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Shirley Hufstedler, first US education secretary, dies at 90

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Mar 31, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shirley Hufstedler, a former federal appellate court judge who served as the nation's first education secretary, has died. She was 90. Hufstedler di...
Influential MIT economist Lester Thurow dies at 77

The Associated Press
Mar 30, 2016 7:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Lester Thurow, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist who addressed the challenges and consequences of a global economy, has died. He ...
Patty Duke's talent, bravery recalled; actress dies at 69

By FRAZIER MOORE
Mar 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The courage that a teenage Patty Duke portrayed on-screen as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" was breathtaking and Oscar-winning. Duke's own gritty s...
Chicago children's TV pioneer dies at 83

Mar 30, 2016 1:00 am - By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent One of the pioneers of children's television in Chicago, and a longtime Bartlett resident, died last month, leaving behind ...
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

By FRAZIER MOORE
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, ha...
James Noble, who played dim governor on 'Benson,' has died

By MARK KENNEDY
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Noble, a Broadway-seasoned actor who appeared on soap operas and films like "10" and "Being There," but perhaps was best known for playing the abse...
Reaction to the death of actress Patty Duke

By The Associated Press
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - Some celebrity reaction to the death of actress Patty Duke: "Brave, outspoken & humanitarian who played Helen Keller in 'Miracle Worker,' Oscar winner Patty Duke passed....
Belgian cyclist dies after heart attack

The Associated Press
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) - Belgian cyclist Daan Myngheer has died in hospital after suffering a heart attack over the weekend at the Criterium International race in Corsica...
Former USC President Steven Sample dies at 75

The Associated Press
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Steven Browning Sample, who was president of the University of Southern California for 19 years during which the school rose to international prominen...
Son Sean Astin remembers mother Patty Duke, 'a warrior'

By LAURI NEFF
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After months of seeing his mother in pain and holding her hand when she died, Sean Astin turned his mourning over Patty Duke's death Tuesday into a bit o...

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