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Ex-Leeds, Wales goalkeeper Gary Sprake dies at 71

The Associated Press
Oct 19, 2016 7:00 am - LEEDS, England (AP) - Gary Sprake, the goalkeeper of the great Leeds United team under Don Revie in the late 1960 and early 1970s, has died. He was 71. Leeds announced t...
Thom Jones, author of 'The Pugilist at Rest,' dies at 71

By HILLEL ITALIE
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Thom Jones, an acclaimed short-story writer who drew upon family tragedy and his own painful struggles for "The Pugilist At Rest" and other collections, ...
Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards, member of The Intruders, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An original member of the pioneering Philadelphia-based soul group The Intruders has died. Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards was 74. Edwards died Saturday a...
Mount Prospect village clerk dies of cancer

By Melissa Silverberg
Oct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Lisa Angell, Mount Prospect's village clerk and a village employee for the past 28 years, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Angell, 62, was diagnosed about a year ago, b...
Mystery writer Edward Gorman dies at 74

The Associated Press
Oct 16, 2016 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Mystery and crime fiction writer Edward Gorman has died. Gorman's publicist says he died Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 74. Gor...
Winningest UConn hockey coach, Bruce Marshall, dies at 54

The Associated Press
Oct 16, 2016 7:00 am - STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The former longtime head coach of the Connecticut Huskies ice hockey team, who transitioned them to Division I status, has died. Bruce Marshall was ...
Fred Slaughter, who led UCLA to 1st NCAA hoops title, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 15, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fred Slaughter, who helped UCLA win its first NCAA basketball championship as a senior under coach John Wooden in 1964, has died. He was 74. The schoo...
Thailand's revered king dies after 70 years on throne

By DENIS D. GRAY
Oct 13, 2016 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - In an age when most of the world's blue bloods cut ribbons and meekly approved whatever their governments proposed, the 70-year reign of Thailand's King B...
Nobel laureate Dario Fo, who mocked politics, religion, dies

By FRANCES D'EMILIO and NICOLE WINFIELD
Oct 13, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italian playwright Dario Fo, whose energetic mocking of Italian political life, social mores and religion won him praise, scorn and the Nobel Prize for Liter...
Patricia Barry, daytime TV and film actress, dies at 93

The Associated Press
Oct 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Patricia Barry, a mainstay of daytime television who appeared on "Days of Our Lives," ''Guiding Light" and "All My Children," has died. She was 93. Barry...

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