Obituaries
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Imprisoned founder of body armor company dies at 61
Oct 29, 2016 7:00 am - DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - David H. Brooks, the founder of America's leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military, died in prison while serving a 17-year sentence for ...
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Trailblazing talent agent Norman Brokaw dies at age 89
Oct 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman R. Brokaw, a trailblazing talent agent who represented Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Clint Eastwood and other top Hollywood stars, has died at...
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Dolphus Morrison, breeder of Rachel Alexandra, dies at 82
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Dolphus Morrison, a longtime horseman and the breeder of the great filly Rachel Alexandra, has died. He was 82. He died Wednesday at a nursing home ...
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Acclaimed British director Howard Davies has died at age 71
Oct 26, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Olivier Award-winning British theater director Howard Davies, who had hits in London and Broadway directing Kathleen Turner in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Lin...
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Top pilot who stole plane to escape WWII prison camp dies
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their c...
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Singer Pete Burns dies of heart attack at age 57
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Pete Burns, singer with the British band Dead or Alive that had success in the 1980s, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 57. The singer's mana...
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Correction: Obit-Lucia Perillo story
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - In the headline of an Oct. 23 story about the death of poet Lucia Perillo, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Perillo was a novelist. S...
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2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos dies at 18
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - MIDWAY, Ky. (AP) - Monarchos, whose Kentucky Derby-winning time in 2001 was second only to Secretariat, has died. He was 18. Nuckols Farm owner Charles Nuckols III confi...
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Top pilot who stole plane to escape WWII prison camp dies
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their c...
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Award-winning poet and essayist Lucia Perillo dies at 58
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Lucia Perillo, an award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize finalist, has died at the age of 58. The publishing company Copper Canyon Press reported ...