of his girlfriend, has di...
'Get Smart' actor Dick Gautier dead at 85

The Associated Press
Jan 15, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Dick Gautier, who gained fame playing an Elvis-like singer in the Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie" and went on to play Hymie the Robot on TV's ...
Kevin Starr, California's premier historian, dies at 76

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Jan 15, 2017 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Former California State Librarian Kevin Starr, who is deemed the pre-eminent historian of the Golden State, has died. He was 76. Starr died of a hea...
Dick Gautier, who played Hymie on 'Get Smart,' dies at 85

By The Associated Press
Jan 15, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dick Gautier, the Tony-nominated actor who found fame as Hymie the Robot on the 1960s sitcom "Get Smart," has died. He was 85. His daughter, Denise Gauti...
Zhou Youguang, father of Chinese Romanization, dies at 111

The Associated Press
Jan 14, 2017 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Zhou Youguang, a linguist considered the father of modern China's Pinyin Romanization system, died Saturday at the age of 111. Born in 1906 during China's...
2-time Ryder Cup captain John Jacobs dies at 91

The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - John Jacobs, the captain of the first European Ryder Cup team and a tour official on the continent, has died. He was 91. T...
Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies at 85

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritch...

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