Obituaries
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Jean Argetsinger, pillar of US road racing, dies at 97
Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Jean Argetsinger, the matriarch of early American road racing and a leader in the creation of the International Motor Racing Research Center, h...
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William Hilliard, former Oregonian editor, dies at 89
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - William A. Hilliard, who became the first black reporter at The Oregonian newspaper and later its editor in a pioneering 42-year career, has died a...
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Ex-Yugo general Trifunovic, symbol of senseless war, dies
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Former Yugoslav army general Vlado Trifunovic, whose treason conviction by Serbia's wartime nationalist leadership became a symbol of the sensele...
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Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82
Jan 17, 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...
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Nicodemo Scarfo, ex-Philadelphia mob boss, dies in prison
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, whose reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s was one of the bloodiest in its history, has died at a federal m...
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Kevin Starr, California's premier historian, dies at 76
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...
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Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82
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...
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Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82
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...
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Former pro wrestler Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka dies at 73
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...
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'Get Smart' actor Dick Gautier dead at 85
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 ...