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Lovell remembers Glenn as mentor, 'Boy Scout of space program'

By Kerry Lester
Dec 08, 2016 12:00 am - Retired Navy Capt. Jim Lovell on Thursday remembered his friend and fellow astronaut John Glenn as a contemporary who at the same time paved the way and "was always a mo...
'Game of Thrones' actor Peter Vaughan dies at 93

The Associated Press
Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Veteran British character actor Peter Vaughan, who played the enigmatic Maester Aemon in "Game of Thrones," has died aged 93. Vaughan's agent Sally Long-In...
Indian actress-turned-politician Jayaram Jayalalithaa dies

By ASHOK SHARMA and NIRMALA GEORGE
Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south Indian actress who later turned to politics and became the highest elected official in the state of ...
Margaret Whitton, star of 'Major League,' dies at 67

The Associated Press
Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Margaret Whitton, who starred as a former showgirl who became owner of the Cleveland Indians in the 1989 comedy "Major League," has died. She was 67. Whi...
Owner of iconic Arlington Heights store dies at 99

By Eileen O. Daday
Dec 06, 2016 12:00 am - Vern Hagenbring, the former owner of an iconic Arlington Heights store that helped anchor the village's downtown for 75 years, has died. Hagenbring's general store opene...
Vet, author who advocated for vets, criticized war, dies

By BETSY BLANEY
Dec 05, 2016 6:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Luis Carlos Montalvan, a decorated Iraq war veteran who became a strong critic of the war and wrote a best-selling book about it, has died in El Pa...
Former Fed official Edward W. 'Mike' Kelley Jr. dies at 84

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
Dec 05, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Edward W. "Mike" Kelley Jr., who served 14 years as a member of the Federal Reserve Board and was instrumental in modernizing the banking operations of...
Broadcasting industry veteran Bob Bennett dies at 89

The Associated Press
Dec 02, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert "Bob" Bennett, a broadcasting industry veteran who guided a TV station group that became the initial core of the Fox network, has died. He was ...
Don Calfa, prolific film and television actor, dead at 76

The Associated Press
Dec 02, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don Calfa, the film, stage and television actor whose credits included "The Return of the Living Dead," ''Weekend at Bernie's" and "Barney Miller," ha...
Chef credited with inventing General Tso's Chicken has died

By VERENA DOBNIK
Dec 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The chef credited with inventing General Tso's Chicken, a world-famous Chinese dish smothered in a sweet sauce that was never a staple in China, has died...

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